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| R is 21 months old |
Start of Year Assessment
R is starting off a bit behind where M was when she was his age. This is partly because he's a second child and has gotten the short end of the stick as far as my attention goes. Also, he's just a different person than she was. He is still not talking very much. He has a few words, but is mostly content to let his sister talk for him all day. He has a few concepts but still doesn't know colors or shapes very well. These are all things I work with him on throughout this year. I won't be focusing too much on letters or numbers until he gets caught up on vocabulary and basic concepts.
Art and Sensory
I punched holes in a strip of paper and R practiced his fine motor skills in finger painting each hole. Then we added green stems on our little apples. Source: No Time for Flashcards.
I cut apples in half and R painted with them. I cut little scores in the sides so it was easier for him to hold.
We bought several different types of apples and enjoyed them as a snack.
We played with apple scented play dough. Recipe: My Montessori Journey
Tot Trays
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| Pouring apple cheerios. -They mostly ended up in his mouth :) |
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| Putting Styrofoam apples into egg tray using fingers to pick up by the stem. |
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| Placing apple stickers onto a sheet of paper. |
Wonderful week!!! The cheerios would've ended up in my little one's mouth too. Too tempting. LOL
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I love the apple theme. I really like the idea of finger painting the holes you punched in the paper. I will definitely be trying that one! Thanks!
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My toddler is just a month or so younger than yours and also not saying much yet- his understanding is quite good though and we are hoping his speech comes along soon. So far his words are all English but we are waiting for a Japanese one to pop out eventually too {he can say "Jiji" which is grandfather but I also say Jiji in English since that is his name so not sure if that counts!}
Loved the fingerpaint in the hole idea. How did he go with the apple stickers? My boy can`t seem to peel stickers off by himself but we are working on it- he much prefers i hand them to him so he can stick them on his body or his brother than the paper!
What a fun start to your year! My Super Tot wasn't talking much at 21 months, either, but he talks up a storm now!
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