Happy Holiday Fun!
12/21/2019
This week in the Beluga classroom as we have been preparing for winter break, we have had lots of holiday fun. We have painted, crafted and wrapped several holiday projects, and we have played many holiday-themed games, and sung holiday songs together. One of the benefits of all our crafting and some of our other activities is that they have provided opportunities to work on our fine motor skills. Good fine motor skills help children develop the hand and finger strength needed for a good pencil grasp and control of a writing instrument. They help provide a strong foundation for handwriting. We have used our pattern blocks to make lots of holiday shapes. While pattern blocks are very useful in teaching children about shapes and geometry, they are important learning tools for other reasons as well. Pattern blocks help children develop their fine motor and visual discrimination skills. We decorated a few projects with beads, sequins and jewels which were challenging for little fingers to pick up. Managing glue bottles and trying to get small dots rather than puddles also was a bit of a challenge. They were determined though and did a great job! Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays! See you next year!!
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Melissa SmithMs. Smith has a degree in Early Childhood Education and has taught kindergarten for many years. Alaska has been home to Ms. Smith for 28 years, and she can't imagine living anywhere else! She has four children, a dog and two cats. She loves reading, camping, gardening, and genealogy! Archives
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