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One of the first words children learn to read and write is their name. Children hear their name all throughout the day. Names are personal, meaningful, and recognizable. Today we searched for the first letter in each child’s names. Some of the children held onto the letter throughout the day. They recognized it as “their” letter that stands for “their” name. We reviewed the letters with the boys and girls as well as went over color recognition with them as they dropped the letter in the bucket. Learning letters is something we work on with our Toddlers everyday. It build self confidence within the child and helps give them a sense of identity!
A new month means a new theme: Go Green! As we learn about recycling, the children explore the new activities in each center. We spent time today learning about the new activities and how they are used.
As the end of the school year approaches, we have been practicing and reviewing our letter sounds. The children applied those skills to decoding beginning letter sounds. This month, we have focused on A, G and S. In small groups, the boys and girls picked a picture and had to determine which letter sound it began with, A, G or S. They then glued it onto the appropriate column.
The very last vowel that we have been working on this month is the letter A. Today, the children worked with the letter A in several ways. They had the opportunity to write the letter, point out words that began with the /a/ sound, compare that capital and lowercase, along with creating their very own wooden letter A’s (that are at school drying!). It was an A+ day!
Today, Ms. Courtney strengthened the children’s minds with our upper/lowercase letter match memory game. The boys and girls picked some winners as they focused on each card that was flipped over. What a great way to strengthen that memory muscle!
Today, the boys and girls really stretched their brains! Each child rolled a die that had letters on each side. The objective was to recognize the letter, letter sound, and think of a word that begins with that letter sound. Our small group worked together to come up with words if our friends were stuck. Here are some of the words we came up with:
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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