Bottle Cap Patterns

    One thing that I always enjoy teaching to preschoolers is sorting objects.  We've found that using inexpensive items that we have around the house works best.   My 3 year old and I use a collection of bottle caps we have to sort by color and size.  We began with a simple A,B pattern (red, blue, red, blue).  Next we added an AA, BB pattern (red, red, blue, blue).  From there the patterns just kept getting more elaborate; A,A,B  and A,B,B,C, etc.  We had so much fun with this activity.   For days he was noticing patterns everywhere we went. Another golden opportunity seized!