The Toddler classroom has turned into a Winter Wonderland. There is “snow” and diggers in the sensory tub, lots of fun new manipulatives, and arctic animals in the block center. The boys and girls enjoyed all of the new activities around the room!
The Toddler classroom has turned into a Winter Wonderland. There is “snow” and diggers in the sensory tub, lots of fun new manipulatives, and arctic animals in the block center. The boys and girls enjoyed all of the new activities around the room!
Today the Toddlers had so much fun with Ms.Joanie during music! Each child was given a chance to play the rainbow colored bells. They did a great job waiting for their turn. We talked about how we use our ears to hear instruments and songs.
We are focusing on stars this month in the Toddler room. We practice singing, “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star”, during group and music time! Today the children used star shaped cookie cutters to paint blue and pink stars. They also used star shapes to mold play doh. The boys and girls used their fine motor skills to grab the cookie cutters and move them up and down!
To continue with our unit on senses, we read the story “My Five Senses” during group time. This is an interactive book where the children point out how they use their senses. The boys and girls got the hang of it as they followed along with the book!
I hear with my… ears!
I touch with my… hands!
I smell with my… nose!
I taste with my… mouth!
One of our objectives this month is the concept of fast and slow. During group time, the children make clapping patterns, sing songs, and do finger plays fast and slow. Today the boys and girls used this concept during indoor gross motor time. We opened up a large area in the room and let the children move the giant trucks fast and slow. They had a blast going fast and “slamming” on the breaks!
Throughout the month, the Toddlers have been learning all about their senses. Today we focused on touch. The boys and girls molded and manipulated playdoh while strengthening their fine motor skills. We also worked on sorting today. We practiced placing soft and hard balls into the correct container. The children did a great job determining where the objects belong.
Today the Toddlers helped decorate our room with festive lollipops! The boys and girls took turns painting rainbow colors all over the paper plates. They turned out so cute, we decided to put them on display in our room!
This month we are learning all about our senses! During group time this week, we have been reading the story, “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” The children like to chime in on all of the noises the animals make throughout the book. During our art center today, the boys and girls used their fine motor skills to add white rice to the polar bears body.
The toddlers used their fine motor muscles to hold paintbrushes today. They used green watercolors to paint polar bears! Our little artists had lots of fun turning the white paper green!
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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