My daughter as of recently has been insisting that M&Ms are not made out of chocolate. By my logic, since they’re covered in a hard colorful shell, she doesn’t immediately associate them with brown chocolate. Enter the M&M Meltdown experiment. First, I explained the activity, discussed the safety concerns over touching things that are hot (IMPORTANT), and had her form a hypothesis (yes, I…
Here’s yet another low prep activity for a busy day. All I did was draw the string lights outline with a marker and offered B a pile of buttons. Suddenly she was placing her @pawpatrol pups on the table (we have a new obsession) and sorting the buttons to share with her “friends” based on the color of their clothes. She actually extended my activity, and I was so…
Some blessed soul who must have understood B’s deep love for animals got her a vet kit for her 2nd birthday. A year and a half later, she still plays with it multiple times a week. What I love most about open-ended toys are the possibilities they open up for language development and dramatic play. My 3-year-old uses words like x-ray and CT scan, cast…
So lets have a moment of sheer honesty for a minute…I have acquired a TON of supplies and have been avoiding saving toilet paper and paper towel rolls because of the amount of space they take up. 🙈 Thankfully, my mom knew they’d come in handy and was saving hers for me. This resulted in me driving to her house one night because I had my heart set on…
Back when I was an SLP at a PPEC sharing a room with @janet_ortiz18 , she introduced me to this great game by @educationalinsights (no, this is not an ad). It works for SLPs, it works for early childhood teachers, and it works for any parent able and willing to sit down and enjoy their child’s company a little differently for at least 10 minutes. This developmentally appropriate game works…
I walked into the living room to find B and her dad engrossed in this activity, which he initiated since she was already playing with one of her favorite things: Play-Doh Sometimes people look at me funny when they hear me talking to B about 3D shapes, which I’ve been casually exposing her to since she was 2 (possibly earlier). Let me be clear: whatever attitude you take…