Baby Touch: Baby Animals
My First Touch and Feel Sound Book Series
What’s inside...
This interactive touch-and-feel playbook is designed to engage babies with tactile experiences that help them connect with the baby animals featured in the book. It encourages early learning by stimulating senses and introducing them to a variety of textures and colors.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
0-3
Length
12 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
Which baby animal in the book is your favorite and why?
How do you think the baby animals feel when they are with their families?
What sounds do you think these baby animals make?
How are baby animals similar to human babies?
Can you imagine what these baby animals might do during the day?
Tip: Role play these questions
While reading, point to each baby animal and name them to help build your child's vocabulary.
Encourage your child to mimic the sounds that each baby animal might make, enhancing their auditory learning.
Ask your child to describe the colors and textures they see, aiding in sensory development.
Relate the baby animals to any pets or familiar animals to make the themes more relevant and engaging for your child.
Use expressive facial expressions and voice modulations to make the reading experience more dynamic and enjoyable.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Sensory Development
Explanation: The book utilizes textured panels and vivid imagery to engage babies' senses, fostering sensory exploration.
Real-World Application: Babies can apply sensory skills learned from the book to interact more curiously with the world around them, enhancing their cognitive growth and environmental awareness.
Example Lesson: Animal Recognition
Explanation: By introducing various animals with simple words and colorful illustrations, the book aids in early animal recognition.
Real-World Application: Children will be able to identify and differentiate animals in real life, whether at a zoo, park, or through other educational media, boosting their knowledge base.
Example Lesson: Language Development
Explanation: The repetitive and rhythmic phrases paired with animal sounds in the book support language skills and phonetic familiarity.
Real-World Application: Children can practice making animal sounds and mimic words, which helps in language acquisition and communication skills in everyday interactions.
Example Lesson: Cause and Effect
Explanation: Interactions with the book’s tactile features demonstrate the concept of cause and effect, such as feeling a rough texture and associating it with a particular animal.
Real-World Application: Understanding cause and effect from the book can help children grasp consequences of actions in real-life situations, aiding in decision-making and problem-solving.
Example Lesson: Parent-Child Bonding
Explanation: Designed for parent-guided exploration, the book encourages shared reading sessions.
Real-World Application: Regular shared reading enhances parent-child bonding and can establish a lifelong love of reading, while also improving the child’s social and emotional development.