Hi everyone! As promised, I am sharing with you the early childhood activities I gave to Mavi when he was about 1+ years old. We started at 14 months and I was just giving him random activities that I know of. It was then around 16 or 18 months that I learned about the importance of fine motor skills which they will eventually need in their preschool years and beyond. So I made some research and started our journey in “home” schooling.
Reading Books
Now this is what we did since he was months old. At first, we started with books for babies… simple stories, books with large pictures to capture his attention.
Pre-writing Skills
A very basic activity but very important. This will introduce them to writing, papers, and pens. I bought Crayola jumbo for him for this activity. Because I started Mavi early on in writing, I never had problems with him when it came to the proper holding of a pencil or pen.
Transferring and Sorting Activities
An introduction to sorting and colors. At the same time a practice for grasping small objects. We are using an ice tray and M&Ms blue and yellow chocolate :)
Playing with Puzzles
Who doesn’t like puzzles? Don’t expect your child to immediately figure out this one or fall in love with it. Mavi doesn’t know how to do with it at first. He just loves to hold the puzzle pieces and admires the pictures.
Hand and Eye Coordination
This is a simple activity of dropping the M&M’s in a hole (we’re using a milk container). I love watching him concentrate!
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These are great activities! I feel like we need to start incorporating a few of these into our routine, especially the sorting!
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Wonderful activities :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see how fast they grow and learn!
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