Wooden pattern blocks

A cool educational toy!  Wooden pattern blocks (mine is from Learning Resources).  I printed off free shapes and patterns for my son to use.  It's a play manipulative that can teach patterns, but it also is just a cool toy for them to sit down and use some focus, concentration and attention to detail.

Numbers fun!

Here are some fun ways to practice numbers with your tots and preschoolers:

Counting Bears!  A toy I bought on Amazon.  I put a number in front of each bucket and had him put the correct number of bears in each bucket.

And putting the correct number of cheerios on foam numbers

Have fun!