When learning our letter sounds, it is important to make connections between the written letter and the sound it represents. These letter-sound connections create the foundation for young readers. While learning the letter R, the children were able choose different colored roller painters. While rolling out the letter R, Ms. Lori talked about things that begin with the letter R, such as rollers and rainbow.
Most lowercase letters are a smaller version of their uppercase counterpart. But, there are some lowercase letters that look completely different than their uppercase version. Some lowercase letters look similar among themselves (q, p, b, d) which makes decoding difficult. We worked on fine tuning our ability to recognize uppercase and lowercase matches as well as their sounds. They did a great job!
In small groups today, Pre-Kers combined Math and Literacy as we listened for and identified the initial sounds in words. Then sorted them by initial sounds. Hearing each sound in a word is just as important as being able to identify each letter in a word. Being able to hear each sound prepares students for both reading and writing. You can practice this skill in a very informal way…traveling to and from school, during bath time, or at the dinner table. Super easy to make into a game, have fun with it!
There are 4 shapes that make up every letter in the alphabet...
...and we use 3 of them to make the letter R
We create the letter with wood magnets
Working on our writing in the writing center
Can you find the letter R in our centers?
Miss Joanie came to sing Halloween songs with us!
This was a spooky song!
Everyone had a chance to play his/her song of choice on the guitar
Working on our friendships and muscles
Reviewing the letter F
Introducing the letter R!
Rainbow writing with the letter R
We always write top to bottom, left to right
Preschoolers love to manipulate all types of things!
Discovering Mexican style
Can you follow the directions from the song?
Sorting is an important skill that is used in many facets of every day life
Phonics Bingo
Identifying pictures using the first letter sound
Can you find the picture that matches the letter?
Sorting by capitals and lowercase letters
We sorted by colors
Our reading group story today was "Pretty Blankets"
What does your pretty blanket look like?
A blanket masterpiece!
Yoga was a great way to start our day!
Alphabet Cover-Up
Can you find the capital E?
Do you see the lowercase r?
Being goofy with our friends
Playing our favorite games
Stretching those muscles!
Getting more exercise outside
Enjoying the centers
Celebrate Mexico!
We learned about the different blankets that are made in Mexico during small groups today. We designed and decorated our own Mexican style blanket with Ms. Barbara and read Pretty Blankets by Bruce Larkin during reading groups. As a special treat we we visited Bruce Larkin’s website and listened to him read his book to us as we watched the animation. We were introduced to three new sight words today, this, on, and has. These words are found in our new book for the week. We reviewed these words along with our previous words in a fun game of Bingo. We also found a few of our animal friends we have been learning about on our Bingo Cards. Keep reviewing the sight words during homework time!
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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