Category: Communication, Language and Literacy
Busy Bag For Bath Time: Shaving Foam Painting
| February 28, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 0 - 1, 1 - 2, 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Colours, Creative Development, Home Education, Projects, Rainy Day Activities |
This is part six in a series on busy bags. For more information on what busy bags are, and for some ideas on bought contents for easy busy bags and more handmade ideas, read past posts in the series.
Busy Bags: Colour Matching With Pegs
| February 7, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Colours, Communication, Language and Literacy, Home Education, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy |
Part three in a series on busy bags, this post brings you the first of our hand made busy bags. For more information on what busy bags are, and for some ideas on bought contents for easy busy bags, read past posts in the series.
Bought Busy Bag Ideas
| January 31, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Colours, Fine Motor Skills, Hand-Eye Coordination, Home Education, Physical Development |
This is the second in a series of posts on Busy Bags, toddler activity bags. In The Low Down On Busy Bags, I share what they are, how they work and how we store them.
How To: Help Your Child Develop Fine Motor Skills
| June 7, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 1 - 2, 2 - 3 years, By Age, Colours, Communication, Language and Literacy, Home Education, Physical Development, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy |
The development of Fine Motor Skills in children is very important. We’ve all heard about them, but what exactly are fine motor skills and how can we help our children develop them?
Little Learners Books Review
| May 14, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 1 - 2, By Age, Communication, Language and Literacy, Competitions, Home Education, Products, Reviews |
It’s a great joy to myself and my husband that Ameli enjoys reading. She loves paging through books, and always asks us to ‘read the words to me Mama, read the words’. I remember when she was a baby my lovely friend Kesia said that she never said no to her little boy when he…
Learning Colours – Coloured Rice
| March 22, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, By Age, Colours, Communication, Language and Literacy, Creative Development, Home Education |
Building on the success of our coloured pasta, I thought we’d try the same thing, but with rice. I only made a small amount the first time round to test it and makes sure it worked and I am so thrilled with the result. It looks so good, we think, anyway.
I think Ameli’s a pretty smart girl, and she’s been quick off the mark with everything including crawling, walking and talking. She’s been counting for more than six months, and has been able to recognise and identify numbers since well before 20 months of age, which I think is pretty good. Colours, however, seem to have her flummoxed. She recognises them, and knows them, but can’t always identify them or remember them, and she does confuse them.
I decided it was time to do something about it, and make use of the plethora of resources I have saved up all over the place to try help us a little with learning colours. Problem is, I have no idea where I originally saw this particular idea, or whether it’s an amalgamation of many others? (It strikes me as a Montessori-style activity though?) Anyway… here’s what we did for our first try: (more…)
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