Orange sand on a tray encouraging to practice print.
Practicing print starts with making marks.
We saw lots of different marks; straight lines – short and long,
curved like a smile, dots and circles were a few.
Excitement when the marks becomes something recognizable to the child.
The sand also encouraged scooping and sifting through the fingers.
Felt fall pieces to sort by shape or colour.
Sorting tray with acrylic acorns, mini tongs, baskets and squirrels.
What fun we saw happen with these props.
Helping the squirrel dive in to eat the acorns.
Sorting the acorns or once discovering the sorting tray turns, giving it a great spin.
Milk cap drop box. I saw this idea over at We Can Do All Things.
The children loved it and the box was easy to move around to meet any sized child.
Parents liked the simple materials and felt they could make it at home.
The children enjoyed emptying the box to start over as much as they enjoyed slipping the caps into the box.
