This afternoon Jessica was practicing one of the science center activities with color matching. For this activity she had to use the clothes pins to match the turkeys feathers. This is not only a great activity for color matching, but it is wonderful for practicing those fine motor skills!
learning about "life on the farm" this week
getting ready to round up the cattle
more about the farm later this week
how fun is this!
This morning the sensory table was full of slimy pumpkin seeds and a big old pumpkin! The kids loved looking inside of the pumpkin and some were even brave enough to stick their hand inside to feel around! It was sure a slimy mess!
The Madeira fire department came to visit us on Wednesday and the kids just LOVED IT! The firemen taught us alot of about fire safety. They taught us what to do if: 1)we find a box of matches, 2) our clothes catch on fire, 3) what to do if we wake up to a fire alarm in the house, 4) when and when NOT to call 911, 5) to let the firemen get any pets out of a house on fire and NEVER stop to bring toys with them 6) how smoke rises and how we should always crawl out of a burning house.
We watched as a firemen put on each piece of gear including air tanks, hood and mask. We gave the fireman high five as we learned never to be afraid of a fireman if he came to help us in an emergency. Some of the children were a little unsure of the fireman and how funny his voice sounded when he talked through his speaker in his mask. This was a wonderful experience for the kids to help them feel more comfortable.
After our special group time with the firemen, they took us all outside and showed us each part of their trucks. The afternoon class got to see an aerial ladder truck and an ambulance! Both classes got to get inside the fire truck and walk through! The kids were amazed at this experience and were FULL of questions!
Getting Ready to Fight a Fire
The Air tank Helps him Breath
Stop, Drop, and Roll
Inside the Fire Truck
All the Equipment they need to Help Fight a Fire...
Gloves Keep His Hand Protected from the Flames
This Fire Truck can Produce it's own Electricity
Firemen Use Different Fire Hoses
Learning About the Aerial Ladder Truck
Fives for the Fireman
Hugs for the Fire Fighter
This afternoon during group time, we used our friend Mr. Scarecrow to talk about shapes! The kids each had a turn to come up to the scarecrow and choose a shape from his clothes. We talked about the color and shape that each child was holding.
discussing shapes and colors with mr. scarecrow
This month we are focusing on learning the color orange. Today at the morning table we set out orange play dough. To add some fun to this activity, we added a few special drops of orange extract to our play dough to make it smell like oranges! The kids loved to use the eye dropper and were amazed by the smell of their play dough!
olfactory cues and the smell of oranges
magic noodles
This morning the kids got to use Magic Noodles to create the letter “D” for Dog! It was so exciting for them to stick the noodles in water and to watch them magically stick onto their papers!
The Preschool class had a great time today working together to make our class pumpkin and bat, but it was no easy task! We had one very large white pumpkin and an oversized white bat that needed coloring in, however we didn’t use crayons, markers, or paint for this job! We got out our scissor and started snipping away at strips of orange and black paper. Each time we made a snip with our scissors we were able to add a small piece of color to our pumpkin and bat. Leaving a patch of white was out of the question, so the preschoolers put their developing fine motor skills to the test and worked very hard at getting the color just right. The PreK class was happy to help in finishing up during their afternoon class. It was a TEAM effort by all and we had a great time making them!
We practiced our sight words today along with writing by rainbow writing the sight words in our weekly reading group book along with two from last week’s book. The book we have been reading this week is a nonfiction book called, Birds by Bruce Larkin. The book series we use in our reading curriculum has also been made available to parents for purchase through the creator of the curriculum. If you click on the picture of the book you will be taken to the website.
Bird by Bruce Larkin
Always Start at the top to Write a Letter
Underline and Read the Word Each Time
This is an easy at home activity!
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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