Our classroom is alive with the sound of music!

The toddlers had a blast playing instruments and singing with our music teacher. We tried tambourines, tapping sticks, shakers, and drums. We marched around our room and clapped our hands. Music definitely gets us up and moving!

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development

      Strand: Relationships

                   Topic: Interactions with adults- Interact with familiar adults in a variety of ways

Approaches Toward Learning

      Strand: Initiative

                  Topic: Initiative and Curiosity- Explore he environment through a variety of 

                                                                     sensory-motor activities

                                                                     Demonstrate a willingness to try new activities

                                                                     and experiences

Physical Well-Being and Motor Developemnt

     Strand: Motor Development

                  Topic: Large Muscle, Balance, and Coordination- Use locomotor skills with increasing

                                                                     balance and coordination

                                                                     Use a variety of non-locomotor body movements 

                                                                     during play

Language and Literacy Development

     Strand: Reading

                  Topic: Early Reading- Show and appreciation for reading books, telling stories

                                                       and singing

Exercising our Brains!!!

The toddlers have been working on basic preschool skills- color and shape recognition, counting up to10, sorting and matching based on physical characteristics, sorting based on more abstract ideas such as mommy animals to baby animals, etc etc. They are doing a great job! They are enthusiastic about this work and are spending a lot of time practicing to master these skills. 

Ohio early Learning and Development Standards

Approaches toward Learning

    Strand: Initiative

              Topic: Initiative and Curiosity- Practice new skills with enthusiasm

    Strand: Engagement and Persistence

             Topic: Persistence- Engage in self initiated activities for sustained periods

                                             of time

Cognition and General Knowledge

     Strand: Cognitive SKills

                 Topic: Reasoning and Problem Solving- With modeling and support, use 

                                                                                   simple strategies to solve problems

  Sub-Domain: Mathematics

         Strand: Number Sense

                    Topic: Number Sense and Counting- Pay attention to quantities when

                                                                                interacting with objects

        Strand: Algebra

                    Topic: Group and Categorize- Match two objects that are the same and 

                                                                     select similar objects from a group

                                                                     Sort objects into two or more groups 

                                                                     and characteristics

                                                                     Sort and classify objects by one or more 

                                                                     attributes

      Strand: Geometry

                  Topic: Identify and Describe Basic Shapes- Recognize basic shapes

  Sub-Domain: Science

       Strand: Science Inquiry and Application

                    Topic: Inquiry- Engage in sustained and complex manipulation of 

                                              objects