This month we have been learning about pets in the Toddler room. In the dramatic play area, the children can feed their animals bottles, play with their “pet’s” toys, and care for them in the pet nursery. During small groups, the boys and girls took turns giving the dirty dogs a bath. The tubs were filled with soapy warm water and the children washed off the spots. They loved splashing around in the water while caring for their pets! 🙂
The Toddlers will be learning all about pets this month. The dramatic play area has turned into a pet nursery. The boys and girls can feed their pets a bottle, carry them around  in a carrying case, and rock them in the rocking chair. The block center is filled with lots of pink blocks to build towers with. We have lots of new pet puzzles and sorting games at the manipulative center. At the sensory tub, the children can search for pet mice in newspaper. We are going to have a fun month!
We might even get a pet of our own…
One of our learning objectives this month is the concept of top, middle, and bottom. We decided to build a felt snowman to go over this objective. The children enjoy building the snowman by adding parts of his body, adding a face, and finishing off their creation with a scarf and hat! The boys and girls worked as a team and did a great job taking turns.
The Toddler classroom has turned into a Winter Wonderland. There is “snow” and diggers in the sensory tub, lots of fun new manipulatives, and arctic animals in the block center. The boys and girls enjoyed all of the new activities around the room!
Over Thanksgiving break, our room transformed into a winter candy land! There is candy hanging from the ceiling and . We have lots of new centers for the boys and girls to explore. The children enjoyed building towers with big blocks, baking cookies in the kitchen, and pushing new trucks all over the room.
We had a great first week of school in the Toddler Room! We were so excited to explore all of the fun new toys and centers throughout the room. The boys and girls spent part of  their day practicing sitting for group time and listening to a story! They loved the book 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle. The children enjoyed pushing the “quack” button at the end of the story! The Toddlers had a great start to the week and are already transitioning smoothly into their new environment!
The boys and girls had some much fun during music week! They we able to explore and make all new kinds of instruments such as, tissue box guitars, sand paper sticks, water bottle maracas, and tambourines. The children had a blast jamming with Ms. Joanie and her guitar all week!
Reinacting real life in the dramatic play area is very helpful in strengthening socialization skills and respecting others.
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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