Our PreSchool Blog

The fine motor skills that Creative Tots preschoolers are capable of is impressive!  These boys and girls have begun to master the skill of cutting.  It is not an easy task, but the children are beginning to follow the lines, as well as realize that moving your hand to grasp the paper at better angles makes the cutting easier.  Check out our very own scissor specialists!

Did you know…

• Toucans are one of the loudest birds in the rainforest
• Their diet consists primarily of fruit, nuts and seeds
• Their colorful bill is used to reach fruit on branches that are too small to support their weight
• Their bill is filled with air, which makes it more for show, rather than a combative tool.

On St. Patricks Day we made shamrocks, counted shamrocks and even wore shamrocks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we continue on with our rainforest unit, we have discovered all different kinds of animals that live in the different layers.  Today, we used pom poms to make a pattern to create our very own, unique caterpillar.  Using an ABABAB pattern, the children chose two colors to make their pattern.

We had a top ‘o the morning by filling our bucket with the /o/ sound.  All of the animals that we glued onto our picture began with the short /o/ sound.  The children had a jolly ole’ time practicing the /o/ sound!

Did you wear your green today??  Our room was full of green, white and yellow as we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.  Our day started off with a visit from a wee little leprechaun who left us not only a highly guarded pot ‘o gold, but some leprechaun dust, his shoes and hat!!  We never did find him, but we sure enjoyed a piece of his chocolate coins.  Here are some fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day:

-Leprechauns stem from Irish folktale.  In Ireland, they are not associated with St. Patrick, which makes leprechauns an Americanized symbol of St. Patrick’s Day.

-St. Patrick is actually English.

-March 17 is the day of St. Patrick’s death, hence St. Patrick’s Day.

Working on shapes, discovering different zoo animals in the sensory tub,  practicing prewriting skills, and listening to stories were some of the activities the kept the children very busy at school.    

 

 

We learned about the life cycle of a red eyed tree frog today and watched the actual frog transform through the process on our SmartBoard.  We then created our own book describing the steps of the life cycle.