My good Friend Rebecca (who should be an author of this blog- hint hint!) had this idea! I just stole it from her to share with you (If she was an author on this blog she could have shared it herself!)
She does many things with cookies sheets that do not involve cooking or cookies! They make great trays to toddler/kid activities! For the next few weeks I will show you how I have used cookie sheets at my house for toddler activities.
Cookie Sheet Activity #1 - Sorting!
I got my sorting blocks from Target in the Dollar spot around back-to-school time... I am pretty sure that they have some at the dollar tree in the school supplies section.
I get my cookie sheets from the Dollar Tree... they are the perfect size and the perfect price. We have 4 cookie sheets that I rotate with activities.
Sorting by colors:
There are 4 colors in my blocks so I divided a piece of paper in to 1/4s and colored each on the corresponding colors. I tell my toddler to put the blocks in the right color.
he like to build towers with his block... as long as they are in the right color it is cool with me! :)
Sorting by Shapes:
My blocks have 3 shapes. I divided my paper into 1/3s and drew the shaped out down the sections. I tell him to find the shape to fill in the row (or column - depending on how you face the tray)
Matching a pattern:
Here I have him match the shape and color
Here I just have him match the color.
For older kids you could do:
Counting
Adding/ Subtracting
Making up their own patterns
What kinds of sorting do you do at your house?
Come back next week to see our next Cookie Sheet Activity!!
3 comments:
I love this idea! It could be a great travel activity as well! The sorting we do it with toys, back into their proper bin during clean up. :) Thanks for the great activity!
this is such a great idea. my zoe will be 2 in june. i think this will be a fun way for her to learn shapes and colors!
cool idea. fun ways to teach my twins a few months from now, thnks mommy..
Post a Comment