This approach creates prior knowledge that is reinforced and extended when the object appears in the video. Use the cards after watching the video with your baby as a review or reinforcement activity. The Teaching Tips provide ideas for expanding development of words and concepts. Let your baby play with the cards. You'll probably find he or she enjoys holding them.
Older babies can group the cards into stacks of toys, animals and foods.
Remember to encourage your baby's natural curiosity rather than forcing a particular development rate. The best strategy always is love, play and teach. Flash card design On the picture side the word appears in simple, bold text. From a very young age, children begin to understand that particular combinations of letters make up particular words, and that those words have meaning. This is the first step toward sight recognition of printed words.