Item sorting Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: bins (optional) Activity: Gather an assortment of items and ask kids to sort them by type, size, color, shape, or any other feature. Kids can sort items into bins or piles. After sorting, count the number of objects in each pile. Categories: Sensory, Math Back to Library
Making patterns Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: None Activity: Using natural objects or drawing in the dirt, set out a pattern in a line for kids to continue or replicate. Pattern examples: A B A B (leaf, stone, leaf, stone), A B B A B B (dash, dot, dot, dash, dot, dot). Laying out three sets
Rhythm matching Time: 5-20 minutes Materials: None Activity: Locate two sticks for each kid and a surface that they can tap on. Tap out beats and have the kids replicate the beats with their sticks. Kids can also take turns tapping a beat to be followed. Nature bonus: Talk about how different species of woodpeckers
