As your child is learning to recognize various shapes, challenge her to find them in her world around her. Here is an easy to make game that your child will enjoy at home or in the car.
Create a set of Bingo cards using the generator available at http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/kindergarten/shapes.html. Each time you click on “Make Worksheet”, the program will create a new Bingo card with the shapes in a different place. Be sure to select the 5 x5 grid version. (You can also choose whether you want your shapes in black and white, color, in cartoon shapes, or using everyday objects. The plain, black and white shapes work best for this game.)
To play, have your child (or the youngest player) search the room for objects that are shaped like those on the card. The hearts and stars are a bit challenging so let her be creative with these shapes. When a shape is found, all players confirm the shape and then color it in on their card. The player to get five in a row first wins. (You can also play a cover-all version where players must cover their entire card before they win.)
This makes a great game to play in the car with siblings or even parents. Simply print out a supply of cards and store them in the glove-box with a box of crayons. You are now ready for Bingo fun anytime your kids are bored in the car!
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Written by Laura on December 14, 2011
In our family, we have a list about about a dozen or so chores that our children help with when assigned to them for the week. One of the chores our kids actually fight over is setting the table. Our boys love this job because, if they are table setter, they get to decide which color plate each child receives and who gets which color of cup. These are very important decisions in the lives of yo
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Written by Laura on December 12, 2011
Here is an easy, long term activity you can do with your child to practice identifying letters and the sounds they make all while strengthening fine motor skills. My own son is very tactile and this has proven to be the best method for him to learn his letters. He enjoys working on this project a little bit at a time and seeing his work displayed when he is finished.
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Written by Laura on December 9, 2011
Most often throughout the day, I am very focused on all of the wonderful things my preschooler has to tell me. In any given day, I may learn about his new friend at preschool, a piece of artwork he just made, or why he is going to be a superhero, named Jack, when he grows up.
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Written by Laura on December 7, 2011
Christmas toy catalogs are taking over our house. My kids, like most others, love to look through them and ooh and aah over all of the possibilities that could make it onto their Christmas wish lists. They will spend hours pointing out their amazing finds to each other, as they circle dozens of toys in each catalog.
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Written by Laura on November 30, 2011
Whether it was a fear of new people or the white beard and red suit, I am not really sure. Either way, my son was not about to take the risk even if it meant not telling him what he wanted for Christmas. Thankfully, Santa still receives requests via snail mail, and each year I seize the opportunity to reinforce the steps necessary for writing a friendly letter.
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Written by Laura on November 28, 2011
I recently read about an activity that I am going to try with my children this year for Advent. It is called a “Good Deeds Chain”. Due to the fact that our children are so young, I am going to change it a little bit to better meet our needs. I am hoping it will help make my children more aware of the actions they are taking and how they are treating each other.
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Written by Laura on November 25, 2011
Putting pictures or events of a story in order is a skill that takes a bit of practice for children to completely grasp. Usually, kids do not have difficulty understanding the progression of events, but rather, they may not have already memorized the names for the numbers used to put those events in order.
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Written by Laura on November 21, 2011
It’s lunchtime, and there are four hungry children who were, just moments ago, playing blissfully outside and are now invading the quiet stillness of the house. How do you simmer the cries of, “Mom, we’re hungry!” and “Miss Laura, what are we having for lunch?” Easy. You turn the eating area into a diner.
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Written by Laura on November 16, 2011
If one container is taller than another, it must be bigger and hold more juice…right? That is pretty much how the mind of a young child processes the concept of volume. Although you may not spend hours teaching them how to convert liquid ounces into milliliters or how to determine how many milliliters are left in a given container, you can introduce your preschool child to the concept of v
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Written by Laura on November 11, 2011
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