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al 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 line from the top to the bottom quick easy painless but very beneficial in the long run posted by raegan at 12 00 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels child fine motor skills preschooler quick shapes toddler writing monday november 16 2009 feather turkey last year i had a lot of feathers my mom had given me i wanted to use them for something so we made a turkey brayden loved it so much that we had to repeat the activity this year age range probably two and up you could assist a one year old skills taught science colors fine motor skills practice for penmanship if child uses scissors art supplies paper two pieces glue feathers crayon or pen pencil scissors activity on one paper have your child draw a turkey body and head kaitlyn 2 5 drew her own as did brayden at 4 5 but last year at 3 5 brayden couldn t or didn t think he could have your child cut it out if able if not then you cut it out draw a circle on the other piece of paper this is the circle for your child to place the end of the feathers in have your child dip the ends of the feathers in glue and place them in the circle put the turkey body over the feathers add eyes legs etc let dry and hang photos posted by valerie plowman at 12 45 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels colors preschooler thanksgiving toddler turkey friday november 13 2009 turkey table toppers we had a party this weekend and my daughter helped me make table toppers these also make great decorations for this thanksgiving season i did end up finishing these myself since she had a really hard time getting past the glue on her hands appropriate ages will depend my 2 year old was completely capable of putting this together with assistance however she didn t care for this activity since the glue was getting on her hands if this isn t an issue for your child this activity could be really fun either way the end product is great materials needed glass bubble votive holder 1 at a craft store wooden doll head 2 for a 6 pack at craft store hot glue super glue type glue mod podge fall colored tissue paper i used red yellow and orange battery operated tea lights tacky glue black beads or wiggly eyes brush for mod podge prep glue the doll head on the glass votive and let it dry cut out small pieces of tissue paper cut a small diamond for the beak and an oval for the wattle cut 9 x 2 strips of tissue paper for the tail feathers activity 1 brush mod podge all over the votive 2 cover with tissue paper pieces letting them overlap 3 apply another layer of mod podge let dry takes about 30 45 minutes 4 bend each 9x2 strip of tissue paper in half without making a crease twist at the bottom attach to the back of the votive with tacky glue 5 glue beak and eyes with tacky glue 6 take the oval and twist at the top attach to the beak with tacky glue 7 turn on the tea light and enjoy from the november 2008 edition of family fun magazine posted by raegan at 1 00 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art child fall preschooler thanksgiving toddler turkey thursday november 12 2009 lift the flap colors my son loves lift the flap books right now he can sit for hours with them to provide more variety and some extra educational material i made a lift the flap colors board to practice colors with him he is 16 months currently and seemed to enjoy it best when i was sitting with him to participate too i also have a feeling this would work well in the car or in church when he is required to sit still age range 14 months 5 years materials construction paper black red blue green yellow scissors clear packing tape preparation 1 cut 2 large squares of black paper 2 cut small squares of the other colors that are roughly 1 4th the size of the black paper 3 cut flaps into the black paper you can make them all go the same direction or different directions for variation 4 tape colored squares onto the back of the black paper behind the flaps so the color is exposed when the flap is lifted 5 tape second sheet of black paper to the back to cover the colored paper 6 wrap entire thing in clear packing tape so it lasts longer optional for preschoolers but probably necessary for toddlers activity give the board to your child let them explore and enjoy point out each color as your child lifts the flaps ask your child to find each color one at a time praising when they find the correct color extensions for an older child you can make a larger board with more color options write the color words onto the flaps and have the child read the words to tell you what the color will be before they lift the flap this creates a self correcting activity to encourage independence in the child and take the corrective power away from the parent so there s less pressure pictures posted by amanda at 6 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels colors math preschooler toddler wednesday november 11 2009 sponge painting leaf picture brayden brought this cute picture home from preschool age range as soon as you want your toddler or older to hold a sponge covered in paint supplies sponges paint paper crayon for the trunk optional you could use paint activity have your child draw a tree trunk on a piece of paper if your child is too young to do that draw it for him have your child use the sponges to put leaves on the tree photo posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art fall preschooler toddler tuesday november 10 2009 no bake turkey cookies these were so much fun i got this from the disney family fun magazine ingredients oreos i used double stuffed candy corn whoppers icing called for royal but regular worked fine plastic sandwich bag directions each cookie needs 2 oreos one whole and one half icing side put a little icing on the whole oreo and stick in on the half oreo i put some icing in a sandwich bag and cut the tip for easy application ice a whopper and stick in on the bottom of the whole oreo put icing on each tip of candy corn and stick them on like feathers break off a tip of one candy corn stick in on like a beak use icing to make eyes eat posted by raegan at 1 00 am 2 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