Materials
Five Sheets of Paper
Basket of Toys
Set-Up
1. On each sheet of paper in your biggest, clearest, and darkest handwriting, write a letter you've been practicing with your child. (You may create as many letter pages as you feel your child is ready to do.)
2. Fill the basket with toys that start with those letters. (Warning: Letters with similar sounds, such as "C" and "S" or "C" and "K, may add an extra difficulty when trying to identify letters.)
3. Lay the paper flat on the floor around the basket.
To Play
1. After practicing the letter sounds on each sheet, have your child sort the toys by placing them on the paper with the corresponding letter.
Warning: Have extra sheets of paper on hand because your child will start finding other bins of toys in the room to sort.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
No Mess Painting for Two-Year-Olds!
Reason for Resourcefulness
When I worked as an assistant director for a preschool, one afternoon several teachers called in sick at the last minute. The director and I rushed to cover rooms without having time to prepare activities. I covered the baby room, and she covered the two-year-old room. Once a sub for the baby room arrived, I went to relieve my boss. When I entered the room, I was meet with a pleasant surprise: she had SEVEN TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN QUIETLY SITTING around a table. She used the resources around her and created this idea:
The Creation
1 Small Cup (3oz)
1 oz of water
1 Paint Brush per Child
Hard Surface: counter tops, dinning room table, tile, bathtub, etc
Allow child to paint on a hard surface with water.
Since two-year-old children are exploring how to make vertical, horizontal, and circular strokes with writing utensils, this activity appeals not only to their interests but also to their motor development.
When I worked as an assistant director for a preschool, one afternoon several teachers called in sick at the last minute. The director and I rushed to cover rooms without having time to prepare activities. I covered the baby room, and she covered the two-year-old room. Once a sub for the baby room arrived, I went to relieve my boss. When I entered the room, I was meet with a pleasant surprise: she had SEVEN TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN QUIETLY SITTING around a table. She used the resources around her and created this idea:
The Creation
1 Small Cup (3oz)
1 oz of water
1 Paint Brush per Child
Hard Surface: counter tops, dinning room table, tile, bathtub, etc
Allow child to paint on a hard surface with water.
Since two-year-old children are exploring how to make vertical, horizontal, and circular strokes with writing utensils, this activity appeals not only to their interests but also to their motor development.
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