Our PreSchool Blog

This week in Early 3s we are focusing on Math. The students watched Ten Little Numbers on the ipad during small groups. This is a fun way to practice numbers and counting at home.

Next the children practiced counting. We worked on one-to-one correspondence by placing stickers in boxes for each number.

We practiced one-to-one correspondence by matching bears to dotted cards during small groups today as well. This was a fun activity for color recognition and counting.

Today our preschoolers explored and discovered triangles in all kinds of ways! We first learned about the shape during groups. Click on the first picture to watch The Shapes Song with your preschool.

Next we counted the sides of a triangle. We used triangle shaped sponges as stamps.

During Yoga Relaxation today we used our bodies to practice Triangle Pose. Integrating new skills and knowledge with any physical activity is a really fun way to help preschoolers memory.

Click on the picture to practice 10 Little Numbers with your preschooler!

Today we practiced numbers 1,2, and 3!

Ms. Katy lead a Number Hunt on our Smartboard in search for all the number 1’s. The preschoolers strengthened their fine motor muscles and practiced drawing circles during their hunt.

We worked with 1, 2, and 3 while practicing Slap-a-Number from our homework folder activities.

We ended our day of number fun by watching “10 Little Numbers.” The preschoolers LOVE watching videos on the Smartboard and these songs are a great way to help your little one learn letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. They are fun, educational, and easy to search on YouTube!

We reviewed number recognition and worked on one to one correspondence during math groups today.  The children did a wonderful job, a great way to start the year.

Friday we read Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayres . We discovered all kinds of different seeds just in time for Summer!  At small groups the boys and girls used their sorting skills and separated their own bag of seeds based on shape and size. Then they glued each seed onto their seed graph and was able to see how many of each seed they had. What a fun way to learn about seeds and sorting!

Today we reviewed our numbers 11-20, practiced our counting and one to one correspondence skills….recycling style.  These are important activities to continue to review throughout the summer!

Today, we continued to work on our numbers, focusing on 11-20.  As the children rolled the die, they turned the number number they rolled into a higher number by placing a one in front of it.  For example, if they rolled a six, it would become sixteen.  This was a new and exciting way to practice our numbers!

We also practiced our number recognition and one-to-one correspondence.  The boys and girls picked a number, then put the corresponding frogs onto their lily pads.

Today, the boys and girls practiced counting, tracing and writing the number 18.  With all of the loops and turns involved, it proved to be a tricky one!  When making the 8, it help the children to identify the letter “s” that is made when half of the 8 is written.  After realizing this, the boys and girls became masters of 18 in no time!