We have been working on our prewriting and fine motor skills in the PM preschool and preschool prep classes! We are getting our hands ready to write!
We have been working on our prewriting and fine motor skills in the PM preschool and preschool prep classes! We are getting our hands ready to write!
On March 9, 2018, we will host the annual Creative Tots Art Show. This is a fun evening for children to show their families selected art pieces that they have worked on during the year. The art projects involve fine motor skills and different art techniques. The students have already started working on pieces for the art show but we don’t send them home. We keep all these at school for the big reveal in March. Here is a sneak peek at part of our first piece.
Sensory play is extremely important for children to engage in! It allows them to learn and explore in a way that allows them to be successful. There are many things in life, especially at school where children can do things in a “right way” and a “wrong way.” Sensory play can be whatever a child wants it to be, and they can just be creative and have fun! Sensory play is also a great way to engage in learning and allows children to engage in multiple senses. When this occurs, children are able to learn more! Playdoh is a great resource and one that we use frequently in preschool. We mold it into shapes, letters and numbers and while we do this we are feeling the material, seeing the material become something specific and learning while having fun. We can squish it, roll it, squeeze it, and flatten it which helps us work our hand muscles.
April’s theme in Preschool Prep is based around gardening and insects. We have integrated this theme into our daily curriculum and are having so much fun!
*Fine motor insect sorting
The Very Hungry Caterpillar story retelling
Bug Fossils!
Each day this month we have done a “Daily News” segment in the classroom 🙂 We first have someone introduce the news, and then we work together to figure out what month and day of the week it is. Next, we choose a student to be our “weather kid” for the day. This person gets to wear a special badge and report the weather based on what they see outside and how it feels! Lastly, we complete a feelings chart where the students pick a face that mimics how they are feeling that day (all of the children have picked the happy face so far)!
Our weather girl reporting her findings!
We have been so busy this month with our alphabet study! This month we have been working on the letters M, N, and O. In addition to letter recognition, we are working very hard on learning letter formation and the sound the letter makes.
We practice building letters using various materials like M&Ms.
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It may not feel like winter outside, but we are bringing winter into the classroom! The Preschool Prep class has been learning a lot and having a blast with these winter themed activities!
Counting, color matching, prewriting, fine motor and more!
5 Little Pumpkins !
Fine Motor Spider Web and Formation of Letter F
What a fun week in preschool prep! The students were able to explore their sense of touch this week. We talked about different textures and incorporated sensory experiences into our small groups!
Fine motor, letter & number recognition and more!
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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