First lessons
- We consolidate the concepts: big-small, many-little, identical;
- Learning colors;
- We study opposites on real objects (cold-hot, empty-full, heavy-light, soft-hard);
- We count everything around while communicating with the baby (steps, buttons, toys);
- We study geometric shapes;
- Viewing Doman cards or other educational material that expands your child’s horizons
Games and activities to develop sensorimotor skills
What's new at this age:
- We open and close boxes with different closing/latching options;
- We learn to open and close locks, latches, etc.;
An example of a board with locks (My-shop, KoroBoom) or a busy board
- We look for identical beans, pasta, etc. and arrange them into cells;
- We sort objects (by size, color, shape)
- We sort the beads by color into different bowls;
- Playing with water;
- Sift the cereal through a strainer;
- We assemble puzzles from 2 parts;
Example of a simple puzzle (KoroBoom, Labyrinth, My-shop)
- We cut vegetables and fruits;
Example of a set of vegetables (KoroBoom, My-shop, Labyrinth)
- We assemble the pyramid by selecting a ring of suitable size;
- We assemble the nesting doll by selecting the half ourselves;
- We play lotto;
- Picking mushrooms/berries;
- We dress the dolls by putting on clothes;
Examples of kits for dressing dolls (Ozon, My-shop, KoroBoom)
Already familiar games:
- We arrange small objects into cells;
- We master instrumental actions (pour sand into a bucket with a scoop, knock with a hammer (play with a knocker), remove toys from water or from containers using a spoon, ladle, etc.);
- We play with the simplest insert frames (with an image of the inserted object in the background);
Example of an insert frame (Ozon, My-shop, Read)
- We play with the caps (we stack them sequentially, make pyramids, compare by size);
Example of caps (Ozon, My-shop, Read). A similar game principle is wooden rainbow.
- We roll the car along roads, hills, with a load;
- We tear paper/cotton wool;
- We play with cereals, sand, water (pour from one container to another, pour using a jug, scoop it into the palm of your hand, “salt” it with sand scooped into a pinch, etc.);
- We learn to push objects (into a piggy bank, into a hole in a box, into a plastic bottle, into a colander, into a sorter);
- Playing with lacing;
Lacing example (KoroBoom, Labyrinth, My-shop)
- Roll the ball/ball along the slide/grooves;
An example of a bowling alley (Ozon, Labyrinth, My-shop)
- We carry a gurney;
- Peel the boiled egg;
- We tear off the pieces of tape glued to the cube;
- Unwrap items wrapped in foil;
- We learn to unfasten Velcro, zippers, unscrew and tighten bottle caps;
DIY educational mat
Book “I dress myself” (Ozone, Labyrinth, My-shop)
Board with fasteners (My-shop, KoroBoom)
- Transfer the beans from one bowl to another;
- We string small rings onto the pyramid;
Example of pyramids (Ozon, Labyrinth, KoroBoom)
- We build towers from cubes;
- We play with small objects (take them out of the sensory box, put them in a jar);
- Playing with sensory boxes;
