We went on an African safari during small groups and kept a record of the animals we found throughout the school. We used our graph to explore an important math concept for Kindergarten…comparing sets…which animal did we find the most of? Which animal did we find the least of? Did we find more giraffes or more lions? Did we find fewer zebras or fewer ostriches?
We transitioned this month into using lines when writing. We learned that all letters “sit” on the line with the exception of a few! Ask your little one which letters “dig a hole.” They are doing a fantastic job. I’m amazed and so very proud of their progress in this area over the past few weeks.
Today we explored the letters of the alphabet! We played an uppercase/lowercase matching game and hung our letters on a monkey clothesline. Playing games like these help letter recognition and understanding the alphabet in order.
During whole group this afternoon we continued to discuss Africa. We started with what we already know about Africa and listed everything we could remember from our study so far in April. Next we thought about what we were wondering about and what we still wanted to learn about the African savanna. Then we read a nonfiction book all about the continent and discussed new things we learned in the story. What an impressive chart the preschoolers made!
Throughout the year we have been working on our shapes, along with our fine motor skills. Today, the children celebrated spring on this beautiful day by cutting out shapes that had spring pictures on them, and then strung them onto yarn. The children loved creating their very own spring necklaces!
Our new letters this month are A, G and S. G can be very tricky to write, and the short /A/ can be difficult to remember. Using our multisensory approach, the children “built” each letter using our build a word materials, and then transferred that skill onto the chalk board while practicing our writing on our own.
We did coin rubbings today to discover the differences between the heads and tails of like coins. Ask your child which coin worked the best!
We cut out small and large circles today to create our own African Lion! It is important for children to be able to successfully use scissors before Kindergarten. It is not only an independent skill that is used frequently in classrooms, but it is also a precursor to writing. Strong Fingers=Strong Writers!
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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