Manipulitives For Play and Learning!
Hello Again Everyone!
I have something for you that you might find helpful. Manipulatives are a great toy for introducing Math and Reading Skills. These toys encourage children to recognize Color, Size and Patterns.
Manipulatives encourage children to engage in creative play without limits. When they do this, they naturally start to recognize that some look similar and then begin to group them. What are some of your favorite Manipulatives to use? I have used many over the years. Play dough 
is a fun one to use, which offers many different opportunities for Learning, Play and Development. I like to have the children make a simple play dough, which teaches them to follow directions and engages math skills. Then I offer the children an opportunity to play with their play dough which engages motor skills and eye hand coordination. Often I will give the children learning activities to do with the play dough such as Letter Copying, Shape Copying, and even Number and Counting Practice. These concepts can be adapted for any theme you may be working on. You can read the children a story or even make a printable game like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". As you read the story, have the children count the foods that are eaten and have them make their own out of play dough. This engages the children in many different ways. They have to read the story, Count The Objects and then Create with their Hands. This is just One of my favorite activities, and I hope you have as much fun with it as I have over the years!
Till Next Time,
Theresa
I have something for you that you might find helpful. Manipulatives are a great toy for introducing Math and Reading Skills. These toys encourage children to recognize Color, Size and Patterns.
is a fun one to use, which offers many different opportunities for Learning, Play and Development. I like to have the children make a simple play dough, which teaches them to follow directions and engages math skills. Then I offer the children an opportunity to play with their play dough which engages motor skills and eye hand coordination. Often I will give the children learning activities to do with the play dough such as Letter Copying, Shape Copying, and even Number and Counting Practice. These concepts can be adapted for any theme you may be working on. You can read the children a story or even make a printable game like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". As you read the story, have the children count the foods that are eaten and have them make their own out of play dough. This engages the children in many different ways. They have to read the story, Count The Objects and then Create with their Hands. This is just One of my favorite activities, and I hope you have as much fun with it as I have over the years! Till Next Time,
Theresa
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