I have one that is 1 as well. You can adapt
www.hubbardscupboard.org or brightbeaming (letter of the week). What I have done is used big flash cards, like the ABC I believe lessons from daniellesplace, and used the alphabet posters from first-school. Lots of music, dance, ribbons, different balls with different tectures, and those links that are for toys to hang on, big plastic leggos, found here in the baby section. My son loves those. I have a curriuculum coming out soon for 1 year olds. Also you may wanna check out the infant curriculum from
www.adaycare.com it is 15.00 a month but I like it. I will try to gather some things up for you as soon as I can and post them here or check my website at the bottom. I also recommend this book 'Little Visits for Toddlers, or Little Visits for infant' by Mary Simon. This will help you with the rhyming. Lots of music, but remember to post the song sheet up so the baby can see it.
www.kididdles.com they have great music and sheets. Brainy Baby Videos and books I find here at my local Dollar Store he loves them. You can also do baby massage and baby workouts. If you are looking for videos to watch
www.unitedstreaming. com, you can also visist
www.ket.org for videos to watch for you. also visit
www.pbs.org And of course Starfal.com both of mine love it, but they can only sit through a small portion of the video. And absolutly of course LR. I started LR when my first was 16 months and my second 6 months. I didn't find LR until it was a little late for my first.
Read lots of books that he/she can hold and touch without destroying them. I have found out with my second that he loves small board clunky books. I found them at
www.dollardays. com and
www.dollaritems.com Or
www.dollaritem.com? Place posters up in his/her room, label everything. Start saving up on those milk lids, and other lids for counting and matching games later. Check out the montesourri links here and on youtube.
Make felt animals, alphabet, and numbers to play with. There are tons of links on here to make felt food, and toys.
Then just have fun, repeatition is the key, and being consistant from day to day.
I hope this helps.
You can aslo introduce big chunky crayons but remember to watch the mouth issue, and practice on prewriting sheets. I did this with my first son and he not even two years old is writing his letters. They have some called Kadoodles from crayola that we use but see my video on writing tool here to see how you can make your own.
try this as well
http://talibiddeenjr.amanahwebs.com/earlychildhood_infantstoddlers.htm
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