Holi Celebration!
Buckle My Shoe headed to Washington Market Park to celebrate “Holi”- an Indian celebration welcoming Spring. Teachers and students dressed in white and tossed organic powdered colors at each other. It was beautiful.
Cognitive Development/ Letter Recognition/ Sensory/ Fine and gross motor/ Hand-eye coordination:
Painting the Alphabet: This week, we painted the alphabet!
When our letters dry, we will display them in the classroom- a helpful tool used to practice letter recognition.
Digging for the Alphabet: With each letter our friends shoveled, we sang a Catchy toon to go along with that specific letter. Hearing the songs, the children were encouraged to keep digging for more and more letters.
-Letter manipulatives give children a way to interact with the alphabet through hands-on play. Most importantly, children can feel and see the shape of the letters they love singing about!
There are so many benefits of letter manipulatives, as they provide an open-ended world for children to explore them. From toddlerhood to early elementary, they help build confidence and interest, giving children a strong literacy foundation.
Washington Market Park!
Thank you, 1A families!
Have a great weekend.