Preschool is the prefect time to start building fine motor skills and hand strength. Allowing children to use scissors in a variety of ways will give them the opportunity to develop those much-needed fine motor skills as they begin the process of learning how to write. But it is much more than just fine motor skills, when children use scissors they are also improving hand eye coordination and bilateral coordination. Give children plenty of opportunity to use scissors through out the day. One way is to give children access to a cutting station. Set up a simple cutting station that children can use through out the day. Morning Work Time Quiet Time Table Top Activities before nap or When children need to be redirected Have different items for the children to use scissors with. ![]() Straws Paint Chips Sale fliers Challenge children with different styles of cutting tasks. Short Straight Lines Short Slanted Lines Long Straight Lines Curved Lines Zig Zag Lines Shapes Spirals Start and Stop Strips ![]()
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I can't believe that I already have week 2 done and in the books. My little's are really starting to get into the daily routine and making connections with all of their new friends. This week the children are still learning friends names and recognizing their own name. This pocket chart story using children's names and what they can do at school was the perfect addition to our group meeting. The children also enjoyed hearing the story of Mary and her Little Lamb that followed her to school. We are still practicing how to use all of our learning centers. As the children rotated through the centers this week we added a few more items from the shelves to show them how they could expand their play in each area. This week we started our regular small group activities that are geared toward assessments that need to get done and also learning goals based on children's needs. Grab this Weeks PlansYou can edit the PowerPoint plans to meet your own personal needs.
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Well I’m back for another year of Peer into My Week. The first week of school we are easing into our school life by learning the routines. Group Time ![]() Is all about
Center Time During center time we grouped children into groups and rotated around to each learning center, every 20 minutes. During our time in each center we modeled how to use items, how to ask for what they want or need, how to share items and what to do when they hear the cleanup bell. Small Group During small group time we are taking the time to introduce children to certain learning tools that they can find in the classroom environment.
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Planner I was able to keep it all together with the Teachers Dream Planner. This planner allows for me to keep everything in one spot. Even notes from our first Teachers Meeting. Grab this Weeks Plans You can edit the PowerPoint plans to meet your own personal needs.
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Welcome!I'm Tami Sanders creator of Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers, a blog to help teachers create magical moments for the young. Follow MeArchives
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