Thursday, December 24, 2009

Bell Activity

I brought this activity out of our Montessori rotation box since I thought was appropriate for the season. O enjoyed doing this work...until I borrowed a couple of bells for a handmade gift :)

The idea for this activity came from The Wonder Years. It's a simple and fun activity which was easy to put together. I took 10 bells and removed the balls from the centers of 5 of them. Then I put them in a bowl together. O picks up one bell at a time, shakes it, and determines if it should go on the sound side or no sound side.


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6 comments:

  1. Leptir (NataĊĦa)December 24, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    Yes, soo cute!

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  2. His TalmidatDecember 25, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    Do you have a picture of your rotation box? I've always wondered where you put all the millions of fun things you have!

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  3. tracey (aka rainbowmummy)December 26, 2009 at 4:00 PM

    I am also intrested to see the rotation box.

    Also, as my son is older (6) I have an idea. Change the bells each time it's set out (so that isn't a memory game) and do the sound/no sound. Then count them and find out which has more/less.

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  4. Mama to 5January 7, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    Great idea - I wonder if I take the bells out if I can put them back in for future use? I may borrow your idea to do w/ my toddler.
    Thanks!
    Nicole
    http://mamato3blessings.blogspot.com/

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  5. featherbedJanuary 8, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    what a fun activity!! my little one would love it!!

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  6. ShelliJanuary 21, 2010 at 11:34 PM

    I loved this idea! Since I have 4-5 year olds I added to it to make it harder. I had my kids count how many in each category and then write the number. They had a great time! Thanks for the idea.

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