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•PAPER-TOWEL MARKER ART•
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Happy Sunday my Friends! Here is a throwback to probably the coolest Process Art experiments we have done! Check out my blog for TIPs & details https://montessorifromtheheart.com/2017/12/01/paper-towel-markers-and-water-color-science-experiment-diy-craft-art-homeschool/ .
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Clear Cups, baby food jars, lids, and more are great storage solutions for sketching materials!
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What's your secret for storing art materials? .
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UNO CARD TOWERS
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Do you play cards at your house?
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We LOVE to play games together, and there are SO many learning options in various board and card games.
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We also turn the cards and dice into fun learning activities.
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This game was FAST & FUN.
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3 LEVELS OF PLAY
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⭐️ TODDLER
Build towers to match the color of the cards.
⭐️ PRESCHOOL
Count and Build the towers with a matching number of blocks. Compare tower sizes.
⭐️ KINDERGARTEN
Combine towers to see what number you get (Addition). How tall can you go? What is the difference between tower sizes (subtraction)?
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My preschooler started at level 2, but naturally moved onto level 3 on her own.
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That’s what we love about having children be engaged in their learning. They keep going on their own and teach themselves.
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Check out my stories to see her in action and hear her unscripted dialog and she worked/played.
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Feeding the Shape Monsters!!
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Our rainbow Shape buttons are one of our all time favorite manipulatives. We use the ALL the time.
I think I got this set from Walmart, but they have very similar sets in Amazon.
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In our 2D Shapes Unit (LINK IN PROFILE), we found all kinds of ways to play with and sort shapes.
This was definitely a favorite.
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This game works on:
⭐️ Shape Recognition
⭐️ Sorting
⭐️ Fine Motor Skills
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GET IT and all the other activities in our 2D Shapes Unit. Link in bio.
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PRESCHOOL COUNTING BINDER
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this is SO FUN!
It’s great for independent learning play.
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The kids love the Velcro, and the spring theme is super cute.
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We love it for the classroom, but it’s also amazing for the home or the car .
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To MAKE YOUR OWN you’ll need:
⭐️ Our Counting Binder Printables (link in bio)
⭐️ Velcro dots
⭐️ Baggies or Velcro Strips
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I used zipper bags to hold the pieces, but you can also use a Velcro strip across the back of the previous page.
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I laminate the pages with my $20 laminator from Amazon, and then add Velcro dots to the pieces.
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Hope your kids have as much fun with theirs as my little do with ours!
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What a fun pattern match activity from @montessorifromtheheart Keep tagging #everydayplayhacks - I would love to see what you're all up to this week ❤️ Sian (@teach.investigate.play)
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repost via @instarepost20 from @montessorifromtheheart •POM POM DROP DIY•
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Here is a different way to use your science test tubes!!! Draw a color combination or a pattern on a piece of paper. Offer your little one tongs (or they are welcome to practice pincer grip) and invite them to replicate the pattern by dropping Pom Poms.
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A pattern is only a pattern IF it is repeated twice. The easiest ones are those with just two colors or variables e.i. ❤️❤️ Or shapes ◽️◽️~ referred to as an AB,AB pattern. More complex patterns include ABC, ABC; AABB, AABB; AAB,AAB; ABB, ABB; and ABCD,ABCD. Patterns are all around us, from animals, to clothing, to patterns found in nature. Patterning is also a basic math skill upon which many mathematical concepts are based such as addition, skip counting, times table and others. Learning to be proficient in identifying and creating patterns is the beginning of the mastery of life-long mathematical skills. And as children begin to recognize, understand, and replicate simple patterns, they are then prepared to work with number patterns. Be sure to give your child the opportunity to “read” his/her pattern when it is complete, as to allow the opportunity to fix any misplaced objects. .
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It’s Dental Health month, and I’ve managed to get all 5 of my kiddos into the dentist this month. It’s exhausting!!
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Do you take all your kiddos at once, or spread it out and take them one at a time?
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I’m happy to have it done ✅, and it’s a great time to start talking about and playing dental health.
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The Letter tooth Sensory bin taught my 3-year-old her first 10 letters last year.
She played with it for weeks!
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The Marshmallow Mouth model was great fun, but also fantastic for shouldering my kids the circular brushing stroke. ❤️ it so much!!
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Get the whole dental pack on PlanningPlaytime.com/shop. Link in profile.
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PHONE NUMBER PLAY
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My kids LOVED this phone ☎️ number learning play.
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We want kids to learn their phone number early, because it is important for safety.
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This game is part of our Back-to-School Preschool set. The set includes Printable cards for their number.
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We built the Giant Floor Phone out of paper.
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The kids held their phone number cards and jumped or stepped their phone number.
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Including the movement and play improves memory retention, and of course, makes it so much fun.
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Find our Back-to-School Preschool Unit at: https://planningplaytime.com/back-school-themes
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Alphabet Soup Sensory Play!!
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Are you ready for some serious #funlearning ?
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This game combines all the fun of a splash, stir and play Sensory bin with letter recognition.
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We used our plastic magnetic letters, but foam letters would work beautifully as well.
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Those kiddos ❤️ this one so much, we wanted you to be able to try it too.
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Get your very own FREE, colored Alphabet pages at: https://planningplaytime.com/free-alphabet-printables
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