Activities for Infants - Animals

Practical Life: Sweeping the Floor, dusting with a feather duster or hand cloth.

Sensorial: Different Fabrics cut into the shapes of animals, holiday items, chapes, etc. to feel the different surfaces.

Language: Look at pictures of animals and name it's features. Is it fuzzy, tall etc. Have several animla board books avaliable to look at.

Math: Counting body parts of animals. Counting 1-4, 2 ears, 4 legs etc.

Science: Work with homemade playdoh. Use cookie cutters in the shapes of animals.

Art: Sponge painting with different shapes of sponges.

Music: Listen to different animal noises and identify them. Try using pictures or hand pupperts. Sing I like Baby Animals (Sung to: "London Bridge”)

I like baby animals,
Animals, animals.
I like baby animals,
I'll name some for you.

Kittens, puppies, chicks and foals,
Chicks and foals, chicks and foals.
Kittens, puppies, chicks and foals,
I can name some more.

Goslings, ducklings, lambs and calves,
Lambs and calves, lambs and calves.
Goslings, ducklings, lambs and calves,
I like baby animals.