Bird Theme: Owl Babies Craft
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
For the Bird Theme, we are reading Owl Babies and The Story About Ping books. Vito enjoys reading them with me but he loves Owl Babies more. So in line with it, we made some cotton owls at home to extend our learning about owls and the textures of birds.
How to Introduce Space and Planets to Toddlers
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Bird Theme: Spaghetti Bird’s Nest
Sunday, April 10, 2016
We're seeing A LOT of nests in the neighborhood because the trees are still bare, so this has got me thinking of making a bird's nest at home. I told the boys all about it, and they were so excited! There are so many versions of this if you searched in the web: the yarn, shredded newspaper… but I wanted to try the spaghetti as I have some that are about to expire. (this idea was inspired by Let’s Tot School)
Earth & Land Theme List of Materials
Friday, April 8, 2016
Here are all the materials and resources that we will be using in our Earth/Land Unit for the month of April. I prepared this list for those who wanted to follow our activities and those who are inquiring about the materials we are using.
Fish Theme: Hooray for Fish Craft
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Our first activity for this week for the Fish Theme! We love this Hooray for Fish book so much! I say this is one of the best books I’ve read for toddlers. The images are so colorful, bold and it contains some silly stuff like numbered fish, big and small fish, fish with different patterns etc. This is the reason why it is perfect for our unit this week!
FREE Alphabet Cards
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Fish Theme List of Materials
Monday, March 28, 2016
Here are all the materials and resources that we will be using in our Fish Theme for the month of April. I prepared this list for those who wanted to follow our activities and those who are inquiring about the materials we are using.
Tot School: Letter ‘Rr’
Friday, March 18, 2016
Vito is 28 months old.
Vito is currently in his sensitive years and I am taking advantage of this period as he’s really into ALL our activities, positioning himself in his table asking for something to “play”. So this week, we started with letter R. Why letter R and not A? Well, I decided to follow the RAMFBITG method of introducing letter sounds to Vito. To know why, read about it here.
Goodnight Moon Storytelling Basket
Thursday, March 3, 2016
I read this book every night. It’s calming, relaxing… makes them ponder what’s out there in the night, letting them observe their room and the silence of the night. And may I just say, there is so much love in the story. The old lady as I would always say to the boys, is lovingly watching her little kid go to sleep, just like most Mommies do!
The Use of Funnel for Toddlers
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
I recently introduced the use of funnel to Vito and boy oh boy, it’s non stop play!
St. Patrick’s Day Activities for 28 Months Toddler
Monday, February 29, 2016
Vito is 28 months old.
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and we are excited to watch the parade in the city this year! To introduce Ireland’s big celebration to Vito, I prepared a bunch of work trays for him this month as he turns 28 months old. I featured 9 activities here but in reality we’re doing so much more, so I’ll just update the blog of our other activities that are not included here.
Learning about Faces!
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The boys (and I) had so much fun making faces! This is a simple activity that you can do with your kids with minimal preparation. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn about emotions and the facial expressions they can make!
Learning Activities for 27 Months Toddler
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Vito is 27 months old.
These are the activities I prepared for Vito this month. Sort of a Valentines Day Unit as well, I combined the hearts and flower activities in this month’s activities. Vito is doing well so far in all of these activities, especially in counting and all those related to fine motor skills.
How We Learn Colours These Days
Sunday, February 7, 2016
We finally started our colour toddler basket last week wherein we put red objects in the basket for learning colours. We started with the colour Red, the colour of Valentines Day and Chinese New Year
There are so many versions of this basket, sometimes they are called discovery baskets or treasure baskets wherein Mommies gather specific or themed objects and place them in a basket for the baby and toddler to explore. Now what makes our version different?
Tot School Snippets Week 1: Ice
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
I was reading my old blog the other day (private) and I am amazed on how I recorded Mavi’s learning curve week by week. Mavi enjoys reading that blog now! I just have to say that it is quite different when you have one child, you have focus, you have MORE time and well, I was organized. Now, I’m managing and engineering a bigger household, with a school boy and a hyperactive toddler, I barely have time to blog.
So now, I will start writing about Vito’s activities in a week. I have to put a little effort on this, for keeping memories and for Vito to read someday. Currently, we’re not following schedule of doing totschool weekly. There are days when we do a lot of activities, and there are times when I just whip anything that goes into my mind.
Vito is 26 months old.
Math Resources and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Math is one of my favourite subjects, and it always excites me to see math activities in homeschool blogs. Mavi and I are always having a great time working on this subject especially when he was in preschool. I collected all our favourite math preschool activities and you can check them out on the link or image below.
Object Baskets for I to P
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
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This object basket series has been a popular post and I’m glad that it gave so much inspiration to all Moms and homeschoolers. Before the year ends, I’m sharing with you our second set of the object baskets and this includes letters I to P. But before you dig into this post, I suggest that you read the first part of this series to understand what it is for and how we use them at home for learning.
Object Baskets I to L
I Basket: foam letter , upper and lowercase letter, iguana, insects, ice, island
J Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, jeans, jigsaw puzzle, jug
K Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, kangaroo, knife, keys
L Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, leaves, lion, lemon, DIY sandpaper letter
M Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, medicine, monster, monkey, DIY moon
N Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, nuts, nine, DIY sandpaper letter, necktie
O Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, owl, orange, oval, DIY sandpaper letter
P Basket: foam letter, upper and lowercase letter, pig, pens, paint, DIY sandpaper letter
This is my guide for next year’s activities on learning letters. This will be fun!
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Christmas Themed Learning Activities for Toddlers
Sunday, December 6, 2015
This month, we’re going slow (just like everyone else) so I integrated his 25 months activities with Christmas.
1. Transferring trees (soft candies) using a tong.
2. Practicing the use of pegs. I got him these small pegs to work on as he’s finding it difficult to use the bigger ones yet. You can get these nowadays in any store, they’re soft and easy to manipulate by little hands. A good practice in preparation for the bigger pegs.
3. Sorting coloured ribbons. He sort different colours now, but still confused with naming the colours.
4. Counting ornaments with tree foam crafts. He loves this!
5. Rubber stamping in cards. Mavi is writing cards for his friends, and Vito is joining as well. I bought him a box of cards to practice on, like opening the cards and stamping letters on it. He enjoys doing it with his brother! The rubber stamps are from Melissa and Doug.
6. Playdough and Christmas shapes cookie cutter plus ornaments! Lots of hand muscle practice
7. Christmas tree puzzles. Vito has been working with 2-pieces puzzles lately so I created these Christmas tree puzzles to go along with the season.
8. Painting Christmas tree ornaments. Again, I got these from a local store.
9. Tweezing pompoms and putting in a ring; a twist from the typical tweezing activity and perfect for hand-eye coordination! Another version of this is to match the pompoms to the colour of the ring. The rings are from ring counter toy.
We will be doing these activities for the entire month, usually after we read books which we do on a daily basis. May you find this post helpful!
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