One way to make math fun is by using hands on materials. This pizza math game is perfect for counting, adding and subtracting, or learning fractions! How to Make the Pizza: Materials: A cardboard circle from a frozen pizza Glue gun Colored Construction paper Using a ruler, I divided the circle into eight equal parts. …
To be honest, I never thought about buying a barrel of monkeys for B. Grandma introduced him to his first barrel and I thought it was a big mess for one little game. Fast forward 3 months and I’m so happy that we had those monkeys! B came up with so many different ways to use them. …
Find a bag of shaped buttons at your local craft store and turn that one bag into unlimited fun with 15+ learning activities! Sort the buttons by shape. Sort the buttons by color. We used plastic lids as a sorting tool. Counting Buttons I used a this tray from the dollar store, but a muffin …
Day 12 of the Activity Advent Calendar – Christmas Light Patterns Christmas Bulb Patterns Printable (Print on different colored paper) I started the pattern with the Christmas lights and had B finished it. We did it on the floor but now that I think about it, it might be more fun to tape them up …
I had a bunch of foam stickers and decided to make B some strips for patterning practice. I saw this idea about working with patterns at Chasing Cheerios. First, I put the stickers on the strip of paper in a certain pattern. I left the backing on the last sticker but traced it in the pattern. …
Spaghetti Noodle Lacing is a fun activity that develops fine motor skills, patterning, pretend play, counting, and more! Easy to set up. Materials: Playdoh, spaghetti noodle, other noodles or cheerios for lacing Stick a spaghetti noodle upright in a chunk of playdoh and use it to string other noodles or cheerios. B had a lot …