2+ practical list

PRACTICAL LIFE LIST FOR 2+ YEARS

SMALL MUSCLE -transfering
Spooning beans
wet pouring
pouring with funnel

SMALL MUSCLE - squeezing
chopsticks
clamping with clothespins and pincers
making bubbles with sponge
basting water

SMALL MUSCLE - twisting
opening bottles and lids

SMALL MUSCLE - sorting
Sorting By Color
Sorting By Shape

SMALL MUSCLE - Art activities
Playdough
Making Necklace
Cutting
Oil Pastel Stencils
Gluing Work

LARGE MUSCLE
Walking the loopy line
Throwing at a target
Walking while holding a cup
Echo clap
The feather brush
Simon says
locks and keys
nuts and bolts
tool kit, hammer, wrench and screwdriver
Balance beam

CARE OF PERSON
Blowing Nose
Drinking At A Water Fountain
Washing Hands At Sink
Dressing And Undressing
Taking Off A Coat
Handing Up A Coat
Putting On A Coat
Putting On An Apron

DRESSING FRAMES
Buttoning
Zipper
Snap
Buckle
Bow Tie
Safety Pin
Lacing

GROOMING
Wash hands
wash clothes, hang to dry
Iron
shoe polish
brush hair
braid
clip nails

CARE OF ENVIRONMENT
Water plants
feed pets
Using mats - carrying, rolling and unrolling, walking around
Carrying a tray
Using a soft cover book
sitting at a table
Opening and closing doors softly
Sweeping
Crumbing a table
Wiping up wet spills
Sorting laundry
Dish washing and drying
Dusting


POLISHING
Wood, metal, glass

FOOD PREP
Bread slicing
Nut cracking
Apple cutting
OJ fresh squeezed
Peeling carrots and potatos
cutting soft foods
spreading PB and J

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Please and Thank you
Group art
Recognizing and describing emotions
Planning a trip, map, packing
Roll play for introductions and goodbyes
How to ask for help from an adult wait for pause and quietly ask
Cleaning up for snack or lunch time
How to observe with the eyes ask first, may I watch, no hands
How to knock on door a few times then wait
How to Ring bell once then wait
How to use telephone

ADDITIONS:
Flower type journal with edible plants and posionous plants, field trips in spring