• Shoe Box
• Colored contact paper
• Scissors
• Index cards
• Different objects with texture. Two of each (shell, sandpaper, dried clay, bubble wrap, or any other objects that can be glued.)

How to make:
Cover the top and bottom of the shoe box with contact paper. Cut a hole in the bottom part of box. Hot glue objects (1 set) onto the box. Glue second set of objects onto the index cards.

How to play:
Place a few of the index cards with objects inside the box. Have children feel the objects on the outside of the box to find matching index card.

This activity reinforces a child's understanding of a concept in which they already worked on; recognising colors, letters, numbers, shapes and like images.

• Poster board
• Scissors
• Brads
• Markers
• Stickers

How to make:
Cut a large circle (outer) and a smaller )inner) circle. Place brads in the middle of each circle. Place brads into both circles and fold down ends then use markers or stickers to place on one circle and corresponding markers/stickers on the other.

Children move the outer circle to match the amount of , same letter, same color or like shapes of the inner circle.

This activity helps children distinguish like colors.

• Plates or other container of four differnt colors (red, yellow, gree and blue)
• Objects from the classroom to match the plates

How to make/play:
Gather materials and encourage children to place colored objects on the corresponding plates.

This activity helps children understand the concept of the universe.

• Pictures of the planets (2 each)
• Construction paper cut into squares
• Glue
• Scissors

How to make:
Cut pictures out and glue onto construction paper squares. make two sets.

This activity reinforces that each insect has it's own habitat.

• Pictures oof insect habitats
• Insect pictures
• Scissors

How to make:,br Print the habitat and insect pictures. Cut of insects.

How to play:
Children place insects in habitats in which they live.
Note: Some insects can have several different habitats.

The activity reinforces visual discrimination, grouping and counting.

• Wallpaper
• Scissors

This activity demonstrates the different means of transportation.

• Poster board (3)
• Pictures of different modes of transportation (cars, buses, trucks, plane, boats)
• Index cards
• Glue
• Scissors
• Markers

How to make:
Cut out transporation pictures and glue to index cards. Draw scenes onthe poster boards to show the different areas of travel.

How to play:
Children will place the different vehicles on the corresponding area of travel (car on land, boat on sea, etc.).

This activity reinforces matching skills.

Materials:

• Poster board
• Scissors
• Markers

This activity provides practice of math skills by counting out the number of flowers that match the numeral card.

Materials: Flower pattern Craft sticks Index cards numbered 1-10 Scissors Tape Markers Box cutter Milk carton Felt Hot glue gun