Fine motor fun

In the Levana class, we like to find items from nature that help us build skills we need for life.  Today, we had native corn on the table.  We used our fingers to pull off kernels from small and large cobs, building our fine motor skills.  It's hard work with small hands, but with a little focus and determination, we got the job done!  

Piper and Abby focus on their cobs as they strip them of kernels into interesting containers.

When the cobs were bare, we used different tools and containers to play with the dried kernels.  We played with them with bowls, shovels, brushes, trays, cups and funnels. We could see the different yellows, browns, and black colored kernels.  We even practiced shaking closed containers to hear how noisy the kernels can be!