Tot School: August-September 2010

With all that I have to keep up with for school, 
I thought I’d join the Tot School link up to help keep myself accountable for you all up-to-date with what the Littles have been doing.

TOT SCHOOL
with the 3 year old

Circle Time

We go through our prayer, pledges, and songs,

 

calendar math with patterning and counting

(including place value, graphing, weather, and money),

sequencing and reading.

(a side note: circle time is mostly for the benefit of my Kindergartener, but it’s a great way to sneak in some higher skills for the Littles, not to mention having them take an active part in our daily school routines, as well as a great review for my 2nd grader.)

Tray Time

We practiced drawing our Letter of the Week: the letter ‘A’…  and then some.

We sorted pom-poms by color.

 

We transferred beans from one bowl to the next, 

using spoons to scoop,  and just pouring straight from the bowls.

Blanket Time 

with her choice of books and a quiet activity.

Computer Time

with Starfall and her baby brother.

 

TOT SCHOOL
with the 22 month old

Circle Time

He had his turn leading our daily start-off.

Tray Time

(he prefers to work on the floor)

Working those fine motor muscles by putting Capri Sun straws into the top of a coffee creamer bottle

and a bonus activity when he dropped them on the floor and got to play 24-straw pick up.

He loves to put fuzzy pom-poms into this domed container. Ours originally held some fresh basil, but a top and cup from a shake would work, too.

 

     Pouring beans using a measuring cup and bowls.

Blanket Time

Kid is ob.sessed with cars!

Game Time

She got Uno Moo! for her 
birthday and it has fast become a family favorite.

This post is getting long, so check back for a specific post on this game later, and hopefully more Tot School, too!

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