My favorite example of this is the colorful
large beads that young children string on thick cords. I actually remember
enjoying this activity as a child; my children played with them; I provided
them for my preschool students and now my daughter uses them. Stringing beads
are a classic for teaching fine motor control and dexterity. But they offer so
much more!
There is the opportunity for children to
practice math skills by educational toys for preschool. They can simply count the beads as each one is strung on
the cord, then move on to addition skills – add one more and you have two. They
can learn to sequence – one red bead, one blue bead; big bead, bigger bead,
biggest. They can sort them into groupings – by colour, by shape, by size.
Think of all the words to practice or add
to the child’s vocabulary, from the basic “small, smaller, smallest” to shape
words such as “cylinder, square, cube”, and all the way to concepts such as
“sequencing" or "alternating”.
If provided as a group activity, stringing
beads contributes to social skills such as sharing, taking turns, negotiating
and problem solving. Children can enjoy pride in accomplishing a task or
overcoming frustration.
A toys for fine motor skills for toddlers or activity is merely an opportunity
for teachable moments. Introduce the beads in different contexts, with
different challenges, then take advantage of these moments to expand a child’s
knowledge.
There are a whole range of educational and beautiful lacing toys for toddlers that you can get (https://skoolzy.com/search?type=product&q=lacing) for your toddler to help them learn while they play.
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