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The everything toddler activities book: over 400 games and projects to entertain and educate
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Table of Contents
From the Book - Second edition
Top 10 materials to have on hand for toddler activities
Introduction
All About Toddlers:
What are toddlers like?
How a toddler learns
How activities help your child
Choosing appropriate activities
General guidelines
Activities Throughout The Day:
Morning-time activities
Bath-time activities
Calming and rest-time activities
Mealtime and cooking activities
Transition times
Helping around the house
Anytime activities
What To Do On A Rainy Day:
Shake out your sillies
When bad weather threatens
Let's go out
Day at the beach, indoors!
Fun with a box
Backward upside-down day
Last-minute activities
Away From Home:
Air-travel activities
Car-travel activities
In the hospital
Activities to do while waiting
On the spot, when child gets fussy
Beach activities
Zoo activities
Museum activities
Art And Exploration:
Coloring
Painting
Sculpting
Making collages
Other art media
Crafts
Sensory Activities:
Sand activities
Water activities
Natural materials
Playdough and clay
Bubbles
Miscellaneous materials
Music activities
Visual activities
Dance And Movement :
Dancing
Action plays
Exercise activities
Creative movement
Using props
Parachute activities
Let's Pretend:
Pretend themes
Props for pretend play
Dolls
Block building
Pretend play games
Puppets
Games:
Traditional games
Cooperative games
Group games
Games for two
Paper games
Create your own game
Fast and simple games
Backyard And Nature Activities:
Gardening activities
Bugs!
Weather activities
Outdoor activities
Nature crafts
Astronomy and nighttime activities
Literacy Activities:
Skills and readiness
Using books
Storytelling
Verbal games
Flannel-board activities
Making books
All About Me:
Learning-about-family activities
Learning-about-my-body activities
I am special
How I grow
Five-senses activities
Learning to be safe and healthy
For Special Needs Toddlers:
For children with sensory disabilities
For children with autism
For children with mobility disabilities
For children with cognitive disabilities
For children with language disabilities
Exploring Themes:
Animal activities
Community helpers
Transportation
Dinosaurs
Ocean
Birds
Pond life
Fairy tales
Exploring Concepts:
Shapes
Colors
Numbers
Letters
Time
Spatial concepts
Seasonal Activities:
Harvest-time fun
Leaves are changing
Scary things
Let it snow!
Arctic animals and hibernation
Springtime
Summer activities
Holiday Activities:
New Year's Day
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Passover and Purim
Earth Day
Easter
Fourth of July
Thanksgiving
Chanukah
Christmas
Kwanzaa
Party Time:
Theme parties
Birthday parties for two-year-olds
Birthday parties for three-year-olds
Group craft projects
More party games
Party preparation and props
Appendix: A: Recipes for activity materials
Appendix B: Recommended resources
Index.