shelf work

Tot School

October 10, 2010

Joey is 22 months. We’ve been learning about the senses in Tot School this month. Here is the tray from our introductory lesson: We’re also learning a song called Five Senses (to the tune of Where’s Thumbkin?) that I found here. It’s simple and repetitive, so he’s learning all the senses quickly. The first sense [...]

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Tot School

September 26, 2010

Joey is 22 months. I don’t have many pictures to show for this week, funny thing is I thought I take more than this. Oh, well. This is one of our new works from last week. It’s an opening and closing work. I found this cute little treasure chest at Hobby Lobby and filled it [...]

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Tot School

September 19, 2010

Joey is 22 months. This is a nesting work with a plain Russian doll set I found at Hobby Lobby. There are six altogether, but I decided to just start with the largest three until he gets the hang of it. He does pretty well, except sometimes he puts a doll in upside and it [...]

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Tot School

September 13, 2010

I’ve been reading and enjoying Tot School over at Carisa’s 1+1+1=1 blog for awhile and–finally–remembered to take pictures this week so I could link-up. Joey is {almost} 22 months. We’re working on learning the names of the numbers and their quantity. Coloring is a new favorite activity and he’s been doing a good job of [...]

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Shelf Work: 3rd Week of October

October 12, 2009

After looking a bit bare the last week or so, I added a few new works and made adjustments to both shelves. The one in Joey’s room has been neglected for quite awhile. Here’s what we’ve got: Even after presenting the Matching Pairs work multiple times to Joey, he still doesn’t seem quite ready for [...]

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Practical Life: Crushing Paper

October 8, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: Laying the foundation for putting trash paper in a tr ash can as well as developing fine motor skills. Materials: work mat, tray, basket, five pieces of paper (ie, tissue paper, wrapping paper, construction paper) Avoid using paper with words (ie, magazines, newspapers, books) so that you can model [...]

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Motor Activity: Opening & Closing Extension

October 8, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: To develop fine motor skills and the pincer grasp. Materials: mat, basket, 5 or 6 objects that can be opened and closed (book, box, purse, etc.) and an object to go in each container Prepare the work and get out the mat. Place the basket on the right side [...]

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Treasure Basket: Fall

October 8, 2009

Here is the treasure basket I’ve had out for about a week and will most likely continue to keep out for the rest of the season. It’s location may change and I’d like to put a few more items in it as well. I have a few pine cones I might put in, but my [...]

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Shelf Work: 1st Week of October

September 30, 2009

This week our shelf looks a little bare. I parred down and changed up the work, because last week I noticed that Joey really didn’t choose anything off the shelf, aside from the opening and closing work. So, I switched it up added two new work and made an extension for the opening and closing [...]

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Motor Activity: Opening & Closing Objects

September 24, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: To develop fine motor skills and the pincer grasp. Materials: mat, basket, 5 or 6 objects that can be opened and closed (book, box, purse, etc.) Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Place the basket on the right side of the mat with the child sitting [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Matching Pairs

September 22, 2009

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) Prepare the work and get out the mat. With the work facing the child and the mat between you, set the basket to the [...]

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