Developmental Tasks.pdf - Primarily Learning

Language
Development
Listening
Development
Visual
Development
Fine Motor/
Eye Hand
Developmental Reading Tasks 6 to 12 months +
Age
Suggested Activity
6 months+ Open a gift or a wrapped article.
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Present toys with cylinders, and dials that whirl and spin and
make noise.
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Play with pop up toys.
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Spin tops.
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Dump objects.
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Play ball.
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Catch a bubble.
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Make music with an xylophone, drums, toy piano.
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Use a flashlight and spot an object. Where did the light go?
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Make shakers. This will develop a cause and effect
connection.
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Play with sand.
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9 months+ Use early puzzles and shape boards.
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Listen to and identify sounds in the environment.
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Talk about the environment. “Look at the trees. I see a big
cloud. There‟s a sunflower. The grass is green.”
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Knock down towers.
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Pour liquids or sand using funnels, cups, and pails.
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12 months
+
Make an activity book with materials and paper of varying
textures, ribbons, old cards, and magazine pictures. Turn
pages. Point to and talk about the items in the book. “Look
at the red ribbon. The black paper is really rough. Can you
find the shiny gold material?”
Drop balls of varying sizes into a container.
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Stack rings
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Look at and turn the pages of a board book.
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Sing simple songs.
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Listen to the Jolly Songs.
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Name objects as you look at them.
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Introduce new words through stories, on neighborhood
walks, in the environment.
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Model using complete sentences.
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Talk as you play developmentally appropriate games.
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Notice correct use of sounds and words, do not draw
attention to incorrect usage.
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Give the child simple one-step directions. (i.e. Bring me your
socks.)
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Compiled by L. Fyke 2006 2