Beads & Buttons
Beads & Button Discovery
Stringing Beads
Classing
Counting & Colours
Size
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Sound
Clean-Up
There are multiple teaching opportunities with a simple bowl of beads and buttons.
1. Tactile discovery (O loved running her fingers through the pile.)
2. Fine motor skill practice (stringing on pipe cleaners is perfect for toddlers, avoiding the frustration of slippery string.)
3. Classification (beads vs. buttons)
4. Counting & colour classifying (EXPAND with visible math equations and colour patterning)
5. Size (recognizing large, medium and small)
6. Sound (tin vs. plastic. EXPAND add them to old pill bottles for music shakers)
7. Fine motor skill practic (placing them back in their bag).
When baby is all through, there may even be a bracelet to gift a friend;)