Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:
– Ask the child to count the number of tools and identify each one.
– Ask the child to sort the flat boards with holes by colour and to identify the colours. Have the child count the number of boards in each colour and count the total number of boards.
– Ask the child to sort the screws by the colour of the screw heads. Ask the child to identify the colours and count the total number of screws.
– Place four pieces from the tool kit in front of the child. Let him or her study the pieces before asking the child to close his or her eyes while you remove one piece. Ask the child to identify which piece was removed.
– Count the number of holes in each flat board. Then put two of the boards end and count the total number of holes in both. Try different combinations, adding and counting the holes in each.