Muffin Tin Monday with Patterns

Well, today's Muffin Tin Monday wasn't exactly in a muffin tin, but it did include a muffin. Does that count? I've been working with C on patterns and recognizing her numbers lately, so I wanted to do something related to this theme.

Our pattern-themed, "wanna be" muffin meal from today included: an ABCB pattern with pomegranate seeds, cheese stick slices, and blueberries; a carrot and black olive AB pattern, a one and a two shaped almond butter and honey sandwich on organic multi-grain bread; and a homemade gluten-free blueberry and honey muffin.
C was very interested in the patterns and even told me what would come next in each one! Daddy has recently been working from home (yay!), so she had to run into the office and show off her lunch to him as well.

Happy Muffin Tin Monday!

Number Sorting Tivity

My next several posts will be a series of Montessori-based activities that I currently have on C's "Montessori shelf." The first one is a number sorting activity with orange pom-poms (Halloween themed, of course). C has to use the tongs to place the correct amount of pom-poms in each numbered container.
We've only done numbers 1 through 3, but will eventually work our way up to 10. This activity addresses number recognition, counting, associating quantity with a number symbol in their proper sequence, as well as fine motor skills.

In other news, no Muffin Tin Monday today. We had our small church community meeting tonight so I didn't have time to "be creative" (a.k.a. "not thinking ahead"). I made a stuffed Delicata Squash with ground turkey, yellow bell pepper, asparagus, and cheese for dinner. It was delish and fairly simple to throw together! C wasn't too fond of the squash itself, but she ate everything else along with some carrots and applesause (with some pomegranate seeds mixed in). This type of squash has a sweet, corn-like flavor to it and is an ideal stuffing squash.

This past Saturday, we went with some dear friends to the Arboretum and had a fabulous fall day together! We enjoyed the beautiful blooms, the pumpkin patch, and all the storybook houses throughout the park.

I just love this time of year! Happy Harvesting!