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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sorting by Color

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The object of this activity is to sort the insects & animals by color into the four separate compartments. I was trying to get O in...
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Animal Families

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I also downloaded these animal families cards from Montessori for Everyone . To introduce this activity to O, I put one card from each an...
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What Doesn't Belong?

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I downloaded these cards from Montessori for Everyone and introduced them to O this morning. She marks the picture (with a wipe-off mar...
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A Few of Her Favorite Things...

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are blocks, rocks, shells, and playsilks. The simplest (and most natural) toys always seem to be the best :)
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Magnolia Leaves Crown

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When I called to check on O while I was at work on Friday, my mom told me that O was really enjoying playing with Magnolia leaves. I suggest...
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Overheard...

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O and my 5 year old niece were coloring in a big coloring book on the floor. M was coloring a picture, and O was coloring on the back, blan...
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Friday, May 15, 2009

Floam Fun

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It's been a while since O has played with floam, and she really enjoyed herself! She asked to play with playdough, but when she saw...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Learning about Car Engines

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Elliott is determined that O is going to like and know all about cars and their engines. Luckily, she LOVES to help him check and change var...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Fun in the Garden

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We were so happy that O and Guh-guh prepared and planted our earthboxes for us one day when Elliott and I were at work. We decided to prima...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Fun with Sidewalk Chalk!

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  Oh, you mean you aren't supposed to let your kids lie in the road while coloring with sidewalk chalk??? Just kidding :) We were a...
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Open/Close Activity

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We haven't had the open/close basket out for a while, but I found a few new objects when I was organizing this weekend and decided to gi...
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Monday, May 11, 2009

An After Easter Art Project

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I decided after Easter that I would really like to have O paint a wooden egg each year to have as special Easter decorations. She was not in...
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The Sand Tray

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I introduced the sand tray to O on Tuesday, and she LOVED it. I'd originally planned to use salt in the tray, but when I saw this blue s...
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Melissa
Welcome to Chasing Cheerios! I am a mostly stay at home mom (I work 45 days per year as a School Psychologist) of 2 girls and wife to Elliott. "O" is 6 years old, and "E" is 2. We love to do Montessori inspired activities with our girls as well as fun art, science, nature, and cooking projects. I also love to make things with and for my girls. Please contact me with any questions at ChasingCheerios@gmail.com
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