At 7:50 each morning my two big boys go off to school, leaving behind their two little brothers. It is then up to me to somehow fill the hours till 5pm when they are reunited.
Today's activity was Mega Blocks. A dear cousin to the Lego but much easier to build with for little hands.
Today's activity was Mega Blocks. A dear cousin to the Lego but much easier to build with for little hands.
For my 1 year old this simply means working on his fine motor skills by building towers. For my 3 year old on the other hand I need to make it a little more interesting. Since we have been working on patterns, I thought this would be a good opportunity to practice with a visual aid. I designed this worksheet for him, and he really enjoyed it!
His job was to copy the pattern on the paper using the blocks. He did it in two ways. At first he put the blocks on the paper in a row to follow the pattern.
After he grew comfortable with the idea, he began to build the towers and configurations separately.
All in all it was a great activity. He spent around 40 minutes figuring out the different patterns. We are definitely going to do it again! Especially on the rainy days to come.
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