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Big Doll, Little Doll
Organize some baskets of “big” and “little” toys that relate to one another. For
example, one basket could have big and little dolls or big and little baby bottles.
Another could have big and little sizes of plastic animals. An outdoor basket
could have different sizes of buckets, shovels, or sifters.
Talk about “big” and “little” as the children play with the toys in each basket.
“Catherine, you’re playing with the big chicken. Do you see the little chicken?”
Put the two items side by side to show the difference.
To reinforce “big” and “little” some more, have the children stand very tall to
show how “big” they are. Then squat down very low to make themselves “little.”
Talk about “big” and “little” throughout your day.
Language Tip
Learn to say “big” and “little” in the home languages of children
in your class.
Matching Sponges
Cut out sponges in the shape of a square, a circle, and a triangle. Cut each one
from a different color sponge.
Trace around each shape on a separate large index card and color it the same
color as the sponge.
Set out the cards and sponges and invite a child who seems interested to find
the sponge that matches the card. “Elyse, you picked up the square sponge. Can
you put it on the card with the square?” Help her place the sponge on the shape.
Encourage the children to feel each shape.
Special Needs Tip
Make a set with larger shapes for a child who is visually
impaired.
Click and Snap
Gather five or six connecting blocks of the same color (such as Duplos or
Legos) and put them in a pile with the same number of another toy of similar
size such as cars, animals, or people.
With one or two children, show them one block and ask them to find another
one just like it. Help a child who finds one snap it together with the other.
Keep going until the children have “sorted” all the blocks and snapped them
together.
If the children enjoy this activity, do it at a later time with large connecting links
(instead of blocks) and make a chain.
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