As a busy teacher-mom, I created these
activities as a fun way to teach, connect, and play with my own little one at
the end of a long day. Kids learn best through play, so it was important for me
to provide my own child with a variety of activities that we could pull out and
change up as needed. I also created these activities to align with my state’s
(Georgia) early learning and development standards for ages 24-36 months. The
standards covered throughout these activities include, but are not limited to,
one-to-one correspondence, building knowledge of numbers and quantities, using
senses to explore the environment and process information, fine motor skills,
self-expression, demonstrating persistence, following directions, acquiring
vocabulary, nonverbal communication, developing print awareness,
classification, exploring spatial relationships, developing knowledge of the
properties of Earth and the sky, and making connections between objects and
ideas.
Here is a peek into the activities I created...
My best advice for using these activities
with your little learner is to have fun! Do I expect that my kiddo will sit and
engage with me for hours... no way! If it is no longer fun for him, or I, we
stop! Again, I whole heartedly believe that learning occurs through play and
play should be fun! I do not expect, or force, him to be able to do everything
in this product each and everyday. I simply use these activities as an
opportunity to spend quality time together. I just love watching him explore!
Toddlers are unique and can surprise you! All
you have to do is encourage and interact with them, and you may just learn
something too!
