What's on our walls and cupboards:
With my older son, I started with posters I made myself. He was really into Thomas and Friends, so I did an alphabet chart using the characters from the Island of Sodor. I'm no artist and the poster looks dreadful but my son loved it. You can see the pictures here:
http://figur8.net/baby/2008/10/30/make-your-own-educational-posters/Now I have:
- Poster charts which I bought from the bookstore: the solar system, good habits, nursery rhymes.
- Bits of Intelligence cards (Glenn Doman) - I stick the first and last card (i.e. the cover card and the one with mini pictures of all the cards in the series)
http://figur8.net/baby/2010/04/24/early-childhood-education-using-educational-posters/- Wall stickers - the alphabets and numbers.
http://figur8.net/baby/2010/03/02/baby-fying-the-family-bedroom/- I have Thomas and Friends addition charts on the cupboard doors which I printed from from this website (
http://www.shichidaparents.com/rc/maths-flashcards.html). I'm working on my own subtraction, multiplication and division charts now.
http://figur8.net/baby/2010/05/21/teaching-math-to-a-toddler/- I have a world map poster which came from an animal sticker atlas that shows where different animals are found around the world. You're supposed to find the outlines on the map and stick the stickers on - it was a fun activity that I did with my older son way back but the poster's still on the wall.
- we also have a model solar system
http://figur8.net/baby/2009/03/23/home-schooling-week-3-what-we-learned-this-week/What do we use to stick our posters up?
I use 3M scotch tape. I find it's kind enough on the cupboards and walls not to take off any paint. You'll need more tape if you're sticking up a big poster. Some of it comes off after a while, but I figure that's usually a good sign that it's time to change the posters. TheyCan is right - it's great when it's new but it gets ignored if it's been up for too long.
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