Friday, November 13th 5 – 6:30pm. The Creative Tots Annual Art Show returns this year as out little artists show their own interpretations of famous works by Monet, Paul Klee, Hokusai and many others. Using block print, water colors, sculpture and the various techniques Miss Penny has brought the classroom again this year. There are some truly impressive works of art!
sand painting the letter "Bb"
Today and the rest of this week we will continue to focus on the letter Bb. The preschoolers used small paint brushes to paint their upper and lower case Bb’s with sticky glue. We talked about the shape of the letter and of course the sound that the letter Bb says. Once the letters were completely painted with glue we sprinkled them with bright blue sand. Using several different approaches in our letter Bb practice allows us to have repeated exposure to the letter and therefore better recognition. Not to mention, we’re having fun doing so!
As a farewell to Fall and the month of October, the PreK class explored the interesting parts of some of our classroom’s pumpkins. We opened up some of our Science Center’s ghords and pumpkins and learned about each one of their different parts. From the gooey pulp inside and the curving ribbed lines outside, we really enjoyed taking a closer look at the pumpkins. Once we were finished exploring the kids were given lables and their own picture of a pumpkin. Together we takled about all of its parts and put each lable next to its corresponding part. We also have our pumpkins and ghords in the sensory table this week, the children can have one last chance to scoop out the seeds and gooey insides!
taking inventory
the anatomy of a pumpkin
The Preschool class had a great time today working together to make our class pumpkin and bat, but it was no easy task! We had one very large white pumpkin and an oversized white bat that needed coloring in, however we didn’t use crayons, markers, or paint for this job! We got out our scissor and started snipping away at strips of orange and black paper. Each time we made a snip with our scissors we were able to add a small piece of color to our pumpkin and bat. Leaving a patch of white was out of the question, so the preschoolers put their developing fine motor skills to the test and worked very hard at getting the color just right. The PreK class was happy to help in finishing up during their afternoon class. It was a TEAM effort by all and we had a great time making them!
Come join us on Friday, October 30th at Creative Tots for our first annual Harvest Festival! We will celebrate the year with costumes, pumpkin decorating, crafts and food. We have a traveling petting zoo coming to Tots for the evening. The kids will have a great time. Don’t forget to dress up!
Your child has been working super hard with Ms. Penny and Ms. Lori to prepare for the upcoming art show on November 13th. Ms. Penny has been in class two to three days a week over the past few weeks to help the children create their masterpieces that will be on display. As you look into those “artless” cubbies day after day, please remember that all the very special artwork that your child is doing with our fantastic Ms. Penny, is being kept at school for their special debut! Mark Your Calendars! The children have also been working VERY hard on a top secret holiday surprise for their families…you’ll have to wait for December to see that! It will be worth the wait!
Every child is an Artist!
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!
We are making great progress in our patterning skills. Some children have progressed into extending their patterns much further this week while others began making more difficult patterns independently. We observed some of the children choosing to create their own patterns at the art center this week with the halloween stickers available. In small groups we used our fall felt stickers to create fun fall patterns to take home and share our progress with you. We will be wrapping up our patterning unit next week and will revisit it at the end of the year.
patterning independently
Our Pre-K class had a special art class with Ms. Penny on Wednesday. She taught us that artists create all kinds of art, not just paintings. We learned about Edgar Degas, a famous artist, who was not only a painter but also a sculptor! His famous sculpture was Little Dancer. Then, we tried our hand at sculpting. Our sculptures will be displayed at the art show on November 13th.
supervised scissor practice is key to developing important fine motor skills
Today we continued to practice our scissors skills with our happy face jack-o-lanterns. The preschoolers were given a strip of orange card stock with six pumpkins to snip out. We talked about how to safely hold our scissors, where our fingers and thumbs should be positioned while we’re cutting, and how to effectively “open and close” our hands to manuever our scissors just right in order to make a clean cut. We practice our scissor skills regularly with many different cutting materials to keep the task fun and exciting. When the students were finished cutting out their happy jack-O-lanterns we glued them into their green pumpkin patches. Great development with such a simple activity!
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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