The summer has finally hit us so lots of water activities are on our planner! This fishing game i set up for Tara to practice her letters with.There are milk bottle lids that i have glued a magnet onto (make sure its the inner side of the lid so it floats) and on the outer side used permanent marker to write letters on. She used a magnetic fishing rod to fish for a lid and then turned it over and told me the letter on it. 
I made up some laminated cards with a photo and word on them that were meaningful to Tara and she used the lids to match the letters on her cards. 
I played with her with my two cards and she had her two cards and we saw who could finish their card first just like bingo
With a week of over 40 degree heat in Sydney we have been busy with summer activities and this was one of Tara's favouritesWe filled up our ice cube trays with a few drops of food colouring and Tara poured a jug of water evenly in each cube.Tara then cut drinking straws into smaller sizes and placed one into each cube to use as a handle. 
After they were frozen we took them out and painted!
This is a Montessori activity that is great to do in this summer heat! All you need is a large tub filled with water, a box full of waterproof objects from around the house, that your child may want to choose themselves and two laminated A4 sheets that say "float" and "sink" on them.Tara picked up an item from her bucket and placed it in the water and saw if it floated or sunk then placed it on the correct paper.This not only helps explain gravity and weight but also identifies familiar words
I made up some laminated cards with a photo and word on them that were meaningful to Tara and she used the lids to match the letters on her cards. 
