I am always trying to brainstorm ways to teach my Toddlers the basics: colors, shapes, letters and numbers!
It works well to talk about these topics in our every day conversations and have lots of books available for them to look at and learn from. But (as in previous posts) we know that they love to carry things around to show people what the have! We created several different learning centers that we rotate every few weeks and the toddlers LOVE THEM!!
We made a sign for each center that can be put up on the wall (at their level of course). Below the sign, we hung a 3M wall hook for each ring of learning to hang from. Then the kiddos could stop by and grab one as part of their play...super fun!
If you happen to have a laminating machine at home, it will make the centers longer lasting but clear contact paper does just fine to get basically the same effect! Punch a hole in each card that you have laminated and then add to the ring. Lock it together and secure the clasp opening with a piece if tape. (Because if there is anything Toddlers like more than carrying stuff around, its taking stuff apart....) Expand this idea to any topic that your kiddo is interested in too....animals, transportation, foods...anything!!
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