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Foundations for
social studies
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Daddies and Babies
Select a book that shows an infant with her father such as Baby Dance by Ann
Taylor. This is a board book in which an African-American father croons to his
baby daughter and dances while holding her. The Daddy Mountain by Jules Feiffer
is a cute story that tells about a little girl’s step-by-step account of climbing all
the way up on top of her daddy’s head.
Sit with an infant on your lap.
Hold the baby up so she can easily see the pictures as you read.
Point out the baby and the daddy on each page.
Talk about the pictures. Say to the infant, “See the baby. Daddy is singing to the
baby. Daddy is dancing with his baby.”
Send a note home or post a note on the parent board to remind fathers and
grandfathers to read picture books to their babies.
Invite dads and grandpas to read to the children in the classroom! (Moms and
grandmas too!)
Baby, Oh Baby
Look through baby and family magazines and cut out pictures of adults caring for
a baby. Select pictures such as an adult holding a baby, reading to a baby, or bathing
a baby. Laminate the pictures or cover them with clear contact paper.
Be sure to select multicultural pictures that represent babies and adults of many
races and cultures as well as those with disabilities.
Hang the pictures in a row on the wall at the infants’ eye level when they are sitting
or crawling. Place the pictures near a non-breakable wall mirror, if available.
Throughout the day, as older babies crawl to look at the pictures or when you
sit with the younger infants on your lap, talk about the babies and their families
in the pictures.
Say for example, “Look at the baby smiling. She is happy. Her grandma is giving
her a bath.” “See, the big brother is holding the bottle for the baby.”
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