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Count on Me
Your Child Will Learn
Introduction to counting with one-to-one correspondence
Here’s What to Do
- Count your baby’s fingers and toes, touching them one at a time while counting out loud.
- Kiss or tickle your baby’s ears, nose, bellybutton, elbows, etc.
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Number Names
Your Child Will Learn
Words we use to describe the number of things
Here’s What to Do
- Throughout the day, use as many number words as possible.
- Ask your baby “how many” things there are.
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Letters Around Us
Your Child Will Learn
Recognize letters in words that are seen in familiar places
Here’s What to Do
- Plan a visit to a familiar place with letters and words in the environment, like a street in your neighborhood or a
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Describing a Favorite Place
Your Child Will Learn
To use adjectives and other words to describe a familiar place.
Here’s What to Do
- Ask your child to think of their favorite place. If possible, go to that place or look at a picture of
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Community I Spy
Your Child Will Learn
To identify the beginning, middle, and end sounds of spoken words with help from adults.
Here’s What to Do
- Plan an outing in your community, like a visit to the park, a pond, or shopping center.
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Waves, Taps, & Claps
Your Child Will Learn
To pay attention to rhyming words in songs
Here’s What to Do
- Choose a simple rhyme or rhyming song to say to your child.
- Wave your hands, tap your child’s body, or clap to emphasize the