Arctic Animal Winter Sensory Bin

This year I’m so excited to be teaming up with the fabulous Little October House to bring you this amazing Arctic Polar Animal Winter Themed Sensory bin. Check out all of the amazing possibilities with these polar animal goodies:

• Resin Pieces by Little October House

• Arctic Memory Game by GoodnightFox

• Arctic Acrylic Animals by GoodnightFox

• Printable South Pole

• Inspire My Play Tray

• IKEA Flisat & Skadis

Felt wool ball color sorting

Color sorting activities are a great way to introduce young children to the world of colors and shapes. These activities not only provide a fun and engaging way for toddlers to learn, but they also offer a variety of benefits to their early education.

One of the main benefits of color sorting activities is that they help to develop a child's fine motor skills. Sorting and matching small objects requires the use of small muscle movements, which helps to improve hand-eye coordination and dexterity. This can be especially beneficial for children who are just learning how to use a pencil or scissors.

Another benefit of color sorting activities is that they help to improve a child's cognitive development. Sorting and matching objects by color requires children to use their problem-solving skills and think logically. This type of activity helps to develop a child's ability to categorize, compare and contrast, and make predictions.

Color sorting activities are also a great way to teach children about the different colors and their names. By sorting and matching objects by color, children can learn to identify and name different colors, which is an important foundation for learning in other areas such as reading and math.

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Lesson Plan: Colors of the Rainbow

Duration: 1 week (5 days)

Age: Preschoolers (3-5 years old)

Objective:

• Students will be able to identify and name the colors of the rainbow.

• Students will be able to sort objects by color.

Day 1: Introduction to the Colors of the Rainbow

• Introduce the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) to the students using flashcards or pictures.

• Have students repeat the names of the colors and point to the corresponding color on the flashcards or pictures.

• Introduce the color sorting activity and explain that the students will be sorting objects by color throughout the week.

Day 2: Sorting Red Objects

• Provide the students with a variety of red objects (examples: red apples, red crayons, red balls, etc.).

• Have the students sort the objects by color and place them in a red bin or container.

• Review the name of the color and have the students repeat it.

Day 3: Sorting Orange Objects

• Provide the students with a variety of orange objects (examples: orange slices, orange crayons, orange balls, etc.).

• Have the students sort the objects by color and place them in an orange bin or container.

• Review the name of the color and have the students repeat it.

Day 4: Sorting Yellow Objects

• Provide the students with a variety of yellow objects (examples: yellow lemons, yellow crayons, yellow balls, etc.).

• Have the students sort the objects by color and place them in a yellow bin or container.

• Review the name of the color and have the students repeat it.

Day 5: Review and Assessment

• Review the colors of the rainbow by having the students point to the corresponding color on flashcards or pictures.

• Have the students sort a mixed bag of objects by color and place them in the correct bin or container.

• Assess the students' understanding of the colors of the rainbow and their ability to sort objects by color.

Note: Repeat the above steps for the rest of the colors of the rainbow (green, blue, indigo, and violet) in the next week or as per the schedule.

Note: The above lesson plan is a general guide and can be modified to suit the needs and abilities of your students. It is also important to keep in mind that preschoolers learn best through hands-on activities, so make sure to provide plenty of opportunities for them to explore and manipulate materials.

Rainbow Waffles Toddler Activity

Ready for some more rainbow fun?! This week, Sofie and I made these fun rainbow waffles. It does take a little bit of time to mix all of the colors, but Sofie loves blueberries, so I kept her entertained with those while I made the waffle mix. To keep it simple, I just use a bag of waffle mix and then make each color in a separate bowl. I used these lovely pastel food coloring sets because I’m all about that modern pastel rainbow. Here’s what you need to get started:

• Blueberries

• Waffle mix

• Water or milk

• Pastel food colors

• Waffle iron

Now for the hard part — pour each color into a piping bag and cut the tips. You have to work pretty quickly. I started on the outside with the pink and then did a circle around. Then move onto the orange and so on until you get the perfect rainbow effect. You can tell I didn’t quite fill it up enough which is why my waffle had holes. So hopefully you use enough to fill it and work fast enough not to let the colors bleed together. Then just use your waffle iron as directed and when you’re done pop it out. Mine pretty much fell apart in half, but if not, break or cut it down the middle and sprinkle some blueberries for clouds.

And there you have it, the perfect toddler breakfast — rainbow waffles. Sofie loved these and the blueberries added sweetness with out needing to get her hands sticky with syrup. I’m all about the ease of clean up over here. ;)

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OuTdoor animal safari

Today we decided to take our Safari Animal Flashcards outside for a little outdoor animal adventure. We took them around the yard and matched the colors of nature to the animals on each of the cards. We also laid them out on our IKEA Flisat table and pointed out each one! Sofie can already say “tiger” and “hippo” but the other animals are taking her a little while longer to get. We enjoyed a little fun in the sun in our adorable sunflower peplum from Eighth Day Creations.

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Valentine’s Day Waterbeads

Still looking for that last minute Valentine’s Day activity? Setting up these water beads was so fun and so simple! Inspired by @mama.jots I cut a heart out of card board and placed it on top of an old box. Then I filled a plastic ziploc freezer bag with water beads. Sofie loved scratching at and poking at the texture. She played with it for like 30min and then again while I was getting dinner ready. It was the perfect toddler Valentine’s Day activity. And it took maybe 10minutes to prep. We did go to the park while we waited for the water beads to expand.

• Pink and red water beads

• Old cardboard box

• Tape

• Plastic ziploc bag

• Water

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Desert Animals Practice

Today we spent our morning with our Desert Animals Flashcard set from GoodnightFox. It was so much fun teaching Sofie about some animals that she doesn’t see regularly in her books or outside. She’s great at starting to mimic the sounds I make for each animal name. And she’s getting close to being able to recognize some of them as well. These flashcards are such a great little educational activity to pass the time, especially while I’m cooking or cleaning up around the house.

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Learning Fruits for Breakfast

For breakfast today we practiced our fruits! So far Sofie can say “nana” for banana, “opple” for apple, and “oshg” for orange. She’s learning so many new words everyday is just fascinating. This morning I was trying to hold her off until she was a little hungrier for breakfast and this was the perfect entertainment. I could quiz her on each fruit and she would practice saying each word. I love our little bonding activities — it’s so fun to watch her learn basic words.

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Taste Safe Rainbow Finger Paints

I finally found an amazing “recipe” for taste safe fingerprints. Sofie still points everything in her mouth, as I’m sure many one year olds do. So it’s no surprise that I’m constantly on the lookout for taste safe activities that can keep this busy toddler occupied for more than five minutes. She loves sensory activities so even though I knew this one would be messy, I figured I’d give it a go!

• Yogurt

• Food coloring

This one is so simple to make because all you need is a big tub of yogurt and some food coloring and voila you have a fun little activity! I will say I was skeptical about how yogurt would really paint on but her paper. And to be honest, I probably would have done it differently had I known.

Here’s the yogurt being colored! Super simple and just one drop of coloring really turned it bright pink!

I wanted Sofie to be able to paint a little rainbow so I made these edible paints in rainbow colors. I made each one in the same tub to avoid doing dishes and just washed it as I went. Then I poured them into these plastic jars that I got at Michael’s for under a dollar!

It was so much fun to make these rainbow colored paints that I almost didn’t want to let Sofie make a mess of them. But I went ahead and put some butcher paper down on the kitchen floor and taped it down with painters tape. In hindsight, I wish I had done it two layers thick because the yogurt was quite liquidy and it did deep through the paper. It was still pretty easy to clean up though.

I put the paints up on her high chair for safe keeping while I got everything ready. But that didn’t last long — she was reaching for them as soon as she saw them. I stripped her down to her diaper so as not to get her clothes messy. Then I opened up one jar at a time and let her have at! Here’s the result:

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Fruit, Veggies, & color practice

Today for dinner we decided to use what we were cooking as an opportunity to learn our colors and fruits & veggies. Fruit is so colorful and beautiful and a great way to help match the concept of color. Sofie loves holding the different textures of each food we tried. She doesn’t quite know her colors yet, but she’s always learning!

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Bugs at the park

Today we went to the park to play and having our bugs flashcards handy was the perfect way to talk about nature and identify little creatures she might see at the park.

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