I was recently at Dollar Tree and happened to look through the school/office section. I didn't expect to find anything exciting mid-year, but I found these adorable classroom decorations and immediately knew what I wanted to use them for.
Super Tot and I are working a lot on learning the alphabet right now, so I thought doing an uppercase/lowercase letter match with them would be perfect. I didn't want 26 (x2) pieces spread out all over, so I decided to make them attach to each other when he matches them. Here is a simple tutorial for what I did.
I present these to Super Tot in two bowls - one with the worms and one with the apples. He lays out all the apples (uppercase) and places the correct worm (lowercase) in each one.
I also purchased a second set with frogs and lily pads, which I intend to use for something similar. Additionally, I have enough of the apples and worms left to do numbers 1-10, which I am excited about, too!
Pretty niffty looking Momma! I have a popsicle stick worm and felt apple craft on my to do list for my little guy....I think this will be much easier and therefore more likely to happen :-) I'll have to keep an eye open at my Dollar Tree Store. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletegreat idea!!! Going to check our dollar store! :) Thanks
ReplyDeleteLove your idea; I am going to teach for HeadStart; hoping to implement this ideas and your writing journal. I haven't worked with preschoolers in years. Just a little nervous, I have been teaching elementary for over 15 years. I plan to check with your site regularly. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you for the ideas. Plan to use with my HeadStart students
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! I'm going to have to look for something like that the next time I'm at the dollar store!
ReplyDeleteI love that you have the worm come out of the apple once the pieces are matched. I know you did it so there would be fewer pieces, but I think it is SO cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the dollar store! so many ideas.
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