Child's Play: Montessori Games and Activities for Your Baby and Toddler
(back cover)Child's Playis an activity book jam-packed with more than sixty Montessori-inspired play-and-learn ideas for parents to enjoy with their children. Activities are designed for ages one to three. Parents can also track their child's development on a sensory-themed timeline.Includes:Fun with mirrorsSand and water gamesColor matchingSights and soundsDances to musicStory gamesSingingOutdoor activities such as nature collages and walksAnother enlightening guide for parents by Maja PitamicTeach Me to Do It Myself(front flap)Child's Playcontains more than sixty activities to help parents enjoy, encourage, and assist in their child's key developmental stages. The emphasis is on fun and play as your child begins to explore the surrounding world.Divided into six chapters, the book explores the development of the senses, coordination, art, movement, language, and nature. The activities are simple to set up and follow, and they require no specialized knowledge or materials. Templates that relate to the activities can be found at the back of the book.With engaging ideas to improve movement, dexterity, creativity, and memory,Child's Playoffers infants and parents the chance to play together while learning and developing the child's key early skills and abilities.(back flap)Maja Pitamicis also the author of Teach Me to Do It Myself, the successful activity book for ages three to five, published in North America by Barron's. She has more than fifteen years' experience teaching young children and holds degrees in both art history and Montessori Teacher Training.Dr. Claire McCarthyis Director of Pediatrics at Martha Eliot Health Center in Boston and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.