Our PreSchool Blog

This month in preschool we are focusing on the letters Aa, Bb, Cc. Today during small groups we played Alphabet Coverup to practice our letters. Each preschooler has a Alphabet Coverup game board in their homework folder. This is a great tool for all kinds of learning fun. This morning, I wrote A, a, B, b, C, c on the board. This is an easy way to practice letter recognition and letter sounds. Have fun with your preschooler practicing letters!

Lots of fun in the toddler room today!! 🙂 Check out the photos from our day ~ both morning and afternoon sessions.

I have been so impressed with how quickly our early 3’s class is picking up the routines and procedures for our classroom. Today, the children were very attentive during whole group time, and they interacted magnificently! During small group time they learned how to properly use the play house and the items in the house. They worked on one-to-one correspondence in the Early 3’s manipulative center. They also painted Labor Day fireworks with pipe cleaners, paint, and glitter. We are continuing to work on our snack time procedures and learning to wait until everyone is seated and the song has been sung before we eat our snack. At the end of the day I played the guitar, and we sang the ABC song a couple times to begin to prepare for the upcoming weeks and months of learning letters.

Your children have done so well this week, and I am excited for what this year has in store for us!!!

{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}

We continue our “Play, Create, and Explore”week with milk/food coloring art, edible finger paint, and colored hair gel in ziplock bags. Lots of messy activities and hands-on experiences –which we love!! Take a peek at our day:

{Miss Sarah}

On Friday, we wrapped up our week of bubbles! Check out a few photos from our last day of Bubble, Bubble, Pop Week! We also got to enjoy some ice cream! Yummy!!

~Miss Sarah~

Winter is over…that can only mean its a great time to wash your cars…no matter how big or little! The Early 3’s had a blast getting to wash our toy cars in a giant bucket of soap. This is a great fine motor exercise because we use our tiny hand muscles to squeeze the soap out of the sponges!