Our PreSchool Blog

Working the small muscles in our hands and in our fingers will be an ongoing activity throughout Pre-K this year.  It is critical for young writers to build strong fine motor muscles to help them grow as writers!  If you would like some activities that you can do at home, click the first picture and have fun!

Today in Early 3’s we learned the letter “Z” and its sound. We practiced our number recognition from 1 to 3. Our book for this week is “I Like Me.” Small Groups: Group #1 painted Z’s with black paint and marbles to make “Z is for Zebra.” Group #2 practiced writing out Z’s with magnetic dots. Group #3 practiced their one-to-one correspondence and fine motor skills with a peg board.

{Miss Sarah}

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!

Fine Motor Development is an extremely important skill at the preschool level. Fine Motor skills serve as a strong foundation for handwriting development and letter formation. Strengthening these little muscles take a lot of work and practice.

The Early 3’s class did so so soooo well today! I was very excited with how well the children sat at group time and listened. We practiced our line up procedure and quiet signal responses. During small group time, one group learned about our transportation center and how to clean up. Another small group learned about the restroom and how to wash hands. The other group worked on their fine motor skills with paper ripping. I taught them how to pinch the paper and pull to make it rip. We sang our ABC’s and our “We Like to Come to School” song. There is also a new routine we are working on with the children when they enter the classroom. They will be working on name recognition throughout the school year, so one of the ways to help them learn is by finding their name and matching it to the magnetic person with their face on it each day. (See photo below)

{Miss Sarah} 🙂

We had a great second day in the early 3’s class! We worked on lining up –and they are quickly learning how to do this! I’m so proud of them! We practiced listening for a “quiet signal” prompt and responding correctly. In small group time, one group of children painted on foil –a fun sensory art activity. Another group of children learned how to play at the kitchen center –knowing how to properly use the center will advance their dramatic play development. The other group learned how to use the learning activities in the Early 3’s center. One of the activities we focused on is a sorting colors and shapes activity.

I am excited to learn with your children and see what this year holds for us! 🙂

{Miss Sarah}

Today we welcomed our Tuesday group to the toddler room!! We explored the room and centers. The children enjoyed playing with the puzzles and play dough at the tables. They did an art activity with Ms. Diana, where they glued dots onto paper. The children had fun chasing bubbles around and playing on the playground together. Overall, a fun-filled day of learning and exploring. 🙂

{Miss Sarah}

So excited about our first day of school!! The children enjoyed exploring all of our centers and familiarizing themselves with the room. We got to know each others’ names with a fun name activity. The dramatic play center, new train table, and kitchen were the “big hits” of the day! –Definitely a lot of fun and learning going on! During our small group time, the children learned how to use some of the items in the Early 3’s Center which included a letter/magnet/one-to-one correspondence/fine motor activity and a counting/number recognition activity. They also painted with rolling pins wrapped in bubble wrap. The children are learning the procedures and routines, and we are modeling the expectations that we have for them in this class. This is going to be an exciting school year!!

{Miss Sarah}

Lots and LOTS of fun, hands-on activities today!! We got to play with GAK!!! We had a blast stretching and squishing the purple gak. Each child got to take home a jar of their own! 🙂 Check out photos from that and a few other activities from our day!!

{Miss Sarah}