buttons and banks

 

they all saw a cat: cats in rice

 

they all saw a cat: color sorting

 

perler beads and tweezers

 

fine motor table: the three billy goats gruff

sink or float

pennies and banks

measuring weight

 

the area of an elephant plate

When I set up the fine motor table, parents often ask "How does this?" or "what are they supposed to do?" I always answer, "I don't know yet, they'll show me." There is no right or wrong way to explore an invitation. By the end of the day, almost all of the pompoms were gone. I bet they are hidden in pockets, purses, or cubbies. 
 

fine motor invitation: cutting and piggy banks

Or elephant banks in this case. Long strips of paper will often get crammed into the banks, and they usually do not fit. How can we get it to fit? Tearing? Cutting? Folding? All of the above! 

from color sorting to feeding the birds

 

tile shapes on the sticky window

 

button, button

 

emergent pumpkin play

 

We couldn't find the golf tees so we put out pushpins. One child found a button which prompted a button hunt, which prompted allllll the buttons coming out of storage so the children could poke and place away. A few days later, a rubber band was added, and a whole new curriculum emerged! 

spider transfer

 

a berry fun invitation

 

The water is tinted with strawberry Kool-Aid, and yes, sometimes it gets transferred to the mouth...but once is enough, it's SO SOUR! 

oh my stars!

 

a fine motor tree

 

To color match, or not to color match, that is the question. The tiny little hair clips really work those pincer muscles. When we set this out, we often find those little clips everywhere, including hair! 

insects in the grass: a fine motor invitation