Our little hands were busy today. We enjoyed painting with apples, patterning, and water transfer practice. Our morning began with some free time to explore the trays and work on what interests us. All the while counting, working our fine motor muscles, using our imagination and early literacy skills with out even knowing it. During our circle time the children were introduced to simple AB patterning. A few children got the hang of it right off the bat. We will continue to practice this skill going forward. After our story we decided to paint with apples. Each child scooped their own paint into a box lined with paper. Then we added a few apples and shook the box until our apples rolled around in the paint leaving behind a beautiful and unique painting. Everyone was so patient waiting for their turn. To really give our fine motor muscles a workout we did a water transfer activity. The children each had their own jar of water and an ice cube tray. We worked on using our pincer fingers, (thumb and pointer) to squeeze the pipette and transfer water from our jar to the ice tray. Instinctively most children went ahead and grabbed the pipette with their fist. We are trying to isolate the pincer muscles and strengthen them. They are the ones we use to write with. Providing many opportunities to work on those muscles is key to early writing skills. This simple activity was very engaging. The girls and boys stuck with it for over 20 minutes, plugging away and trying to figure out the best way to squeeze the pipette. We had a fabulous time learning all about apples this week.
Allison Mullins
10/2/2015 01:56:56 pm
Being away for 2 weeks you have no idea how much we LOVE reading your blog. We smile and laugh at all of the pictures. They are such a day maker! A lot of good learning and fun is going on there!!! Thank you for posting this each day!
Kristen
10/2/2015 02:18:57 pm
I am so glad you are able to connect long distance. Thank you for your kind words! Comments are closed.
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