Life Size Self Portrait...Drawn by Us!
Enjoying our Mexico themed centers
Using our friends to help us in our learning centers
One to one correspondence
Using the animals we have learned this week to aid in our counting
When groups are not in small groups, they are learning in our centers
One to one correspondence is an essential math skill
Yoga time!
Using gross motor skills during yoga and outside time ensure a good workout!
Who knew learning the alphabet could be so fun? Working on the letter B proved to be delicious. This unique learning opportunities is sure to be remembered! Today was such a good time. I think we discovered some Mexican food lovers!
Working on our fine motor skills as the children cut their own avocado
Red pepper is colorful and delicious!
Taco meat helps add the B to our beef burrito
Sampling the ingredients is always a fun part of cooking!
Topping it off with lettuce and cheese
Fine motor skills can be defined as small muscle movements: those that occur in the finger, in coordination with the eyes. They won’t develop over-night, but with time and practice. Fine motor skills involve the small muscles of the body that enable such functions as writing, grasping small objects, and fastening clothing. They involve strength, fine motor control, and dexterity. These skills are important in most school activities as well as in life in general. Weaknesses in fine motor skills can affect a child’s ability to eat, write legibly, turn pages in a book, and perform personal care tasks such as dressing. Fine motor skills are a main focus in our toddler and early 3’s programs and on into the preschool and PreK programs.
Prewriting skills are critical for students to become successful writers in the future. Here at Tots, we include a writing center within the classroom for the students to build the skills needed for future success. Some of the things that children will be learning while they visit the writing center are: letter formation skills, a sense of left-to-right, associations between letters and sounds, communication skills, self-expression, creativity, fine motor skills.
Children LOVE art, and while it is a fun and a memorable activity, children are learning many skills to help them prepare for future learning. Some of the things that they are learning while they are taking part in an art experience are pre-writing skills, planning skills, color and shape recognition, concepts of symmetry, sensory awareness, creativity and self-expression, a sense of accomplishment. But most of all…it is FUN!
Pumpkin starts with the letter P
The /p/ sound is made by pretending to spit out a seed
We are so /p/roud of our /p/umpkins!
Discovering Mexican symbols and traditions in our centers
Building and counting while working on fine motor
Music time with Miss Joanie!
Storytelling through music
Enjoying outside time
Playing and climbing
Outside time is always fun!
Pre-Writing Skills
Dancing Raisins Science Experiment
Literature Combined with Music makes Learning Fun!
Free choice center time
Shapes & Color Bingo
Free choice center time
1:1 correspondence
Rolling the die and determining that each dot represents one marble
Using keys to create musical sounds & dancing to "The Freeze"
Music & Movement with Ms. Lori
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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