Three year old Lauren had a fun week of playful learning. As she played she learned:
- counting up to six objects
- left-to-right movement
- identifying letters (L,O, and A)
- small motor control
Lauren kept busy:
playing a pumpkin grid game with her big sister (thanks Teach Mama),
practicing counting with our Pumpkin Game.
tracing sandpaper letters,
playing with Fridge Phonics. 
spooning orange and green pom poms into a pumpkin ice cube tray,
squeezing playdough (I love that face!),
attempting to sweep beans into a 12 x 12 square. This was really hard so,
she used the hand broom instead. This was much easier! I need to set up more sweeping activities for her.For more Tot School fun visit 1+1+1=1.
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I want to make that Teach Mama grid game too. Fridge Phonics is one of our favorite things! I bet it is hard to do that sweeping activity.
ReplyDeleteI love that you set her up a sweeping activity, and the grid game looks so fun! I love her face when she's squeezing the playdough.
ReplyDeleteBear has tried to do the sweeping activity before. I haven't done it with her in a really long time. I should try it again. You can see her here: http://theadventuresofbear.blogspot.com/2009/04/tot-school.html
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get your sandpaper letters?
You just reminded me to get our fridge phonics game out. I guess it should be on the fridge, but I haven't put it up since we moved. Looks like you had a fun week. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteThe sandpaper letters are from Lakeshore Learning Store. Thanks for sharing your sweeping activity.
Denise
The sweeping activities are a great idea - I know M would LOVE that - anything I do he wants to do! I've got to remember this! Love that play-doh face - so sweet! :)
ReplyDeleteI went and downloaded the chart games. Very cool! Thanks for the tip. We have the same pumpkin ice cube tray, I know what we will be doing with it this week!
ReplyDeleteI love the sweeping idea! The face from squeezing the playdough is too cute.
ReplyDeleteI love the sweeping the beans idea! I may have to do that soon!
ReplyDeleteSending more love for the sweeping activity. Buggy LOVES to sweep, but he just scatters the dirt & crumbs more. Concentrating him on a single taped off area may be just the trick he needs. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the comments about the sweeping activity! I love how you set it up!
ReplyDeleteI need to make some sand paper letters. My 3 1/2 yr old just has no interest in learning letters at all. I think he would like these.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a busy week! I, too, never would have thought of sweeping as a learning tool, but it SO is! Thanks for another great idea, and thanks for sharing the fall grid games!
ReplyDeleteI found the picture of Lauren sweeping on Pinterest. Before I knew you used it as a homeschooling lesson, I tried it on my four year old when we were snowed in and he was bored. I had him sweep crumbs from under the table. :) He caught on pretty quick that it wasn't a game. Maybe I should have tried your way first. :) I'm blogging about our experience today and I'll include a link to this post. Thanks for sharing!
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