I am going to cut strips of the foam, glue them to the sticks and then write the color (in the same color) on the front or on a different stick.
Showing posts with label toddlers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toddlers. Show all posts
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Color Matching
Here is my next Busy Bag:
I am going to cut strips of the foam, glue them to the sticks and then write the color (in the same color) on the front or on a different stick.
I am going to cut strips of the foam, glue them to the sticks and then write the color (in the same color) on the front or on a different stick.
Bead Sorting
Seventh Busy Bag complete:
I bought a bag of beads and color sorted them into different snack sized baggies. These can be used to string the beads, color sort or simply just to mix them all up and let them run through the fingers. Most of the colors had several different shades so you could teach that as well. Ryan's still to young for that lesson but that's a perfect example of how these can grow with your child.
I will probably try to find those small baggies at the craft store to see if they are more durable because Katie (8 months) was very fascinated by these and was pulling on the baggies and they seemed like they would tear. Obviously, these would be a choking hazard for her because the beads are small and every.thing goes in that mouth!!!
I bought a bag of beads and color sorted them into different snack sized baggies. These can be used to string the beads, color sort or simply just to mix them all up and let them run through the fingers. Most of the colors had several different shades so you could teach that as well. Ryan's still to young for that lesson but that's a perfect example of how these can grow with your child.
I will probably try to find those small baggies at the craft store to see if they are more durable because Katie (8 months) was very fascinated by these and was pulling on the baggies and they seemed like they would tear. Obviously, these would be a choking hazard for her because the beads are small and every.thing goes in that mouth!!!
"M"elmo Books
Sixth Busy Bag complete:
These little books contain lessons in themselves. For example, the bottom book is open to a page showing the difference between big and small.
My son loves to "read" so these will keep him occupied but there is also an opportunity for us to do this together, with him "reading" to me or me reading to him!
Green Bag - $1.00
Small Board Books - $1.00
Total Cost - $2.00
Magnetic Math
Fifth Busy Bag complete:
Right now we will use this for learning the numbers and counting but since it has the plus, minus, multiplication and division symbols, the possibilities are endless.
This can also be used initially for color sorting. These numbers are magnetic so I need to add something for the magnets to stick to but I haven't found anything yet. If anyone has some suggestions, please leave a comment!
Black Bag - $1.00
Magnetic Numbers - $1.00
Total Cost (for now) $2.00
Dice and Dots
Second Busy Bag complete:
As with the first one, all of these items came from the dollar store. Obviously, I went all blue but you don't have to! Here, you can roll the die and count out the dots or take dots away. There are 12 dots so it matches the die perfectly.
As with the first one, all of these items came from the dollar store. Obviously, I went all blue but you don't have to! Here, you can roll the die and count out the dots or take dots away. There are 12 dots so it matches the die perfectly.
Blue Bag - $1.00
Die - $1.00
Blue Dots - $0.25 (These come in 4 colors for $1.00)
Total Cost $2.25
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)