Easter Activities for Intentional Learning

easter activities for learning1

I have seen that designing themed learning activities for younger kids is a great way to sustain interest in the same concept. It gets them look at the same learning activity in a fun and interesting way. Just a few egg shapes for Easter or a few bright hearts for Valentine’s go a long way in my house when we set up learning activities for my kids.…

Math Activity : Play Dough Fingers for Toddlers

toddlers math activity with play dough and numbers

This toddler learning math activity combines music, play dough and math.

My toddler is trying *really* hard to keep with her pre school age sister. I mean she loves to bring me books and have me read them to her, she loves to learn and all, but..the thought stops there. It is just the idea of learning like her sister which entices her not the actual sit down and focus learning.…

Origami for kids

origami crafts

Origami means ” folding paper”.  Origami for kids can be much more than a craft activity. Being a preschooler, I wondered if she will be able to understand the concept of folding and making objects. Well, I decided to give it a try and I chose the simplest things to make.

This is not a tutorial on how to do them but a post to encourage you to explore this technique with the kids.…

ABC’s of Math Activities : U – Z

MATH FOR PRESCHOOL

Welcome to the final part of the ABC series of hands on math activities. To read the introductory post on the series, visit here.  Below you will find the links to earlier posts. Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

 

U is for Units

Understanding the concept of units is a long shot for a preschooler. But that said just like many words that we learn each day “Units” is part of every number we talk about.…

ABC’s of Math Activities : P – T

PRESCHOOL MATH

To read the first three parts of this series visit the following links. Part 1, part 2 and part 3.

P is for Patterns

We see patterns all around us. Patterns to a preschooler is something that’s repetitive and is in an order. It’s a basic concept that is the foundation for life-long mathematical skills.

Identifying patterns around us:

Flowers, animals, clothes, jewelery, shoes, floor tiles and many more.…

ABC’s of Math Activities : K – O

PRESCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES

Here is the 3rd part of our ABC series on hands on math activities. To read the previous parts visit here and here.

We have many preschool math ideas and few toddler math activities.

K is for Kitchen Math

Getting kids in the kitchen is a best place to teach Mathematics. From measures to units to quantity it’s the best place to experiment math facts.…