April started with a theme of snakes, turtles, frogs, and lizards. A frog finger puppet accommodates a song. It's fun to match small snakes, turtles, lizards and frogs. It's cute to put little lily pads on pegs and then place the frogs on top. Frogs, lizards, turtles and snakes slowly make way for … [Read more...]
Ladybugs make room for frogs, lizards
This month, we concentrate on birds, land/water/sky, seasonal objects associated with St. Patrick’s Day and then spring items. We are starting to introduce frogs and lizards, as well. Shamrocks have taken the place of hearts hanging in the classroom and occupying the terrarium. Felt shamrocks are … [Read more...]
Grandparents invited to school
This Thursday is Grandparents’ Night from 6-7 p.m. Your children can show them what they like to do in school and who their friends are. Feel free to tag along. Perhaps you missed Parents’ Night, or perhaps you'd like to see the current themes. We welcome you! Even though we let the ladybugs go, … [Read more...]
Music to fill toddler classroom
The next few months, we are diving into music! We took two of our shelves and filled them with instruments for the children to create music whenever they feel inclined. Exposing children to music helps the body and the mind work together. Our days are filled with songs that are catchy to hear but … [Read more...]
Toddlers take on leadership roles
As we move along in the school year, there are more opportunities for children to take a leadership role. This could be teacher-initiated, or we might suggest the child look around to see if a classmate is available. It’s usually thought that the older children are the leaders, but sometimes a … [Read more...]
Hearts, ladybugs for February
February began with a theme of love and valentines. I love the heart activities that we have created for the toddlers over the years! Felt heart color matching, heart-shaped posting with golf tees, heart-shaped pegs (to put into small holes), a small wooden tree to hang wooden hearts that say … [Read more...]
Winter fun fills toddler room
It was wonderful to see how eager the children were to return after winter break and get right back into the groove of school! I heard from parents that their child wanted to come back to school, and we could see it on their faces as they arrived. The children were excited to see their friends as … [Read more...]
Toddlers return to find winter activities
Happy New Year! We were amazed to see all of the children get right back into the groove of the school day on Monday! They were excited to see each other! We witnessed lots of hugs, and the children calling out their friends’ names. In the classroom, everyone went straight to explore the work. … [Read more...]
Toddlers welcome the holidays
December began with a classroom full of new seasonal activities. Following the seasons of our general cultures, we have Christmas objects to name, sort, match and explore, and Hanukkah is represented by a menorah, a dreidel, and the cookie cutters to match and name. If you have anything related … [Read more...]
Art in the Toddler Classroom
Art is a sensorial experience, especially for toddlers. They can touch the bristles on the paint brush to see if they are soft or prickly. They can see how colors blend together to make new colors. Toddlers work on their motor skills while creating art. A toddler learns how to hold the paintbrush … [Read more...]
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