It may not be Van Gogh’s Starry Night, but it’s got the right color scheme and stars. ✨ When introducing little ones to letters, I always ask if the letter is made up of straight lines or curvy lines, because it’s absolutely a good idea to introduce any concept that may help them commit it to memory. 🧠 As for the star ⭐️ stickers, peeling them off doubles as a…
With this beautiful change of weather and learning about seasons, collecting sticks and leaves 🍃 outdoors ☀️ was an absolute pleasure. I wasn’t quite sure how this would turn out, but H even asked to create more than one leaf creature, selecting a butterfly 🦋 from the example. He worked so hard to come up with his creation, including asking for markers and additional construction paper. There may have been examples pictured…
It took me a minute to form the pipe cleaner people, which B lovingly named “the dancing children,” but it was a neat idea borrowed from @keep.kids.busy. Aside from matching, it worked on language and visual-spatial skills, much like a puzzle would. Turn, flip, slide, and lay your pipe cleaner people flat. To adapt this for younger children, use colored markers instead of black marker…
On the same day as our fine motor play with leaves activity (see previous post), we followed up with this math related leaf activity. I used a dice from @orientaltrading that came with this month’s @experiencecurriculum box, and the children took turns rolling it, to place that many leaves on the tree. At the end, they enjoyed trying to cover the tree with as many leaves as possible, and…
Although there is a time and a place for paper and pencil activities, I implore you to open yourself up to other options. Kids can practice their writing skills using their fingers in sand, shaving cream, and (as pictured here) hair gel. Thinking outside the box allows your children to view academic activities as fun. More importantly, they simply see an opportunity to play. As both a parent and a…
This is an activity I borrowed from @fun2learnwithus that took me less than 10 minutes to set up. It works on color and pattern matching, as well as turn-taking skills if you’re working with multiple children at a time. MATERIALS:• Craft sticks• Markers Since these kiddos are 3, I chose to use colored craft sticks, but if your children want a challenge or you simply don’t have…