Tot School

Nathan is currently 16.5 months old.

We had a great week of tot school! I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked, but boy did we do a lot of learning. Much of our learning took place outside of our "baby jail" where we do tot school. For example, Nathan learned what "empty" means and can say it "e-te". He has generalized it to cups, wrappers, and boxes.

He also learned what "another one" means and can say it and does quite frequently. It sounds like this "nuh won".

He also learned to nod "yes" and to say it. He nods with the whole upper part of his body. Too funny!

We've been working on these pull back cars and I think he's got it!

Tot school with daddy was tons of fun. This monkey bank is a big favorite. Chad worked with him on identifying the different coins and holding the monkey while he puts the coins in the bank.

Putting the pegs in the holes

Stacking them with daddy

Working on two part puzzles

little balls in the sorting tray and working on colors and counting

Tot school with Zacary was lots of fun as well. We started out with beans as a sensory activity and learning to transfer them from one container to another. 

The transferring lasted about 30 seconds. Nathan realized it was much more fun to dump out the container and continued to pick up handfulls, put them in the container and dump them on himself. He especially enjoyed dumping the beans on his head. He tried to dump beans on Zachary's head, but Zachary didn't find it as amusing.

foam stickers - fine motor and colors as well as object identification and taking turns

We made a drum out of a pampers box and the boys played that drum like nobody's business!

Nathan loves to get in containers and has started to enjoy taking books into his containers to read them. I think it's time for a chair but for now, this cube will do.

Later, that day, more beans! Beans beans everywhere!  He says "be" for bean.

Playdate outside provided a chance to work on "in"

and "out" with the bubble wand.

It was also a good time to practice drinking out of a big cup. Nathan drank so much water I thought I'd have to refil the water table!

He got two Easter presents in the mail this week and was so excited to "aben" them. I thought it would be a great way to work on "open" and "shut".  This one is from Ginga, his great grandmother and his first finds were the packing peanuts.

A monkey! "oo oo" Thanks Ginga he loves it!

being a monkey

Next, he opened a box from YaYa and Papa. He got another beanie baby and proudly proclaimed "bear" as he pulled it from the box. He carried both of these around for quite some time and loves them! Thank you so much! 

After opening the presents, it was time for some stacking or "tak" as he calls it.

more money...

more "in" and "out" with a favorite rock

This was fun! Nathan would stick his hand into the bag, which he couldn't see because it was behind yet another cube he was sitting in, and he'd pull out a card and identify it. A fun way to do object identification.

Then I put them in the cube and asked him to find certain ones. He promptly threw them out of baby jail as he found them and said "nuh won"

Finally we worked with snaps, buttons, and zippers on these shoes.

Lastly, this week, more fill and spill with his friends the beans.

Hope you guys have a great Easter and remember the One who gave His life for you!

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