There are a TON of awesome free printables at childcareland.com. I wanted to share this link for those of you that haven't visited it yet, but I also wanted to share a few that we have tried because there are SO many to look through that it can be overwhelming!
Bear Shape Matching - I printed out just the single shape bears and did this when B was younger (I want to say around 12 months we started trying it out).
Paintbrush Shape and Color Matching - We moved onto this one after the bears.
Ice Cream Missing Shape Recall (pictured) - I just did this with B the other day.
How to Play:
Put all 6 ice cream cone shapes out and name each one with your child.
Have your child cover their eyes and remove one of the ice cream cones.
Ask what shape has been removed.
6 shapes were way too many to start with for B (2.5 years old). He could tell me the spot it was missing from but couldn't remember the shape. 2-3 cones at a time worked really well and he really enjoyed it. He thought it was fun to close his eyes and then solve the "mystery". =)
Ooh - I love childcareland.com - I have printed so many things from the free printables section. Lots of good things! I love this activity - definitely will have to check it out! :)
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't heard of this site, but I am definitely going to check it out! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the printables, we are always looking for more resources to spice up our learning!
ReplyDeletehadn't heard of this site. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I can't wait to try some of these! Thanks for putting his age on the ones you tried :)
ReplyDeletethanks for posting this...I'm definitely going to use some of these in my new classroom!!! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI am sooo thankful to come across your site and to learn from you. My son is almost 2 1/2 and I've been trying to teach him his colors. Your so helpful. Thank You Thank You!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing that site! I just checked it out and found several good rain related activities. Raining here today so I think we may try some of these out!
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