Gull Lake Community Schools
Making Connections School Readiness
4 Month Check List
Communication
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My Baby can: |
I can teach my baby by: |
Things I may need to help me teach |
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Chuckle softy. |
Talking, singing and playing with her. |
Spending time with my baby |
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Stop crying when he sees me after I have been out of sight. |
Holding my baby and playing with him. |
Spending time with my baby |
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Stop crying when she hears a voice other than mine. |
Allow baby to know other friends and relatives |
Allow friends and family members to hold, talk to and play with my baby. |
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Make high-pitched squeals. |
Talking, singing and playing with her. |
Spending time with my baby. |
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Laugh. |
Talk and sing to your baby |
Spending time with my baby. |
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Make sounds when looking at toys or people. |
Talking, singing and make sound effects while playing with toys. |
Bright colored toys, other people spending time with my baby. |
4 Months
Gross Motor Skills
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My Baby can: |
I can teach my baby by: |
Things I may need to help me teach |
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Move his head from side to side. |
Show baby toys or your wiggling fingers, move them side to side while baby watches. |
Toys, or your wiggling your fingers |
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Lay her head back down on the floor instead of letting it drop or fall forward when she has been holding her head up while on her tummy . |
Helping her play on her tummy for short times throughout the day. |
Books, pictures, bright colored toys for her to look at by pushing herself up, a towel rolled up to place under arms to help her hold up head. |
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Hold his head up so that his chin is about 3 inches from the floor for at least 15 seconds when he is on his tummy. |
Placing bright colored toys for him to look up at |
Books, pictures, bright colored toys for her to look at by pushing herself up, a towel rolled up to place under arms to help her hold up head. |
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Hold her head straight up, looking around when she is on her tummy. |
Placing bright colored toys for him to look up at |
Books, pictures, bright colored toys for her to look at by pushing herself up, a towel rolled up to place under arms to help her hold up head. |
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Hold his head steady when I am holding him in a sitting position. |
Sit on the floor with your legs straddled and hold baby in a seated position |
Spend time with my baby, toys for baby to look at. |
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Bring her hands together over her chest, touching her fingers while she is on her back. |
Let baby play on her back and hold toys for her to reach for. |
Place toys just within reach so baby is encouraged to move toward them |
4 Months
Fine Motor
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My Baby can: |
I can teach my baby by: |
Things I may need to help me teach |
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Hold his hands open or partly open, rather than in a fists. |
Offering her toys within her reach. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Wave a toy about that I have put in her hand. |
Offering him toys within his reach |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Grab or scratch at his clothes. |
Offering finger foods such as cereal or bread cubes. |
Finger foods that are safe for your child to eat. |
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Hold onto a toy that I have put in her hands for about a minute while looking at it, waving it about, or trying to chew it. |
Offering small toys while child is seated. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Grab or scratch his fingers on a surface in front of him, either while being held in a sitting position or when he is on his tummy. |
Let baby play on tummy on a blanket with a patterns or designs. Hold baby in seated position on the blanket. |
A blanket or sheet with a pattern for baby to look at and touch. |
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Reach for a toy on a table close by, even though her hand may not touch it when I hold her in a sitting position. |
Offer toys or books while baby is seated. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
4 Months
Problem Solving
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My Baby can: |
I can teach my baby by: |
Things I may need to help me teach |
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Follow his eyes on a toy that I move slowly from side to side about 10 inches in front of his face. |
Offering 2 – 3 toys in front of baby. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Follow a toy that I move up and down about 10 inches in front of his face with his eyes. |
Offer toys to baby and move them around while he plays on his back. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Look at a toy that you place on the floor or table in front of him when I am holding his in a sitting position. |
Show baby toys and books. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Look at a toy that I have placed in her hand. |
Placing toys in her hands. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Put a toy that I have placed in her hand in her mouth. |
Put a toy in his hand. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
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Wave her arms around toward a toy that I am dangling above her when she is lying on her back. |
Offer toys to baby and move them around while he plays on his back. |
Toys, books, bright colored objects, small blankets that are a safe size |
4 Months
Personal Social
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My Baby can: |
I can teach my baby by: |
Things I may need to help me teach |
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Watch his hands. |
Holding baby in front of mirror. |
Mirror |
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Play with her fingers when she has her hands together. |
introducing baby to new people. |
Taking baby to grocery store, church, park |
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Know she is about to be fed when she sees the breast or bottle. |
Holding baby in front of mirror. |
Mirror |
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Help hold the bottle with both hands at once or hold the beast when nursing with her free hand. |
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Smile when she sees me nearby before I smile or talk to him. |
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Smile or coo at herself when in front of a large mirror. |
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4 Months
Other Information
1. My baby hears well and I am not concerned. Yes No
2. My baby uses both hands equally well. Yes No
3. When I hold my baby standing, his feet are flat on the floor most of the time. Yes No
4. My baby’s parents do not have a history of hearing problems. Yes No
5. My baby has been healthy during the past 6 months. Yes No
6. Does anything about your child worry you? Yes No
If your baby can do 20 or more of the items on this survey – you are off to a good start. However, if your baby was unable to do 10 or more of the items please contact your doctor and:
Gull Lake Community Schools "Making Connections"
Steve Patterson, School Readiness Coordinator
315 Hutchinson Road
Battle Creek, MI 49083
269-964-4877