VILLAGE: Zoom Buggy Week 6

FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING

Play is Learning: Your baby’s natural play is her way of learning and is essential to her cognitive development. Hands-on activities with everyday materials aids in making sense of the physical sensations that she experiences.

Thought and Movement Processes: You baby processes thought, and therefore acts upon that thought, more slowly that do you. When possible, give your baby the time and opportunity to act for himself (such as reaching for an egg shaker).

Pattern Repetition: Information is more easily absorbed by repetition of a movement or a vocal pattern. A repetitive activity can help your baby learn a movement, such as twirling and swirling, and can help him begin to associate body parts with labels.

Left & Right: In order to know the difference between left and right, your baby must first feel, in her body, the difference between left and right.