Tuesday, March 27, 2012

B is for Body

Print lesson HERE. 

Highlights:


Felt Board -
Patterns are included in the lesson to make these people.  You can create add-ons or customize the people to look like your child and/or people in your family.  Patterns included:  Hair (3), Head (1), eyes (3), nose (3), mouth (3), body (1), shirt (1), pants (1), shoes (1).

Activity Folder -

Create an activity folder by printing out the pages, laminating the cards, and putting together the envelopes (these have changed since the last lesson).  Included activities are: heads/tails matching, matching body parts to clothing, and writing practice. 

Crafts -
Print out the included body parts.  Let your child color it and then laminate it.  Finally, attach the pieces by attaching brads at the joints.  After this craft is complete your child can play and learn with this piece.
 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

E is for Easter

Let the fun begin!  You can print this lesson HERE.

Highlights:

Sensory Bin -
Scope out your local dollar store or the dollar section of a big box store.  These items cost $4 total.  With items like these there are a lot of duplicates so if you can buy with another mom (or more) and share costs it will be to your benefit.  It is better to have a larger variety than multiples of one item.

Activity Folder -
I recommend printing the lesson on white cardstock and laminating most of the items (in this lesson I laminated the chicks, eggs, jellybeans, tracing page, and writing pages).

Use the included pages for as many activities as you can think of.  You can use them for matching, sorting, memory, etc.  If you laminate the writing pages have your child use a dry erase marker and you can reuse them infinitely.

Crafts -
Many of the crafts in this activity need special supplies (eggs, basket, etc). The crafts you make are really going to depend on the age and capabilities of the child you are working with.