This morning M and B came downstairs for breakfast to find that Bob, our Elf on the Shelf, had built a house structure out of toothpicks and mini marshmallows!
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B is For Buttons
This week M and I have been working with the letter B and performing activities using buttons. He made a collage out of pictures with the initial /b/ sound, sorted buttons by size and shape, made a tactile letter B for his word-wall out of buttons, and played with a button snake to foster his fine-motor development.
Mmm, Cookies!
So far M has chosen Mmm, Cookies! by Robert Munsch as one of his bedtime stories every night this week. I figured M would enjoy making his own play clay cookies like in the book, but I also thought it might be fun to use ‘cookies’ as a way for M to work on developing his number sense. At the beginning of the book, Munsch provides a recipe so the kids can create their own play clay cookies. I used a slightly different salt dough recipe due to the fact that I wanted M’s cookies to dry so we could paint them and use them as Math manipulatives. The recipe I used is intended for drying the salt dough in the microwave, which you can find here.
Read MoreCaterpillars and Ladybugs Rock!
M and I have been making a lot of trips to the public library. He really enjoys listening to the stories and songs at story-time, and then browsing the shelves for books to take home afterwards. M has always enjoyed books. Many times, when things get just a little TOO quiet, I can find M sprawled on the floor, or sitting in his room, flipping through books and trying to retell the story in his own words (it makes my heart sing every single time!). I hope his interest and love of books is just one of the things he carries with him for the rest of his long life.
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M and his cousin B tearing around the farm
M loves to explore, especially around Grandpa’s farm. He is fascinated by the cattle, the wide open space, and the rumbling machinery. With this in mind, I though it would be fun to focus on some farm activities at home.
Read MoreWhich Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (Easter Activities)
With Easter just a few days away, I decided to create activities that focused around eggs and birds (mainly chickens and robins because that’s what my oldest bug, M, is familiar with).
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