We have been focusing on bugs, spiders, insects and creepy crawlers this month.  The toddlers have sorted insects by color and shape.  We have also read lots of stories, sang songs, and did puppet activities involving bugs.  Our class created insect crowns to practice fine motor skills with stickers.  We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, then reacted the story using magnets, and made a craft practicing patterns.  A sensory bin filled with insects and magnifying glasses have kept our toddlers engaged. We have been buggin’ out this month!

Sorting Magnetic and Non-magnetic Objects

Magnets teach “cause and effect” and other important problem solving skills that are essential for developing early brain connections.

Search with the magnet wand and discover is the jingle bells are magnetic!

Our rice was peppermint scented…happy the holidays are here in the classroom!

Today Joey and Jessica were exploring with magnets!  They used their magnet wands to see how many magnets they could pick up at one time.  It was so exciting for them to watch as the magnets attached to each other in one line.  This was also a wonderful exercise for counting.  After attaching all of the magnets they possibly could, we took them off and counted them as we put them back in their special trays.  The individualized trays work wonderful for one-to-one correspondence when counting.

Tactile or kinesthetic learners are those who learn through experiencing/doing things.