Communication Skills
Working on the signs for eat, grapes and strawberry
Continue using sign for banana, apple, peach & pear
Social Development
Eye contact Sharing buckets of toys
Repeating actions to cause a response
Rolling balls to one another Eating lunch and snacks together
Playing on rug together Hugs and kisses
Reading books on rug Praise
Self-Esteem
Songs: “I love Fruit”
*Eye contact *Dancing / Singing *Validate and confirm feelings *Provide a lot of praise *Hugs *Smiles *Clapping *Mirror Play
Cognitive Development
Reading various books with food as the subject
*Place toys under baskets to promote problem solving in getting them out *Show objects and then play “hide and seek” with them
*Play with connecting toys (take them apart/put them together again) *Introduce patterns *Stacking *Emptying baskets
*Mimic Sounds
Gross Motor Development
*Crawling *Going from tummy to sitting * large muscle play: rolling, scooting, rocking, bouncing *Rolling balls *Jumping *Climbing on the whale *Head control *Neck control *Sitting *Pull to stand, cruising and practice walking *Balance *Sitting down from a standing position *Following objects with eyes to strengthen neck muscles
Fine Motor Development
*Picking up spaghetti/eating it *Pudding play/eating *Reaching for bubbles *Reaching and Grasping *Bilateral Coordination (using both hands together) *Opening and closing objects *Pinching objects between fingers (yarn, paper, rattles, rings, pacifiers, food)
Creative Expression
*Painting with jell-o and pudding, Coloring with large crayons & Markers *Painting with fingers and large brushes *Painting with balls, shapes, yarn, cotton balls, food and other objects
Health/Safety Habits
*Washing their hands in sink and warm soapy water.
*Practice holding a spoon *Practice using a sippie cup and eating finger foods. Introduce new foods and textures to older infants
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