Helper Shakers

Shaking instruments develops gross motor skills and cause-effect understanding.

Objectives

Materials

Instructions

1. Offer one shaker at a time.

2. Demonstrate shaking while singing.

3. Encourage baby to shake along.

4. Praise any attempts at shaking or banging.

Educator tip

Make siren sounds or 'ding-ding' fire bell sounds as babies shake.

Assessment

Observe grasp, shake motion, and rhythmic attempts.

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