Saturday, September 26, 2009

Toddler Activity: Ordering Rings According to Size

I got this idea from I Can Do It! I Can Do It! by La Britta Gilbert (She's not a Montessorian, but definitely Montessori-inspired) but instead of using metal key rings, I used these thrifted hoops. I know that it would be better with one more hoop :)

Some other sorting ideas that I'm gleaming from her other book, Do Touch are the following:

  • sorting measuring spoons according to size
  • sorting objects according to the kind of material they're made of
  • sorting strips of lace patterns
  • sorting hardware of matching sizes
  • sorting squares of sandpaper
  • (my favorite) sorting between objects with corners/no corners
The sad thing? I actually had these books recommended by Starry Sky Ranch since I was pregnant with Cheeky and had all these lofty notions that I would do them with Koko while Cheeky was asleep and I don't think I did a single activity.

1 comment:

Emily and Susan, Productive Parenting said...

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