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Toddlers, by nature, are active learners and therefore need plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning experiences. This book offers age-appropriate activities that help toddlers learn by imitation, repetition, and interaction with others.The activity suggestions encompass a range of areas that includes art, sensory development, self-help skills, gross motor games, learning games, puppets and dramatic play, books, and self-esteem enhancement.

Part I: Profile of the Toddler

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(5)

Part II: How Toddlers Learn

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(2)

Part III: Toddler Activities

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(2)

Part IV: Separating from a Parent

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(1)

Keep a Kiss

9

(1)

Getting Settled

9

(1)

Books Are My Friends

9

(1)

Part V: Self-Esteem

10

(1)

Birthday Time Line

10

(1)

Mailbox Fun

10

(1)

Part VI: Self-Help Skills

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(1)

My Jacket Is on (the Floor)

11

(1)

I Can Pick Up

11

(1)

Household Tasks

11

(1)

Part VII: The Five Senses

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(8)

Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? It's the Sound Game!

12

(1)

Ring My Bell

12

(1)

Hide and Seek a Sound

13

(1)

Loud or Soft Game

13

(1)

Noisy Things Come in Small Packages

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(1)

Walkie-Talkie Talking

14

(1)

Exploring Mound Shaving Cream

15

(1)

Texture Poster

15

(1)

``Hands On''

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(1)

Sticky Me

16

(1)

Red Table Day

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(1)

Museum Madness

17

(1)

Nibble Necklace

18

(1)

Milkshakes

18

(1)

Give It a Sniff

19

(1)

Part VIII: Gross Motor Games

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(4)

Toddler See. Toddler Do

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(1)

``Soft'' Ball

20

(1)

Bean Bag Gloves

21

(1)

Stairmaster for Tots

21

(1)

Buried Treasure

21

(1)

Obstacle Course

22

(1)

Slip Sliding Away

22

(1)

Walk the Line

23

(1)

Mirror Game

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(1)

Part IX: Art & Fine Motor Experiences

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(7)

``Negative Space'' Painting

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(1)

Colored Sand

25

(1)

Taking a Dip

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(1)

Stamp It Out!

26

(1)

Play Dough

27

(1)

Kool-Aid Play Dough

27

(1)

Stick `Em Up!

28

(1)

Big Tweezers. Tiny Fingers

29

(1)

Get Him Hooked

29

(1)

Lacing

29

(1)

Screw-On Jar

30

(1)

Rip It Apart

30

(1)

Part X: Balloons & Bubbles

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(1)

Bubble Verse

31

(1)

Bubble Recipe

31

(1)

Part XI: Boxes, Blocks, & Container Games

32

(4)

Milk Carton Blocks

32

(1)

Paper Sack Blocks

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(1)

Nesting and Stacking

33

(1)

All My Eggs in One Basket

33

(1)

Picture Peek Drawer

34

(1)

Picture Box

34

(1)

Drop Game

35

(1)

Shake, Shake, Shake

35

(1)

Part XII: Learning Games

36

(3)

Two-Piece Puzzles

36

(1)

In the Doghouse

36

(1)

Sock It to Me

37

(1)

Discovery Table

37

(1)

Ivory Soap Boat and Other Things That Float

38

(1)

Part XIII: Dramatic Play

39

(2)

Safari Adventure

39

(1)

Backstage (Dress Up)

39

(1)

Pantyhose Wig

40

(1)

Clean, Baby, Clean!

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(1)

Part XIV: Puppets

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(2)

Sock Puppets

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(1)

Glove Puppet

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(1)

Part XV: Books, Rhymes, & Felt Boards

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(5)

Books, Books, Books

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(1)

Rustle Book

43

(1)

Homemade Book

44

(1)

Strip Story Book

44

(1)

Folder Peek

45

(1)

Folder Felt Board

45

(1)

``Ways to Go'' Booklet

46

(1)

I Can Touch My Nose and Stand on My Toes (Learning Body Parts)

47

(1)

Part XVI: List of Materials

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Tangling With Toddlers

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