In my ever present need to occupy the minds of two very curious little boys, I sometimes scour the internet for resources to aid the endeavor of enhancing their little minds beyond the realm of Curious George and Sid the Science Kid.
I am always on the lookout for paths that will lead me toward the never ending fulfillment of occupying these little minds. I am here today to share a few of the amazing things that are working for us (on good days).
First and foremost, one of the most useful gifts I received this Christmas was a laminator. As a homeschooling mom, I think that this is an invaluable tool (right along with my paper cutter). I used both of these tools to create a few really fun busy bags that have not only been fun but have also been helping us do "preschool" and learn numbers and letters.
Our Favorite though is hands down, the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" printable. We read the story first (it is currently a favorite at our house) and after I had made the printable cards we used chocolate chips to decorate our cookies and learn numbers.
HERE is that link. (photo courtesy of playdough to plato)
I am always on the lookout for paths that will lead me toward the never ending fulfillment of occupying these little minds. I am here today to share a few of the amazing things that are working for us (on good days).
First and foremost, one of the most useful gifts I received this Christmas was a laminator. As a homeschooling mom, I think that this is an invaluable tool (right along with my paper cutter). I used both of these tools to create a few really fun busy bags that have not only been fun but have also been helping us do "preschool" and learn numbers and letters.
Our Favorite though is hands down, the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" printable. We read the story first (it is currently a favorite at our house) and after I had made the printable cards we used chocolate chips to decorate our cookies and learn numbers.
HERE is that link. (photo courtesy of playdough to plato)
We are also loving the ice cream matching game, it is really helping with letter recognition.
Here is the free printable for that one.
Here is the free printable for that one.
The clothespin letter match is a favorite, I love that it also helps with fine motor skills, my little one loves to pinch them.
That is also from playdough to plato. Love that blog! HERE is the link to that free printable.
For just fun, something that your little can do without any guidance at all, I made this busy bag awhile ago and it is still a hit.
| I called it "park the car" and the tutorial for how to make this one is found HERE. |  |
I store all of these little printables (after laminating them of course) into sandwich baggies and then we will randomly pick one or two bags out to "play" a game. On good days, these are a huge help. This is also something that an older sibling can do with the younger ones while I am helping another child learn a concept.
Do you have a favorite busy bag link to share?
Do you have a favorite busy bag link to share?
