Toddlers and Tape

We placed two lines of masking tape parallel to each other on our classroom floor and encouraged the children to move on and over the tape in different ways. Soon they did not need us to give them ideas. They were moving in ways that they came up with on their own and showing each other new things to do.

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development
             Strand: Relationships
                        Topic: Peer interactions and Relationships
                                   Engage in associative play with peers.

Approaches toward Learning
             Strand: Initiative
                         Topic:  Initiative and Curiosity
                                      Experiment in the environment with purpose
             Strand: Attention and Persistence
                         Topic:  Persistence
                                     Engage in self initiated activities for sustained periods of time

Well-Being and Physical Development
             Strand: Motor Development
                        Topic: Large Muscle, Balance and Coordination
                                   Use locomotor skills with increasing coordination
                                    and balance
                                   Use a variety of non-locomotor body movements
                                   during play

Español es divertido!

Ms. Veronica, our Spanish teacher is amazing! She comes up with such fun and interactive ways for the children to learn new vocabulary in Spanish. This week, in conjunction with our regular lesson planning, she taught about animals on the farm. Here are some of the new words that we learned:

cow- vaca

sheep- oveja

chicken- gallina

pig- cerdo

dog- perro

cat- gato

duck- pato

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

Approaches toward Learning

                    Strand: Engagement and Persistence

                               Topic: Attention

                                         Focus on an activity for short periods of time despite
                                         distractions

Cognition and General Knowledge

      Sub-Domain: Social Studies
                      Strand: Geography
                               Topic: Human Systems
                                          Observe similarities and differences of personal, family, and
                                           cultural characteristics, and those of others

The Box

Ms. Donna recently purchased us a new filing cabinet for our classroom. As much as we appreciated the new cabinet, what was even better was the box that it came in. The children used the box in so many different ways- a cave, a tunnel, a cozy place to take a rest, a dance floor, a drum, a hiding place...the list could go on and on.

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development

            Strand: Relationships

                     Topic: Peer Interactions and Relationships

                               Participate in simple back and forth interactions with peers 

                               for short periods of time.

                               Engage in associative play with peers

Approaches toward Learning

            Strand: Initiative

                      Topic: Initiative and Curiosity

                                Experiment in the environment with purpose

            Strand: Engagement and Persistence

                      Topic: Attention

                                Focus on an activity for short periods of time despite
                                distractions

            Strand: Creativity

                       Topic: Innovation and Invention

                                  Use materials in new and unconventional ways

Cognition and General Knowledge

       Sub Domain: Science

               Strand: Science Inquiry and Application

                         Topic: Inquiry

                                   Try different things with objects to see what

                                    happens or how things work

                                    Ask questions about objects and events in the 

                                    environment 

                          Topic: Cause and Effect

                                     Demonstrate an understanding that events have a cause

                                     Purposefully combine actions to make things happen