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Shapes – Gluing
We did some more gluing. I cut up some different sizes and colour rectangles and triangles out of paper. I used the glue sponge again for Derek to use to glue the shapes. I had to keep reminding him to put glue. We talked about […]
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Father’s Day – Keychains
We made beaded key chains for Father’s Day. We made one for Dad and one for Opa. I didn’t have any letter beads so I improvised by writing letters with sharpie on to some bigger beads I had and then sealing it with mod podge. […]
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Matching Worksheets
Derek was doing some colouring in a colouring book this morning and came across one of the worksheet pages where you draw a line to match pictures. I showed him how to do it and he asked for more. I remembered I had bought these […]
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Counting Bears
We borrowed this counting bear set so this was the first time Derek has used the tweezers that come with the set. I decided to keep the activity simple so he could get practice using the tweezers. He knows all his colours and is pretty […]
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Matching Number Puzzle
We we’re giving this car number puzzle but Derek was having some difficulty figuring out where the pieces fit just by their shape. I added the number stickers to help him both with his number recognition as well as knowing where the pieces go in […]
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Making Shapes w/Popsicle Sticks
The intention of the activity is to make shapes using Popsicle sticks. You can either use the Popsicle sticks to cover the picture to make the shapes or you can use the picture as a guide to make our own shapes with the Popsicle sticks. […]
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Do A Dot Shapes
We didn’t have any do a dot markers so we improvised. First we used paint and a q-tip. This didn’t go as planned as Derek just wanted to draw and scribble on the paper with the paint and q-tip completely ignoring the intention of the […]
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Pattern Blocks w/Play Dough
Used the pattern blocks to make shapes in the play dough. Then we hid the blocks in the play dough to find. Lots of fine motor work with this activity as well as identifying shapes. Got daddy and uncle involved in playing too. After a […]
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Shape Matching Eggs
This was one of the things Derek got in his Easter basket. This kept him busy for about 10 minutes trying to match the shapes. His go too is to match by colour but after a bit of reminder that we were doing shapes he […]
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Colour Sorting Sensory
Fill a bin with items of different colours. Put stickers on an ice cube tray or egg carton and then sort the items by colour. The colour sorting part itself didn’t last long but Derek ended up having more fun just randomly playing with the […]