* several copies of a picture ( I used birds this week, will use apples next week)
* markers
* scissors
This is a simple activity to start teaching patterns with little ones. Make several copies of a picture of any kind. I used birds since Z & K are fascinated with them right now. As you can tell, I also let them help me color the sheets. (To make this activity even easier, copy your pictures on 2 different colors paper). Then show them the pattern and even explain to them it is an ABAB pattern. After we made the pattern with our birds on the table we taped the birds to the wall in the ABAB pattern.
This is a skill very important to math and spatial skills later on and an easy lesson to start teaching now. This also reinforces colors.
My kids loved it and I plan on reinforcing it weekly. You can add more complex patterns once they master this skill!
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These is great idea to look out for. You can even go for some innovative home based ideas like you can let child let play in bath and make iceberg for them, make paddling pools for them, make sand-pits... Children will love all these. To know more on home based ideas, refer Innovative ideas for tots
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