This week we have been working with patterns. Ask your preschooler which pattern they created on their zebra!
This week we have been working with patterns. Ask your preschooler which pattern they created on their zebra!
The big math concept for the month of January is patterning. We are teaching the early 3’s how to make simple AB patterns. They should begin to be able to continue onto simple patterns. We introduced this concept using colored blocks. The children caught on quick and were continuing the red-blue-red-blue pattern in no time!
Today the preschoolers practiced number recognition.
Next, we showed off our counting skills.
Finally, we strengthened our fine motor muscles as we balanced just the right amount of penguins on the glacier.
Number recognitions is a daily skill in the preschool room. We work with numbers in as many ways possible. We write on the smartboard, chalkboards, dry erase boards, paper, and windows. We write using crayons, pencils, markers, and our finger. We trace letters and lines to prepare for writing on our own. We build letters with blocks and pipe cleaners. Exposing preschoolers to multiple ways of teaching reaches all types of learners. Today we strengthened our kinesthetic awareness and built 11 and 12 with blocks. Working with your preschooler and their numbers in any way possible is excellent practice!
The preschoolers practiced number recognition and counting skills today while choosing pom poms to decorate their gingerbread man!
Then we practiced sorting while we put our pom poms back into the bowls they belong in.
Practice counting with your preschooler at home, they LOVE this silly video!
This month on our light table we have tiny colored lights for our preschoolers to practice their sorting skills. Choosing which bowl the light goes in is great practice for developing math sorting skills. Picking up the tiny lights is a wonderful way for the preschoolers to strengthen their fine motor muscles.
Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy the holiday with your family and eat lots of turkey!
The Early 3’s have been working on recognizing squares this month! Today they used their fine motor skills to stick red glitter squares inside of bigger squares. They worked on counting and one to one correspondence as they counted each square.
We introduced our shape of the month this morning during small groups. The preschoolers counted the sides of a square and used square sponges to cover their square picture. We played ‘I Spy Squares’ and searched for squares all over our classroom. Play ‘I Spy Squares’ at home with your little one, see how many squares you can discover!
All month long the preschoolers will be working on sorting. Introduction to simple classifying and sorting builds a foundation for math skills. We had fun separating the beans by color today.
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