My daughter A has been super interested in insects since around 2 years old, and since she also loves sweeping I thought she would enjoy this setup. She had to sweep the rice on the tray in order to find the insects at the bottom.
To recreate this activity, you will need:
White rice works really well for this activity because it is easy to sweep and the neutral color is not distracting.
We used a free printable from 1plus1plus1equals1.com .
We used one from the Ikea MALA set.
I include a magnifying glass in most of our activity setups because my daughter loves using it and it’s a simple way to foster concentration and encourage children to look into things in more detail.
Tape the cards to the bottom of your tray and add your sensory base on top. That’s it. When you’re done invite your child to the table and model the activity.
A enjoyed sweeping to find the different insects at the bottom of the tray and identifying them on the control sheet. She got so excited every time she found a new one.
This activity is great for strengthening fine motor skills, visual discrimination, concentration, and is also perfect for learning new vocabulary.
Cleaning up is part of the learning process, so make sure to encourage your child to tidy up once done. Model how to do it until your child feels confident enough to initiate the tidying up process independently.
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