My sister-in-law took one look at this and asked if we were making caterpillars 🐛 . While the reality couldn’t be further from the truth, I could see why she thought so and recommend this activity as part of a STEM station during a butterfly 🦋 unit (or anytime, really). To start, I had B help me set this up. She selected the placement of the toilet paper rolls (great…
@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…
If you have a paper plate handy, cut it in half. Then cut some white card stock into different size rectangles. If desired, purposely cut them into small, medium, and large rectangles to make this into a math activity that requires sorting prior to placing them on the igloo. Next, grab some blue paint and cover your igloo with it. The wet paint will act as glue when it dries…
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…
Typically we use snap cubes to help children with one-to-one correspondence in math. However, if you step outside the box for a minute, you’ll notice every manipulative or material can be used in multiple ways. Not convinced? Read (and look) on. We’re elbow deep in an Arctic unit, so why not try to build an igloo with them? B was so excited to use these snap…