Color Recognition Activities and Learn & Play Link Up

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1.  Literature based learning

A few weeks before we went on a vacation, Vito was enjoying the book Put Me in the Zoo.  He learned a few words from this book and the best part is he started loving colors!  And because of this, I set up a few color recognition activities to go with the book, while he’s still at it

First, we created spots!  We used dotted stickers and Do-a-dot markers.  At the start of the activity, Vito had a difficulty working with stickers.  He struggled removing them on its paper sheet thus he couldn’t work on it independently.

We love our Do-a-dot Markers and we are using it in so many ways.  I have these markers since 2011!

Still with stickers and markers, we worked on color matching.  Here, Vito is practicing how to match the stickers with the colors created by the markers.

2.  Color Mixing

This is Vito’s first science experiment   I poured some  blue and yellow paints on a ziploc, placed it on the wall for him to mix and see the effect.  And yes we do get a green color! 

We enjoyed mixing the paints and inserted some shape lessons as well

3.  Color Sorting

This was just a random activity, I have a few popsicle sticks and used it for color sorting.  It was more of a presentation on my side (showing Vito how to sort)  rather than Vito working. 

We worked a few more stickers and I was surprised that he learned how to do it on his own.  He’s able to remove the stickers from its sheet and can successfully stick them on a paper.

This is the end product of Vito’s work.

4.  Finger painting

And lastly, another color mixing activity using some cotton buds.  As we do this, I would mention that blue and red makes purple, or red and yellow makes orange.

And of course, eventually he wanted to use his fingers!  I love love using our Giotto fingerpaints, they’re derma-safe (my kids have skin asthma and allergies!), no strong scents and most of all so creamy that Vito loves touching them.

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My favourite season is coming and I have have to feature fall themed-activities this week!  I can’t wait to try any of these with boys!

 

Fall Activities for Toddlers from Mommyhood in Holland

How We Learn our ABC’s from Tiny Tots Adventure
Apple Anatomy from A Little Pinch of Perfect

Fall Button Trees from How We Learn

Now it’s time for this week’s link party! This is a BRAND new link up for all blog posts that include learn and play activities and hands-on education for kids. We are excited to read your blog posts and to see what you have to share! Please link up below and grab our button to display on your blog.

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• Family-Oriented Activities
• Healthy Living

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Static Addition with Montessori Stamp Game

When Mavi was about 5 years old, I introduced some complex mathematics using Montessori materials.  One of which is using the Stamp Game.  It is a Montessori math material that uses number tiles, in which the tiles are color coded to represent the units, tens, hundreds and thousands.

Note that prior to introducing addition, we have worked with the decimal system already using the Golden Beads.

 

You can get the Stamp Game in any Montessori shop or from Amazon.

For more videos and tutorials, visit my Pinay Homeschooler Channel in Youtube.

Collection of Practical Life Activities for Toddlers (21 Months)

Last week I shared the learning activities that I prepared on Vito’s shelf.  Learning activities are usually done in the morning, after reading books.  It would about 15 to 30 minutes of play, depending on his interest.  Practical life activities are done in the afternoon, after se pick up big brother from school.  All our practical life materials are stored in kitchen, stored in the shelf but I can’t share it because it is a sight to behold.

So for this month, here are the practical life activities Vito is working on.  These are rotated once in a while.

Stringing 

Scooping (hands) & Pouring Corn Kernels 

Shape Stamping & Wiping Afterwards 

Shape Sorting 

Using a Columns

Button Slots

Using left and right hand

Spooning 

He loves touching the kernels!

Look at the chubby hand.

And that’s about it!  I am sure your kids will love these activities as well!  Don’t forget to pin this for later!

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Learning Materials for Toddlers (21 Months)

As you may have noticed, I have no posts on Vito for a quite a while.  It's quite difficult to put up activities for him for the past weeks as all he ever wanted was to play with big brother Mavi.  The only thing that I'm consistent with him is the reading of books.
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There were occassions wherein I would introduce an activity or we would play together randomly, but that's just about it.  I find it refreshing though, of not thinking too much for the boys, of what they're going to do this summer. 

Anyway, it's been raining for the past few days and we're stuck at home.  Vito is turning 21 months in a few days and has entered the "sensitive years".  He has memorized Dr. Seuss ABC books, obsessed with identifying objects, learned a few dance moves through Horrible Histories and can't stop counting whenever he sees a number.  So I decided to organize a few materials for him to work on during the time big brother is in summer camp. 

TOP:  Farm animal basket, alphabet recognition and matching cards, bristle blocks

MIDDLE:  Melissa & Doug number puzzle, Montessori knobbless cylinders, soft blocks

BOTTOM:  Color matching, shape fitter, Melissa & Doug animal farm chunky puzzle

The knobbless cylinders is a current favourite, he loves stacking them every single day.  It’s the first material he would remove from the shelf to work on.

He loves using the bristle blocks as well!  This is a nice open ended toy, that also helps in the sensorial development of the child.

He enjoys touching the bristles!

Sorry about the letter B (Munchkin 36 Bath Letters and Numbers), Vito loves to bite it!  We used the foam letters in so many ways, just like when we read books, I would present it to him whenever we encounter a certain letter.

And he recently learned how to match the letters! I made these outline cards for matching activity and I was surprised that he can actually match them!

These soft blocks are totally awesome! We’ve been using it since he was a baby, and right now it is being used for stacking activities, counting and for sensorial, as there are impressions on the sides that Vito loves to touch.

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Here are the featured activities for this week!

Sound Sensory Jars to Make Play by Hands On As We Grow
Double Sided Tape Glitter Art Activities by Mini Monets and Mommies
Summer Side Walk Chalk Kids by Child Led Life
Felt Map by In Our Pond

Now it’s time for this week’s link party! This is a BRAND new link up for all blog posts that include learn and play activities and hands-on education for kids. We are excited to read your blog posts and to see what you have to share! Please link up below and grab our button to display on your blog.

If you are a blogger, share your family friendly posts here. We are looking for things which include:

• Montessori Education
• Homeschool
• Sensory Play
• Tot and Preschool Trays
• Fine and Gross Motor Activities
• Kids in the Kitchen
• Healthy Recipes for Kids
• Arts and Crafts
• Natural Living
• Free Educational Printables
• Family-Oriented Activities
• Healthy Living

Your post will be featured on each of our blogs where we will pick our favourite posts every other week. That means there is more of a chance that you will be featured!

Everyone, please meet our link party hosts:

Christian Montessori Blog ~ Please visit our CMN FB group ~ Pinterest

Vanessa from Mama’s Happy Hive~FB~Pinterest~Instagram~Twitter

Jennifer from Study at Home Mama~FB~Pinterest~Instagram~Twitter

Marie from Child Led Life~FB~Pinterest~Instagram~Twitter

Jae from Pinay Homeschooler~FB~Pinterest~Instagram~Twitter

Heather from Golden Reflections Blog~FB~Pinterest~Instagram~Twitter

Renae from Every Star is Different~FB~Pinterest

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Dental Unit for Kids

Baby and Adult Teeth

We started this unit with the presentation of the baby and adult teeth.  We differentiated the two set of teeth, from the sizes and the teeth count.  Mavi asked the following questions during this activity:

Why are there more teeth in the adult set?

Why are the adult teeth much bigger?

Why is there a change?

     

I answered his questions through scenarios, like, as we get bigger we eat solid foods.  Most of these are hard to break down and needs a solid set of teeth for it to be digested.  So our body provided us with a much stronger set of teeth to be able to chew, chop and grind the foods properly.
 

And as we go deeper into the knowledge of teeth sizes and shapes, we also examined the different kinds of teeth that adults have.  We have this lovely dental model (Science Time Dentistry Deluxe) of the adult teeth.  I got this from our local shop and it was perfect for our study.  What I love about it is that we can remove some of the teeth, specially the four major types, thus we’re able to take a closer look into it.  I swear, the teeth looks and feels real!

Different Kinds of Teeth

Now this is how our adult dental model looks like.  As I mentioned earlier, we can remove the four major types of teeth for examination.  I created the definition cards for Mavi to use, so he can learn more about each type and their functions. 

With the materials I provided, Mavi is now able to tell which tooth is for chopping, which tooth helps in swallowing, and which one is an expert in grinding!  He’s like “I didn’t know that!”.  Download a copy of the definition cards from here or click the image.

And here’s a closer look at the teeth, sorry, I just love looking at them!

Tooth Cross Section

After which, we also looked into the cross section of a tooth.  To read more about this, click the image below or the link here.

The nomenclature cards that we used are from here.

How Cavity Develops

Moving on, another activity I decided to add in our unit is the presentation of cavity development.  This explains the effects of acid and sugar in our teeth.  The aim of this activity is for Mavi to understand the importance of brushing our teeth, to avoid tooth decay.  The image below is a snapshot of the manual included in the dental set (Science Time Dentistry Deluxe).

The cards below are homemade.  It’s the development of cavity in a tooth, which I had Mavi arranged in order.  You can get the printable file from here or click the image for the link.

Care for the Teeth and Dental Hygiene

So now, the biggest question would be, how can we take good care of our teeth to avoid premature extraction.  These food cards are included in our dental set (Science Time Dentistry Deluxe) and provided us information of the foods that are essential in dental health.  He’s happy to see carrots and apples, eggs, milk and cheese, these are his favorites!  And I didn’t know that green tea is good for the teeth, how enlightening!

We also identified how to maintain a clean and cavity free teeth.

1. Brushing.  The most effective way of removing plaque from the exposed surface of your teeth is by brushing it using a flouride toothpaste.  It is essential to brush every after eating especially before bedtime. 
2. Flossing.  To clean in between your teeth, a dental floss is needed.  It is a piece of waxy string that is inserted in between your teeth to remove food particles that brushing cannot reach. Basically, it removes plaque that get stuck in between your teeth.
3. Dental Visit.  The dentist and hygienist helps check whether your teeth are developing properly, and see if the gums have any problems.  It is important to see the dentist every 6 months to make sure that your teeth are taken good care of.

And this concludes are dental unit study.  It was an amazing week of learning about our teeth!  Hope you find this post helpful, informative and inspirational. Till next time!

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