Practical Life Activities for Toddlers (24 Months) and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Exploring Fruits for Toddlers
Monday, October 19, 2015
Vito is 23 months old.
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After, the zoo, farm animals and parts of the body, I decided to do a fruit unit for this little boy as he loves to name fruits whenever we are in the supermarket. I like to come up with themed activities as it helps the child to expand their knowledge of certain objects and occasions, practice communication skills and improve their vocabulary.
Beginning Sounds. We’re using Hape Lowercase Puzzle.
Apple Prints. Color recognition and sensorial activity.
Bagging Fruits. A practical life activity that develops hand/eye coordination, concentration plus helping Mommy tidy up! We’re using Learning Resources Fruit Counters.
Matching Real Objects with Pictures. Developing early discrimination skills (difference between objects), hand/eye coordination and concentration. I made the fruit cards and you can get a copy from here or here.
Fruit Color Sorting using a Tong. Improving fine motor skills, pincer grasp, concentration and color recognition.
I love this tong from Ikea.
As of the moment, our color sorting activity involves two colors, but I introduce one (new) color at a time.
He’s seriously concentrating. Goodness!
Slicing a Banana. I was with him the whole time he’s doing this, reason why I don’t have an actual photo of the activity. Another great practical life activity to introduce to kids. This is an introductory activity of actual “slicing”, though we’ve done a lot of this using playdough. He still has difficulty coordinating his hands. We’ll get there though… need to practice more
And that’s about it! Thanks once again for taking time to read through the post. Don’t forget to PIN this for your reference.
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Collection of Practical Life Activities for Toddlers (21 Months)
Monday, August 10, 2015
So for this month, here are the practical life activities Vito is working on. These are rotated once in a while.
Don’t forget to check out our collection of Practical Life Activities, click the images below for more information
Ultimate Collection of Practical Life Activities (Part Two)
Friday, July 31, 2015
Ultimate Collection of Practical Life Activities (Part One)
Thursday, June 18, 2015
“Practical life or real work activities, along with the development of language, may well be the most important work in the first six years of life. By means of these activities the child learns to make intelligent choices, to become physically and mentally independent and responsible. He learns to concentrate, to control muscles, to act with care, to focus, to analyse logical steps, and complete a cycle of activity. This lays the groundwork for sound mental and physical work throughout life.” – Susan Mayclin Stephenson, CHILD OF THE WORLD
Scooping Pasta
Materials:
- bowls
- pasta
- spoon
Spooning Rice
Materials:
- bowls
- rice
- tablespoon
Whisking
Materials:
- bowl
- whisk
- something to whisk (liquid or powder)
Latches
Materials:
- Melissa & Doug Latches Wooden Activity Board
- Melissa & Doug Locks and Latches Board Wooden Educational Toy
Wooden Puzzles for Toddlers
Materials:
- Melissa & Doug Farm Wooden Chunky Puzzle (8 pcs)
- Melissa & Doug Farm Animals Jumbo Knob Wooden Puzzle
Shape Punching
Materials:
- SiCoHome Paper Punches,Pack of 3,Heart,Circle,Star
- Paper Punch Hole Puncher -- (3 PACK Circle Maple Leaf Retro Flower)
Roller Painting
Materials:
- paint rollers (Rimobul Artist Studio Sponge Painters - Set of 6)
- non-toxic washable paints (Crayola Kids' Paint Washable, Assorted Colors 6 Bottle, Crayola 6 Count 8 oz. Washable Kids Finger-paints features 3 Bold Primary colors & 3 Bright Secondary colors)
- painting paper
Sharpening Pencils
Materials:
- pencils
- handheld pencil sharpener
Spooning water
Materials:
- bowls
- liquid medium
- spoon
Garlic Press
Materials:
- garlic press
- garlic (or foam)
Paper Clips
Materials:
- paper clips
- bundles of paper
Lacing
Materials:
- Melissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads with 30 Beads and 2 laces
- Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Lacing Beads with 27 Beads and 2 Laces
Nuts and Bolts
Materials:
- nuts and bolts (Melissa & Doug Take-Along Tool Kit Wooden Construction Toy, Jumbo Nuts and Bolts Set with Backpack by Skoolzy)
Clamping using Pegs
Materials:
- clothespin
- bowl/s
Color Sorting using Chopstick
Materials:
- chopsticks (Training chopsticks for kids, adults, and beginners)
- sorting tray (Learning Resources Sorting Muffin Pans)
- counters (Bug Counters Set of 72)
Sponge Painting
Materials:
- sponge
- non-toxic paint (Crayola Kids' Paint Washable, Assorted Colors 6 Bottle)
Painting using Brushes
Materials:
- paint brushes (Crayola Paint Brush Set)
- non-toxic paint (Crayola 6 Count 8 oz. Washable Kids Finger-paints features 3 Bold Primary colors & 3 Bright Secondary colors)
Gluing
Materials:
- papers
- different glue types (Elmer's Disappearing Purple School Glue, Elmer's Liquid School Glue Washable)
Glitter Glue
Materials:
- glitter glues (Elmer's Liquid Glitter Glue Washable)
- paper with lines
Using a Fork
Materials:
- fork
- package foams
Transferring using a Chopstick
Materials:
- chopsticks (Training chopsticks for kids, adults, and beginners)
- sorting tray (Learning Resources Sorting Muffin Pans)
- pompoms (Creativity Street Bright Hues Pom Poms)
Transferring using a Tweezer
Materials:
- pom poms (Creativity Street Bright Hues Pom Poms)
- tweezers (Learning Resources Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set)
Transferring Glass Beads using Jumbo Tweezer
Materials:
- jumbo tweezers
- glass/crystal beads
Transferring Glass Beads using Tweezer
Materials:
- tweezers (Learning Resources Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set)
- glass/crystal beads
Sticking
Material:
- assorted stickers
- paper
If you are looking for more ideas you might want to check the Ultimate Collection of Practical Life Activities (Part Two).