Before you begin, play a little game of Peek-a-Boo with your baby.
Baby Faces Peek-a-Boo!
Author:聽Roberta Grobel Intrater
Birth to 5 Months | Concept |聽Predictable Text
Peek-a-Boo!鈥 is a recommended children's book from the Baby Faces series that is a perfect board book for infants. Your baby will enjoy looking at the amusing photographs of infants 鈥 and maybe even imitating their facial expressions! Read this book with your baby to help build and strengthen important skills that will help your child as she begins learning to read.聽
Before, During and After Reading
The photographs show babies making various expressions including laughing, crying, pouting, yawning and yelling. First, show your baby a photograph, and then imitate the facial expression yourself. Watch to see if your baby will imitate you! Continue as long as your baby remains engaged and interested.
Describe your baby鈥檚 facial expressions as she displays them throughout the day.聽For example:鈥
鈥淚 see your pretty smile. I see you laughing! I think you are happy.鈥澛
Explore more鈥recommended children's books for babies and infants鈥痜rom birth to five months of age. Or, find an鈥easy at-home activity鈥痙esigned to build鈥pre-reading skills鈥痠n your baby.鈥