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Thanks a “melon” for a fun summer camp season! See you in the fall!
A review of the colors we have learned about this year led to a chart of our favorite colors. We then had a yummy review of colors and sorting using Fruit Loops. After sorting the cereal by color – the reward was a colorful snack!
A review of shapes led to a shape collage. We will laminate these for the toddlers to take home over the summer. Keep in the car or take to restaurants to review shapes while waiting for a table.
During small groups, we matched up foam numbers to the outline. Physically holding the shape of the number sometimes helps with recognition in the future. We also practiced counting every time we placed a number on the line.
We have been focusing on bugs, spiders, insects and creepy crawlers this month. The toddlers have sorted insects by color and shape. We have also read lots of stories, sang songs, and did puppet activities involving bugs. Our class created insect crowns to practice fine motor skills with stickers. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, then reacted the story using magnets, and made a craft practicing patterns. A sensory bin filled with insects and magnifying glasses have kept our toddlers engaged. We have been buggin’ out this month!
In celebration of Earth Day (April 22) our toddler class created the”Earth” using glue water and tissue paper. We discussed that the blue stood for the ocean and the green for the land. We talked about many of the different things that live on the Earth.
We have focused on the letter “X” this week. Our class learned to make an X with our arms and then our pointer fingers. We watched a video about the letter X and talked about the Xylophone. The toddlers got to play the xylophone and make one to take home. The toddler band played along to Itsy Bitsy Spider and the ABC song. Our letter study this week was “x”trodinary!
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations start out with a sensory bin of water beads, gold coins, and scoops.
We created leprechaun beards by painting with a fork.
We heard the leprechaun was running around Creative Tots. The toddler class traveled to the studio to look for him and found gold coins! We practiced finding and counting treasure.
We continued with our study of green by creating a “green tent” for our color book.
Moving into spring with a sensory bin filled with eggs, butterflies, bunnies, and flowers. Some children practiced scooping while others sorted by color or type. The older children began to make patterns (a pre-literacy and math skill).
Matching Eggs…
Matching jelly beans. Practice with one to one correspondence and color matching. Also, an exercise in patience. We had to match them all before we got to eat one as a treat.
Some fine motor skills are practiced when creating washi tape eggs.
Chalk eggs for our new easel.
Gross motor practice….Feed the bunny.
Painting feet for footprint bunnies.
In the toddler room, we discussed the difference between daytime and nighttime during our large group. While in small group, the students sorted activities by things that we do during the day (ride bikes, eat breakfast, etc.) and things we do at night ( sleep, watch fireworks, dinner, etc.). We then enforced the the idea by completing a daytime/nighttime craft.
We have also been having fun working on our art show projects. Here is a peak at our collaborative piece. See everyone on Friday night!
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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