Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Pajama Day Craft

A few weeks ago we had a pajama day.
The toddlers made a fun 
pajama day craft...designing their own PJ's!





Friday, October 31, 2014

Firefighter and Halloween Lesson Plan

Halloween Lesson: Spider Hunt
Initiative, Persistance and Curiosity
 

 
Halloween Lesson: Making Jack-O-Lanterns
Memory, Identify and Recognize Shapes, Body Awareness

 
Halloween Lesson: Spider Count
Number Sense and Counting

Fire Fighter Lesson: Pretend Play
 
Fire Fighter Lesson: Obstical Course
Motor Development



 
Fire Fighter Lesson: Pretend Play and Social Interaction
 
Fire Fighter Lesson: Squirting out Water
Pretend Play, Motor Development

 
Fire Figher Lesson: Making the Color Orange
Cause and Effect, Color Recognition, Motor Development





 
Fire Fighter Lesson: Making a Fire Truck
Symbolic Play, Motor Development, Social Play



Wednesday, October 29, 2014

A Peek At Spanish Class

 
Ms. Alejandra teaches our toddlers
about colors in Spanish.
 












Friday, September 19, 2014

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