Here is what Luke and I were up to this week:
Valentine's Sensory Bin
Rating: 3/5
Foam Hearts
Rating: 4/5
Poms in a Toilet Paper Roll
Rating: 4/5
Skills:
Fine motor development
Sensory development
Activity:
I gave Luke a cup of poms and he dropped them through two toilet paper rolls to land in a small container on the floor. I duck taped the rolls to our dishwasher. Luke was engaged in this activity for about 10 minutes. It took him awhile to figure out how to get the poms through the rolls. When he finally did, he was pretty excited about it. I talked through what was happening with him and he really seemed to enjoy this activity.
Chalkboard
***Luke's favorite of the week
Rating: 5/5
Skills:
Fine motor development
Pre-writing
Activity:
Super simple: I gave Luke a piece of chalk and a chalkboard. My expectations weren't very high for this activity, mainly because Luke hasn't really liked any 'art' things we have done. I was very wrong. Luke loved moving the chalk along the chalkboard and making marks. It was so cool to watch his eyes light up when he figured out he was the one actually making the marks.
Making a Fort
Rating: 4/5
Skills:
Gross motor development
Activity:
This was our first fort and it was so much fun. After making it I sat inside and Luke laughed and laughed. It was so darn cute. He then preceded to run through the fort, with the blanket touching his head. He would laugh every time. This was so simple and so fun...perfect for a cold day.
Coloring Hearts
Rating: 4/5
Skills:
Fine motor development
Pre-writing
Activity:
I cut out a heart on card stock and let Luke go to town with markers. I think I finally figured out that the writing utensil has to make big, bold marks for Luke to like it. Crayons just don't do it for him. He likes chalk and markers. So, chalk and markers we will use.
Do you have any fun tot school activities to share?
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