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!
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).
We had a top ‘o the morning by filling our bucket with the /o/ sound. All of the animals that we glued onto our picture began with the short /o/ sound. The children had a jolly ole’ time practicing the /o/ sound!
The letter O makes the /o/ sound, as in octopus. The short o sound is most commonly found in three letter words, such as hot, top and lot. Today, the boys and girls brainstormed some letter O words while stringing their very own letter O’s using Fruit Loops. It was a tasty way to practice the /o/ sound!
Writing our name is a skill that we, as adults, use every day. The children have been working hard all year to form their letters correctly and in the right order. Today, the boys and girls continued to practice forming the correct letters when they used white crayon to write their name, and then paint over it with water color. Instantly, the children could see their name in white appear through the paint!
As we move further into March, the boys and girls have been working hard on their new letters: O, C and Q. Today, we focused on the O and C. Using playdough, the children rolled out and molded their playdough to create the letters O and C. While practicing the sounds, the children came up with words, such as ostrich, octopus and ocelot that begin with the /o/ sound. The words cat, cut, car and coffee were used to describe the /c/ sound.
In Brazil, the national language is Portuguese. This month we are focusing on the letter C, along with O and Q. In portuguese, cachorro means dog. Today, the children learned that C is for Cachorro. They also counted how many spots are on the dog. Learning language develops naturally as children interact with adults and their peers. Experimenting with foreign language at a young age develops the “web” of a child’s brain even further.
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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