Fun with Rice

Shapes and Letters (also works well with wheat and salt!)

• Pour Rice in a tray with a high lip (a cake pan works nicely), just to cover bottom.
• Show your child how you can use your finger to 'draw' a shape in the rice. "Here is a circle."
• Shake the pan to coat bottom again.
• Now, it is your child's turn.
• Start with straight or curved lines, then simple shapes
• When your child is comfortable, practice letters!
• When you're done, you can still eat the rice