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Mommy Hugs
Author: Karen Katz</h2>\r\n"}} id=text-6a67bb0f4e class=cmp-text>
Author:聽Karen Katz
12 to 17 Months | Concept | Predictable Text</h6>\r\n"}} id=text-7981110fe2 class=cmp-text>
12 to 17 Months | Concept | Predictable Text
This adorable counting book uses hugs to teach numbers! Fun predictable sentences illustrate a number, an event during the day and a reason for hugs: "One, nuzzle-wuzzle, wake up hug鈥 or 鈥淪even, splishy, splashy, bathtub hugs." Colorful pictures of a typical day will have your baby remembering special times with you and reasons to hug you the whole book through.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-b3103e8573 class=cmp-text>
This adorable counting book uses hugs to teach numbers! Fun predictable sentences illustrate a number, an event during the day and a reason for hugs: "One, nuzzle-wuzzle, wake up hug鈥 or 鈥淪even, splishy, splashy, bathtub hugs." Colorful pictures of a typical day will have your baby remembering special times with you and reasons to hug you the whole book through.
Before, During and After Reading
<b>Oral Language</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Cuddle with your toddler as you look at the pictures on the front cover.</b> Ask your toddler to touch the baby and or the mommy. You might say: </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">鈥淭he name of the book is <i>Mommy Hugs</i>. Can I give you a nuzzle-wuzzle, wake up hug?鈥</p>\r\n"}} id=text-73ea838606 class=cmp-text>
Oral Language
Cuddle with your toddler as you look at the pictures on the front cover. Ask your toddler to touch the baby and or the mommy. You might say:
鈥淭he name of the book is Mommy Hugs. Can I give you a nuzzle-wuzzle, wake up hug?鈥
<b>Letter Knowledge</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Involve your toddler.</b> Let her hold the book and help turn the pages. After reading a sentence, touch the numeral on the page and give your toddler the same number of hugs, counting as you do. Touch the numeral on the page and count the hearts together.</p>\r\n<p><b>Oral Language</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Relate the story to your child鈥檚 life.</b> Encourage her to role play the different situations on each page. Talk about the activities, situations or feelings that your child may have experienced similar to the baby in the book.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-cec9bf0c04 class=cmp-text>
Letter Knowledge
Involve your toddler. Let her hold the book and help turn the pages. After reading a sentence, touch the numeral on the page and give your toddler the same number of hugs, counting as you do. Touch the numeral on the page and count the hearts together.
Oral Language
Relate the story to your child鈥檚 life. Encourage her to role play the different situations on each page. Talk about the activities, situations or feelings that your child may have experienced similar to the baby in the book.
<b>Play games that relate to numbers.</b> Find toys that have numbers on them and bring the numbers to your child鈥檚 attention. </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">鈥淟ook, I see the number 3. Can I give you three hugs?鈥 </p>\r\n<p>Find opportunities to count. </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">鈥淵ou are playing with your cars. Let鈥檚 count them.鈥</p>\r\n<p><b>Play games that relate to feelings.</b> You might say, </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">鈥淥h no, your toy doggy fell down, can you give her three feel-better hugs? One, two, three! She feels all better!鈥</p>\r\n<p>Find more pre-reading <a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/at-home-activities/12-to-17-months.html\">activities for toddlers 12 to 17 months</a>, or explore more <a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/recommended-books/12-to-17-months.html\">recommended children's books</a>.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-dffecc66a6 class=cmp-text>
Play games that relate to numbers. Find toys that have numbers on them and bring the numbers to your child鈥檚 attention.
鈥淟ook, I see the number 3. Can I give you three hugs?鈥
Find opportunities to count.
鈥淵ou are playing with your cars. Let鈥檚 count them.鈥
Play games that relate to feelings. You might say,
鈥淥h no, your toy doggy fell down, can you give her three feel-better hugs? One, two, three! She feels all better!鈥
Find more pre-reading activities for toddlers 12 to 17 months, or explore more recommended children's books.