N Stuff

The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood worked well.

Activities

Nose Stuff. When we did this, Talmage let us know that this was his Sunbeam lesson in church last week. We talked about noses and what noses do. Then we talked about different smells. We gathered various smells from around the house (vinegar, cinnamon, rose petals, soap, dirt, lemon zest) and then we blindfolded ourselves and guessed which smell was which. When daddy got home we tested him. He got 4 out of 6.

Numbers. Talmage knows how to count to ten, but beyond that, he takes random stabs at numbers, and thirteen and eleven come up several times. Gail (award-winning mathematics instructor that she is) suggested we learn how to count beyond twenty and even up to one hundred so that he can catch the pattern.



I made numbers in "families"; 1-9 in white, 10-19 in green, 20-29 in blue, etc. Then we counted to ten and lined the subsequent numbers up in rows underneath. That way he could see the patterns numbers make.

I don't know that I'm explaining this well; hopefully the picture will make sense. We got through the 30s and that was about all his toddler brain was ready for.

Nest. We printed off this coloring page. Then we cut out the eggs, put them in the nest, and glued the whole thing on green paper so it looked like it was in a tree. Then we talked about what nests are and how birds make them soft with sticks and feathers. Talmage then wanted to add sticks and feathers to his nest.

I thought it was a nice touch.



Treasure hunt. nail clippers, napkin, neck, necklace, nest, noodles. The treasure was nerds.