Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Play Trays This Week


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                  Orange sand on a tray encouraging to practice print.
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Practicing print starts with making marks. 
We saw lots of different marks; straight lines – short and long,
curved like a smile, dots and circles were a few.
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Excitement when the marks becomes something recognizable to the child.
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The sand also encouraged scooping and sifting through the fingers.
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                   Felt fall pieces to sort by shape or colour.
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Sorting tray with acrylic acorns, mini tongs, baskets and squirrels.
                   What fun we saw happen with these props.
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                        Helping the squirrel dive in to eat the acorns.
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Sorting the acorns or once discovering the sorting tray turns, giving it a great spin.
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Milk cap drop box.  I saw this idea over at We Can Do All Things.
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The children loved it and the box was easy to move around to meet any sized child.
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Parents liked the simple materials and felt they could make it at home.
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The children enjoyed emptying the box to start over as much as they enjoyed slipping the caps into the box.