We got Allie a pair of "safety sc.issors". :) She was ALL EXCITED to use them! :) She had been asking for a pair and I remembered when I was out and about. I taught her how to hold them (the trickiest part by far) and she had a blast cutting up a piece of paper. It is still tricky to keep her little fingers where they are supposed to be, but the more she practices, the better she is doing. :) Look at her excitement. Love how into learning and doing new things she is! :)
I had a bunch of F.oami.e shapes and got them out to let her play with them. After she proceeded to toss them all over the place, I thought about how great they would be to sort. Sorting is a great beginning skill. We sorted the circles, squares, triangles, and hearts.
A good beginning math skill is to teach patterns. Basic at first and then progress. She needed a lot of help with this, but it was a great introduction. We'll keep working on this and she'll have it in no time! :)
Telling me the right color that comes next... love this proud smile! She THRIVES so much on praise. I praise her SO often because she EATS.IT.UP! I think it is so important to build her confidence- even in the little things, so that she feels eager to try more and to do other things! :) Love her reactions! :)
A fine motor activity I saw online. Golf tees and a foam block and round marbles. She has to push the golf tee in the foam and balance marbles on. She needed help with this too, but it is a great fine motor skill. :)
And last but not least (for this post anyways!) our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree. This is a children's book about the letters of the Alphabet. You can do a U- tube search and see an animated video of the book (Allie LOVES this- we watch it often- we don't actually have the book, but this is even better because it is animated.) I made the tree- all on my own- and we add a letter every-time she learns a new one! :)
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