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"A game-changing book on child development--and the importance of physical play--for this digital and screen age"-- Provided by publisher.
For children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system-- the five basic senses, movement and balance, body awareness, and internal perception-- needs to be stimulated from the time they are born. Children explore their environment by touching new textures, including their food, running, jumping,...
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"With tender words and lush illustration, this sweet board book compares a child's movements and mannerisms to creatures from the woods. From the fox to the bear to the bunny, each baby animal explores the world around them and learns along the way--just like children do. The rich woodland colors and sweet animal families will make Creature from the Woods a bedtime favorite!"--Amazon.
3) Reach
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Celebrates the many ways that babies reach out to discover and learn about the world around them.
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"To boost patterning skills, children slide vegetables through the maze and into their correct garden rows. Plus, as kids guide the pegs through each board, they'll develop fine motor skills, too! The sturdy maze board has attached pegs so there are no pieces to lose!"--Container.
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This kit is intended to help develop fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are activities in which the small muscles of the hands and wrists are used. Some examples include: turning door knobs, buttoning and unbuttoning buttons, eating with a fork and spoon, turning the pages of a book, coloring, and using a computer mouse. Work on building fine motor skills and strength by using the various instruments to pick up items. Practice with a variety of...
7) Move
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Babies push up, scoot, climb stairs, and bounce, depicting the many ways they can move.
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"This book offers you many useful tips and a host of games designed to develop children's motor potential and stimulate their imagination, imitation skills, balance, coordination, etc. Each exercise is explained in detail in this book so that the child can have as much fun as possible. To begin with, the simplest exercises, which can be done with the body alone, are presented for the youngest children. This is followed by a progressive description...
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Engage your early learner with toys, activities, and books. They'll be be thinking about math, learning their ABCs, and playing- all while building fine motor skills.
Wobbly tower stacking game: Children can freely experiment as they either build according to the templates or design their own construction project. Includes 1 wobbly disc, 10 stacking blocks, 18 template cards.
Number maze magnetic game: Learn to count by matching the colorful balls...
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Shake, rattle, and roll with your toddler using their senses of sight, sound, and touch. They will experience how their actions affect the things around them, while you play together.
Must be checked out at, and returned to, the Downers Grove Public Library Kids Room Desk.
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What can you make, with shapes? Draw in 2D with stencils, or build in 3D. The included books will help you recognize shapes around you, teach you some fancy shapes' names, and even inspire your next creation!
Must be checked out at, and returned to, the Downers Grove Public Library Kids Room Desk.
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Let's play at the farm! This kit will have your early learner saying "E-I-E-I-Oh, wow!" with farm themed books and fine motor activities.
Take-along sorting barn: Fit the wooden play pieces into the shaped holes in the sturdy barn or stand the pieces up for pretend play. Includes 1 barn, 1 tractor, 1 person, 8 animals.
Padlock board--the farm: This busy board offers five different opening systems- a key, a latch, a chain opener, a toggle fastener,...
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Let's play in the ocean! This early learner kit contains books and fine motor activities featuring all kinds of fascinating underwater creatures.
At the ocean puzzle set: This colorful set of 15 ocean themed puzzle cards provides children with an excellent introduction to ocean life and objects associated with the ocean and beach. Each card features a picture of a familiar item found by the oceanside. Children will learn to recognize many different...
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This fully-updated second edition of "Helping Children with Dyspraxia" has been revised to reflect current practice and developments, providing clear and positive answers to questions commonly asked by parents, teachers and other professionals about dyspraxia. Maureen Boon draws on her considerable experience of working with children with speech and movement disorders to identify the characteristics of dyspraxia, explaining assessment procedures and...
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"Coordination problems often make everyday activities a challenge for children with learning disabilities. This accessible manual offers practical strategies and advice for helping children with coordination difficulties. The author explains how to recognize normal and abnormal motor development, when and how to seek help, and includes specific teaching strategies to help children with coordination difficulties succeed in the classroom, playground,...
19) Ainhoa revoltosa
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"A Ainhoa sus padres nunca la regañan, pero ella quiere que la traten como a sus hermanos: --Yo no soy diferente!--grita. A lo mejor si que lo es, porque Ainhoa es... ¡la más revoltosa de los tres!"--Back cover.
Ainhoa and his family do not know why she falls so much. Finally, the doctor discovers that the girl has a disease that affects her muscles. Over time, Ainhoa will go in a wheelchair. But that does not prevent her from being ... the most...
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"With a toddler-sized hairbrush, a mirror hung at just the right height, and the step-by-step photos in I Did It Myself!, children aged 2 to 5 are on the path to mastering self-care skills. From getting dressed to washing hands, brushing teeth, and applying lotion, each activity fosters independence, builds concentration, helps develop motor skills, and encourages responsibility"-- Provided by publisher.

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