The Children’s Museum Center visited our classroom today to share their Coral Reef: A Colorful Community Program on Wheels.
The children learned what coral is, where it lives, what it eats and how it protects itself. We explored different types of real coral skeletons, experienced how a coral polyp feels and viewed pictures of some of the creatures that live in a coral reef. Using beautiful puppets, everyone participated in making a coral reef habitat come to life!
We put the finishing touches on our Blue Ringed Octopus’ in pre-k today. Click on the Blue Ringed Octopus below to see the video we watched about this beautiful creature in group time.
Writing on a vertical surface is beneficial to a child who is a beginning writer. The angle of a the vertical surface makes it easier for children to see and, as a result, develop fine motor skills. The slant of the board also promotes shoulder, arm and hand coordination.
We focused on beginning sounds during our phonics study today. We popped a sound and found a picture that started with that sound. First person to cover the board was the winner!
Working the small muscles in our hands and in our fingers will be an ongoing activity throughout Pre-K this year. It is critical for young writers to build strong fine motor muscles to help them grow as writers! If you would like some activities that you can do at home, click the first picture and have fun!
When counting, the concept of “one-to-one correspondence” is the understanding that each object being counted represents “one more.”
Before a child understands one-to-one correspondence, he will count by rote memorization. When asked to count a small group of objects, he will likely count quickly through the numbers he has memorized and randomly touch the objects being counted instead of touching and counting each object just once (schoolsparkes.com). This is a very important early math readiness skill and an EASY on to incorporate into your daily lives. Count the stairs as you walk up, a few cheerios while your enjoying a bowl for breakfast….the sky’s the limit! Have fun counting!
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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