Early Head Start Homework

Language & Literacy

Animal Sounds

1. Gather some visual examples of animals; these visual examples can be animal toys, animal flashcards, a book with different pictures of animals, homemade drawings of animals, or cut-outs of animals from a magazine.
   
2. Show these visuals to your child while saying the names of the animals and the sounds they make.
   
3. Your child should be able to see your mouth as you make the sounds.
   
4. Give lots of affirmation to encourage your child to mimic the animal sounds.

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Creativity

Beat Your Feet

1. Lay your baby on their back and turn on some music.
   
2. Hold a baking sheet in front of their feet.
   
3. Encourage them to "drum" on the baking sheet with their feet.

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Language & Literacy

Hide and Seek Rooms

1. Throughout the day, talk about the names of the rooms we're in. Ask me to find things or people in various rooms.
   
2. Play "hide and seek" in different rooms. Pick a room you'll hide in and tell me where you'll be. Tell me to wait until I call your name and ask me to find you.
   
3. Switch roles- tell me what room to hide in, then go and look for me.

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Creativity

Moving to Rhythms

1. Turn on some music. Dance for me and match the rhythm of the music (don't worry if you're not a confident dancer, clapping or stomping to the beat counts!).
   
2. Invite me to "dance" with you and encourage me to imitate you. If I can't stand on my own yet, I can dance while sitting or while you're holding me.
   
3. Help me move to the rhythm- bounce or rock me to the beat of the music while carrying me or when I'm in your lap.
   
4. Repeat whenever we hear music!

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