Baby Photo Line
Understanding the WorldCommunication and LanguagePersonal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentMathematics
What you need
- five or six photos of your child, from tiny baby to now, printed or on a phone
- a tiny sock or a hat they wore as a baby
How to do it
- Mix the photos up on the floor and look at each one together. Who is it? How old were they?
- Ask your child to put them in a line, from the tiniest baby to how they look now.
- Talk about each one in turn: where they were, what they liked then, who was there.
- Hold the tiny sock up against their foot and compare, then ask what they think they'll look like when they're bigger still.
Why it matters
Putting the photos in order tells a story they're the star of, and every picture has something in it to talk about.
What they're learning
- Putting things in order
- From the tiniest to now.
- Talking about the past
- What happened when they were small.
- Then and now
- A tiny sock next to their foot today.
What to look for
Notice them telling you something about a photo before you ask.
A tip
If they don't remember a photo, tell them its story. That's how family stories get passed on.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: use three photos: a tiny baby, one from a year or so ago, and one from now
Harder: add a photo of you as a baby and see if they can work out who it is
