The preschoolers practiced their handwriting skills while reviewing all the letters we have learned this school year.
The preschoolers practiced their handwriting skills while reviewing all the letters we have learned this school year.
We practiced our fine motor skills today while helping the pilgrims get to the Mayflower. Crayon grip has really improved in the preschool room! Thanks for all your help at home. We followed the lines and strengthened our finger muscles.
The Toddlers had a spooktacular day at school! To celebrate Halloween, we sang “5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate”, read a spooky story, and made silly jack-o-lanterns. The boys and girls used their fine motor skills to add a face to their pumpkins. We hope that all of our Toddler friends have a fun and safe night trick-or-treating!!
To continue with our theme of farm this month, we talked about sheep at group time today. We read the story,”Sam Sheep Can’t Sleep” and practiced singing “Baa Baa Black Sheep”. Then, during art time we painted our hands black to make the sheep body. Once the paint dried, the boys and girls used their fine motor skills to pull apart and place cotton balls on the body.They turned out great, see the final product below!
Today the Toddlers experimented with puzzles. The boys and girls did a great job matching the farm animals on the board. When working on puzzles, children use small motor skills to manipulate the pieces. Puzzles encourage concentration as well as improve hand-eye coordination. This activity also helps with cognitive development such as problem solving and logical reasoning.
Fine motor skills are an important part of development and school readiness. Today the Toddlers practiced tuning these skills by coloring with crayons. Scribbling is one of our fine motor objectives for this month. Children learn that they can express themselves through lines, shape, and squiggles. Allow time for coloring at home and see what your child can create!
During group time today, the Toddlers enjoyed the poem, “5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate”. They are doing a great job sitting down and turning on their listening ears! While listening to the poem, the children used their fine motor skills to move the magnetic pumpkins on our big board. The boys and girls are doing a wonderful job identifying the color orange around the room!
Old McDonald has a farm e-i-e-i-o.. and on this farm he has a cow! During group time we talked about cows having spots, making milk, and eating grass. During our art center, the boys and girls used their fine motor skills to grip circle stampers. The children placed spots all over the cows body!
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!
Today the Toddlers worked on their fine motor skills. One of our objectives this month is for the boys and girls to tear paper. Since it was a rainy day we decided to spice it up and fill a pool with streamers. The children loved tearing and pinching the different colored paper! Tearing paper helps refine small muscle movements that will later help with gripping writing utensils and holding scissors.
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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