Sorting with beads

Last Sunday I was trying to keep Addie occupied while we enjoyed the game and this is what I came up with. Take an egg carton and anything that your child can sort. Addie's been really sorting by color lately so I went with that. I give her the beads and let her match them to the corresponding color in the egg carton. You can let your child sort by anything and with anything, just make sure whatever you give them won't be a choking hazard; small toys for some are not the best educational materials.

Book of the week

This week I only have one favorite book out of our four. It's titled, "The Bear Came Over To My House" by Rick Walton. This book is so much fun to read, even Addie can remember most of the words and that's because it is very repetitive. However, the key word changes in every turn of the page. For example; "The bear came over to my house to see what he could see. And what do you think he saw?" The only words that change are "see" and "saw". This book works on present and past tense verbs as well as rhyming words. The book is silly but also a nice bedtime story.

Post office

This past week Addie and I have been playing post office. We set up a letter making station that can be easily put away in a box; I made a post office box out of an old box and a small letter carrier bag out of some scrap fabric. The letter making station consists of paper, stickers, pretend stamps, markers, envelopes, and letter stamps.
We talked about what kinds of things need to go on a letter; name, address, stamp and where item goes on the envelope. It is also good practice for Addie to spell her name, work on her address and hear about where others live. We also talk about community helpers , people who live and work in the community and provide services.
Next we will work on creating mailboxes for her to deliver the mail to. We can work on matching the envelopes to the mailboxes by color, letter, shape or whatever concept we want, the possibilities are endless with this and it is so much fun.