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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Shape Symmetry Play {via Mama Pea Pod}

Today's guest post is from the fabulous Jane at Mama Pea Pod. I love her blog. She recently had a Mermaid Party that I know my girls would have loved to attend.  Ok, let's be honest. I would have wanted to attend too! The pictures just scream FUN!! Aside from all of Jane's fabulous child centered posts she also has a great series entitled - Time for Mama: Creative Playtime for Moms. The series is all about inspiring Mom's to find time for themselves and get creative. Be sure to check it out.

For now, I leave you to Jane. I know you will enjoy her post on Shape Symmetry Play. I love how she brings math into everyday play, making it fun and totally doable. Thank you Jane for sharing this fun idea with us here on Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas.



Princess Pea and I have been playing with blocks and learning about symmetry in the process, with some super simple shape symmetry play.


We each build one side of a castle. I build my side first, then she has to copy it exactly on her side, matching up the shapes to make a symmetrical structure. It's great for shape recognition, problem-solving, and learning about geometry. As you can see, we didn't worry about matching the colours, just the shapes, but you could do that, too, if you liked.




I was impressed with how well she did with it, and she was very proud of herself, too! 
Fun, play-based math learning, just the way we like it!



I'm Jane and I am a mother, a teacher, and an endorser of play time. I blog at Mama Pea Pod about creative play ideas for preschoolers, toddlers, babies, and moms. I want to savour the time I have with my two little peas, aged 5 and 2, by playing, creating, and getting outdoors with them! I invite you to come join us for a play date at my blog, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Pinterest, or on Google +.

Thanks for having me over today, Bern!


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5 comments:

  1. Thanks for having me over, Bern! Hope you're enjoying your time off. x

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    1. thank you for sharing with us Jane. I love this post because it is such a great way to show that education can be part of even the simplest things :)

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  2. Ooh great idea to do with my three year old. He loves block play of any kind and will enjoy the challenge. Great post!

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  3. some great building going on there, still waiting for Goblin to switch from destruction to contruction

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