Our PreSchool Blog

Today the preschoolers practiced the letters of their name while creating a colorful caterpillar.

We talked about our sense of smell today in the Early 3’s. We used our noses to smell different candles and then graphed which ones were our favorite. When we were done we counted how many people liked each scent and which scent was the class favorite.

Today we added fall leaves to tree trunks while practicing the letters of our name. Ask your preschooler to tell you all the letters in their name!

This week in Early 3s its been all about names. On Friday during small groups name recognition took things to a new level. We practiced our fine motor muscles while pinching clips. This is great practice for our fingers and classroom routines. At our centers in the room there are signs with clothespins (clips) for the number of friends allowed to play there. This is a big piece of independence in the Early 3s program. By practicing the action of pinching a clip in multiple ways the students are set up for success when trying to use them independently.

We went digging in the “dirt” today on the farm to search for our names.

This week in Early 3s we have been exploring our names.

Everyday during arrival a name recognition activity is on the tables for the students to independently match the letters of their name.

During small groups on Monday, we practiced the letters of our name while strengthening our fine motor muscles. We used toothpicks to poke holes in the letters of our names and create constellations.

Also in small groups on Monday we put together name puzzles with the letters in our name.

On Wednesday we did name rubbings with crayons to discover our name.

We searched for letters in our name and decided which ones belong and which ones do not.

Exposure to names at this age is helpful in any way! Ask your child about the letters in their name.

Today we worked on the handwriting process, name recognition, and how to hold a crayon while rainbow writing in small groups.

Name recognition is a skill practiced daily in preschool. Today we strengthened our fine motor and wrist muscles while working on a vertical surface. The Smartboard makes name practice especially fun. Some fun ways to practice names around the house are writing in shaving cream, flour, dirt, sand, steam on the bathroom mirror, sugar or salt. Letter building is fun to do around the house as well. Help your preschooler create the letters of their name with dry or cooked noodles, beans, candy, or coins.

We used a stamp pad and our fingerprint to work on our fine motor muscles while learning the letters of our names today.