Throughout the year we have been working on our shapes, along with our fine motor skills. Today, the children celebrated spring on this beautiful day by cutting out shapes that had spring pictures on them, and then strung them onto yarn. The children loved creating their very own spring necklaces!
Our new letters this month are A, G and S. G can be very tricky to write, and the short /A/ can be difficult to remember. Using our multisensory approach, the children “built” each letter using our build a word materials, and then transferred that skill onto the chalk board while practicing our writing on our own.
A new month means a new theme! This month, the children will be traveling to Africa. We have transformed our room into our very own savannah, along with offering new activities in each center. Today, we took the time to get acquainted with what’s new in our room.
As we gear up for spring break, we did one last review of the letter Q. We practiced how to write a Q, the sound it makes, and created our own Q-tip masterpiece!
During the month of March, we have been working on the numbers 15 and 16. With counting to 15 and 16, working on our number recognition and one-to-one correspondence, the children have been hard at work. Today, Ms. Lori had the children do all of the above by writing the number 16, counting stickers and then sticking them, one by one, onto corresponding dots.
Writing our name in new and exciting ways helps keep children motivated to practice writing their names correctly. Today, Ms. Courtney showed the boys and girls how to use a stamp pad to write their names. Stamping each letter to mimic the direction that it is written, reinforces the proper way to write, along with the way we read (left to right, top to bottom).
The fine motor skills that Creative Tots preschoolers are capable of is impressive! These boys and girls have begun to master the skill of cutting. It is not an easy task, but the children are beginning to follow the lines, as well as realize that moving your hand to grasp the paper at better angles makes the cutting easier. Check out our very own scissor specialists!
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Did you wear your green today?? Our room was full of green, white and yellow as we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Our day started off with a visit from a wee little leprechaun who left us not only a highly guarded pot ‘o gold, but some leprechaun dust, his shoes and hat!! We never did find him, but we sure enjoyed a piece of his chocolate coins. Here are some fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day:
-Leprechauns stem from Irish folktale. In Ireland, they are not associated with St. Patrick, which makes leprechauns an Americanized symbol of St. Patrick’s Day.
-St. Patrick is actually English.
-March 17 is the day of St. Patrick’s death, hence St. Patrick’s Day.
Recognizing the difference in size amongst shapes and objects is the first step to sorting. Today, the boys and girls ordered circles by small, medium and large. Using fine motor skills to peel the stickers off, the children caught on to this sorting very quickly!
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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