This station activity is perfect for a farm-themed My Obstacle Course. All you need are some colored puffs (yellow works great for baby chicks) and some tweezers or ice tongs. I had some brown shredded paper that I placed into a baking pan because I thought it would help in pretending that they were still in their nest. I also had a picture of a hen from a Mailbox Teacher Magazine but you could draw your own (you would laugh if you saw what mine would look like) or simply print one from of the … [Read more...] about Help the Baby Chicks
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Farm Themed Sticker Story
When I purchase things to use in My Obstacle Courses with Andrew, I LOVE it when I can use them for multiple activities. Here is just one example of how easy it is to create a completely different activity using something as basic as package of stickers. I had some farm stickers, which I used for a farm themed memory match game... and decided to create a fill in the blank story using them. At the time, Andrew was 4 and since he wasn't yet speaking, I wanted to know if he knew which … [Read more...] about Farm Themed Sticker Story
Autumn Themed “Make This Number”
I first did a post sharing this activity in September (Apple Themed Make This Number) and wanted to share how easy it is to update this station activity simply by using some colored index cards and thematic or seasonal stickers. For the autumn-themed number cards, I decided to use colors that represent autumn for me - red, orange and yellow (you could use any cards or colors that you'd like), and I used some apple, pumpkin and leaf stickers. If this is too busy for you or your child, you … [Read more...] about Autumn Themed “Make This Number”
Autumn Themed Vocabulary and Picture Matching
When I begin working on putting together a My Obstacle Course, I choose my theme and then as part of my preparation, I usually head to Enchanted Learning to see if they have anything I can use to build literacy or math skills. This is an example of how I used one of their thematic vocabulary sheets, altered the look of it a bit and created an engaging station activity to build vocabulary! I began by printing off the sheet which is meant to be a "draw a line from picture to word" activity. … [Read more...] about Autumn Themed Vocabulary and Picture Matching
Autumn Manipulatives
You have heard me mention the word "manipulatives" many times and in case you don't know what they are, they are basically items that children can manipulate while working math problems. Here are some manipulatives that are perfect for an autumn themed My Obstacle Course: These are great to pair with math equations to help the child have a good understanding of what the exactly they are doing - what the numbers represent and what it looks like. I think this is so important in … [Read more...] about Autumn Manipulatives
Farm Themed Memory Match
This is a really easy way to create a thematic memory match game using stickers and index cards (or cutouts). Here is a link to an earlier memory match post I wrote. I like including this game because it helps to build concentration, encourages basic game skills like turn taking and provides a good opportunity to make connections and build vocabulary based on the stickers. My Obstacle Course Station Activity: Thematic Memory Match This station activity takes me only about 5 minutes to prepare … [Read more...] about Farm Themed Memory Match