Steps to Making Playful Learning Baskets:
1. Find an empty basket
2. Choose a theme
(ex: wooden objects, kitchen utensils, objects that shine, objects that start with the letter B, etc)
(ex: wooden objects, kitchen utensils, objects that shine, objects that start with the letter B, etc)
3. Fill your basket with 5-10 themed objects
4. Let you child play/learn through hands-on discovery
The theme to this playful learning basket was "Ribbons and Things". I filled the basket with yarn, ribbons and silk pieces so Noah could learn about different textures through his own discovery.
This is Noah's most recent playful learning basket. He is really fascinated lately with cars, trucks and buses since we see so many pass by each day out in our yard (we live on a very busy street), so I thought it would be fun for him to have a "Things that Go" basket. He had so much fun making each item "go" and is working on his "VROOM!". :)
Adding literacy to any activity is always a wonderful way to enhance learning. One of Noah's favorite books these days is "Things That GO", so we have been reading it each day to go along with his themed playful learning basket. I love how this book is wooden and wordless. Each time we read it, the pages come alive in a new way!
Enjoy!
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