It’s Halloween time, and with that, it is time to do lots of not-so-spooky activities at home. Let’s create a spider web basket activity and let our little learners use their critical thinking skills, fine motor skills, and even some gross motor skills as they work to rescue them the spiders out! Spider Web Basket …
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” or “Incy Wincy Spider” is a modern nursery rhyme that is very popular among children and one of our favorite nursery rhymes at home. This is why we created a full lesson plan weekly activities to play and learn with this fun song. At the time of creating these activities my son …
Practicing shapes is a a lot of fun when you use seasonal themes and things the kids are interested in. This week, has been all about learning shapes and as Halloween is around the corner, we are obsessed with spider activities. The best thing is that this activity fits in a file folder so you …
Rain sticks produce the soothing sounds of rain falling, a calming sound that puts people at ease. Rain sticks are also used as musical instruments, if you shake them to the rhythm of the music you can have an awesome maraca. To make this DIY rain stick you will need: A VOSS bottle (or similar) …
Chickpeas are a great sensory material to use on sensory bins for sensory play. Just a few materials and 30 minutes you can go from preparing to playing! Playing with chickpeas feel very different than playing with colored rice or even beans yet they absorb and reflect the same vibe and color you get with …
If you want to do read activities for toddlers to start teaching the color red here is a complete lesson plan to fill out your week with color fun! This month, we have been learning about colors. We have used printables, color pages, and sensory and art activities. One of the best ways to start …
Looking for ways to incorporate learning using Itsy bitsy spider? Create a sensory bin to encourage fine motor skills, creativity and imagination. Sensory bins are great to reinforce learning, increase vocabulary and encourage pretend play. I will share two sensory bins we created. The first bin is for those still mouthing everything. We made it …
One of the easiest ways to grasp and learn colors is by focusing on one color. This week is all about the color yellow! This week we will do tons of color yellow activities including a craft, a sensory bins and playdough. Wondering how to get started teaching colors? Check the Guide: How To Start …
Learning shapes is a skill that can be taught starting at two years old. Before my son hit this milestone, I gathered a few ideas on Pinterest and now that he is two we are ready to try them! I found the coolest activities to learn shapes and now you can try them too. if …
When you don’t have flour in hand but still want to make a batch of playdough, use this 2 ingredient no flour playdough recipe. It is very stretchy and smells great! it is the perfect playdough to do in 5 minutes. I have better results when I put the cornflour first and start adding the …