Do you like to keep ribbons from presents that you’ve received? I have a whole tin box full of ribbons that I cannot bear to throw away.
The ribbons just keep on coming and I already have a hard time keeping the box lid on. So I thought of this activity to put those ribbons to good use 🙂
Cut up some ribbons and used them for a matching/sorting activity.
Here are some pictures of Caleb at work.
You will need:
1. Pompoms with 3 sizes (small, medium and large) I was able to buy mine from the basement of fully booked for Php 35.50 less than $1.
2. containers for sorting
3. plate/tray for putting all the pompoms in

I waited until Caleb finished sorting all the pompoms to correct him. I showed him the container with the misplaced pompom and asked him which one didn’t belong. That way, he could easily see the difference and I didn’t interrupt his concentration.
This activity is good for classifying objects according to size and helps in concentration (special thanks to Madame Emerita Villaver for that one).
Second round of sorting. He was much faster this time around and misplaced only one medium sized pompom.
Homeschooling doesn’t have to be expensive. You just have to be creative with some of the things that you already have at home. But ofcourse, a “little” shopping didn’t hurt anyone! Just the husband’s wallet…hahaha!
I let Caleb use the barrel of monkeys for sorting. Then, we counted the monkeys after 🙂
Domestic Goddess Tonni 
