SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards Lessons Projects Classifieds Mailrings Jobs Harry Wong Live! Gazette Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Share | Print | Report Post Childcare Teachers Chatboard Hot Now... • May 2008 Gazette • Harry Wong • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Sensory activities Posted by Meme in KS on 4/17/08 Hi Schari! I am great, how are you? How's your child care going? I am so grateful to be able to stay home with my little pumpkin, she is so much fun. Oh and as for the 'Hawks, although I am a Wildcat at heart, I am really proud of the boys, they did awesome!! Thanks so much for the ideas and you are right, it's all stuff I did with my preschoolers. I am so excited to do more things with her now that she is older. Thanks again and I hope you are well! On 4/09/08, Schari wrote: > On 4/07/08, Meme in KS wrote: >> Hi! I am a former PreK teacher, but left teaching to be a >> stay at home mom. Since I mostly worked with children ages >> 3 and up (I use to visit the Preschool (EC) board here, >> this place is wonderful), I'm a little clueless as to what >> types of things I should do with my 18 month old daughter. >> >> I am looking for sensory activities that will be fun and >> safe for her. We have a sand table right now and she loves >> it although she has taken a few bites of sand :D. >> >> Thanks for any and all ideas! > > Hi Meme! How are you? I wondered what had happened to you. > Congratulations on your baby. How great for you to be able > to stay home and enjoy baby. Hey - how 'bout those Hawks? > Woo-Hoo! > > You can use many of the same things you used with your 3 > years olds, just in smaller amounts and you'll be monitoring > closely. Like water, water with bubbles, sand, rice with > cups and spoons, cornmeal, fingerpaint, roller paint, brush > paint, cornstarch and rice goop mix, newspaper tearing and > crumpling, playdoh. > > I'm not sure I'm saying anything you don't already know, or > haven't tried. I'd just encourage you to involve baby in > everything you do as well as watching to see what baby enjoys > doing. Does baby show interest in the dirt when you are > outside? There's your next sensory experience. Learn about > the properties of dirt, then another time let baby add some > water to it and find out about mud. Show interest in the > washing machine filling up? Let her feel the water coming in > and then the soapy water when full. Interested in being with > you when you're cooking? Put some flour in a bowl with a > spoon and have baby sit right by you while you cook. > Watering flowers outside? Baby would love own watering can. > Washing riding toys with soapy water is great fun. Get a > package in the mail? Baby will love to walk and jump on > bubble wrap, or throw packing peanuts in the air. > > Have fun playing with your precious baby! Posts on this thread, including this one Sensory activities, 4/07/08, by Meme in KS. Re: Sensory activities, 4/09/08, by Schari. Re: Sensory activities, 4/17/08, by Meme in KS. Re: Sensory activities, 4/17/08, by Schari. Re: Sensory activities, 4/21/08, by Rob. Re: Sensory activities, 4/22/08, by Schari.

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