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45 Nursery Rhyme Song Recommendations for Infants through Kindergarten

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[Image Description: There are 4 bright pink footprint crafts on light pink construction paper with "this little piggy" in cursive writing in pink marker stapled onto a bulletin board. Each toe print has a pig drawn on it in black and pink markers. The toes are labeled in black marker in the following order: "went to the market", "stayed at home", "had roast beef", "had none", and "went wee wee wee wee all the way home." ] 1. Ba, Ba, Black SheepπŸƒ 2. Baby Bumble Bee🐝 3. Baby Shark🦈 4. BingoπŸ•πŸΆ 5. Daddy FingerπŸ‘πŸ‘†πŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆπŸ‘‡✋πŸ‘Œ 6. Dem Bones🦴 7. Down by the Bay πŸŒ…πŸ‰ 8. Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe πŸ‘‰πŸ…πŸ¦ΆπŸ€ 9.  Frere Jacques (Where is...? version that I made up) 🦜 10. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes πŸ‘€πŸ€·‍♀️🦡🦢 11. Here We Go Loop de Loop➰πŸ“…✨ 12. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush 🌳🫐 13. Hey Diddle, DiddleπŸˆπŸŽ»πŸ„πŸŒ™πŸΆπŸ₯„ 14. Hickory Dickory Dock 🐭 πŸ•°️ 15. Hot Cross Buns 🍞 16. Humpty DumptyπŸ₯šπŸ§± 🐣 πŸ³πŸ΄πŸ‘‘ 17. If You're H...

18 Picture Book Recommendations for Infants and Toddlers

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[Image Description: There is a 6 photo collage of the following books: Good Night Bath Time  written by Adam Gamble and illustrated by Mark Jasper, If I were a reindeer...  written and illustrated by Anne Wilkinson, Runaway Bunny written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, The Very Hungry Caterpillar written and illustrated by Eric Carle, I Can, Can You? written and photographed by Marjorie W. Pitzer, and The Little Engine That Could written by Watty Piper and illustrated by Cristina Ong. "18 Book Recommendations for Infants and Toddlers" is in center-aligned teal text with 1 and 8 in "18" as keycap digit emojis. ] As many of you know, I love to collect children's books and teachers read several books to their students every year.  In this week's blog post, the below featured picture books are developmentally appropriate and fun for any child ages 0-3. These are some my most absolute favorite infant and toddler books of all time. Short b...

Supporting Toddlers in the Disability Community

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[Image Description:  This image shows hemp with five clothes pins attached to it hanging down and across from a ceiling in a classroom. There is one autism awareness infinity symbol craft attached to each clothes pin. The infinity symbols are each white paper cut-outs with several red, yellow, dark green, and light blue paper cut-out puzzle pieces glued on each. These crafts were made by my former toddler students in my former 12-24 month old classroom for World Autism Day in 2021. ] CONTENT WARNING:   I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor, psychologist, or therapist. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental nor medical health care advice.  If you suspect that your child is experiencing developmental concerns, it is okay to get help. I highly recommend seeking help from a medical doctor, psy...