Good morning! It looks like it is going to be another warm day. Here are three invitations for middlers today!
Fine Motor Invitation: Scissors and papers
Over the past few months, Caitlyn and Sarah have offered several invitations for children who are working on their scissor skills. Today you might consider offering an open-ended cutting station with scissors and a variety of paper. You can offer it in a large box or storage bin, or simply on a tray. Working with scissors involves high levels of coordination for children in this developmental range. It is also an opportunity for children to build and explore transforming schema.
Sensory/Fine Motor Invitation: Outside sticky wall (contact paper)
This invitation may be extra challenging outside with the humidity, you can also do it inside. If you do not have contact paper (also sometimes called clear shelf paper), you can use wide strips of painter’s or masking tape. Attach the contact paper (or tape) to a wall with the sticky side facing out. Invite your child to see what they can find outside that will stick to the contact paper (they could also use the papers they cut up in the previous invitation). What will they find? What kind of designs will they make?
Cooking Invitation: Make your own snack!
This morning, invite your child to help make their snack. Depending on your child’s thoughts on food, they might enjoy making a sandwich, a tortilla roll-up, or just cutting things and putting them on a snack plate. If you are making toast, a sandwich, or tortilla roll-up, they can help spread sunbutter, hummus, or peanut butter, cut soft fruit (strawberries, bananas, etc.) with a butterknife, and assemble their creation. Make sure to allow extra time and start before everyone is extremely hungry. This invitation builds self-help skills, fine motor skills, and creativity in the kitchen.
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