We focused on beginning sounds during our phonics study today. We popped a sound and found a picture that started with that sound. First person to cover the board was the winner!
We focused on beginning sounds during our phonics study today. We popped a sound and found a picture that started with that sound. First person to cover the board was the winner!
Working the small muscles in our hands and in our fingers will be an ongoing activity throughout Pre-K this year. It is critical for young writers to build strong fine motor muscles to help them grow as writers! If you would like some activities that you can do at home, click the first picture and have fun!
When counting, the concept of “one-to-one correspondence” is the understanding that each object being counted represents “one more.”
Before a child understands one-to-one correspondence, he will count by rote memorization. When asked to count a small group of objects, he will likely count quickly through the numbers he has memorized and randomly touch the objects being counted instead of touching and counting each object just once (schoolsparkes.com). This is a very important early math readiness skill and an EASY on to incorporate into your daily lives. Count the stairs as you walk up, a few cheerios while your enjoying a bowl for breakfast….the sky’s the limit! Have fun counting!
The importance of phonemic awareness and phonics instruction for beginning readers has received wide support among reading researchers. When young children participate in specific instruction in how to identify and manipulate the sounds of language (phonemic awareness) and how to associate those sounds with letters and letter patterns (phonics), children are very likely to succeed in reading. Skill at decoding, or sounding out unfamiliar words, is so critical for skilled reading that neither instruction instruction in sight word reading nor strategies in the use of context can compensate for poor decoding skills. Decoding skills are considered an essential for fluent reading in later grades. We begin this journey in our pre-k program to create a solid foundation in early phonics for your child to build on as they continue their path to becoming fluent readers.
Ms Lori created a wonderful discovery group today using sand play-dough. The play-dough had a cool sandy texture and smelled a bit like the seashore! You can find the Sandy Play-dough Recipe by clicking the first picture below. Have fun creating!
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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