Opposites
by Sandra Boynton 0-12
12
MONTHS M
Play is the most powerful way babies learn.
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very time you pick up babies, cuddle them,
sing to them or read to them they are learning
about language.
Bysharingthisbookandplayactivitieswithbabiesthey
will have the opportunity to:
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Develop skills in concentration and listening.
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Exploreconceptsincludinghighandlow,inandoutand
opposites.
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Enjoy special times with stories.
Wehopetheseactivitieswillprovideyouwithastarting
point for fun play with babies.
Engaging with
Language and Literacy
Opposites
bySandraBoynton
Reading is one of the many ways babies learn
about communication.
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When you read the story to babies use your voice
to match the words in the story, e.g. use a high voice
and then a low voice, a fast voice and a slow voice.
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Pointtothecorrespondingpictureasyoureadtheword.
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Read other books with babies and look for the
opposites.
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Have fun with the story. Point to the tall animal and
say‘Is this the small animal? No, that’s a giraffe. It’s a
tallanimal.’Useexpressioninyourvoicesoyourbaby
begins to understand humour.
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Inthestorythepigusedthetelephonethe‘right’way
andthe‘wrong’way.Playthe‘RightandWrong’game.
Collecteverydayobjectsandusethemtherightway
andthewrongway.Babieswillenjoyseeingyoudosilly
thingsaswellaslearnabouttheworldaroundthem.
Enjoy familiar nursery rhymes with the babies.
Singthesongsfastandslow,loudlyandquietlyetc…
Remember to talk to the baby about what you are
doing.
Whenyoureadthestoryagainyoudon’thavetoread
itwordforword.It’sokaytomakeupastoryasyougo
along.
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Opposites
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MONTHS MONTHS
by Sandra Boynton
Notes List any other books, rhymes
oractivitiesthechildrenhaveenjoyed.
Discovering Sensory Play
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Babieslearnbestwhentheyhaveinterestingthings
to do and caring people to do them with.
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Playwiththebabiesandafavouritetoy.Holdthetoyup
highandthendownlow.Putthetoyinsideaboxand
then outside the box.What other opposites can you
incorporateinyourplay?Takephotosandmakeyour
ownbookaboutoppositestosharewiththebabies.
EnjoyingMusicandMovement
Musicalplaycanhelpbabiesunderstandconcepts
such as opposites as well as developing verbal
memory,comprehensionandfinemotorskills.
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Playmusicalinstrumentswiththebabies.Incorporate
oppositesintoyourplay.Ifyouareplayingadrum,first
playitslowlyandthenplayitfast.Talktobabiesabout
whatyouaredoing.Tryandincludeotheroppositesin
your play. Use rattles with very young babies.
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Playdifferentmusictobabies.Alotofclassicalmusic
includes fast and slow beats.
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Opposites
by Sandra Boynton
0-12
12-24
MONTHS MONTHS
Play is the most powerful way toddlers learn.
E
very time you pick up a toddler, cuddle them, sing
to them or read to them they are learning about
language.
Bysharingthisbookandplayactivitieswithtoddlersthey
will have the opportunity to:
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Develop their skills in concentrating and listening.
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Explore the idea of opposites.
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Investigate concepts such as high and low, day and
night.
Wehopetheseactivitieswillprovideyouwithastarting
point for fun play with toddlers.
Engaging with
Language and Literacy
Toddlerslearn
about their
worldthrough
talking and
listening.
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Whenyoureadthestorytothetoddlersuseyourvoice
to match the words in the story, for example, use a
highvoiceandthenalowvoice,afastvoiceandaslow
voice. Encourage the toddlers to join in with you.
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Pointtothecorrespondingpictureasyoureadtheword.
Readthestoryagainandseeifthetoddlercanpointto
the pictures as you read the words.
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Exploredayandnightwiththechildren.Readbooks
that are set at night such as Owl Babies by Martin
Waddell and Not So Loud, Oliver! by Tony Maddox.
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Cutpicturesoutofmagazinesthatrepresentopposites
such as big and small. Help the children sort the
pictures into groups. Stick the pictures onto paper
and make a poster of big things and a poster of small
things.
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Inthestorythepigusedthetelephonethe‘right’way
andthe‘wrong’way.Playthe‘RightandWrong’game.
Collecteverydayobjectsandusethemtherightway
andthewrongway.Toddlers willenjoyseeingyoudo
silly things as well as learn about the world around
them.
Opposites
bySandraBoynton
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Opposites
by Sandra Boynton
Notes
Discovering Sensory Play
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Toddlerslearnbestwhentheyhaveinteresting
things to do in safe places.
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Helptoddlerslearnaboutfacialexpressionsbyshowing
themoppositeexpressions,forexample,happyand
sadfaces,andsleepyandawakefaces.Encouragethe
toddlers to join in with you.
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Waterplayprovidesanexcellentopportunitytodiscover
opposites.Talkaboutthingsthatareinthewaterand
things that are out of the water. Use water toys to
explorefullandempty,wetanddryandfloatingand
sinking.
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Always supervise toddlers when they are playing
with or near water.
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EnjoyingMusicandMovement
Activitieslikeclimbingandcrawlinghelptoddlers
develop spatial and body awareness.
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Sing action songs that involve opposite actions,
for example, Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Ring
a Ring o’ Rosie.
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When you are playing outside try and incorporate
thelanguageofoppositesinyourplay.Forexample,
walkslowlywiththechildrenandthenrunfast.Make
a simple obstacle course that involves climbing up
anddown,goinginandoutetc…Takephotosofthe
children and make into a book about opposites.
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Other books to try:
Notes List any other books, rhymes
oractivitiesthechildrenhaveenjoyed.
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Tall by Jez Alborough
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Shapes by Odette Ross
Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
Australian Animals: Opposites board book by Steve Parish
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson
Not So Loud, Oliver! by Tony Maddox
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Rhymes:
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Row, Row, Row
Ring a Ring o’ Rosie
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Ring a ring o’ rosie,
A pocket full of posies,
Atishoo, Atishoo,
We all fall down.
Row, row, row your boat,
Underneath the sea.
Ha, ha, fooled you,
I’m a submarine.
The King has sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of water,
Atishoo, Atishoo,
We all fall down.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream – AAAGGH!
The bird upon the steeple
Sits high above the people,
Atishoo, Atishoo,
We all fall down.
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Rock, rock, rock your boat,
Gently to and fro.
Wibbledy,wobbledy,wibbledy,wobbledy,
Into the water you go…
SPLASH!
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