For the first day of November we started studying Native Americans with a festive craft. The preschoolers practiced their scissor skills and strengthened fine motor muscles while creating a fringe head-dress.
For the first day of November we started studying Native Americans with a festive craft. The preschoolers practiced their scissor skills and strengthened fine motor muscles while creating a fringe head-dress.
We thank everyone for helping out with the Whiz Kids Service Project! We will continue collecting supplies through the end of next week. We are excited to pass all of these supplies onto the wonderful tutors who volunteer their time to help children become successful in school to help make their future a brighter one. Our hats off to each of them. Thank you for your support! Modeling a giving attitude will make an impression on your child that will impact them forever. Click on the photo below to learn more about the Whiz Kids Program.
Many families have asked me over the years how they can help their child build strong social skills to help form friendships with their peers. There are many ways that parents can help children learn the skills they need to initiate and build friendships with children during the early childhood years. Research has shown that preschool-aged children who have positive peer relationships are likely to maintain positive peer interactions in elementary school. This is an amazing article that outlines how parents can directly impact their child’s peer interactions and why it is so important to do so at such a young age. Young children’s early experiences build their foundation for everything that will follow in their lives. Click on the picture below to read a fantastic article about encouraging social skills in young children.
Today the preschoolers strengthened their fine motor muscles while using their pincher fingers. Practicing pinching clips is an important skill for the daily procedures of our classroom. We worked on recognizing numbers and counting clips to match the circles. We counted the clips one by one to check that we had the right amount to match the number on the circle. The preschoolers were very proud of their math skills!
Working with your preschooler at home is an extremely positive step in the foundation of learning. Songs and videos are a great way to teach little ones new information and practice skills. They have fun interacting and the repetition helps instill knowledge.
Just click on the picture to enjoy these videos at home with your preschooler!
The Big and Small Letters Song
The Letter F Song
The Letter D Song
The Letter P Song
The Letter R Song
The Shapes Song
The Alphabet Song
The preschoolers explored the difference between the uppercase and lowercase letters in their name today. First, we practiced how to spell our name by glueing the letters in order. Then we pointed to the first letter of our name and discussed that this is the uppercase letter, we talked about how the first letter of a name is always uppercase. Next we ran our fingers across the rest of the letters in our name. We discussed that these letters are lowercase. We chose a color for our uppercase letter and a color for our lowercase letters. We strengthened our fine motor muscles and practiced our crayon grip while coloring. Have fun exploring the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters with your preschooler!
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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