The Toddlers have been talking about all things winter this month. During group time, we have been going over clothing that keeps you warm when it’s cold outside. During art, the boys and girls took turns decorating mittens with rectangles (our shape of the month). We went over shape and color recognition as they used fine motor skills to make their art.
We are focusing on stars this month in the Toddler room. We practice singing, “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star”, during group and music time! Today the children used star shaped cookie cutters to paint blue and pink stars. They also used star shapes to mold play doh. The boys and girls used their fine motor skills to grab the cookie cutters and move them up and down!
To continue with our unit on senses, we read the story “My Five Senses” during group time. This is an interactive book where the children point out how they use their senses. The boys and girls got the hang of it as they followed along with the book!
I hear with my… ears!
I touch with my… hands!
I smell with my… nose!
I taste with my… mouth!
One of our objectives this month is the concept of fast and slow. During group time, the children make clapping patterns, sing songs, and do finger plays fast and slow. Today the boys and girls used this concept during indoor gross motor time. We opened up a large area in the room and let the children move the giant trucks fast and slow. They had a blast going fast and “slamming” on the breaks!
Some Native American Tribes used to use a decorated feather during meetings and discussions to allow everyone a chance to speak their mind without being interrupted. The children had a chance to try it out during small groups and take their own feather home.
One of our monthly objectives for November is matching. The boys and girls have lots of opportunities throughout the day to show off their matching skills wether it be during group time or exploring at the manipulatives center. Today the children took turns matching woodland animals during small groups. They did a great job sorting by shape, color, and animal.
This week we are working on the letter “A” in the toddler room. The boys and girls used apple stampers to make colorful art for our classroom. We practiced counting to 3 and worked on color recognition: red, green, and yellow!
Today the Toddlers had so much fun playing with the parachute. We worked on the vocabulary and concepts of over and under. The boys and girls did a great job following directions as they held on tight and lifted the parachute into the air and quickly pulled it back down. There were lots of giggles and smiles during this activity.. we will be sure to do it again soon!
We jumped right into our new theme of nature by reading “Leaf Man” by Lois Elhert during group time. The children were fascinated by all of the different colors and leaves throughout the book. The boys and girls will have a chance to build their very own leaf man on the magnetic board this week. The afternoon class was lucky enough to enjoy this book outside on this beautiful fall day!
The Toddlers had a spooktacular day at school! To celebrate Halloween, we sang “5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate”, read a spooky story, and made silly jack-o-lanterns. The boys and girls used their fine motor skills to add a face to their pumpkins. We hope that all of our Toddler friends have a fun and safe night trick-or-treating!!
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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