Developmental Play Curriculum for Home Use
Activity begins for a child as soon as they respond to light, and focus on objects,. Visual experience with light and bright colors is important to the child.
4 Months Old
The infant at 16 weeks spends much of his waking period in physical activity. He is able to grasp objects, and enjoys brightly colored dangling toys.
7 Months Old
At this age the infant plays with feet and hands and does a lot of vigorous bouncing and kicking. He enjoys playing with string, paper, soft rubber squeak toys, rattles and blocks with balls or beads inside.
10 Months Old
Vocalization is part of the infant’s activity now. He is usually capable of producing two syllable sounds. He enjoys making lip noises and vocalizes at a high pitch. He concentrates on inspection and exploitation of toys, chewing almost everything within his reach.
One year Old
Now the child is pulling himself to stand, cruising, creeping on floors and standing alone. Activities most enjoyed are gross motor activities, such as putting objects in and out of cups, baskets, boxes, or smooth edged cans.
Playschool Postal Box, Blocks – Rubber and Plastic, Peg Boards and pegs, color cube board
18 Months Old – Endless Exercise of Walking Activity
Child explores more; likes stuffed animals; likes pull toys; likes pictures of familiar objects; likes short rhythms and interesting sounds; likes to participate in routine household activities. He loves to move things and climb, so furniture which could be tipped over should be anchored or removed from the play area. The play is solitary or onlooker play.
Pull toys, push toys, blocks, wooden trains, scrapbooks, postal boxes
Play Material for Later Childhood
Toys for Children With Defective Vision
Toys for Children With Spastic Paralysis
Toys to Encourage Leg and Feet Movement
Toys for Children With Defective Hearing
Music
It has long been accepted that music has much psychological value and should have a very definite place in any occupational therapy program.
