Letter/word puzzles: This week we engaged in some fun activities centered on literacy and letter recognition. One such activity is word puzzles with illustrations. When children see that there are certain letter combinations (words) which mean the same thing as a picture, it helps them to understand how letters, written words, and language all function together.
One fun activity that all the children enjoyed taking part in was acting out the book Creepy Carrots. We brought out our carrot costumes that we made for Halloween, Adam put on his bunny ears, and Debbie read the story as we acted it out from cover to cover. This was a great way to explore a book that we really love in an entirely new way.
Math/shape challenge: Shapes are an important early step in math literacy. This week we took some time to further develop our shape and size recognition skills as we picked squares, rectangles, and triangles of different sizes from a group of blocks. Then, each child placed their block on the shape board and figured out which traced shape their block fit snugly into.
Another math game the children enjoyed this week, one that we will certainly be playing a number of times in the future, is the die rolling game we played on Thursday. For this version, the child rolls the die, and whichever colors comes up the child takes a card of that color. Aiden’s card read: Find two orange items. Off Aiden went to find two orange things he could find in the room. This game is very fun for many children, while also enhancing counting skills, color recognition, listening skills, and following directions.
