Make a counting book full of beans.   • marker • 5″ x 7″ index cards • hole punch • binder ring or string • glue • for counting: dried beans, buttons, stickers, rubber stamps  Ask your child to write a number on 10 individual index cards. (She does not have to write the numbers 1 through 10 […]
Build math skills while you track your child’s height.  • construction paper • four pieces of 8½” by 11″ cardboard • colored duct tape or fabric tape • stickers, stamps, or other art materials • 12 inches of ribbon or string • glue • ruler  Discuss the concept of measurement. Show your child a ruler and invite him to share […]
Build a scrapbook to help children learn the Alphabet and associate pictures and ideas with particular letters. Â You will need a lot of pictures from newspapers, magazines, catalogs, online, etc. Also a scrapbook is required, either 8.5″ x 11″ or 12″ x 12″ with 27 pages (so that each letter can be made into […]
 This activity helps toddlers as well as preschoolers learn, recognize and categorize the ABC’s.  To help children recognize letters, and match like pairs. Also for the children to recognize upper and lower case letters.  Create sheets of paper listing the entire alphabet – you can do upper or lower case, depending on […]
 Toddlers use play to explore and learn about the world. By encouraging your toddler to engage in active play, you’re helping him develop a natural curiosity about how things work. Two-and three-year olds thrive on unstructured play such as running, swinging, climbing, playing in a sandbox, and carefully supervised water play. By age two, […]
1 to 3 Years Old  Between their first and second birthdays, children  § Are energetic, busy and curious; § Are self-centered; § Like to imitate the sounds and actions of others (for example, by repeating words that parents and others say and by pretending to do housework or yard work with adults); § […]
Toddlers love to copy the big people in their lives, especially when they get to use “grown-up” tools. So now is a good time to find or buy writing tools that are just their size. Â Easy-to-hold pencils. Washable markers in bright colors. (These make good gifts for special occasions. Spread the word to your […]
Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. (Author), John Archambault (Author), Lois Ehlert (Illustrator). In this bright and lively rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race each other to the top of the coconut tree. When X, Y, and Z finally scramble up the trunk, however, the weight is too much, and down […]
