Spanish with Ms. Aleandra

Ms. Aleandra is our new Spanish teacher, The toddlers have been having a wonderful time learning their colors and basic Spanish phrases through the hands on activities that she plans for them. This week the toddlers sorted bottle caps into cups of the same color and sang a few songs together about colors. 

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development

      Strand: Relationships

                 Topic: Interaction with Adults- Demonstrate signs of interest in unfamiliar adults

                                                                    Interact with adults in a variety of ways

Language and Literacy Development

     Strand: Listening and Speaking

               Topic: Receptive Language Comprehension- Demonstrate interest in and use

                                                                    words that are new or unfamiliar in conversation or 

                                                                     play

'Self Portraits'

The toddlers had fun drawing 'self portraits'.  They sat at a table in front of our mirror with paper and colored pencils and colored anything that they wanted. I dictated the things they told me about their work. You will be able to see these works of art hanging in our classroom soon.

Ohio early Learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development

    Strand: Self

               Topic: Self Concept- Recognize self as a unique person with thoughts, feelings and 

                                                 distinct characteristics

Approaches Toward Learning

     Strand: Engagement and Persistence- Focus on an activity for short periods of time 

                                                                  despite distractions

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development

    Strand: Motor Development

                Topic: Small Muscle- Coordinate the use of arms, hands and fingers to 

                                                   accomplish tasks

Language and Literacy Development

    Strand: Writing

              Topic: Early Writing- Begin to use thumb and fingers of one hand to 

                                                 hold writing tool

              Topic: Writing Application and Composition- Make marks and scribble writing to 

                                                 represent objects and ideas

August 2014

We had a very busy August. We focused on developing our motor skills both small and large. All of our activities were planned with this goal in mind.

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards 

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development 

    Motor Development: 

              Large Muscle, Balance, Coordination- Use locomotor skills with increasing

                                                                             balance and coordination

              Small Muscle: Touch, Grasp, Reach, Manipulate- Coordinate the use of arms,

                                                                                 hands, and fingers to accomplish tasks