R is 38 months old
These Step 2 jumbo foam blocks were out as our toy of the week so R sorted blocks this week. First she sorted them by color and then she sorted them by shape. Of course, she built castles with them too.
R still loves How to Build an A and is always willing to make letters during tot school. I am considering purchasing the wooden manipulatives from Handwriting Without Tears. If you have them, do you think they are a good investment?
This magnetic alphabet book from Melissa and Doug is one of R's favorite tot school activities lately. The letters and the pictures for each letter are magnetic. There are a lot of pieces though so this stays up on a shelf and is only used for tot school.
I made this tot school tool myself! It is just a ziploc bag with a piece of construction paper inside (because there is writing on one side of the bag). I then formed letters on the outside of the bags with dot stickers. I put the correct number of buttons inside each bag (actually, I put in a few extra just in case) and R can take out the buttons and place them on the dots to form letters. We usually bring a few of these to restaurants or to Grandma's house. Obviously, this is not for a child that puts things in his or her mouth.We also learned about New York this week because we will be heading to New York city for a vacation soon. Check out our New York crafts: the state bug of NY and the Statue of Liberty. We are going to learn about all fifty states so be sure to follow us on our adventures!
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5 comments:
Tell me more about the Build an A book - what is she using as manipulatives? That looks like something my 3 year old could use this year. It also looks like a book to put on the to buy list rather than the library list?
I love those blocks too! Very fun!
Great idea with the button letters. I wonder if you could extend it further by putting some pictures of things that begin with each letter on a piece of paper in the bag? Hmmmm...I'm writing this one down!
What a great post! I can't wait to start Tot School with my little one this year!
oh, and I love the 50 states idea!
Are you collecting post cards or anything from the 50 states? I'd be glad to be on the look out for some good GA ones, or SC too since we're headed there this week! Brochures too...
send me an email if you want me to pick some things up at the welcome centers. dairyqueen03 at gmail dot com
I love that magnetic ABC book. I'll have to be on the look-out for it.
I don't know about the HWT manipulatives, but I have seen an alphabet book that uses cuisenaire rods to make the letters. I thought it looked pretty cool. I'd love to have some foam blocks like those for RockerTot. Thanks for sharing!
I just picked up the HWT preschool teacher guide, workbook, and the wooden blocks. I got them at the Mardel homeschooling sale (there's another one in July if you have one nearby). They're about $40, and I think they look to be a good investment. I got the teacher's guide and workbook because they had a lot of other ideas of how to use them.
I'll write a post about it while I'm driving on my trip. I'm going to bring them with me to look through it.
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