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  • Early 3’s Fun!

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  • B is For Burrito!

    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!

    We worked on our fine motor skills as the children cut their own avocado

    Working on our fine motor skills as the children cut their own avocado

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    Red pepper is colorful and delicious!

    Red pepper is colorful and delicious!

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    Taco meat helps add the B to our beef burrito

    Taco meat helps add the B to our beef burrito

    Sampling the ingredients is always a fun part!

    Sampling the ingredients is always a fun part of cooking!

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    Topping it off with lettuce and cheese

    Topping it off with lettuce and cheese

  • Early 3’s Writing Center

    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.

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    Writing Center

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  • Pumpkin starts with the letter P

    Pumpkin starts with the letter P

    The /p/ sound is made by pretending to spit out a seed

    The /p/ sound is made by pretending to spit out a seed

    We are so /p/roud of our /p/umpkins!

    We are so /p/roud of our /p/umpkins!

    Discovering Mexican symbols and traditions in our centers

    Discovering Mexican symbols and traditions in our centers

    building and counting while working on fine motor

    Building and counting while working on fine motor

    Music time with Miss Joanie!

    Music time with Miss Joanie!

    Storytelling through music

    Storytelling through music

    Enjoying outside time

    Enjoying outside time

    Running, climbing and jumping

    Playing and climbing

    Outside time is always fun!

    Outside time is always fun!

  • We are Authors and Illustrators

    After reading our reading group book, Zoo Animals, we created a new page for the book by adding our own text and illustration.  We are all readers and writers!

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  • Hands-on Learning

    Pre-Writing Skills

    Pre-Writing Skills

    Dancing Raisins Science Experiment

    Dancing Raisins Science Experiment

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    Literature Combined with Music makes Learning Fun!

    Literature Combined with Music makes Learning Fun!

  • Using 4 specific shapes, we are able to create any letter of the alphabet

    Using 4 specific shapes, we are able to create any letter of the alphabet

    Manipulating these shapes helps us to make sense of the lines and curves involved in writing these letters

    Manipulating these shapes helps us to make sense of the lines and curves involved in writing these letters

    Our focus for this small group: F, E and D

    Our focus for this small group: F, E and D

    Free choice centers

    Free choice centers

    Outside time

    Outside time

    Yoga time!

    Yoga time!

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    Tick-tock yoga clock
    Yoga works muscles but is also relaxing

    Yoga works muscles but is also relaxing

  • Letters and Circles and Music – Oh My!

    Alphabet Cover-Up

    Alphabet Cover-Up

    Can you find a lowercase d?

    Can you find a lowercase d?

    What letters can you find?

    What letters can you find?

    Put a marble on the capital E

    Put a marble on the capital E

    Circle creations

    Circle creations

    Using fine motor skills to create a circle

    Using fine motor skills to create a circle

    Free choice center time

    Free choice center time

    Music time with Ms. Joanie

    Music time with Ms. Joanie

    Elmo came to play and everyone got to play the guitar

    Elmo came to play while everyone had a turn to play the guitar

    Is your circle big or small?  If it's big, put it on your head!

    Is your circle big or small? If it's big, put it on your head!


  • Dd is for dot!

    Dd is for dot!

    Free choice center time

    Free choice center time

    Practicing our skills in the writing center

    Practicing our skills in the writing center

    Playing with our friends!

    Playing with our friends!

  • Finishing touches on our Starry Night van Gogh paintings

    Finishing touches on our Starry Night van Gogh paintings

    The letter Ee says /e/ as in egg - can you find the capitals and lowercase letters?

    The letter Ee says /e/ as in egg

    Can you see the difference between the capital and lowercase Ee?

    Can you see the difference between the capital and lowercase Ee?

    Working our muscles during yoga

    Working our muscles during yoga