Jane Foster's Baby's First Stories: 3-6 months: Look and Listen with Baby
Jane Foster's Baby's First Stories Series
What’s inside...
This delightful book is designed to engage babies aged 3-6 months through high-contrast images and simple, stimulating patterns that encourage early visual and auditory development. Jane Foster's charming illustrations provide a gentle introduction to the world of storytelling for the youngest readers.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
3-6
Length
24 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
What colors do you see on the page?
Can you find the smiling animal?
What sounds do you think this animal makes?
How do you think the baby animal feels?
Which animal would you like to be friends with?
Tip: Role play these questions
Use a soft and expressive voice to mimic the animals' sounds while reading to capture your child’s attention.
Point to and touch each illustration as you describe them, this helps your baby connect words to visuals.
Encourage your child to touch the book and pages to promote sensory exploration.
React positively with smiles and verbal encouragement as your child attempts to vocalize or mimic sounds, fostering a joyful reading environment.
Look at your baby's reactions to different scenes or characters and elaborate on them, such as 'You smiled when the puppy appeared!' This helps to enhance emotional intelligence.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Sensory Development
Explanation: Jane Foster's book is designed with high-contrast illustrations and simple storylines that capture a baby's attention and stimulate visual development.
Real-World Application: Babies can apply this skill by exploring their environment more actively, recognizing patterns and colors in the world around them.
Example Lesson: Listening Skills
Explanation: The melodic tone of the storytelling encourages babies to listen closely, fostering auditory development.
Real-World Application: Improved listening skills can help babies in learning speech and language faster, enhancing communication with family members.
Example Lesson: Bonding
Explanation: The shared experience of reading allows for a special bonding time between caregivers and babies, reinforcing security and attachment.
Real-World Application: Strong bonding provides a solid emotional foundation, which supports a child's social and emotional development throughout life.
Example Lesson: Awareness and Focus
Explanation: The engaging content holds the baby's attention span, encouraging focus and awareness to external stimuli.
Real-World Application: This heightened awareness and focus can help in better cognitive development and quicker responses to educational activities in later stages.
Example Lesson: Language Skills
Explanation: Repetitive exposure to simple words and phrases in the stories aids in language acquisition, helping babies connect sounds and meanings.
Real-World Application: Early language skills can give babies a head start in communication, boosting confidence and ease in social interactions.