Dried Pasta

Uses: Fun and educational!
Materials:

• various shapes, colors, or sizes of died pasta. (To make it more challenging, use all three aspects at the same time!)
• cups or bowls

Procedure:

• Label the bowls (or cups) by gluing a single piece of each kinds of dried pasta to its own bowl (or cup).
• Lay all of the dried pasta out on a table.
• Take turns with your child separating the dried pasta into bowls of the same kind of pasta.
• Be sure to talk about why each piece of dried pasta goes in its place (ex. Because it is the same shape, size, or color as the other pieces.)
• Tip: To make it challenging for an older or more advanced child, do not label the bowls. Have the child decide how the dried pasta should be sorted and why.