That’s right, the Teeny Tot has her own workboxes and she’s all about having fun new activities in them each day. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but for us, involving our Teeny Tot in our school makes her feel important and also gives her some “special” activities just for her.
What’s in the Box for the Teeny Tot this week?
- Unifix Sudoku and Unifix Cubes (She just matches up the colors on the cards.)
- Peg Number Boards from Lakeshore Learning
- Wooden Lacing Beads & Pattern Cards
- Large Bag Clips and color disks
- Numbers Puzzle from Wal-Mart (This came in an inexpensive pack of 3 puzzles)
- Counting Keys by Lakeshore Learning
- Pattern Blocks and activity cards
- Great Big Buttons and Shoe Laces
- Solid Wood Teaser games (I found these at Michael’s craft store in their dollar bin)
Today I gave her our Peg Number Boards from Lakeshore Learning. They are foam boards with numbers in them and then the same amount of holes on each card for counting. The Teeny Tot chose to stack them by color, which was a great activity for her age level. I had her tell me which color she was doing next, and sometimes I suggested she do a color as well.
It’s funny how the same game changed up a little can seem new. This is another one of our Solid Wood Teaser games. I think there are about 7 different shaped games in there. Of course they all have actual rules, but the Teeny Tot uses them to put the tees in. When she was done she asked for some pom-poms to add to the tops.
I love these Counting Keys by Lakeshore Learning. They’re so fun, I mean what kid doesn’t love keys? And these are keys with a purpose! Below I asked her to sort them by color, but you can also use them to do patterns, and the keys are different shapes as well, so you can sort by shape too.
I am trying to give her cutting practice so she gets used to holding her scissors properly. This was just a little Scissors Skills sheet from a book I’d found awhile back.
She’s not always excited about the Pattern Blocks and activity cards but she actually finished this one. It took a little coaxing from me though. Maybe it’s because she knew what was in the next drawer…
I’m not sure what it is about these Large Bag Clips and color disks, but she LOVES doing this game! Basically she just matches the bag clip to the corresponding colored wooden disk. She sits and says what color she’s doing next…”How ‘bout purple next”…when she’s done she says “see! I did it!”. Oh that kid cracks me up.
So that was about it for the Teeny Tot. She was on a roll and did most of these activities in one day, but that isn’t always the case. Some days she does everything, some days she does nothing!
Some days she takes it upon herself to grab a dry-erase marker and help “update” my daily white board. This is particularly helpful after I’ve written all of our English rules for the day on it.
Hi!
I”m a new homeschooler and I love your blog and have been using a lot of your printouts! Thank you for sharing them! You are very talented at all you do for your family! They are truly blessed to have you!
I going to have to pull out my old triangle strategy game for my tot! I love the idea with the pom-poms and I know he would have fun too! Thanks for sharing all your ideas!
She looks like she’s having so much fun! 🙂
Looks like some great activities. I love those linking keys. What a great toy for hand eye coordination and fine motor skills. Vicky from Mess For Less
Great ideas! Looks like lots of fun while educational at the same time!
That’s one fortunate girl! Where do you get all your resources?
Hi Heidi,
Really they’ve come from all over the place. Some I’ve made, some are products we’ve reviewed, and some are just things I’ve picked up over the years, we’re on our 6th year homeschooling.
This information is just what I needed. Thank you 🙂
As always, ver helpful. Thanks for all of the links and references as to where you find your stuff…as a result, I’m just about to put an order in with Lakeshore and with amazon, because I just know a bunch of your tot’s activities will be perfect for my younger two.
Thanks again Erica!
Ruth
Would it be possible, please, to use your graphic to share about this on my blog? I was searching for great ideas for Tots Activities, and found this! It would be so helpful to add a graphic with my link. My blog is wwwthejoyfulkeeper.blogspot.com Yours hopefully…