The preschoolers practiced their crayon grip, shape recognition, and hand-eye coordination all at once! We added some color to the circles of the Creative Tots tree.
The preschoolers practiced their crayon grip, shape recognition, and hand-eye coordination all at once! We added some color to the circles of the Creative Tots tree.
An important piece of handwriting foundation is proper crayon grip. Holding a crayon the correct way allows children’s muscles to write easily. The preschoolers explored how to hold a crayon the correct way!
We practiced our fine motor skills today while helping the pilgrims get to the Mayflower. Crayon grip has really improved in the preschool room! Thanks for all your help at home. We followed the lines and strengthened our finger muscles.
The preschoolers explored the difference between the uppercase and lowercase letters in their name today. First, we practiced how to spell our name by glueing the letters in order. Then we pointed to the first letter of our name and discussed that this is the uppercase letter, we talked about how the first letter of a name is always uppercase. Next we ran our fingers across the rest of the letters in our name. We discussed that these letters are lowercase. We chose a color for our uppercase letter and a color for our lowercase letters. We strengthened our fine motor muscles and practiced our crayon grip while coloring. Have fun exploring the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters with your preschooler!
The preschoolers have been practicing the correct way to hold scissors. Friday they were able to start cutting snips of paper. We made fringe on a chinese lantern then practiced our crayon grip while coloring the lantern.
This morning in preschool we practiced lots of skills. We worked on our listening and direction following skills while practicing color recognition, letter recognition, and letter sounds. The preschoolers were instructed to color all the P’s purple, the B’s blue, and the R’s red.
The preschoolers have been working very hard on their crayon grip. What quick learners they are!
Practicing letter sounds is so easy, just ask your preschooler what the first sound of a word is during everyday activities. Letter sounds are a strong foundation for reading. Any type of exposure and practice is helpful.
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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