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Sticks and Shapes

 Here's an activity which  can  help kids get excited about shapes!  You will need  some plastic  straws or, toothpicks, matchsticks/crafts sticks. And then get your child create shapes and pictures out of them. This  activity could be  used with 7-year-olds and upwards.   Through this activity,  children will learn how two or more geometrical shapes can be used together to form a new geometrical shape or design. This activity helps children improve hand eye coordination and lays and a great foundation for mastering geometrical shapes. Older children will be able to create 3D shapes. You could also extend this activity by having your children tessellate the geometrical shapes they create. Well, this activity kept my children busy for a good hour or so.

Early Learning with Digital Technologies

  Let's go hunting for shapes! Hi everyone, here's an activity to help your  little ones with shape recognition! Like most children, my son has mastered names of shapes and numbers through various resources,  but also  not to mention with various digital games and apps. So I went on to  help him recognise shapes in everday objects using the device he likes to use.  Well, grab a Smart phone or  any other digital device and get your child hunt for various shapes. Once  you and your child start hunting for shapes together , your little one will recognise that shapes and patterns are all around us: on clocks, on his bicycle, his plate and so on . Thus, t his activity will help children reinforce names of geometrical shapes and help visualise  existence of them in everyday objects. You could also have the captured pictures printed out in order to make a "My Shapes Book" for your child to enjoy. You could also get your child trace over the shapes using the pict

Lego Fun

Hi all, Here's how I kept  my kids busy these school holidays. Yep, with lots and  lots of Lego bricks... Lego Maze Steve from Minecraft Great way to engage your kids is to get them spell their names... Practice spelling Have fun!