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Sing this to the tune of “You Are My Sunshine”You are my sunshine, my only sunshineYou make me happy when skies are grey.You’ll never know (child’s name)How much I love you.I could hug my (child’s name) all day!

Sing Me a Song

Sing to the tune of “Clementine”Oh my darlin’, oh my darlin’, oh my darlin’ (child’s name)Let me hug you, let me kiss you,Oh my darling (child’s name)

(finish with a hug and a kiss!)

Sing this to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”Twinkle, twinkle (child’s name)-star,How we love you as you are.We all love to play with you,Mommy, Daddy, Nana too (substitute any names of loved ones in baby’s life)Twinkle, twinkle (child’s name)-star,How we love you as you are.

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Reading Together

Talk as You Read: Point out ways that kids are like the characters in the book (“Look, he’s wearing a red shirt just like you.”). Older children can answer questions such as, “What do you think will happen next?”

Bring the Story to Life: Use different voices for each character or act out scenes with body movements or sound effects. Change the story to make it most appeal-ing—for instance, speaking slowly in a sing-song voice to help engage a baby. No matter what, children benefit from sitting together and hearing their parent’s voice.

Talk Together, Read Together

Talking Together

Name Your World: Mention the names for things children see, hear, smell, taste, and feel. Point to a window and say, I see a window. Touch a soft blanket together and say, The sweater feels soft. Children remember words best when they experience them.

Share Stories and Conversations: Even if babies can’t yet talk, you can still tell them stories. Adults can also have “conversations” with babies such as, Are you excited? Oh yes, you are kicking your legs and laughing, you must be excited.

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Routines help us know what to expect. Rosita has a fun routine to get ready each morning! First, she always gets dressed for school; then, she eats breakfast; and last, she brushes her teeth. Rosita drew pictures of her morning routine and hung them up next to her bed to remember what to do when she wakes up.

What fun things do you do in the morning to get ready? What comes first, next, and last? Draw pictures of your own morning activities in the chart, and hang it up next to your bed, just like Rosita!

How to make it:

• Helpyourchildthinkaboutthreeactivitieshedoesinhismorningroutine.

• Encourageyourchildtodrawpicturesofthoseactivitiesintheleftcolumnofthechart.

• Labeltheactivity(e.g.“Brushteeth”)intherightcolumn.

• Helpyourchildtocutouthischartwithsafetyscissors,anduseapieceoftapetohangitupnexttohisbed,soheknowswhattoexpectandwhattodofirstwhenhewakesup!

ABC

brush teeth

eat breakfast

get dressed

Rosita’s Morning Routine!

My Morning Routine! My Morning Routine

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