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Explore Together (indoors): Colors By Hand
Have children explore mixing colors and shades of color with finger paints.
Explore Together (indoors): How Many Owls?
Have childen count how many owl babies are in an owl family and then count how many owls in the family all together.
Explore Together (indoors): Measuring to Build
Measure the length of the Block Center using a child’s length.
Figure It Out
Play games to help toddlers use and strengthen their reasoning skills and to help them put their reasoning into words.
"Flower Power" #2 (PEEP game)
Invite children to play PEEP and the Big Wide World “Flower Power” game.
Flowing Water
Encourage children to explore filling and pouring water into and out of containers.
Fruit and Vegetable Patterns
Have children make patterns with slices of fruits and vegetables.
Fruit and Vegetable Sort
Help children sort fruits and vegetables, then count the number of each type of fruit or vegetable.
Guess and Count
Have children estimate how many cups of water will fit into different size containers.
Heavy and Light
Set up two boxes: one labeled “Heavy” and one labeled “Light.” Have children sort various objects by weight.
How Many Sink It?
Partner children to see which of their boats can hold the most weight before sinking.
Let's Sort and Compare
Help children sort books into categories.
Materials Sort
Have children place objects in the correct category: materials that are good for building a house and materials that are not good for building a house.
Math Chefs
Have children measure and cut specified numbers of clay fruit pieces to make a clay fruit salad.
Measure Up
Have children choose a number block card and then measure that many blocks with string so that they can make inclines just the size that they want them.
Measuring Plants
Have children continue to measure their plants. Provide various nonstandard measurement tools.
Measuring Tools
Introduce math tools to toddlers and let them explore measuring, pouring, filling, and emptying one material into another.
More . . . More . . . Too Many
Hand a baby more objects than she can hold to help a baby develop a strong sense of numbers. Play the game as you use lots of math vocabulary—here’s one toy, here’s one more, let’s count how many, and so on.
Music Patterns
Play a musical pattern on toy instruments and have children say the pattern aloud with you as well as on their own.
Neighborhood Houses and Buildings
Take a walk with your child and talk about different shapes, textures, and materials you notice on the houses and buildings.