Activity List: 12-24 Months

Although we haven’t completed everything on the 3-12 Months list, I’m going to start working on this one as well. It’s not that I don’t think she’s CAPABLE of doing the other things, I just never really thought to have her try on a glove in the middle of summer. Bad mommy. So, I’ll play catch up with a few off the other list, and then move on to these:

TODDLERS:12-24 MONTHS

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Matching a Cut-out Piece and Its Outline
Activity 2: Assembling a Simple Puzzle
Activity 3: Matching Geometrical Shapes
Activity 4: Distinguishing Same from Different
Activity 5: Tracing and Matching Shapes
Activity 6: Matching Numbers
Activity 7: Identifying Objects Belonging to a Specific Group
Activity 8: Looking at a Sequence of Events
Activity 9: Focusing On a Moving Object
Activity 10: Matching Objects and Pictures by Concept

MOTOR ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Clipping Clothes Pegs Onto a Rim
Activity 2: Placing Objects “In” and “Out”
Activity 3: Putting Objects In and Out of a Pocket Booklet
Activity 4: Putting Lids On and Taking Them Off
Activity 5: Unwrapping Objects
Activity 6: Picking Objects Up with a Magnet
Activity 7: Putting Pieces in and Out of a Puzzle
Activity 8: Stringing Objects
Activity 9: Transferring Objects Using the Pincer Grasp
Activity 10: Transferring from One Container to Another

SENSORY ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Identifying Colors in Color Booklets
Activity 2: Matching Pairs of Objects by Color
Activity 3: Identifying the Ten Basic Parts of the Body
Activity 4: Identifying Objects by Feel
Activity 5: Taking a Theme Walk
Activity 6: Matching Objects by Pattern and Texture
Activity 7: Working with Play Dough
Activity 8: Identifying “Loud” and “Soft” Sounds
Activity 9: Identifying Sources of Sounds
Activity 10: Identifying Smells

LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Naming Ten Basic Parts of the Body
Activity 2: Retrieving a Named Object
Activity 3: Naming Pictures in a Book
Activity 4: Naming Colors in a Color Booklet
Activity 5: Beginning Basic Counting
Activity 6: Naming Pictures Starting with the Same Phonetic Sound
Activity 7: Naming Objects Starting with the Same Phonetic Sounds
Activity 8: Naming and Matching Objects and Cards
Activity 9: Adding and Taking Away Identical Objects
Activity 10: Practicing Like Phonetic Sounds

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Exploring Treasure Bags in a Group
Activity 2: Imitating Facial Expressions
Activity 3: Passing an Object Back and Forth
Activity 4: Watching and Imitating Body Movements
Activity 5: Listening To and Following Instructions
Activity 6: Identifying and Naming Others
Activity 7: Making Music As a Group
Activity 8: Matching Photos to People
Activity 9: Sharing Materials
Activity 10: Recognizing Feelings

PRACTICAL LIFE ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Unrolling and Rolling Up a Work Mat
Activity 2: Wiping Up Spills
Activity 3: Sorting and Matching Utensils
Activity 4: Using Cookie Cutters to Cut Bread into Shapes
Activity 5: Sweeping Up
Activity 6: Self Care
Activity 7: Cutting Soft Food into Pieces
Activity 8: Serving Food
Activity 9: Pouring Beverages from One Container to Another
Activity 10: Setting Places for Meals

TWOS: 24-36 MONTHS

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Sorting Objects by Concept
Activity 2: Matching Pictures by Concept
Activity 3: Carrying Out a Two-day Project
Activity 4: Associating Objects and Numbers
Activity 5: Matching Three Basic Geometrical Shapes
Activity 6: Transferring Equal Numbers of Objects
Activity 7: Matching Shapes to Outlines
Activity 8: Sorting Events by Sequence
Activity 9: Manipulating a Fraction Puzzle
Activity 10: Matching Pictures of Parents and Babies

MOTOR ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Cutting with Scissors
Activity 2: Throwing from a Distance
Activity 3: Using a Hole Puncher
Activity 4: Clamping Clothes Pegs onto a Rim
Activity 5: Transferring Water Using Squeezing Implements
Activity 6: Stringing Objects Using a Cord
Activity 7: Making Building Blocks
Activity 8: Walking the Line
Activity 9: Transferring Tiny Objects Using Grasping Implements
Activity 10: Transferring Using Spooning Implements

SENSORY ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Matching Objects by Color
Activity 2: Hunting for Treasure
Activity 3: Pairing Objects According to Color and Pattern
Activity 4: Discriminating between Sizes of Shapes
Activity 5: Painting
Activity 6: Exploring a Texture Box
Activity 7: Observing Nature Close Up
Activity 8: Experiencing Smell Bags
Activity 9: Growing Plants Outside
Activity 10: Visiting the Bird Feeder

LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Identifying Pictures of Objects with Unusual or Complex Names
Activity 2: Naming Parts of the Human Body
Activity 3: Naming Pictures Starting with the Same Phonetic Sound
Activity 4: Naming Objects Starting with the Same Phonetic Sound
Activity 5: Looking at Number Booklets
Activity 6: Creating a Story from Pictures
Activity 7: Becoming Familiar with Letters and Their Sounds
Activity 8: Listening to an Audio Book
Activity 9: Using “I Spy” to Practice Identifying
Activity 10: Matching Letters on an Alphabet Board

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Opening and Closing Doors Quietly
Activity 2: Practicing “Please” and “Thank You”
Activity 3: Pulling Together
Activity 4: Singing the “No” Song and the “Yes” Song
Activity 5: Making Group Art
Activity 6: Recognizing and Describing Emotions
Activity 7: Planning a Trip
Activity 8: Imitating an Action Story
Activity 9: Changing Partners
Activity 10: Making Butter Together

PRACTICAL LIFE ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Fastening Clothes
Activity 2: Washing Kitchen Objects
Activity 3: Washing Napkins
Activity 4: Preparing Vegetables and Fruit for Cooking and Eating
Activity 5: Making Fruit Salad
Activity 6: Washing Windows and Other Large Objects
Activity 7: Sewing
Activity 8: Taking Apart and Putting Back Together
Activity 9: Polishing
Activity 10: Making Snacks

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