Today we had fun making the letter N using Noodles! This was a great way to practice letter recognition as the kids stuck noodles onto the glue to form the letter N! As we did this fun project, we talked about how Noodle start with the letter N.
noodles and the letter "n"
children created and extended their own patterns
Our focus in math during the month of November is patterning. The children were introduced to patterning last year during their preschool classes and this year the children are creating their own patterns and extending them independently. The children used different types of manipulatives today to create various patterns. Some children were still most comfortable doing a simple AB pattern based on color while some children created more complicated patterns based on size or type of animal (using the pet manipulatives set). Using everyday objects in the kitchen are a great way to reinforce patterning at home.
Today the children were introduced to the letter “B” on Dorthy’s fish bowl! We then brought out the special letter “B” bag and sang a song about things that start with the letter “B”. The children’s favorite part was watching Miss Sarah blow up a Balloon and then letting it go!
This afternoon during small group time, the kids worked on patterning and letter matching. In Miss Darcy’s patterning group, they used little pom poms to make the AB patterns on their cards. In the letter matching group, the kids got to take turns picking a piece of clothing and matching it with the same letter clothes pin. They loved hanging up the clothes on the clothes line!
magic noodles
This morning the kids got to use Magic Noodles to create the letter “D” for Dog! It was so exciting for them to stick the noodles in water and to watch them magically stick onto their papers!
This afternoon the early 3’s practiced tracing the letter P on our art table. They used roller paints to trace over the letter P’s on the table. Not only is it fun to use the roller paints but it was great writing practice for them!
practicing printing skills with roller paints
The toddler class had so much fun this morning creating their Pumpkin Pie with the letter “P” on it! Edie loved sprinkling cinnamon all over her pumpkin pie and as you can see Owen took a really good sniff of his cinnamon!
introduction to mathematics and sequencing using patterns
The preschoolers had a howling good time today when they used the halloween cards to create different patterns. We created AB patterns along with AAB patterns. Most children were able to extend the pattern I created, independently. The next step is for the children to create and extend their own patterns. We will continue patterning in math through the end of October. They are doing a GREAT job. Keep practicing at home…and have fun! Helpful Hint: Use the upcoming BUCKETFUL of halloween candy, before you begin to pass it out to the trick-or-treaters, to create yummy patterns (i.e. nerds-candy bar-lollipop; nerds-candy bar-lollipop; nerds-candy bar-lollipop).
This month we are talking about community helpers. This week we are focusing on the denstist and mailman. Today during group time we asked everyone who had been to the dentist before and how important it is to take care of our teeth! We also played a game with teeth! Each tooth had either a shape or letter on it. The kids had to close their eyes while Ms. Sarah hide the baby tooth behind one of the labeled teeth. When they opened their eyes, each child had a chance to guess where the tooth was hidden by describing which tooth they thought it was behind. This was a great activity for practicing letter recognition and our shapes and colors!
shapes and letters at the dentist
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.
Click below to learn more about our program offerings: