As January comes to a close, it is clear that we have pre-writers emerging into eager little writers! The boys and girls did an excellent job practicing V, W and X, along with other letters we have introduced. The magnet boards that we used offered a fun and unique way to practice our writing!
Matching the upper and lowercase letters can be tricky, especially for the letters Ee, Dd and Rr (to name a few). Today, the children challenged their letter recognition skills while playing a letter matching memory game. This is a great way to quickly assess which letters your child knows, and which need more practice!
Walking through the door this morning, the children were talking about how they have mittens to give other kids who can’t buy there own. It is so heartwarming to hear three and four year old talking about the importance of giving to others. We started our mitten activity by reading The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. As we distributed mittens, the boys and girls sorted them by color. After that, we sorted them into three categories: stripes, solid color and design. Using an oversized graph, the children were graphing whizzes! To finish our graph, the children identified the category with the largest amount of mittens (the design category), and ordered the mittens from numbers one to eleven. We tried on a few different types of mittens, but we all decided it would be best to give to those in need! Thank you very much for all of your generous donations and for helping us teach your child the importance of giving back. We had mitten success!
Rectangles are so similar to squares, they are easy to confuse! They boys and girls were rectangle detectives today as we found items around the room that were in the shape of a rectangle. We prepared ourselves by reading a book about rectangles and discussing the similarities and differences between rectangles and squares. Can’t get much past these boys and girls!
Building a snowball takes good fine motor control. Today, the children had the opportunity to build their very own snowball! Crumpling up paper, painting glue onto it, then pulling apart cotton balls to apply to the paper, are all excellent fine motor practice. The children had a ball making their own special balls!
At Creative Tots, the weather took a turn for the….tasty?! The Arctic blast hasn’t stopped us from cookin’ up some yummy, seasonal snacks! In Ms. Lori’s group, the boys and girls made and edible glacier. Using Jell-O, wafers and Cool Whip, the children built the layers of their glacier while learning what a glacier is. In Ms. Leslie’s group, the children made snowman biscuits. We build the snowman by connecting three biscuits using toothpicks, drizzling on some honey to be sure that our “snow” (powdered sugar) stays put. Next, we put on the finishing touches using raisins and pretzel sticks. Miss Katelyn, our special helper and Ms. Manda’s daughter, taught the children about kayaks while making a celery kayak. Using cream cheese, the children put raisins to represent the seat and pretzel sticks to represent the paddle(s). In Ms. Courtney’s group, the boys and girls made snowflake sandwiches. Folding and cutting tortillas was extra special! Building a sandwich is easy, yummy and healthy! The children enjoyed making (and snacking!) on our storm of food!
How many different ways can you write the letters X, W and V? Today, the children got hands on with their pre-writing skills! Using mini chalkboards, playdoh, wooden lines, magnet boards, stickers and crayons, the boys and girls practiced making their letters in creative and memorable ways.
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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