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 an awareness of the concepts ‘inside’ and ‘outside’

 eye-hand coordination

 beginning steps in following directions

 independence

 an awareness of ‘open’ and ‘close’

Take a shoe box and draw a doorway on one of the long sides. Cut on three of the lines of the doorway but leave one side uncut so that the door can be opened and closed. Use a cotton reel or a similar object that is just a little smaller than the door opening and place it in clear view of the baby.

Show the baby the shoe box house and call it by name. Tell the baby that you are going to open the door of the house. Open the door of the shoe box house and place the empty cotton reel inside. Close the door and tell the baby that the cotton reel is inside the house.

Open the door and take the cotton reel out of the shoe box house and place it beside the baby. Tell the baby that the cotton reel is outside the house. Allow the baby to hold and examine the cotton reel, and observe the baby’s reaction. Does the baby attempt to put the cotton reel inside the house or does he show little or no interest? If there is no interest try again later.

However, if the baby does appear interested, open the door and repeat each step with the baby watching. Be sure to use the words ‘inside’and ‘outside’as you move the cotton reel accordingly. Encourage the baby to do this independently and praise him for any positive response that he makes.