The Basics

The Basics Principles are five fun, simple, and powerful ways to help all our children aged 0-3 grow to be happy and smart.

Week 43

Count, Group, and Compare

Toddler

(Ages 1-3)

Look for shapes.
Point out shapes and describe them to your child. "Look, that window is a square with four sides." See if they can find and name shapes around them.

Infant

(Ages 0-1)

Compare using the senses.
Help your baby explore thing that are the same and different. Let them shake containers that make different sounds. Or give them different types of fabric to touch (like mooth and scratchy). Talk about the similarities and differences.