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Activity Time

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  • Baby Talk: Position Words

    With a block and a small container your baby can learn position words.

  • Get to the Point

    Play the “Where’s that?” game with your baby once he learns to point.

  • Topsy-Turvy Reader

    Purposely pick up your baby’s favorite book upside down and start to read.

  • Baby's Got Books

    Surround your baby with board books as he sits on the floor.

  • Start a Sound Off

    Repeat the sounds your baby makes, then make some of your own to expand his repertoire.

  • Baby's Book

    Create a book for your child with different pictures of her favorite things.

  • Hello. Goodbye.

    Your baby will giggle and coo when you play this variation on "peek-a-boo."

  • Eyes, Nose, Fingers, Toes

    You can play games with your baby to increase her body awareness and vocabulary. Eventually, as she comes to understand the names for her body parts, she’ll be able to find them on Scout too.

  • The Gimme Game

    Put two objects in front of your baby and ask her to give you the one you name.

Ideas & Insights

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  • Tips for Reading with Baby

    Reading to your baby introduces her to new words and conveys the importance of books and literacy. Get the most out of reading with your child with these tips.

Learning Tips

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  • Make Your Voice Heard

    Play with your voice to show your baby the difference between loud & soft and high-pitched & low-pitched sounds.

  • It's Rhyme Time

    Reading or reciting nursery rhymes introduces babies to the rhythm of language. Long before your baby can utter a word, much less rhyme words, he can listen to rhymes and start to internalize the patterns in language. And babies love predictable language, which explains why you’ll tire of a rhyme long before he does!

  • Take turns talking

    Encourage your child's speech development.

  • Zero to 60 in 18 months

    Help your child's vocabulary grow.

  • Why Read to Your Baby Everyday?

    Is your baby chewing, not reading, his books? Find out why you should still read to him everyday.

  • Words in the Tub

    Talking to your baby helps her learn to speak.

  • Echo!

    Playing echo games will get your child ready to say real words.

  • Read It Again

    Babies love to hear the same story over and over again, and they learn from repetition.

  • Communicate Through Words, Sounds, Songs and Gestures

    Help your baby understand the many uses of language and speech.

  • Baby Sounds

    Make conversation of coos and giggles.

  • Your Competent Newborn

    Not too long ago, young babies were described as having few competencies at birth. We now know that they are capable of so much! Newborns can distinguish sounds such as those in repeated syllables (like the da in da-da-da) or in words without repeated syllables (like the word sister).

  • Nursery Rhymes

    Common nursery rhymes provide opportunities for your baby to pick up new vocabulary.

  • Reading Time Adds Up

    Start reading to your child from day one and you'll accumulate hundreds of hours of literacy experience by kindergarten!