Language6–18 moAt home

Songs with hands

The same five songs, every day, on purpose.

Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Pick two or three songs with actions and do them daily. Pause right before the big moment and wait — see if he moves before you do.

  1. a child doing a hand-action song with music notes
    1

    Pick a song with hand actions.

  2. two children doing hand actions together
    2

    Do the actions together, every day.

  3. a child with hands up pausing beside a pause sign
    3

    Pause before the big part — and wait.

What you need

Nothing.

What it secretly builds

Language

That pause is the whole trick. When he anticipates what comes next, he's predicting language — the step right before he starts using it.

Safety first
Gentle movements only. No bouncing or swinging a baby by the arms.
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