This week the Toddlers are reviewing the letters of the month. Each child took a turn matching a letter on the magnetic wall.
It’s always fun to come up with vocabulary words that go with the letter of the week. “Monster” was especially fun! The early 3’s used their hand prints, googly eyes, and a marker to make some pretty silly monsters! Then a couple of them showed off their silly monster faces!
We are learning to recognize the letter T and the sound that it makes this week! We have been coming up with T words and finding the letter T when we look at books! We even used glue (by ourselves!!) to glue a tree shaped like a T onto paper! Check out our new glue stick skills!
The Toddlers learned about the letter P last week. The boys and girls made parrots out of the letter P, colored purple P’s at the easel, and played with pink playdoh. The children sang the letter P song during group time and went over their friends names.
Proper letter formation and effective pencil grasp are important to promote successful writing.
Beginning writers need instruction in letter formation. They need practice to develop the motor memory that influences speed and efficiency in completing written tasks.
Many children who are not instructed in proper letter formation acquire letter formation habits that are not helpful to an easy transition from a printing style to a cursive style. Getting rid of bad habits requires enormous conscious effort. It is an easier task to train the brain properly than to retrain the brain once bad habits are formed.
We focused on the circular letters today with an emphasis on which direction to create the circle (counter-clockwise). Learning to create these circular letters correctly helps children transition seamlessly into cursive writing in their elementary years.
After reading our readers today we worked on the formation and orientation of our focus sight words.
This week we are learning about the letter R. The boys and girls painted red R’s at the easel and made rabbits. They used their fine motor skills to place ears, a nose, eyes, and a cotton tail on their rabbits!
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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