Dear parents,

Imitation is considered a form of social learning and a means of acquiring various skills. It is a natural behavior performed by the child, contributing to their social, cognitive, and emotional development.

Positive experiences in socially interactive simulation enhance the child’s self-confidence and encourage them to initiate social relationships with different people, just as the children in this charming book did with the animals. Simulation also plays a crucial role in developing the child’s awareness of their body and its functions.

Let’s Talk

• About the sense of capability as children mimic the movements of various animals. We can talk to our child about tasks they can now accomplish that they couldn’t before. We can also boost their sense of capability by saying, “Yes, you can!”
• About Play: The book is interactive and encourages movement and play. We can talk with our child about the games they enjoy and introduce them to games we used to enjoy in our childhood.

Let’s Enrich our Language

• The book is rich with action verbs and body part names like arms, legs, feet, neck, etc. We can facilitate their use in our daily lives to describe body parts and movements, encouraging the child to describe their actions.

Let’s Explore

• We can explore different sources for information about the animals mentioned in the book: their types, food, and living habits. Also, we can enjoy watching a documentary with our child.

Let’s Create

• The book employs the well-known collage technique of the illustrator Eric Carle, creating a beautiful composition of cutouts, fabrics, newspapers, and household materials.

Let’s Play

• We can play the “Animal Yoga” game together, mimicking the movements of the various animals mentioned in the book, and adding other animals!

Enjoy your Reading!