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Sweet Pea was about 3 years old.
From: “I Spy” is a well known children’s game, but in this version, the clues are sounds instead of colors. This is a classic Montessori activity that helps children begin to recognize phonetic sounds. I first read about it in David Gettman’s book Basic Montessori Learning […]
Sweet Pea is 4 years old.
From: This very fun sticky finger writing activity from Teach Mama has been on my to-do list since I first saw her post about it.
Material:
2 packets of gelatin dessert mix (Better known as “Jello”). Jelly roll tray. Foil. (Optional, but helps with clean-up.) Milk cap letters. […]
Sweet Pea was 4 years old.
From: I found this quick Do-A-Dot letter recognition idea at Tons of Fun and also at A Mommy’s Adventures.
Material:
Do-A-Dot Markers. A-Z Letter Maze Worksheets. (All of the letter worksheets are included in one file. Right click on link and select “Save Link As…” or “Save Target […]
Sweet Pea is 4 years old.
From: I have finally finished the lowercase Do-A-Dot letters! A long time ago, I created a set of uppercase Do-A-Dot letters and since then, many people have asked me to also make a lowercase version. It took me much longer to make these than I expected, but […]
My access to the internet has been very limited so I have not been able to post as regularly as usual. Things should hopefully be back to normal next week.
Sweet Pea is 47 months old.
From: I was trying to think of a way for Sweet Pea to put her name on […]
Sweet Pea is 36 months old.
From: The Activity Mom did this quick letter matching activity, which I think originally came from Crunchy and Green.
Material:
Alphabet stickers. (You can get these almost anywhere. We found ours at Target.) Letter matching worksheets. (Start with the partial alphabets worksheets on the top row and only […]
Sweet Pea is 35 months old.
From: Erika from Confessions of a Homeschooler often posts an individual Do-A-Dot letter worksheet when her tot is learning a particular letter (P for example), but I had trouble searching her site to find all of the letters. I also searched the web, but was surprised that I […]
Sweet Pea is 35 months old.
From: I am not sure where I first saw this idea, but This Little Project posted about a letter matching egg game and Crunchy and Green also posted about it, along with some other good ideas for plastic eggs.
Material:
26 Plastic eggs. Permanent marker. 2 Baskets or […]
Sweet Pea is 31 months old.
From: We got this set of 4 foam puzzles as a gift from Sweet Pea’s grandma.
Material:
Foam Puzzles (I couldn’t find the exact set that we were given. Here is a link to an uppercase and lowercase puzzle that Carissa from 1+1+1=1 recommends, plus […]
Sweet Pea is 27 months old.
From: A traditional Montessori lesson involves showing children how to draw letters in a tray of salt. I saw this activity using sand instead of salt at Chasing Cheerios.
Material:
Strong shallow box or a jelly roll pan. Non-toxic sand or salt to cover the bottom of the […]
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