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.
As we roll into March, it’s time to introduce new activities in our centers! Today, the children learned how to use the activities in our math, literacy and art centers. So many ways to practice our letters and numbers!
The number eleven is a tough number for children to recognize. There is nothing in the word itself that hints towards the two ones that make up the number. The number twelve is similar. Today, the children practiced the numbers eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen. The boys and girls traced each number while identifying it. They then used glitter glue to write each number.
The children were introduced to 3-D shapes this month: Cube, cone, sphere, cylinder. They reached into the mystery box and used their sense of touch to identify the attributes of the shape inside and ultimately the name of the shape. They did a wonderful job!
SPHERE!
Happy Valentine’s Day! These little heart breakers had a love-filled morning with our Valentine activities. Using our color recognition and sorting skills, the boys and girls sorted their very own box of candy hearts on their candy heart graphs. Ask your little valentine how all of the hearts were sorted. The children then had the opportunity to pass out their Valentine’s to each child. The boys and girls really enjoyed celebrating friendships!
During our study of measurement, we compared the weights of different classroom items using our balance and recorded our findings. Which weighs more and which weighs less?
What is round, purple and has sharp spines protruding from it? A sea urchin! Today, the children discovered more marine life as we discusses sea urchins. In our small groups, the boys and girls had the opportunity to make their own out of playdoh. Using number cards, each child pulled a number and added the corresponding number of spines.
While introducing the letter T, the boys and girls practiced their counting and letter recognition. We brainstormed words that begin with T: tooth, toe, ten and tire, just to name a few, then the children came up and found a specific number and assigned it to a letter T. Practicing our double digit letter recognition proved to an excellent exercise!
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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