Age: 12 – 18 months
Goal: To lay the foundation for matching skills and to develop concentration.
Materials: mat, basket, three pairs (such as shoes, socks, mittens/gloves, animals, cutlery, balls, etc)
Matching Pairs
- Prepare the work and get out the mat.
- With the work facing the child and the mat between you, set the basket to the child’s right.
- Take one item out of the basket and examine it. Then set it down on the mat.
- Take a second item (not the match) out of the basket, examine it, and then compare it to the first item by setting them beside each other. Return it to the basket.
Control of Error
- Now take the matching item out and examine it alongside the first item. Then lay it aside its match.
Matching Pairs
- Do the same with the remaining items until all have been matched.
- Once you have completed the activity, invite the child to do the activity. Once the child is engaged, step back and observe without interfering with the child’s work.
- When the child is finished with the activity, take him/her with you to return the work and mat to its proper place.
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