Easter Bunnies

The children really got into making Easter Baskets and Bunny masks today.  We had plenty of Easter bunnies hopping around delivering Easter Eggs!

Lego and An Easter Cross

I recently put out some new Lego for the children to play with.  They are thoroughly enjoying playing with it.  It is such a good activity for them to practice sharing and for them to develop their Fine Motor Skills and their creativity!

It is Lent.   Every classroom in the school has been making a Cross to hang over the classroom door.  These girls did a fine job!  They, too, used their Fine Motor Skills and Social Skills to work on this project. 

The Christmas Spirit is Alive in Pre K!

Today, the children were in the Christmas Spirit and chose to do many "Christmasy" things.

When I asked this young fellow about his drawing, he told me he was drawing a baby and his mommy. I noticed that the baby was inside mommy and remarked about that old loud. He told me that it was Baby Jesus. 

Other children decided to go to the art Center and find folded construction paper Christmas trees to cut out and decorate.

Another little guy was busy colouring a tree.

Some of the artwork found it's way to our class Christmas Tree.

These girls were playing with "TheraPutty" a wonderful activity to strengthen the muscles in fingers and hands.  They were wrapping gems in the TheraPutty and pretending they were presents.  Then they would give the presents to their friends to open.  Not only was this a great fine motor skill activity, it was also a great way to practice good social skills!

Invitations

In Pre K we set out invitations for children to partake in.  The Art Center is always open and children are invited to create anything they wish.  Children learn much more when the project they are working on is of their own choosing.  This little boy chose to practice his cutting skills by snipping strips of paper into smaller pieces.  He had the proper grip, enjoyed himself and experienced a sense of accomplishment for a job well done....a job that he had set his own goals for and completed on his own.

Creativity in Pre K

The Art Center is always open to the kiddos to create artwork. This little boy decided he wanted to make a tiger from the craft supplies.  He organized, planned and created the craft all on his own!  What creativity!

It's Growing

The children love spraying the Amaryllis plant and it is beginning to grow!

Watering the Amaryllis

We have been watering the Amaryllis plant daily with a sprayer.  This is hard work for little hands...great for developing Fine Motor Muscles!  The children are learning to take turns too.  I wonder what the plant will look look like when we come back to school next week?  It is hard to be patient and wait for it to grow!

Straw Necklaces

Today, these three girls were interested in snipping straws into pieces...an excellent way to practice cutting skills.  I showed them how to string the pieces together to make necklaces.  They worked hard for a long time. They were improving fine motor skills and having fun at the some time!  Improving fine motor skills will make it easier for them to print when they are ready to print.  Printing is much easier when children have strong muscles in fingers, hands and arms. 

Cutting Lanterns

This week the children had fun cutting lanterns. It was difficult for some of them, but I am proud to say that they were persistent and did a good job.  Did you know that good cutting skills help your child become a good printer?  Printing requires strong muscles in tiny fingers, hands and arms. We call this "FINE MOTOR SKILLS". The better children are at cutting and other fine motor skills, the easier it will be for them to print when they are ready to learn to print.

Jack-o-lanterns

On Monday and Tuesday, some of the students chose to turn their fingerpainted pumpkins into Jack-o-lanterns.  The jack-o-lanterns will remain in the classroom to decorate the room for a few days before the children will bring them home.

                   

Finger Painting: Yellow and Red

This week, we finger painted with red and yellow paint.  We saw that yellow and red mixed together makes Orange....perfect for pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns!

This little fellow did not want to get his fingers messy, so he asked to use a paintbrush.

Next week, when the paint is dry, we will add stems to our pumpkins and turn the pumpkins into 

jack-o-lanterns by adding eyes, noses and mouths.

Another Puzzler

Today, this little guy was the only one who got into trying the 64 piece puzzle.  He complained that it was "too hard", but with a little help from me, he did it!

Perseverance

I brought out a 64 piece puzzle that attracted the attention of two little boys.  They had a lot of perseverance and after quite awhile and with very little help completed it!  Way to go!