"D" Week

E(2) received her "D" ABC Fun Pack a few weeks ago, and she really enjoyed it!

I'm going to try to stay on each letter for a week rather than 3 or 4 weeks like I've done in the past.  The problem is that I keep thinking of more and more fun activities, so we are slow to move on to the next letter.  E already knows most of the letters, so a week is more than long enough to focus on one letter, and I really want to finish all 26 letters before she turns 3 (because I already have her next "subscription" planned, and I want to be finished with the ABC fun pack before I start the next fun pack subscription).

So, here's D...

Tracing the sandpaper letter d.




She loved playing with the D objects, and she especially loved the dogs, dolphins, and ducks.















E's favorite thing in her ABC fun pack was the dinosaur egg!  She put it in a jar of water and waited for it to hatch.  She kept asking "Can I take it out now?"  30 seconds later "Now?"  and on and on and on... She was thrilled when she saw the dinosaurs head breaking through the egg the day after she put it in the water!

She loved spreading out the dinosaur cards and looking at and talking about them all. 
She loved playing with her "Dress-Up Dolls" (paper dolls). 

We played with our mama duck and baby ducklings and read the companion book. 
We found diamond shapes around the house using our diamond "window."
E really loves her dog stickers and sticker book. 
We had fun looking at dinosaur reels using the viewmaster.  
We read Dancing with Degas every day.  She LOVES this book!
E(2) has 3 books from the Mini Masters series, and she loves all of them (and we hope to get more of them for Easter and birthdays!).  A few days ago, she said she was doing something (I can't remember what) "like Picasso."  Just last night she pointed to a pic of a Degas' painting of ballerinas and said "that's Degas!"

Another Valentine's Size Sequencing Activity

Here's another simple Valentine's activity!  I bought a set of heart measuring cups (for a dollar from Dollar General) and put them in a basket on E(2)'s Montessori shelf.  Done!



E puts them in order from smallest to largest.  We talk about the different sizes, and we pretend that the measuring cups are the different members of our family.  One day she was insisting that the biggest one was O(5)!  Silly girl :)

Sorting Hearts By Size

E(2) has had fun sorting the "mama" and "baby" heart stickers.  What a simple and fun activity for my little love!

Sequencing Hearts by Size

I was SO excited when I saw this set of heart cookie cutters for just one dollar at Dollar General!  They are perfect for toddler activities!  E(2) puts them in order from smallest to largest.  We talk about which one is small and which one is the largest.  She hands me the ones that I ask for, and her favorite...naming them with our names.  The smallest heart is E, then O, and on and on.

She enjoys putting them back in order within themselves, but it was a challenge in this rounded bowl.







So, I moved them to a flat container in order to ease her frustration and to help her be successful.

A Valentine's Pouring Work

E(2) has enjoyed pouring the candy hearts.  However, she kept sneaking them into her mouth, so I put them out of reach.  Now, she just does that work with supervision :)

Valentine's Cutting Work

Both girls were THRILLED when I set up some Valentine's cutting work trays for them!  The trays didn't stay this nice and neat for long!


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We all love E(2)'s super cool scissors that she got for Christmas (well, we love them more than she does.  She just wants to use exactly what her big sister uses.  Luckily, her big sister loves these scissors, too!)

Valentine's 1-to-1 Correspondence Work

Both girls have enjoyed this simple work.  They put one pom pom in each heart.  I'd like to add a pair of tongs to this work, but they are all missing.  *sigh*  One day my house will be organized.