🧩 A few of us over at #adaptmyplay are getting together every week to show parents different interpretations of play using common toys. 🪁 Our goal is to get you brainstorming how to adapt these toys for your own little one, depending on their level of ability, interest, and learning goals! 🚂 If you don’t own this common toy, no need to purchase it, because some of us give options on how…
@twotolove_bairantwins and I happen to share a love of dot stickers, so when I saw this activity on her grid, I knew I had to try it. 🤗 Sure enough, B was completely entertained for 20+ minutes. In our case, B just matched the color dot sticker with the corresponding heart ring, using her fine motor skills (pincer grasp) to peel the stickers off and affix them to the 💜), but there…
I wanted a break from arctic crafts and really didn’t feel like I was paying as much attention to number recognition as I have been to letter recognition. So, as I was guest hosting for #letsplayandlearntoday I stumbled upon a similar printable on the grid of @learning.with.the.smalls. I absolutely loved it and a little internet stalking later (I can be resourceful 😉), I discovered the IG page…
B has been looking forward to making these since she saw me prepping them. At the time, they were nothing more than triangular pieces of foil with string taped to them, but she was excited. So much so that I let her help me prepare them. So often I find myself short on time to plan or prep activities, as I typically reserve this for when she’s asleep. Our…
Recently I saw @montessorifromtheheart post a name recognition activity that I loved using finger paint. Since B had already painted today, I decided to try it with dot stickers instead. I provided her with plenty of color options, named and identified the letters (and colors), discussed which ones had straight lines and which ones had curvy ones, took turns placing dots on the letters in her name, and spent a…
This particular set up came with the curriculum I use with B to give me a framework, but it is something many of the creative accounts that follow me could recreate without much difficulty. Each player takes a turn with the spinner, adding or subtracting cubes until the grid has been completed and the crystal built. To be honest, I hadn’t introduced B to addition or subtraction AT ALL…