Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle is a well-known children's book involving multiple different animals. It can be used with children of all ages. Here are a few ideas for use at home:
Speech & Language: Have your child imitate/produce animal sounds. You can also practice pretend play by using animal toys and imitating what is happening in the book. There is also lots of vocabulary in this book. Reading to your child is a great way to develop joint attention because they are having to pay attention to you and to the book.
Fine Motor/Visual Motor: Practice finger isolation by having your child point to pictures in the book. They can also practice using their hands and fingers to turn the pages in the book. You can also use animal crafts and coloring pages to further work on fine motor and visual motor skills.
Sensory: Have your child go on an animal hunt around the house to find animals that match the animals on the pages of the book and then discuss how the animals feel (smooth, rough, bumpy, soft, scratchy, heavy, etc.). Animals can also be hidden in sensory bins. If they are stuffed animals, just make sure you are using dry sensory bins such as rice or beans so that you don't damage the item.
Gross Motor: Practice independent sitting with the child holding the book. If this is too difficult, you can hold the book. For older children, have them do animal walks that match the animals in the book.
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