The Everything Toddler Activities Book by Joni Levine, MEd -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Top 10 Materials to Have on Hand for Toddler Activities Introduction 01 All about Toddlers

What Are Toddlers Like? • How a Toddler Learns • How Activities Help Your Child • Choosing Appropriate Activities • General Guidelines

02 Activities Throughout the Day

Morning-Time Activities Bath-Time Activities Calming and Rest-Time Activities Mealtime and Cooking Activities Transition Times Helping Around the House Anytime Activities

03 What to Do on a Rainy Day

Shake Out Your Sillies When Bad Weather Threatens Let’s Go Out A Day at the Beach—Indoors! Fun with a Box Backward Upside-Down Day Last-Minute Activities

04 Away from Home

Air-Travel Activities Car-Travel Activities In the Hospital Activities to Do While Waiting On the Spot—When Child Gets Fussy Beach Activities Zoo Activities Museum Activities

05 Art and Exploration

Coloring Painting Sculpting Making Collages Other Art Media Crafts

06 Sensory Activities

Sand Activities Water Activities Natural Materials Playdough and Clay Bubbles Miscellaneous Materials Music Activities Visual Activities

07 Dance and Movement

Dancing Action Plays Exercise Activities Creative Movement Using Props Parachute Activities

08 Let’s Pretend

Pretend Themes Props for Pretend Play Dolls Block Building Pretend Play Games Puppets

09 Games

Traditional Games Cooperative Games Group Games Games for Two Paper Games Create Your Own Game Fast and Simple Games

10 Backyard and Nature Activities

Gardening Activities Bugs! Weather Activities Outdoor Activities Nature Crafts Astronomy and Nighttime Activities

11 Literacy Activities

Skills and Readiness Using Books Storytelling Verbal Games Flannel-Board Activities Making Books

12 All about Me

Learning-about-Family Activities Learning-about-My-Body Activities I Am Special How I Grow Five-Senses Activities Learning to Be Safe and Healthy

13 For Special Needs Toddlers

For Children with Sensory Disabilities For Children with Autism For Children with Mobility Disabilities For Children with Cognitive Disabilities For Children with Language Disabilities

14 Exploring Themes

Animal Activities Community Helpers Transportation Dinosaurs The Ocean Birds Pond Life Fairy Tales

15 Exploring Concepts

Shapes Colors Numbers Letters Time Spatial Concepts

16 Seasonal Activities

Harvest-Time Fun Leaves Are Changing Scary Things Let It Snow! Arctic Animals and Hibernation Springtime Summer Activities

17 Holiday Activities

New Year’s Day Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Passover and Purim Earth Day Easter Fourth of July Thanksgiving Chanukah Christmas Kwanzaa

18 Party Time

Theme Parties Birthday Parties for Two-Year-Olds Birthday Parties for Three-Year-Olds Group Craft Projects More Party Games Party Preparation and Props

Appendix A: Recipes for Activity Materials Appendix B: Recommended Resources Index Copyright