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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 | |