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Davis Vice President for Finance and Administration Address: 220 Hullihen Hall University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Telephone: (302) 831-2769 Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX may be referred to the appropriate Title IX coordinator or to the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education. For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the U.S. Department of Education office that serves your areas, or call (800) 421-3481. Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge Penny Deiner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and past Chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, at the University of Delaware as the original author of the Infant Toddler Toolkit for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. Dr. Deiner developed and piloted the original activities jointly with Nemours Health and Prevention Services. Since its original inception, the Toolkit has been reviewed and revised by staff from the Early Childhood Team at Nemours Health and Prevention Services and the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood at the University of Delaware. The newest edition, Growing, Moving, Learning – The Infant Toddler Toolkit will be first used with early care and education programs participating in the second cohort of Taking Steps to Healthy Success: A Child Care Learning Collaborative to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. We want to thank the following individuals for their input into Growing, Moving, Learning: Nemours Healthy and Prevention Services Norma Everett, M.A. Mary Neal Jones, M.S. Dorothy Onn, ACSW Elizabeth Walker, M.S., NASBE Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood, University of Delaware Menbere Abraham, Graduate Student Gertrud Hunt, Graduate Student Kelley Perkins, Graduate Student Anabelle O’Malley, M.Ed. Mary Sonnenberg, M.Ed. University of Delaware, Department of Human Development and Family Studies Penny L. Deiner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and past Chair © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware Introduction Growing, Moving, Learning – Infant Toddler Toolkit was originally developed and piloted by Penny Deiner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and past Chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, at the University of Delaware in conjunction with Nemours Health and Prevention Services. The Toolkit was developed to provide opportunities for early care and education providers to practice and teach healthy patterns of physical activity and nutrition with the youngest children in their care. It has recently been updated and revised by staff at the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood at the University of Delaware to reflect the new Delaware Early Learning Foundations. This effort continues to be a collaborative project with Nemours Health and Prevention Services. The Toolkit provides developmentally appropriate activities that meet the need for helpful, fun and meaningful experiences to support healthy eating, physical activity and health awareness for the youngest children in early care and education settings. It is a three volume series: Birth through 12 Months 12-24 Months 24-36 Months Each volume has classroom and family activities which work together to focus on a particular area of development, skill or concept. Each volume consists of these sections: Classroom Activities (2) Activities to Do at Home Healthy Home Connection The two classroom activities are meant to work together. They include relevant background information to support the activities. The Early Learning Foundations section highlights opportunities from the Physical Development and Health, Social Emotional, Discoveries, and Language and Literacy domains. Materials needed and procedures for the activities are detailed in each classroom activity. In addition, suggestions for adaptations and extensions for the activities are included. The Activities to Do at Home section includes information that can be sent home to families to explain the activities that have been done at the child’s program. This information includes why the activities are important, ways to do the activities with the family, and easily accessible resources for families to use at home to support the activities. The Healthy Home Connection contains the directions for specific activities to do at home as a family, along with a space to write about their child’s response to the activity at home. The hope is that providers will find these activities useful in promoting health awareness and healthy lifestyles for the youngest children in their care. Early care and education programs have the chance to make a significant impact on physical development and developing healthy lifestyles in infants and toddlers when they promote healthy eating and physical activity as part of daily routines and activities. © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware Growing, Moving, Learning Infant Toddler Toolkit Volume Pages Volume 1: Birth through 12 Months A-1 through A-114 Volume 2: 12-24 Months B-1 through B-160 Volume 3: 24-36 Months C-1 through C-158 © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware Growing, Moving, Learning Infant Toddler Toolkit Volume 1: Birth through 12 Months © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware Growing, Moving, Learning Infant Toddler Toolkit Birth- 12 Months Healthy Home Module Page Activity Connection PA: Baby Yoga A-5 Yoga for Babies Baby Yoga at Home Padahasta HE: Books A-13 The Carrot Seed Vegetables at Home I Love Colors HE: Fruits are Yummy A-21 Where, Oh Where is my Exploring Fruits at and Healthy Watermelon? Home Wow! Wonderful, Wet Watermelon PA: I Can A-31 More or Full Signing at Home Communicate with Wet and Dry Signs PA: Infant Discovery A-41 Can You Find Me? Can You Find Me at Can You Find My Toes? Home? PA: Kicking A-51 Kick It! Baby Physicist at Reaching Beyond My Grasp Home PA: Massage A-61 Soothing Touch Massage at Home Relaxing Massage A: Reach and Explore A-71 Reach and Stretch Can You Get It? At Go, Baby, Go Home PA: Singing and A-79 The Eensy, Weensey Spider Row, Row, Row Moving Row, Row, Row Your Boat Your Boat at Home PA: Stretching A-89 Foot Supports Reaching at Home Lift Off PA: Tummy to Play A-97 Tummy Textures Tummy Time at Who’s the Beautiful Baby? Home PA Infants and Music A-107 Wiggly Toes Movin’ to Music at Movin’ to the Music Home © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware A-1 Growing, Moving, Learning Infant Toddler Toolkit Birth – 12 Months Supplemental Module Activity Specific Items Supplies Items PA: Baby Yoga A-5 Yoga for Babies None None None A-7 Padahasta None Mat or Blanket CD Player Calming Music HE: Books A-13 The Carrot Seed None The Carrot Seed by None Ruth Krauss A-15 I Love Colors None I Love Colors by None Margaret Miller HE: Fruits are A-21 Where, Oh Where is None Watermelon, None Yummy and my Watermelon? Cloth large enough Healthy to cover the Watermelon A-24 Wow! Wonderful, None Watermelon, Knife Plates or Wet Watermelon Containers Plates or Containers PA: I Can A-31 More or Full Printout of None None Communicate Signs with Signs A-34 Wet and Dry Printout of None None Signs PA: Infant A-41 Can You Find Me? None A mat or towel None Discovery A-44 Can You Find My None A mat or towel for None Toes? the infant to lie on A pillowcase, light weight sheet, or scarf PA: Kicking A-51 Kick It! None A small ball or other None object that makes noise when touched or squeezed © 2011 The Nemours Foundation, through its Division on Health and Prevention Services and the University of Delaware A-2 Supplemental Module Activity Specific Items Supplies Items A-54 Reaching Beyond None A small ball or other None My Grasp object that makes noise when touched PA: Massage A-61 Soothing Touch None Baby Lotion None A-64 Relaxing Massage None Baby lotion CD Player Soft music PA: Reach and A-71 Reach and Stretch None A colorful toy or None Explore desired object Mat or towel A-73 Go, Baby, Go None Rolled up towels or Chairs sheets Tables Cardboard boxes PA: Singing and A-79 The Eensy, None A small plastic None Moving Weensey Spider spider that