On our Arctic travels today, we discovered lots of new things! In Ms, Lori’s group, the boys and girls learned about how polar bears stay warm. With a little Crisco, plastic Ziploc bags and ice cold water, the children got to feel how important blubber is for Arctic animals. In Ms. Courtney’s group, the children got in touch with their snowman building skills while rolling out some Playdoh to make the letters V, W and X. The similarities in the “big lines” used to create all three letters helped the children remember how these particular letters are formed. In Ms. Leslie’s group, the boys and girls created number twelve letter constellations. Poking tiny holes into the paper made our “stars”. The children were excited to turn the lights off and see their very own constellations. We discussed what a constellation is, and the children got to see a very neat video on the Northern Lights!
Who can build their snowman first? Draw a sight word card, read it to your friends. If you get it right, you get one piece to build your snowman. Whoever gets their snowman built first is the winner! Ready, set, go!
Since gross motor skills can be learned and improve with practice, children need plenty of opportunities to exercise these skills. If you want to learn about other activities you can do with your child to help them develop better gross motor skills, click on the first picture below.
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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