When I was a classroom teacher, I acquired a large amount of colorful craft poms to use with my students.
Over the years, I discovered a variety of different ways to utilize pom poms in developmental activities for younger kids as well as educational learning games for older learners.
– Tray – Small Plastic Cups – Ice Cube Trays – Silicone Molds/Trays
Many children will enjoy dumping, scooping, pouring the pom poms in and out of the containers!
You can challenge your learner to use tweezers and place a craft pom on each little suction cup on the bottom of the gripper.
It is a great opportunity to discuss colors, textures (soft vs. hard), the concept of in & out, and more!
By creating arrays using poms placed down in the trays, students will be able to visually see their math facts!
As you ask your student to identify each continent, they will drop a pom pom down in the corresponding spot!