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Letter Knowledge | 12 to 17 Months
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<b>Prep: 10 Minutes | Activity Time: 4–5 Minutes</b></p>\r\n<p>Playing with shapes prepares your baby for future letter learning. Discovering and exploring curves, lines, sticks and corners will pave the way for eventually recognizing and remembering letter shapes. </p>\r\n"}} id=text-21ec4db3cd class=cmp-text>
Prep:Ìý10 Minutes | Activity Time: 4–5 Minutes
Playing with shapes prepares your baby for future letter learning. Discovering and exploring curves, lines, sticks and corners will pave the way for eventually recognizing and remembering letter shapes.Ìý
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<b>Step 1:</b> Cut the sponges into large circles, squares and triangles. Create a shape sorter game by cutting three openings in the top of a shoe box to match the three sponge shapes. </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 2:</b> Talk about shapes as you play together. Is the shape round or straight? Is it smooth or pointy? Let your baby hold, touch and feel the shapes. </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 3: </b>Show your baby how to match the shapes to the correct opening. Give your baby time to explore and play with the shapes. </p>\r\n"}} id=text-b306427a37 class=cmp-text>
Step 1: Cut the sponges into large circles, squares and triangles. Create a shape sorter game by cutting three openings in the top of a shoe box to match the three sponge shapes.Ìý Ìý
Step 2: Talk about shapes as you play together. Is the shape round or straight? Is it smooth or pointy? Let your baby hold, touch and feel the shapes.Ìý Ìý
Step 3: Show your baby how to match the shapes to the correct opening. Give your baby time to explore and play with the shapes.Ìý