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Toddler Tasks Week 7

The weeks go by too quickly and my little girls is growing up too fast!  Sophia is now is now 2 1/2 years old.
Many of these activities can be adjusted to meet the needs of older children as well.

Letter Formation:

We put some paint in a sealed plastic baggie and practiced writing letters.

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Letter Formation and Letter Identification:

We had a lot of FUN using Wiki Sticks to form letters.  She formed a few letters and then pointed to the letters as we sang, “There was a little girl who played all day and Sophia was her name-O, S-O-P-H-I-A,  S-O-P-H-I-A,  S-O-P-H-I-A and Sophia was her name-O (to the tune of BINGO of course!).  She loved this!

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Toddler Tasks Week 7!
Number Matching:
We have a puzzle that matches numbers 1-20 with pictures.  We are only working on numbers 1-5 right now.  She really liked this puzzle and said, “Please, I do more?”
Toddler Tasks Week 7!
Number Formation, Number Identification and Fine Motor Skills:
This was a very simple, yet effective, skill for early math.  I drew some numbers on our magnetic whiteboard with corresponding dots.  Then, I used our magnetic squares from our Magnetic Color Cube Set.  She patiently worked on each number, but didn’t want any help!
Toddler Tasks Week 7!
Toddler Tasks Week 7!
Toddler Tasks Week 7!

Shape Identification, One-to-One Correspondence and Counting 1-5:
I have these lacing shapes that I got from Oriental Trading Company awhile back.  They haven’t been used as much as I would like so I tried to give them a fresh start.  I added some magnets (which I am totally obsessed with) to the back and used them on our whiteboard.

Toddler Tasks Week 7!

 

I drew some shapes on our whiteboard, which matched our magnets, and Sophia identified the shapes and practiced counting up to 5.
Toddler Tasks Week 7!
Pre-writing/Tracing Skills:
We did a lot of pre-writing skills this week.  I put the sheets in a very durable sheet protector that I pick up at Lakeshore for around $2.50.  These are great for reusing sheets over and over.  Of course you can use a simple sheet protector and a dry erase marker too.
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Reading and Reading Readiness:
We did a lot of reading, as we do every week.  One sign that children are progressing towards getting ready to read is that they will “read” books to themselves and others.  Sophia loves to “read” out loud to herself and to our dogs:)  I LOVE that Audrey likes to read to Sophia and Sophia likes to listen:)
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We have 100’s our books in our library and I always like to collect more!  I try to pick up as many easy readers as possible at garage sales and our local library (books for sale).  I usually buy them for around 10-50 cents each, and worth every penny!
Toddler Tasks Week 7!
Letter Identification and other Preschool Skills:
I picked up this Hot Dot Jr. app from Education Resources because she loves her Hot Dot set! They have a free (lite) and full version.
Toddler Tasks Week 7!

 

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    3. Great ideas…magnets are the best. I have those same buttons and now I have another idea with them. Also love the magnetic blocks they look really cool. I am sure it won't be long a little Sophia will be doing R2R along with big sister (at her level of course). Thanks for sharing.

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