The preschoolers practiced letter recognition, letter sounds, uppercase/lowercase matching, and hand-eye coordination while playing with blocks today. We had so much fun building and knocking down towers! Tape some letters on your blocks for more fun at home!
The preschoolers practiced one-to-one correspondence today while playing with megablocks. When you are counting with your preschooler make sure to only say a number aloud when your finger touches the object, or in this case, the black dot. We always count from left to right. After we counted dots it was time to find the right number and build a match. This is a super easy and fun way to practice math skills. Try with some blocks at home!
We put the finishing touches on our Blue Ringed Octopus’ in pre-k today. Click on the Blue Ringed Octopus below to see the video we watched about this beautiful creature in group time.
Writing on a vertical surface is beneficial to a child who is a beginning writer. The angle of a the vertical surface makes it easier for children to see and, as a result, develop fine motor skills. The slant of the board also promotes shoulder, arm and hand coordination.
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.
Today Ms. Joanie came to our class to sing and play instruments with us! We always love having her in our class! She even brought her special gold sheet for “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.” Today we practiced holding a large crayon to draw and build our pre-writing skills. In small groups today we had fun with an “I Spy Alphabet Bag” –hair gel in a ziplock bag with foam letters. The children had to look for the first letter of their name, as well as the letter of the week (“Z”). We worked on our one-to-one correspondence by taking turns passing out sparkly pom-poms for each friend to put in their bowls. We are continuing to practice recognizing our names and the letters in our names. Today we molded play dough into the letters in our name. Hope you have a fantastic weekend! See you Monday!!
Miss Sarah 🙂
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}
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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