What's on the Shelves - December

Our December themed practical life and sensory works went on the shelves today.  Bear was involved in creating some of the works for J-jo.  Some of our works remain the same (the Melissa and Doug Jumbo ABC Chunky Puzzle always stays out for example) and some are old ones with a December twist.

Tweezing tiny sparkly pompoms and placing them in the holes of the shapes. The shapes are from our Plan Toy Geometric Sorting Board. I love this toy.  It has come in handy for teaching various concepts (colors, shapes, numbers, and matching).

J-jo trying it.  He can't use tweezers, so he uses his fingers.

Bear using the tweezers.  They both love this work.

Pompom sensory tin.  We hide things in there for J-jo - like his puzzle pieces.

Christmas open and close with wintery surprises inside (pompoms and snowflakes).

Christmas stickers.  (Both toddler and preschooler love this too.)

Sorting erasers into pairs.  Work is made harder for Bear by having her find the homes in the package for each eraser. 

Sorting presents by color.

Finished work.  Again - Bear uses hullers, J-jo does not.

Punching.  This particular punch is very hard for Bear still.

Play dough - green with red beads and gems to make trees.

A sample of a finished tree.

Christmas stamps.

And finally, this continues to be J-jo's favorite, but I was very tired of seeing Quaker Oats on the canister so I covered it with wrapping paper and switched out the Fall pompoms for sparkly red and silver ones.

Linking up to Tot School at 1+1+1=1 and to the Preschool Corner at Homeschool Creations.