Color Sorting
Benefits
Fine motor development, concentration, hand-eye coordination, cognitive skill development, Language development as they come to know the names of different colors.
Age
After 22 months.
Materials needed
Cardboard, color papers, colored popsicles, pom pom, empty cups, building blocks, different color bangles, Any other different colored items available at home.
The Main intention of this activity is to introduce sorting and know the name of all colors. Its slow and continuous process to identify the colors. It’s little hard to do at this age.
- The Main intention of this activity is to introduce sorting and know the name of all colors.
- Its slow and continuous process to identify the colors.
- It’s little hard to do at this age.
- Paste some color papers on the cardboard box.
- Poke holes as per the popsicles.
- Provide different color popsicles and let the kid sort based on the color.
Introduction to Shapes
Benefits
anguage development, coordination, Fine motor skill
Age
20 to 24 months
Materials needed
Different shapes , cardboard, pen , Shape sorter puzzle
- Main focus of this activity are language development , coordination and not about introducing academics to kids . Its not needed at this stage.
- Provide some shapes and talk about them, let the kid learn about different shapes.
- Ask them to identify one by one by placing it on the floor.
- Provide shapes flash card and let them do some matching activity.
- Kids imaginary skills and thinking ability will develop by doing various kind of matching activity.
- Shape sorter puzzle is for coordination and fine motor skill.
- Mark the traces of shapes in cardboard or A4 sheet (draw and laminate) and let the kid match according to the traces.
These are amazing ideas and seem so simple to do!
Thank you .
Love it! Simple yet very effective for children. I love that just about anyone would be able to make these. Great ideas!
Thank you .
Keeping a toddler in doors one MUST have a plan and these blocks are it. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for going through
I’ve seen a few of these ideas before but it’s always nice to hear others ideas and experiences. Educational and fun!
Yeah . Fun way of learning . Thank you
What a wonderful way to teach children. I no longer have small kids but man I would have loved to do this part over again. My teens are all grown up.
Thank you.Yes. They grow up very fast. Already my daughter is 2.6 years now.
Going to share this with my daughter for my grandson. Thanks for sharing these ideas with us!
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