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193 activities with English and Chinese instructions. Browse by catalog age or development area, and log the activity you tried.
These are catalog age groups, not personalized recommendations or milestone deadlines. Choose for your baby's current abilities, stay close, and stop if your baby is uncomfortable. Added reminders are separate from the source instructions.
8 of 193 activities
4–6 months · 8
Chatting with Your Baby - II#009 · Talking
- Goal
- Encourage the baby to make sounds
- Materials
- None, just you
- Time or repetitions
- Repeat 7 - 10 times
- How to do it
- Use any activity that you are doing with your baby like eating dinner, bathing him, receiving a friend's visit as an excuse to start a dialogue about it with him.
- Related milestone in the source
- Improved vocal play; transitioning to babbling.
Expressing Emotions - II#026 · Talking
- Goal
- Encourage the baby to make sounds
- Materials
- None, just you
- Time or repetitions
- Several times throughout the day
- How to do it
- Using a happy tone of voice, try to get your baby excited about specific things, like his favorite toy or another baby. "Look at your dog toy!" or "Look at the baby, how cute!" Try to get expressions of excitement from him, like squeals or smiles.
- Related milestone in the source
- Might direct sounds toward nearby people, objects and toys.
Imitating the Baby's Sounds - II#038 · Talking
- Goal
- Stimulate the baby's imitation skills
- Materials
- None, just you
- Time or repetitions
- Perform throughout the day
- How to do it
- Repeat and reinforce sounds or noises that he makes that are similar to actual words. For example, if he makes a "Goo" sound, you can respond with "Did you say GOOD?"
- Related milestone in the source
- Reduplicated Babbling: repetition of the same consonant-vowel syllable (e.g., "baba," "mama"); doesn't understand meaning.
Monosyllables#046 · Talking
- Goal
- Expand vocabulary
- Materials
- None, just you
- Time or repetitions
- Repeat 10+ times
- How to do it
- With the baby in front of you, repeat single syllables like "Pa," "Ma," and "Da." Then combine them to create short words, like "Papa," "Mama," or "Dada."
- Related milestone in the source
- Reduplicated Babbling: repetition of the same consonant-vowel syllable (e.g., "baba," "mama"); doesn't understand meaning.
Peekaboo#059 · Talking
- Goal
- Encourage the baby to make sounds
- Materials
- A piece of fabric
- Time or repetitions
- Suggested time: 4 - 6 minutes
- How to do it
- Cover your face with a piece of fabric or your hands and say: "If you want to see me, talk to me." Once he makes a sound of any kind, uncover your face, smile and imitate his noise. Repeat this several times. Once he gets the idea, he will start making noises to see your face.
- Related milestone in the source
- Object Permanence: is conscious that an object is partially hidden, is still there, and could reach it.
Read to Your Child - II#070 · Talking
- Goal
- Familiarize the baby with the characteristics of sound: timbre, tone, and movement
- Materials
- Nursery rhymes
- Time or repetitions
- Recite 2 - 4 children's poems
- How to do it
- Recite short, simple poems with strong rhythm. Nursery rhymes and Dr. Seuss books are great sources. While the complexity and length of the poems will increase, you should continue to perform this activity frequently for as long as you can. Reading has multiple significant benefits for your child.
Vocabulary#090 · Talking
- Goal
- Expand vocabulary
- Materials
- None, just you
- Time or repetitions
- Perform throughout the day
- How to do it
- Point to objects and call them by their complete name.
- Related milestone in the source
- Reduplicated Babbling: repetition of the same consonant-vowel syllable (e.g., "baba," "mama"); doesn't understand meaning.
Yes & No - II#093 · Talking
- Goal
- Developing the concept of yes and no
- Materials
- A few toys and a few objects that are inappropriate for babies (e.g., scissors or a butter knife)
- Time or repetitions
- Suggested time: 4 - 6 minutes
- How to do it
- Show the baby things she can touch, while nodding your head and saying, "Yes." Do the same with things she can't touch, shaking your head and saying, "No." Do this with other actions you want to reinforce as allowed or prohibited.
- Related milestone in the source
- Knows "No": starting to understand the meaning of "no" by recognizing the tone of the voice.