@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…
Penry’s Great Adventure is not a book you’ll find at the library or at the store, but we were fortunate enough to have had it included in our curriculum box. This wasn’t how they had intended I use it (what’s new? 🤷🏻♀️), but it’s a perfect pairing to this literacy activity that I’ve been itching to try. Want to try salt writing at home? Dye…
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…
Snowball by Lois Ehlert has quickly become a favorite around here, and it was a great pairing for this activity. The story gives the reader so many creative ideas on how to decorate a snowman.⛄️ B and I chose buttons for the eyes 👀 and nose, black beans for the mouth, and craft sticks for the arms, but the possibilities are endless. She cut the top hat herself (with a lot…
I drew 2 Christmas trees and had B decorate each with the corresponding dot stickers (can you tell I’m rolling in dozens of new colors of dot stickers? 🤣). Honestly, I hadn’t planned on doing both in the same day, and I wouldn’t have except that she requested “another Christmas tree.” Thankfully, I had one! 😅 One tree worked on numbers 1-12 and the other tree on letters…
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…