Introduction:
I introduced the life cycle of a bee by giving him Safari Ltd figurines. I covered the figurines with playdoh and asked him to open it. this activity is good for his fine-motor skill and hand-eye coordination. Then he matched the figurines on the control card. it can be downloaded here. I shout out every phase of bee life cycle whenever he had discovered one. He repeated after me.
He molded the playdoh into circles and put the phases of the bee on the circles. He followed the pictures in the control card.
He wanted to put the figurines in order based on the control cards. He named each of the phase and applauded himself for his achievement.
The next invitation to play is inserting the cake-pop stick into the lid of a can.
Materials:
a used-can (big size)
bee pictures and laminate them
cake-pop sticks
yellow paper
double tape
How to make:
paste the cake-pop sticks on the back of bee pictures using hot glue gun
draw hexagons on yellow paper
paste the yellow paper on the side of the can
put the materials on the tray
Purposes:
strengthen fingers, practice fine-motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
Cutting Activity
Another easy material to prepare is this scissor cutting activity. You just need to draw or print bee pictures on vertical pieces of paper and insert the cards in the small holes on the lid. I told my son that he had to cut the bees without hurting them so they can fly.
Bee pretend play costume was a hit. I drew a bee on a cardboard and sew a hairband for his antenna. he loved buzzing around the house.
Wooden Peg Activities.
There are some various wooden peg activities to strengthen his hand grip and fine-motor skills.
Sticker Counting Activity
I am going to make free printable for this activity soon.
