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Train Pattern Play
Lay out red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple pom-poms in a container. Offer the index cards to your child and have them select one. Place that index card on the top of the train and encourage them to place the pom-poms in the wheels according to the way they are laid out on the index cards.
Materials
- Cardboard
- Markers
- 6 black bottle caps (for the wheels)
- Dot stickers
- Hot glue
- Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple pom-poms
- Index cards
How To
- Trace a train with a two car caboose.
- Outline the train in black marker.
- Using the hot glue, adhere the bottle caps to each car in place of wheels.
- On multiple index cards, arrange the rainbow dot stickers in various ways.
Skills
Sorting and classifying
Color sorting
Fine motor
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