The early 3’s are really working hard to recognize their numbers…today they named the number and then counted out many beads matched the number in the cup. They got in a fine motor work out when they picked up the small beads with their pincher fingers. This is an easy and fun game to make with your child and do at home!
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.
The Early 3’s have been learning to identify the numbers 1-5. They practiced reading numbers written on paper plates and filling the plate with the correct amount of food. This was a great way to practice reading the numbers, counting out the food, and work on one-to-one correspondence all at the same time!
We’ve been talking all about trees this month! The Early 3’s got to take a closer look at the parts of a tree on Friday. We talked about the bark, leaves, trunk, and branches. The children talked about how each part felt, what it looked like, and how it smelled.
The Early 3’s have been learning to identify the letter Y and its corresponding sound. Today we decided to dress our “Y” in fall leaves to keep it festive for our November theme of nature. We have been looking for the letter “Y” in words that we use and in our friends names. Ask your early 3 to sing you “The Letter Y Song”.
The Early 3’s had a SPOOKTACULAR time telling scary stories with the Halloween finger puppets today! This was a great way to work on oral story telling while still having fun for Halloween! The early 3’s made up stories about spooky flying bats and cackling witches. You can make up stories with your child using objects and toys you have at home!
The Early 3’s put their detective caps on today when they had to look at the letter H and figure out what was missing! When they figured it out, they used crayons to finish the letter. Good work detectives!
We have been working very hard on our writing in Early 3’s! Today we wrote with our fingers…in the shaving cream! We worked on making horizontal and vertical lines. These activities lead to the ability to form letters and numbers. Next time you take your preschooler to the park, show them how to make lines in the sand!
We are working on vertical and horizontal lines in the early 3’s room so we raced our cars down horizontal and vertical racetracks! The children loved going forward and backward on the tracks with their cars. This pre-writing activity is a fun way to help your child learn to control their fine motor muscles since they have to keep the car on the narrow track.
The Early 3’s wrapped up the month of October’s color orange by exploring the fruit named after the color! We discussed how an orange smells, used our fine motor muscles to squeeze the juice out, and then used our taste buds to taste the juice. Nothing like fresh squeezed orange juice!
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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