Thursday, December 15, 2011

Baby-Okey *


Your baby will soon be talking, but before she leaves those funny little noises behind, capture those squeaks and squeals on tape to keep and play back over the years.

Age: 12-18months

Learning Skills:
• Language and vocabulary building
• Listening skills
• Self-identity
• Vocalization
Materials:
Voice recorder (you’ve got one on your phone right? Or just download a recorder off the internet there are dozens of free voice recorders just google)
Infant seat


What to do:
1. Insert a fresh tape into a portable tape recorder.
2. Seat your baby in her infant chair and sit down beside her.
3. Turn on the tape recorder and talk to your baby, make mouth noises, vocalize in a variety of ways, and so on, to get your baby to talk back.
4. Pause between your vocalizations so your baby has a chance to answer you.
5. After you’ve both made some funny noises, turn off the recorder and play back the tape for your baby.
6. Save the tape and play it back when your baby is grown. (Maybe in the presence of her boyfriend!)

Safety:  Don’t play back the sound too loudly, to protect your baby’s hearing.

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