more sneak preview art show work
This afternoon the children used sponges to paint circles. We used all different colors to make our beautiful circles! These circles will be used for a special project for the art show! They also had fun painting all over their pumpkins!
Today in small groups, we practiced the movements the children need to form different letters in the alphabet. We worked on slanted, vertical and horizontal lines on our map of the forest. Then, we had a chance to use our fun Magic Wipe Boards to practice writing our names! They did a great job. Writing with your child even at this young age is a wonderful activity to become more accustomed to holding the pencil/marker correctly and building the strength in the hands that is needed for more fluent writing in the future. The best place to start is with the letters in their name! There is also a wonderful series of prewriting and letter writing books by Kumon. Click on the pictures below to view different books in this series.
Some Children Wrote their Name Independently
Practice Makes Perfect
Pencil Grip is Important!
I did it!
Homework folders were sent home on Friday of last week. I hope that you have had a chance to read through the parent information and gotten started working on it right away! Lily’s mom was kind enough to send us a great photo of Lily on her first night of homework. Way to go Lily-Keep up the good work! These simple activities are very important to build the skills needed for school. Have fun!
Lily's First Night of Homework
sensory bugs
This week the sensory table is full of dirt and creepy crawly bugs! Most of the kids couldn’t wait to get their hands on the snakes and spiders but a few didn’t mind standing back and watching! The kids have been using their imagination and making the bugs crawl up their arms and slither all around!
This week we have some creepy, crawly, colorful spiders in our sensory table. There are over 100 spiders hiding in the table and the children love searching for the small creatures. Once they’ve found a colorful spider they place it in the corresponding color bucket with the tongs. This spooky spider activity is great for a our fine motor skills!
Today the kids were practicing their shapes and patterning with a small grou activity. Abby and Ryan loved matching the foam shapes with their patterning strips. We talked about the color of the shapes, the name of the shapes, and the different patterns on each strip. They wanted to do it over and over again!
Please join us for our First Annual Harvest Festival on Friday, October 30th. There will be a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, apple prints, and of course, food! You won’t want to miss it! This Friday from 5:30 to 7:00. Bring the whole family!
We had a really cool visitor today in Pre-K! Our friend, Bentley, brought a very special show and share to school today….She brought one of her grandfather’s chickens that he shows at fairs. The kids were able to watch as Bentley took “Sparkie” out of his crate and strut around showing off his beautiful feathers. Wow, was he gorgeous. Thanks Bentley and grandpa!
Sparkie Strutting His Stuff!
Bentley and Her Friend, Sparkie
Today in small groups we used our fine motor skills to string a bead pattern onto our halloween necklaces. Fine motor muscles are very important small muscles located in your child’s hands that need to be developed in order to hold a pencil properly and attain the ability to write successfully and without difficulty. Scissor activities also help build these muscles needed to write. If you find your child having trouble holding scissors properly, holding a crayon or large marker incorrectly, small muscles activities are needed to help build the muscles. We include these activities into our daily curriculum through scissor “skill” activities, prewriting activities, playdough activities, through the use of stickers (it takes these small muscles in the hand to peel the stickers off the paper), beading, and the use of tongs in the sensory tables and center games…etc. Click on any of the pictures for other small motor activity ideas. Have fun!
Reading My Pattern
I did it!
Checking My Work
Stringing a Pattern
Today there was a lot of team work going on as the kids decided to build a big castle! They worked hard to make each block balance on top of the next one! The best part was knocking down all of the blocks at the end!
Creative Tots has specialized in the private education of both toddlers and preschool age children for over 15 years. We began in the heart of Madeira and now also have a new Mason location. We are specifically designed to focus on early childhood development for children ages 18 months to 5 years.
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