Vito turned 2 years old last month. Aside from the letter t sound and tree themed activities, here are the practical life activities Vito worked on:
- Do-a-dot marking
I prefer drawing the circles instead of printing those which are available in the web to save ink. Vito loves this activity. He enjoys stamping the circles with the do-a-dot markers. This is also a good shape activity because it allows the child to identify the shape in the paper before stamping it. Which reminds me that that next time we’ll do this, I’ll use squares or triangles instead of circles. - Pouring rice
I’m using two small jugs and coloured rice. We’ve done this before using water, this time I changed the medium. - Stringing
This is just a portion of Melissa & Dough beads which I got earlier this year. I attached a wooden skillet in the string so he can easily insert the beads. - 2 Piece Farm Puzzle
At first I gave him 3 sets to work on. And then I added as he progressed. He also loves this activity and would work on it in the afternoon. This is a good introduction to part and whole concept. - Stickers in a line
This is a directed sticking activity wherein Vito has to place the stickers on the lines. He’s good at it! - Scissors and playdough
I made Vito use these plastic scissors whenever he plays the playdough so he’ll get used to it. Playdoughs are soft and can easily be cut, unlike paper which needs a sharper scissor so I think that this is a perfect material to cut for little ones. - Tweezers
We have a lot of tongs and tweezers but I have to purchase this plastic tweezer because Vito was having a hard time using the ones that we have. This new tweezer is just perfect! It is soft, and can be easily be manipulated by Vito. It has teeth on its end so it can easily grip the object. Vito loves using this. But note, the end is pointy so adult supervision is a must even if this is made of plastic. - Water transfer using sponge
“squeeze squeeze squeeze”, that’s Vito’s new favourite word! He just learned that a few weeks ago as he was doing this tray. Water activity is always a favourite and Vito works on this for about 30 to 45 minutes. Once bored with squeezing, he would automatically switch to pouring water between bowls. - Glue with brush
There’s just so many ways to glue and one of my favourite is the glue with brush. I made Vito use this and he works like an expert! Those are paper cut-outs with letters in them (handwritten) so that we can name the letters as we glue them!
Welcome to the Learn & Play Link Party!
Here are the featured Christmas-themed activities for this week!
Fine Motor Skills Christmas Tree from Living Montessori Now
Paper Plate Christmas Tree from Creative Family Fun
Nutcracker Unit 2 w/ FREE Printable from Every Star is Different
Printable Advent Calendar from Sights and Sounds Readings
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Thanks so much for featuring my fine-motor skills Christmas tree, Jae! And thanks for hosting each week. I pinned your post. :)
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