125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos

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• ISBN13: 9780876593929
• ISBN10: 0876593929
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-07-01
• Publisher: Gryphon House

Summary

A young child's brain grows at a phenomenal rate in the first years of life. Revised and updated to reflect the latest research on how children learn, 125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twosis packed with everyday opportunities to contribute to brain development. Each game is accompanied by an annotation on the latest brain research and how the activity promotes brain power in the critical period from twelve to thirty-six months. Jackie Silbergis an early childhood advocate and popular keynote speaker. She is the author of more than a dozen best-selling books for teachers and parents.

Author Biography

Jackie Silberg is an early-childhood advocate and popular keynote speaker. She is the author of several best-selling Gryphon House titles, which include 125 Brain Games for Babies, revised; Games to Play with Babies, Third Edition; Games to Play with Toddlers, revised; Games to Play with Two-Year-Olds, revised; 300 Three Minute Games; 500 Five Minute Games; and Baby Smarts. She lives in Leawood, Kansas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
12 to 15 Months Old
Push Me, Pull You	p. 11
Lots of TLC	p. 12
Crawl to the Toy	p. 13
Rock-a-Bye, Baby	p. 14
Reading Games	p. 15
All About Me	p. 16
Song Patting	p. 17
Feel the Beat	p. 18
Go to Bed Late	p. 19
Part of the Community	p. 20
The Singsong Game	p. 21
Jack in the Box	p. 22
Fill It Up	p. 23
Important Play	p. 24
The Wonders of Music	p. 25
15 to 18 Months Old
Saying Names	p. 26
Construction 101	p. 27
Follow the Leader	p. 28
Sing Out	p. 29
Story Time	p. 30
The Cuddle Game	p. 31
All Wrapped Up	p. 32
Everyone Sleeps	p. 33
Everything Can Talk	p. 34
Chook, Chook	p. 35
Bonjour and Buenos Dias	p. 36
One Little Foot, I Love You	p. 37
The Cow Says, "Moo"	p. 38
Brain Clapping	p. 39
Motions for Songs	p. 40
18 to 21 Months Old
Looking at Me	p. 41
Cat and Mouse	p. 42
Big Feet	p. 43
Words, Words, Words	p. 44
Someone Special	p. 45
Working Together	p. 46
Let's Talk	p. 47
Touch the Animals	p. 48
Let's Make Music	p. 49
The Classics	p. 50
Hippity Hoppity	p. 51
In My Little Corner of the World	p. 52
Listen to the Sound	p. 53
Special Day Together	p. 54
Important Accents	p. 55
Food Fun	p. 56
Songs and Pics	p. 57
Making Jewelry	p. 58
21 to 24 Months Old
Clap Your Hands	p. 59
Funky Sounds	p. 60
Learning with Play	p. 61
Oh, My Goodness! Oh, My Gracious!	p. 62
I'm in the Band	p. 63
Dress-Up	p. 64
I Can Do It Myself	p. 65
Fly, Little Bird	p. 66
On the Road Again	p. 67
Sink or Float	p. 68
Rhythm Fun	p. 69
Baster Blaster	p. 70
Spin, Spin, Little Top	p. 71
Old MacDonald	p. 72
Daily Music	p. 73
Patterns with Blocks	p. 74
Here Comes the Ball	p. 75
24 to 27 Months Old
Look at Yourself	p. 76
Whispering	p. 77
Shake It All About	p. 78
Learning Rhymes	p. 79
Free Like the Wind	p. 80
Smelly Times	p. 81
The Fruit Story	p. 82
I Can Help	p. 83
Sweet Little Bunny	p. 84
Up Close and Personal	p. 85
Mirror, Mirror	p. 86
Paintbrushes	p. 87
Looking at Trees	p. 88
Playing with Bubbles	p. 89
27 to 30 Months Old
Snack Time	p. 90
My Little Bird	p. 91
Taking Turns	p. 92
Telling Stories	p. 93
Making Connections	p. 94
Jack Be Nimble	p. 95
Can You Do It, Too?	p. 96
Match Game	p. 97
Bump Ditty	p. 98
Repeating	p. 99
Fly with Me	p. 100
Working at the Car Wash	p. 101
Rainbow Shopping	p. 102
Wake Up Your Brain	p. 103
30 to 33 Months Old
The Sequence Game	p. 104
What Happens Next?	p. 105
Here Comes Susie Moosey	p. 106
Author! Author!	p. 107
Telling Stories	p. 108
Favorite Poems	p. 109
Opposites Attract	p. 110
The Music Store	p. 111
Singing Dinner	p. 112
Sing Along	p. 113
Sorting Toys	p. 114
Playing Hopscotch	p. 115
Name the Color	p. 116
Doing Chores	p. 117
Giants and Fairies	p. 118
33 to 36 Months Old
Laundry Baskets	p. 119
Colored Ice	p. 120
More Colored Ice	p. 121
Colorful Steps	p. 122
Chalk Line	p. 123
A Rhythm Game	p. 124
Where Is Jack?	p. 125
What's That Print?	p. 126
Muffin Man Rhymes	p. 127
It's Just Puzzling	p. 128
What Was That?	p. 129
Musical Instruments	p. 130
Grocery Shopping	p. 131
Sing, Jump, and Stop	p. 132
Cross-Lateral Fun	p. 133
Brain Break Exercise	p. 134
Rainstick Game	p. 135
References and Resources	p. 136
Index	p. 140
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