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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Promoting Optimal Development in Infants | |
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| Birth to Three Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Rattle Time | |
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| Lift Up and See | |
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| Wind Chime Stretch | |
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| Outside Tummy Time | |
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| Textured Mat | |
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| Lovin' Rubbin' | |
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| I'm Gonna Get Your Tummy! | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Reciting Nursery Rhymes | |
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| Infant-Picture Stories | |
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| Rockin' the Day Away | |
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| Picture Book Time | |
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| The Lullaby Rub | |
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| What Am I Doing? | |
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| What Are You Doing? | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Tugging the Towel | |
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| Reach for It! | |
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| Touring in the Stroller | |
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| Bell Ringing | |
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| Infant Imitation | |
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| Can You Follow Me? | |
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| Get Me If You Can! | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Where Are Your Toes? | |
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| Where Are You? | |
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| Singing Good-Bye | |
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| What's Everyone Doing? | |
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| Welcome Song | |
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| Waking Up | |
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| I'll Help | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Labeling Emotions | |
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| Finding Your Fist | |
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| "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" | |
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| Who's That in the Mirror? | |
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| Resting with Lullabies | |
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| Friends Have Feelings Too | |
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| "This Little Piggy" | |
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| Four to Six Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Fluttering Tree | |
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| Rolling Over | |
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| All Propped Up! | |
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| Holding On | |
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| Activity Gym | |
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| Grabbing and Pulling | |
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| Pulling Up to Sit | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| "Pat-A-Cake" | |
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| Babble Time | |
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| What's Coming Up? | |
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| "Bumping Up and Down" | |
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| Telling Picture Book Stories | |
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| "One, Two, Buckle ..." | |
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| Conversing | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Shaking the Rattle | |
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| Dropping It over the Edge | |
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| Where Is It? | |
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| Where Did You Go? | |
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| Going Fishing | |
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| What Do I Do with This? | |
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| Moving the Ducky | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Want to Play? | |
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| Making Music | |
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| Face to Face | |
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| Floating Ball Exploration | |
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| Acting-Reacting | |
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| Playing with a Friend | |
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| Riding a Blanket | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Holding On | |
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| Mirror, Mirror on the Wall | |
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| I'll Help You | |
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| That's Funny! | |
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| That Hurts! | |
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| Helping to Undress | |
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| Counting | |
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| Seven to Nine Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Clapping | |
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| Splashing | |
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| Walking Together | |
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| Stepping Up | |
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| Come and Get It | |
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| Ramping It | |
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| Pulling It Around | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Making Sounds | |
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| Talking to Toys | |
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| Looking at Books | |
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| Turning Pages | |
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| Reading Nursery Rhymes | |
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| Goodnight | |
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| Look Who Walked In | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Go Find It | |
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| Where Is It? | |
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| Exploring Balls | |
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| What Is Inside the Box? | |
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| Clapping the Lids | |
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| Coin Drop | |
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| Bring It to Me | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Rolling It Back | |
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| Peekaboo | |
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| Where Am I Hiding? | |
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| Measuring Water | |
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| I Am Here to Help | |
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| Stacking Cups | |
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| Rolling Together | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Making Music | |
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| Jack-in-the-Box | |
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| Popping It Up | |
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| A Stranger among Us | |
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| I Found Something New | |
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| A New Friend | |
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| Jazzing It Up! | |
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| Ten to Twelve Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Filling and Dumping | |
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| Letting Go | |
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| Dropping Objects | |
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| Basket Throw | |
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| Scribble Table | |
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| Cruising Time | |
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| Walking during the Snack-Time Routine | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Dressing to Go Outside | |
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| That's What I Want | |
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| More, More, More | |
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| Animal Sounds | |
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| "This Is the Way" | |
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| Animal Puppets | |
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| Let's Play | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Ball and Tube | |
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| Which Are the Same? | |
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| Which Box Is It In? | |
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| Where Is It? | |
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| Scavenger Hunt | |
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| Sorting Cars | |
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| A Visitor Comes | |
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| Social Development | |
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| All about Me | |
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| Playing in the Sand | |
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| A Book about Me | |
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| Washing Babies | |
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| Putting On Lotion | |
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| Caring for Babies | |
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| Chalk Scribbling | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Coming in from Outside | |
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| Pudding Time | |
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| Playing a Song | |
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| Getting Dressed | |
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| "I Know an Old Turtle" | |
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| Solving Problems | |
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| Family Tree | |
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| Promoting Optimal Development in Toddlers | |
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| Thirteen to Eighteen Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Teddy Bear Push | |
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| Painting a Picture | |
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| Stacking Blocks | |
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| Obstacle Course | |
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| Fruit Puzzles | |
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| Going Shopping | |
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| Building a Tower | |
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| Washing Hands | |
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| Climbing the Stairs | |
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| Table Painting | |
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| Lining Up the Pins | |
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| Pushing the Activity Walker | |
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| "Open, Shut Them" | |
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| Scooping Sand | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Head and Shoulders | |
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| What Could It Be? | |
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| Our Families | |
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| Toddler Talk | |
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| "Where Is My ...?" | |
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| Animal Sounds | |
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| Label It | |
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| Spotlighting Objects | |
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| Texture Book | |
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| Touching Tour | |
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| Write-and-Wipe Board | |
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| Cleaning Up after Snack | |
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| Putting Eggs in a Basket | |
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| "Peas, Porridge Hot" | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Which Hand Is It In? | |
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| Separating Blocks | |
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| Goop | |
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| Sorting Shapes | |
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| What's Inside the Bag? | |
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| Making Pudding | |
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| Feely Bag | |
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| Matching Game | |
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| Comparing Apples | |
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| Stop Me From ... | |
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| The Magical, Disappearing Toy | |
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| Building with Blocks | |
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| Hidden Treasure | |
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| Hidden Bear | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Music Parade | |
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| Rocking in a Boat | |
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| "Ring around the Rosie" | |
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| Water Wheels | |
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| Coloring Box | |
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| Guessing Game | |
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| Imitating Me | |
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| "I'll Touch" | |
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| Friendship Tree | |
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| Boogie Dancing | |
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| "Here We Go Round" | |
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| A Visit from a Musician | |
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| Oil Pastel Drawings | |
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| "Old MacDonald" | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Tearing Paper | |
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| "If You're Happy ..." | |
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| Show Me | |
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| Feeling Masks | |
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| Labeling Emotions | |
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| "I Love You" | |
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| How Am I Feeling? | |
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| Beanbag Toss | |
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| Pouring Water | |
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| Assisting with Diapering | |
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| Scarf Dancing | |
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| Painting with Shaving Cream | |
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| Dressing for Fun | |
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| Peanut Butter and Jelly | |
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| Nineteen to Twenty-Four Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Jump, Frog, Jump | |
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| Driving a Car | |
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| A Balancing Act | |
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| Ring Toss | |
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| Batting Practice | |
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| Beach Ball Kick | |
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| Exercising | |
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| Pulling a Wagon | |
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| Picking Up Cotton Balls | |
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| Putting On and Taking Off Lids | |
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| Puddle Jumping | |
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| Follow the Footprints | |
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| Popping Bubbles | |
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| "Hokey Pokey" | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Listening to a Story | |
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| Locating "Spot" | |
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| Tickling a Teddy Bear | |
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| Taking a Trip | |
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| Acting Out "Little Miss Muffet" | |
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| Calming Down to Rest | |
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| Puppet Show | |
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| Who Said That? | |
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| Fruit Salad | |
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| "I'm a Little Teapot" | |
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| Animal Shadow Match | |
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| Acting like Dogs | |
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| Tunnel Crawl | |
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| Story Quilt | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Sorting Socks | |
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| Melting Ice | |
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| Color Search | |
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| Making Pizzas | |
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| Toddler Picture Match | |
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| Sorting Lids | |
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| Picture Puzzles | |
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| What's under the Basket? | |
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| Making Play Dough | |
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| Tasting Bread | |
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| Mixing Colors | |
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| Sink or Float? | |
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| Matching Nuts and Bolts | |
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| Which One Is It Under? | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Passing the Beanbag | |
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| Spray Art | |
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| Playground Picnic | |
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| Animals in the Zoo | |
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| Nature Walk | |
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| Reading to a Friend | |
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| The Freeze | |
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| Color Hop | |
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| Cozy Quilt | |
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| Animal Prints | |
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| Follow the Leader | |
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| Bowling | |
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| Going Camping | |
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| Kicking the Ball | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Paper Crunch | |
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| Sad Little Spider | |
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| Popping Popcorn | |
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| Painting the Playground | |
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| Brushing Teeth | |
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| Happy and Sad | |
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| Helping with Lunch | |
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| I Need a Hug | |
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| "Skinamarink" | |
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| Catching Bubbles | |
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| How Does the Child Feel? | |
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| Coloring to Music | |
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| Golf Ball Painting | |
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| "You Are Special" | |
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| Twenty-Five to Thirty Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Square Ball | |
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| Fill 'er Up | |
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| Screwing On a Lid | |
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| Kangaroo Jump | |
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| Drawing with Pencils | |
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| Shape Run | |
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| Chair Maze | |
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| Taping the Day Away | |
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| Jumping Hose | |
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| Arranging Flowers | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Rhyming Books | |
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| Learning More about ... | |
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| Dogs, Dogs, Dogs ... and a Cat? | |
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| Lifting Flaps | |
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| Secret Pocket | |
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| Sequencing Pictures | |
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| Stroller Talk | |
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| We're Off to See ... | |
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| Listening to a Book on Tape | |
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| Reading "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Math Blocks | |
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| Grocery Shopping | |
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| Preparing Frozen Bananas | |
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| Locating Something Bigger ... Something Smaller | |
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| Rocking Baby | |
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| What's for Snack? | |
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| Ice Tubs | |
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| Measuring | |
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| Watering Plants | |
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| Counting Cars | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Bluebird | |
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| Oops! | |
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| What Do You Do? | |
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| London Bridge | |
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| Save Some for ... | |
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| Singing on the Stage | |
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| Eggs in a Basket | |
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| Sand Roads | |
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| Riding the Horsey | |
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| Mailing Letters to ... | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Sitting on the Potty | |
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| My Turn | |
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| Serving Myself Juice | |
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| Bye, Bye Window | |
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| Welcoming a New Friend | |
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| Recovering from a Tantrum | |
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| Helping with the Bags | |
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| Dealing with Anger | |
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| Rainy Day Play | |
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| Helping Out | |
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| Thirty-One to Thirty-Six Months | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Riding Trikes | |
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| I'm a Real Sculptor | |
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| Balloon Toss | |
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| Sketching | |
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| Marble Painting | |
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| Transferring Cards | |
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| Up, Up, Up | |
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| Trying a New Food | |
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| Putting the Cassette Inside | |
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| Follow the Leader | |
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| Language and Communication Development | |
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| Once There Was a Toddler | |
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| Waking the Animals | |
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| Finger Puppets | |
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| Singing "B-I-N-G-O" | |
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| Our Favorite Songs Book | |
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| Retelling the story: Goodnight Moon | |
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| Lunch Count | |
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| I'm the ... and You're the ... | |
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| I'm A Little Teapot | |
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| Name That Tune | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| A Balancing Act | |
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| Making Fruit Parfaits | |
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| Shadow Fun | |
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| Today I'm Going to ... | |
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| Drawing a Flower Arrangement | |
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| Move Like a ... | |
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| Mirror, Mirror | |
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| Moving Fast ... Moving Slow | |
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| Where Do I Belong? | |
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| Planting and Tending a Garden | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Making Cards | |
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| It's Mine | |
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| Puppets Talk to Solve a Problem | |
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| Water Colors | |
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| Shape Game | |
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| Copy Cat | |
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| Day 1: Making the Car Wash | |
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| Day 2: Washing the Cars | |
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| Bouncing Babies | |
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| Making Rules | |
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| Emotional Development | |
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| Falling Asleep | |
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| Our Daily Routine | |
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| My Place Mat | |
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| Door Painting | |
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| I Have to Go | |
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| "Feelings" | |
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| Decorating a Flower Pot | |
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| Lost Basket | |
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| Whispering | |
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| I Hear Thunder | |
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| References | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Books for Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Books for Two-Year-Olds | |
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| Criteria for Selecting Materials and Equipment for Children | |
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| Materials and Equipment for Promoting Optimal Development | |
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| Movement Activities for Children from Thirteen to Thirty-Six Months | |
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| Favorite Finger Plays, Nursery Rhymes, and Chants | |
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| Songs | |
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| Rhythm Instruments | |
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| Recipes | |
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| Resources Related to Infants and Toddlers | |
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| Developmental Checklist | |
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| Anecdotal Record | |
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| Sample Running Record | |
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| Panel Documentation | |
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| Lesson Plan | |
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| Daily Communications | |