The Bug and I spent a lot of time focusing on animal sounds. I'm working hard at encouraging his language as he begins to talk with purpose more despite only have a few actual words (Uh-oh, Mama, and Dada are the only ones we get in appropriate situations.) He has been very into the books Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr and Eric Carle as well as Are You a Cow? By Sandra Boynton. Brown Bear is a classic and he loves to "pet" them animals (it makes me want a touch and feel version...) but the Sandra Boynton wasn't one I had read before but now it's a MUST!
The book simple asks if you are an animal (cow, duck, etc) and the Bug is THRILLED to shake his head no whenever we ask. It's been a wonderful way to introduce nodding and shaking as forms of communication and he uses them quite well!
We got the Bug a set of farm animals for Christmas (You can find the ones we got here) and they have been wonderful! They are great for sensory table use with smaller children who still mouth toys in place of the Toob animals (which we also love).
We also discovered they make wonderful stamps as the Bug made footprint stamps with several of the animals!
While he has not started making animal sounds, he will occasionally go get the animal that corresponds with a picture in a book (so mostly the cow...) but I can't wait to get him another set with a cat and a dog!
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