Acknowledgements - gapitc

Foundations for
social studies
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Reading with Daddy
Select a book that shows an infant with her father such as Baby Dance by Ann
Taylor. This is a board book in which an African-American father croons to his
baby daughter and dances while holding her.
Another cute story is The Daddy Mountain by Jules Feiffer. It tells about a little
girl’s step-by-step account of climbing all the way up on top of her daddy’s head.
Sit with your infant on your lap.
Say, “Can Daddy read a book with Lana?”
Hold your baby so she can easily see the pictures as you read.
Point out the baby and the daddy on each page.
Say to the infant, “See the baby. See the Daddy. He is singing to his baby. Look, the
Daddy is dancing with his baby.”
Read for as long as your baby is attentive.
Whatever activity you enjoy doing with your baby, she will enjoy it too!
Baby in the Family
Make a simple family photo book that your baby can touch! Look for an inexpensive
small photo album at a dollar store.
Find three or four pictures of you or other family members caring for your baby,
feeding him, walking him in the stroller, and bathing him. Put them in the album.
As your baby looks at and touches the plastic-protected photos, say for example,
“Look at baby Trey. See your big smile. You feel happy. Grandma Estelle is giving
you a bath. Look at your yellow ducky!”
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