Monday, August 1, 2011

Tot Trays


Here are our trays for this week!  We've done lots of fine motor stuff recently so I tried to incorporate some different skills. 


Counting stars
For this task, I'll have Sweet Girl roll the dice, count the dots and then count out an equal number of stars.  My hope is to make this a turn-taking game, but we'll see how that goes!


Matching jobs with appropriate objects
I found this great little "busy people" flashcards from Target a month or so ago.  I've pulled out five cards and then found related objects for each job around the house.  I plan on laying out all the objects and then looking at the cards with Sweet Girl.  We'll talk about the job and then I'll have her try to decide which object fits with that job.  A great task for critical thinking.


Sticker matching


Scooping "ice cream"


Fruit patterning



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6 comments:

  1. jess_hakAugust 1, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Really like the busy people card tray! Just opened a wealth of ideas to me. :) Thanks for sharing.

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  2. TheprincessandthetotAugust 1, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Great trays, as always! Your "Busy People" idea is so fun!

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  3. KayshaAugust 1, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    I love the fruit patterning idea!

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  4. StefanieAugust 2, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Great trays! Popping in from Tot School

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  5. NadiaAugust 5, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    I love each of your tot trays. They are very creative! )

    Would you mind sharing your fruit patterns?

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  6. UnknownAugust 6, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Thanks everyone!, @Nadia...the fruit pattern cards are a jpg....I'll see if I can upload them for ya!

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