They include a sheet with the picture and corresponding number but in the interest of taking up time, I didn't bring that out.
D just did the sticker by number by matching the sticker to the corresponding shapes.
Then when her finished product was not aligned properly, I asked her to go back and redo all the crooked pieces (of which there were quite a few). She had a mini melt down. I think not because she is incredibly lazy and didn't want to go back and refine, but because she was sorely in need of a nap! However, because she was whining and crying, her dad got all concerned and was hissing things like, "It's fine! It doesn't have to be perfect" To which I replied, "No, she can go back and fix it."
She's five years old. She has the dexterity to place stickers on in a neat fashion. I'm not expecting her to color within the lines, but the sticker thing, I think she can manage.
We moved away from the sticker project for a few but then when she was calmer, we went back to it and she was perfectly fine giving all the stickers a re-jigger and being perfectly precise.
The end result was a very satisfied child! Sometimes, perseverance pays off.
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