Early shape puzzle to develop hand, eye and early matching skills and garden vocabulary
Details:
6 chunky wooden garden shapes
Wooden puzzle board
Age 2 +
Skills for Success:
"I can match garden pictures"
"I can fit the garden shapes"
"I can identify and name the garden items"
"I can follow simple instructions e.g. turn it round, in there/down there/up there/ out it in/ take it out etc"
Core Vocabulary:
Garden, flowers, bee, bird, sun, sky, butterfly
Action words (flying, shining, growing, smelling)
Additional Ideas:
1. Find and identify garden pieces e.g. lay out a selection of garden pieces and ask your child to find one of them e.g. 'Where's the bird?' and then find where it fits.