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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: My Book of New Things

Related Episode: Fly With a New Friend, Part 2

Subjects/Skills: Art; Language Development

Materials Needed:
Old magazines
Safety scissors
Tape or glue
Construction paper

Directions:
Talk about some of the things that your child is learning how to do, such as riding a bicycle, making a new friend, writing her name, or putting on her jacket. Remind her that there was a time when she wasn't able to do these things at all. You might say, "Let's think of something that you're learning to do. That's right, you're learning how to write your name. Do you know that when you were a little baby, you couldn't even hold a crayon? And now you've gotten so big that you can use a crayon to make letters!"

Together, look through old magazines to find pictures that show some of the things that your child is learning to do. Help her cut the pictures out of the magazine.

Fold a couple sheets of construction paper in half to make a book. Have your child tape or glue the pictures to the construction paper.

When she is finished, together think of a caption for each image and write it underneath. For example, "Belinda is learning to roller-skate. It's really hard, and she falls down a lot, but she's getting better at it every day."

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