_Making Learning Fun: Simple Things To Do At Home

-       Make sure your home is childproofed for safety.

-       Have windows available for your child to look out of.

-       Point out objects or aspects of the environment that would stimulate a connection with your child’s five senses: seeing, smelling, tasting, touching, and feeling.

-       Sing or play soft background music for your child.

-       Tap rhythms. Change the speed form slow to fast.  Vary the volume from soft to loud.

-       Let your child make sounds using wooden spoons, pots and pans.

-       Let your child play with different size plastic containers.

-       Read to your child for at least 15 minutes a day.

-       Expose your baby to pictures that have a variety of faces from different ages and nationalities.

-       Turn the lights on and off to show cause and effect.

-       Identify shapes and items all around the house.

-       Identify sounds like water running from the faucet, keys, rain, a car engine.

-       Play games with letters using puzzles, magnets, books.

-       Identify body parts and articles of clothing while dressing your baby.

-       Identify the rooms of the house.

-       Tell stories to your baby.

-       Count socks, shirts, pants while you are doing the laundry.  Identify colors and sizes.

-       Count windows, doors, or various around the house.

-       Allow your child to spend time outdoors to observe, manipulate, smell, hear new things.

-       Walk outside when the sky is changing at night from light to dark, listen to the birds, let your baby feel falling rain.

-       Enjoy laughter and humor with your child!