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blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels pre toddler preschooler thanksgiving toddler saturday november 21 2009 precocious pre toddlers 12 18 months several people you know who you are have made requests for posts on activities for pre toddlers here we define a pre toddler as a 12 18 month old child this age range is awkward much like the pre teen stage later in life a pre toddler may or may not be walking may have one word or twenty may understand complicated instructions or still be struggling with the concept of don t touch this age range is also notoriously limited in both attention spans and crafty skills here is a basic run down of activities well suited to the pre toddler stage as well as some insights on where they are in development and what can reasonably be expected i will slowly work through these with my own pre toddler as my guinea pig and try to give as much insight about how to introduce each activity and how to modify it so your child can experience some success without too much frustration speaking of frustration in on becoming pre toddlerwise the authors say that some activities challenge present skill levels by placing demands on your little one for a solution it s the challenge in such cases that stimulates learning when your child is participating in learning time with mom or dad she should be challenged tasks that have already been mastered are best left as independent activities for free playtime so you can expect a certain level of frustration it s a good thing however when your child becomes repetitively frustrated it is time to stop the activity with these activities suggest demonstrate and encourage but do not overly assist no helicopter parenting at learning time stacking blocks in my experience pretoddlers are doing quite well if they can stack 3 blocks on top of one another by 18 months my 16 month old hasn t managed it yet stacking rings this tends to be mastered closer to 11 13 months old but getting the rings in the correct order might take a bit longer containers with lids start with easier ones and move to progressively harder ones finger plays and nursery rhymes check out no time for flashcards for detailed videos of every nursery rhyme you can think of scheduled playdates with 1 2 children at a time once a week is a great way to develop social skills slowly and with lots of parental supervision keep these experiences positive and low stress at this age try not to overwhelm a pre toddler with too many children or too much unsupervised socialization start with 10 15 minutes per activity and work towards the goal of 30 minutes later as a toddler preschooler we should also keep in mind that the 12 18 month stage is largely about gaining self sufficiency and learning how to be a civilized human being so here are some other activities you might not realize your child could start mastering already drink from a small plastic cup start with 1 2 ounces of water expect dribbles and have your child clean those dribbles up with a rag or sponge eat with spoon and fork hand over the spoon and a bowl of oatmeal then take cover just kidding cut banana with a knife you can buy small toddler butter knives supervision is required but this is really not a difficult or dangerous activity walk up and down stairs practice makes perfect good way to tire out your child on rainy snowy days climb off on couch teach your child to climb off safely on their belly feet first before they learn to climb on the couch we started at 9 months old and by the time our son could climb on the couch he could already climb off safely and we ve only had one fall pour water from small pitcher into a cup i ll explain further in a later post wipe up own spills and the table with a rag or sponge at the end of meals put clothes away an 18 month old can learn to fold a washcloth or cloth diaper and carry socks or other clothes and place them in a basket or drawer in their room credits on becoming pre toddlerwise by gary ezzo and dr bucknam montessori from the start by paula polk lillard posted by amanda at 6 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels pre toddler friday november 20 2009 positional words a thanksgiving game here s a fun thanksgiving activity to help work on positional words above below under behind on next to etc with your baby toddler preschooler or school aged child we had a blast doing this and my toddler begged to play it over and over again i love it when that happens it s also a great way to work on following simple directions and listening skills too ages baby and up if there is an older sibling or child the baby can participate this is a great activity for families with a baby and older sibling i ll explain as we walk through the activity materials thanksgiving pictures 2 of each picture you choose index cards tape prep i went to google images and typed in thanksgiving words to find appropriate pictures some pictures i used wild turkey cooked turkey family eating thanksgiving dinner pumpkin pie funny guy with a turkey hat peas mashed potatoes hugging family dinner rolls once i chose my pictures i printed them off on my printer 2 of each picture cut them out and taped them to index cards i hid one of each of the pictures around the house writing down where i hid them on a separate piece of paper activity show the pictures and explain why you chose certain images it was a good time to prep my daughter for the upcoming festivities since this is the first year she ll really get it baby the baby can participate with older siblings give the clue cards to the older sibling child and have the older child find the images if the baby crawls let them crawl after the older sibling to help you can have the older sibling crawl with the baby too or carry the baby around running after siblings as they do the hunt after the pictures are found show the pictures to the baby you can have the sibling show them too young toddler use really easy directions for the game i listed below you can also use the pictures to teach names of things for example show a picture of the turkey explain that it s a real turkey hang the picture of a real turkey somewhere and something else if you think they are able give simple directions working on one positional word at a time like find the turkey on the door find the turkey on the tv cabinet find the turkey on the couch toddler here s how i did this with my toddler i showed her the picture and told her she could only look for this picture i then told her where it could be found this is different than a traditional scavenger hunt since you are essentially telling them where the card can be found however it is important to use phrases with positional words like look under the pillow check behind the door when she came back with the correct card i had her find its match and set it on the couch preschooler and up try 2 step clues a clue for the item and or a clue for its location for example the turkey is on the item i would use to cook the turkey oven the corn is in the thing i use to protect my hands when i am cooking oven mitt or try i m looking for the picture of what we do when we see our family hug it is under something in this room you can also do things like find all the foods we eat for thanksgiving find everything that starts with a t h etc with the cards i also played memory a picture matching game and a color matching game you can also ask questions like which of these is round peas which is the color white point to the animal this is an adaptation from an activity in the siblings busy book by lisa hanson and heather kempskie posted by raegan at 12 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baby child fall gradeschool pre toddler preschooler thanksgiving toddler thursday november 19 2009 stringing bottle caps i ve seen many variations on this activity including lacing tiny beads into bracelets and lacing big wooden beads onto shoe strings as in the melissa and doug version this is an activity that requires and encourages a great deal of fine motor skills tobias at 16 months old is able to string 1 2 beads independently and watches me intently as i do it and with me holding the string he can do more beads halfway independently i wouldn t suggest trying this under 15 months old unless your child is already scribbling with a crayon and using a fork and spoon with some success this activity can be great for 15 month olds to 3 year olds materials as many bottle caps as you can find a slight addiction to soda could be a good thing here half a shoelace with a big knot in the loose end drill with large drill bit preparation drill holes in the center of the bottle caps activity demonstrate to your child how to lace the bottle caps onto the shoelace do it slowly and holding it up in front of them talk about the colors of the bottle caps as you lace them and then hand one to your child if he hasn t already picked them up and encourage him to put it on the shoelace as you hold the shoelace up once your child shows interest in doing it step back gradually and let them take it on independently extensions with an older child ages 2 you can make a pattern red green red green on your own shoelace and ask them to copy the pattern ignore the goofy face that s just tobias brilliant look of concentration or maybe the flash was just in his eyes posted by amanda at 6 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fine motor skills in the car montessori pre toddler preschooler toddler wednesday november 18 2009 handprint turkey we have been having lots of fun with do a dot art sets thanks raegan for mentioning them a recent one we did was handprint turkeys i like this because it captures the size of your child s hand age range as soon as you are okay with your child using a do a dot two and up is definitely appropriate you will have to decide on children younger than that skills taught art colors fine motor supplies do a dot pen pencil crayon paper prep trace your child s hand on the paper trace a parent s hand on the paper activity have your child use the do a dots to fill in the feathers on each turkey photos this was the first time we used do a dots so the kids were quite excited about them and wanting to experiement i also realized at one point that i didn t explain the activity well before we started so the end product didn t turn out as i envisioned but they definitely enjoyed themselves the top one is brayden s age 4 5 and the bottome one is kaitlyn s 2 5 posted by valerie plowman at 1 10 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art colors preschooler thanksgiving toddler turkey turkey apple brayden brought this home from preschool the other day i thought it was so cute he colored feathers a turkey head and feet he cut them out and then taped them to toothpicks and stuck the toothpicks into the apple i thought it was a fun idea posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels apple thanksgiving turkey tuesday november 17 2009 pre writing skills have you ever stopped to watch a young child color often times they color using their entire arm in a scribbling motion as they get older the movement involves less of their arms and more of the wrists then gradually it becomes movement from the wrists and fingers using very little of their arms and shoulders if any it s called proximal distal motor development basically it means that kids learn to control the muscles closest to the body first like the shoulders before they learn to control the muscles that are far away from the body like the wrist hand and fingers i am not an occupational therapist and don t claim to be but according to some occupational therapists that i ve spoken to and handwriting programs i ve seen there are a few shapes that need to be mastered in order to write i don t know if they have to be mastered in order to be able to write but it may help with neat handwriting and cause less frustration some of these shapes include vertical lines horizontal lines circles x and sloping lines like and activities that involve crossing the body s mid line like making an x or sloping lines take practice in order for children to make the shape well without switching hands in our handwriting program we used when i taught we had children strengthen their arm muscles by using chart paper and practicing very large drawing vertical lines from about their heads to about belly button level i did this activity with my toddler the other day it was very interesting i also noticed a definite difference in hand strength just by the amount of pressure she was able to put on the paper with her pencil by the way i recommend using a pencil or chalk for this activity instead of markers pencils and chalk help create drag so it is an easy way to help strengthen their hand muscles as well according to the ot at the elementary school where i taught materials chalkboard and chalk or paper and pencils large chalkboard vertical or chart paper or butcher paper i use the back of wrapping paper in a pinch prep draw dots to be connected in desired on a sheet of paper draw dots to be connected on the pages start with vertical which may be the easiest for them since they aren t crossing the body s mid line as they get more proficient move on to horizontal sloping crossing lines and eventually making shapes circle squares triangles etc i wouldn t try to tackle everything in one day or even one week unless you are dealing with an older child example of dots in multiple colors to draw vertical lines example for horizontal lines example of lines to be connected to make a square activity show your child how to connect the dots tell them to connect the dots that are the same color touch the red dot with the pencil draw a line from this red dot to the other red dot you see try this activity on large chart paper or large sheets of wrapping paper or butcher paper hung up on a wall or easel the larger the shape the easier it may be since kids develop muscles closer to the body first things to notice are the lines dark or very light can they draw the line from one dot to another easily which shapes vertical horizontal sloping x etc are easier which are more difficult are the lines shaky or smooth can they draw the lines in an unbroken movement even crossing the body s mid line this is a great way to get ready for writing and strengthen shoulder arm hand and finger muscles this activity was tough for my 2 year old but i ve already seen progression as we ve practiced we ve been doing it a little each day this activity doesn t have to take a long time i have a piece of chart paper set up on the wall in my kitchen each morning with my daughter gets up she can get a piece of chalk and draw a 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