M is 30 months old
Official Tot School
Alphabet Bingo
Golf Tee Hammering
Sticker Counting
Tissue Paper Apple Tree
Extra Learning
M played a lot with her puzzles this week.
Teacher Lessons
Don't be afraid to ask for help. I've been struggling a bit with being able to get lessons set up for M with my new schedule (in bed by 9 so I can get up 4ish to go to the gym). My wonderful husband saw how tired I was and offered to watch the kids 3 nights a week while I go to the gym so that I don't have to wake up as early. You have to understand that this is a pretty big sacrifice for him considering that R screams nonstop every time I am not in the room, and he is a teacher who brings home hours worth of work each night. But I know that this little bit of help will make all the difference in the world, and it taught me not to be afraid to ask for help from my partner when I need it.
That's all for this week! To see what other toddlers are learning this week, check out the official Tot School Website!
- This was a book that I used to love reading as a little girl, so it was really fun reading this to M. She especially loved yelling out the refrain: Jump, Frog, Jump!
- This was a cute little bedtime book. M felt sympathetic for the poor llama, but I was a little distracted with the hilarious fact that I kept wanting to say "yama" - yeah, can you tell I'm Hispanic? ;P
- Another cute bedtime book. M enjoyed trying to find the turtle on every page.
- Unable to sleep, the little girl gets out of bed and draws a monster to play with. Unfortunately when she's finally ready to go to bed, the monster isn't tired! This was definitely fun to read!
- This is the second time M has checked this book out. It's a cute little chapter book that follows Harry Hippo's bath time routine. Since it is designed to be an easy read for beginning readers I think M likes the simple rhythm of it. I keep finding her "reading" this one to herself!
- I've never met a toddler that didn't like dinosaurs, and M is no exception! This book has a different dinosaur on each page, and a small little rhyme explaining some of their characteristics. M really enjoys repeating the dinosaurs' names (there are phonetic spellings under each name in case the mamas and daddies are having a hard time!), and there is nothing more adorable than a 2 year old saying "Jee-ga-No-toe-sore-us"!
- This book was probably the top pick for both of us. It has a nice reading rhythm and some neat little features to help involve the younger set. For example, each color word is actually printed in that particular color. Other descriptive words such as shiny and slithery are also printed in fonts that are similarly descriptive. This would also be a wonderful book to try a stArt project with.
- A counting book that follows Bear's friends as they capture and scare away the bear hunters. It was a good read, but I think there were a few times that M got annoyed with the slow pace of the book.
- A quick little read that talks about the changing seasons and the various activities that go into maintaining a yard each season. I always try to get a mixture of long and short books so that if M wants me to read one and I'm really busy, I can always indulge her by saying "Just one!" and then reading the shortest one! Tricky? Perhaps, but a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do!
- If you are trying to teach descriptive vocabulary to your little one, this is a great pick. It describes all the various types of sheep until they finally find green sheep on the last page.
- This is kind of a strange book (it basically centers around a hen giving away one of her eggs), but for some reason Michaela likes it and has continued checking it out. In fact this is the third time she found it on the shelves and asked to bring it home. It's kind of interesting to watch her discover favorites like this one.
- Another quick read that describes all the various things that a box can be with a little help from the imagination. If you have an empty diaper box laying around, it would be neat to incorporate a little playtime in your day after reading this book!
