Any good ideas for structured activities for the under 1's?

Question

Any good ideas for structured activities for the under 1's?

Answer 1

playing in jelly

playing in gloop

playing with different texture materials

playing with different rattles

looking at picture books

singing nursery rhymes

painting with their hands

body painting

thats all i can think of but i hope this helps

Answer 2

I would say the less structured the better-children under 1 need to explore and adults need to observe to see HOW the child learns: eg: are they an observer, do they touch, smell, try toys eg: do they throw toys first, do they try to roll them first etc...then you can plan for the children's needs/abilities rather than fitting child to an activity.

However things that can be called structure but with an aim can be found on...

www.surestart.gov.uk (i think) and look for Birth To Three: The compentent cards have lots of info!

Answer 3

color

Answer 4

Mat time- tummy play.

Water play

meal time

singing songs

I'm not sure if you can really do structured group activities with children this young if there are only a few adults though.

Answer 5

sorry but at that age there really isn't much structure

Answer 6

From: http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/todd.dev.h...

ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

Roll a ball to them to catch.

Provide blocks for them to build with.

Provide safe mirrors for them to look at themselves in. Talk with them about their reflections in the mirror.

Let them fill containers over and over again.

Have them listen and move to music.

Play hide and seek.

Let them push or pull a favorite toy.

Provide wheeled toys without pedals.

Look at picture books with them and talk about the pictures.

Talk about the size, shape, and texture of everyday objects.

Make comparisons such as "this ball is bigger than that ball."

Talk about cause-and-effect relationships such as "if you push this block, the whole pile of blocks will fall over."