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Have a whale of a time with your kids with “Whale Puzzle!” This activity trains your child to read patterns and practice their ABCs at the same time.
LEARNING GOALS:
- Pattern recognition
- Letter recognition
AGE: 1.5 – 3 Years Old
TIME: 15 Mins
CATEGORY: Literacy, Logic, Patterns
MATERIALS:
- Popsicle sticks
- Markers
- Paper
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Align the popsicle sticks and label the individual sticks with letters (e.g. A to K).
2
Draw a whale (or any picture your child is interested in) on the row of popsicle sticks.
3
Draw the same whale on a piece of paper.
4
Jumble up the popsicle sticks.
5
Ask your child to arrange them back by following the image on the piece of paper and by arranging the popsicle sticks according to the alphabet.
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TIPS- Add a little treasure hunt by hiding the popsicle sticks and getting your child to find them before solving the puzzle
- Practice numeracy by labelling the popsicles with numbers instead of letters.