Spring is here and the toddlers are learning all about the great outdoors. These next two weeks we'll be learning about weather, gardening and creepy crawlers.
Here are some of the activities we'll be doing...
Making bird feeders
Making chocolatey nest snacks
Creating tornadoes in a bottle
Planting flowers
Making clouds
We also have fun "movies" to watch to practice new vocabulary. Click on this link and then choose "open" to see the power point slide pictures that we've been using to practice vocabulary at school... Weather and Yard Power Point Presentation
Happy Spring!!
The Toddler Team :)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Underwater and Underground
Our current theme is "Underwater and Underground." This week we are focusing on water. Some activities we have done in the classroom include:
- Splashing around in the water sensory table
- Singing "Slippery Fish"
- Making paper plate fish and octopi with bubble wrap
For snack tomorrow we will be making and eating jello "aquariums" with gram cracker crust sea floors, blue jello water and Swedish fish. The children are enjoying this theme!
Next week we will focus on underground by digging in dirt, burying and finding things under ground, talking about worms and plants, and eating a snack with gummy worms in "dirt" (oreo cookie crumbs).
Here are some activities that would help reinforce the language/concepts at home:
1. Play with water and water toys in the sink or bathtub. You may want to use a small amount of water and beware of hearing aids and cochlear implants falling in the water!
2. Ask your child to help you dig in the garden. Plant flowers together and talk about the things that you see in the dirt.
3. Sing "slippery fish" with your kids. This is one of their favorites. You can find the lyrics on this website: http://bussongs.com/songs/slippery_fish.php
4. When you go to the grocery store, stop by the fish/lobster tank (if there is one) and talk about all of the fish!
Remember.... If you're a toddler parent and you read this blog, write us a quick comment so that your name can be entered into a drawing for a prize! We will be pulling a name for the prize (a Target gift certificate) the first week of May.
- Splashing around in the water sensory table
- Singing "Slippery Fish"
- Making paper plate fish and octopi with bubble wrap
For snack tomorrow we will be making and eating jello "aquariums" with gram cracker crust sea floors, blue jello water and Swedish fish. The children are enjoying this theme!
Next week we will focus on underground by digging in dirt, burying and finding things under ground, talking about worms and plants, and eating a snack with gummy worms in "dirt" (oreo cookie crumbs).
Here are some activities that would help reinforce the language/concepts at home:
1. Play with water and water toys in the sink or bathtub. You may want to use a small amount of water and beware of hearing aids and cochlear implants falling in the water!
2. Ask your child to help you dig in the garden. Plant flowers together and talk about the things that you see in the dirt.
3. Sing "slippery fish" with your kids. This is one of their favorites. You can find the lyrics on this website: http://bussongs.com/songs/slippery_fish.php
4. When you go to the grocery store, stop by the fish/lobster tank (if there is one) and talk about all of the fish!
Remember.... If you're a toddler parent and you read this blog, write us a quick comment so that your name can be entered into a drawing for a prize! We will be pulling a name for the prize (a Target gift certificate) the first week of May.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Tools and Construction
Welcome back from Spring Break! We're excited to see how much the toddlers have grown and are looking forward to a great rest of the school year. By the way, we found this great resource for parents of young children with hearing loss, and wanted to share it with you... http://www.babyhearing.org/LanguageLearning/
The current theme i
n the Toddler Classroom is Tools and Construction. Your kids will be using paint brushes to paint outside, making a hard hat out of a plastic bowl and making tool belts in the big classroom with Susan and Dani. In the pull-out room, Jackie and Erika will be focusing on theme related vocabulary and word combinations during hands-on language activities.
We invite you to focus on Tools and Construction in the home environment too! Here are some fun ideas to try with your toddlers at home or around the community:
1. Scoop dirt into a bucket and hide objects in the dirt. Your toddler will love to dig the dirt with a shovel and find the objects. Model vocabulary and simple sentences for your little one during this activity.
2. Find old paint brushes for your toddler to paint with water. Use big paint brushes and little ones... Talk about how they are different sizes and shapes. Your little one will love dipping the paint brush in the water and "painting" the side walk or house with water.
3. Organize your tool box. Take out all of the different tools and line them up on a table out of reach from your child. Be careful of the sharp and pointy tools! Practice say the names of the different tools and talking about what they're used for as you return them to the tool box.
4. When your driving around, point out the construction sites and different construction vehicles that you see. Maybe there is a big tall crane lifting things way up in the sky, maybe there's a bulldozer pushing the dirt, or maybe there's a dump truck dumping the dirt out. Engage your child in the activities and language around him or her by showing your excitement and modeling the words that you use to talk about these things.
Have fun playing and learning with your toddler! We look forward to seeing you soon!
~ The Toddler Team
The current theme i
n the Toddler Classroom is Tools and Construction. Your kids will be using paint brushes to paint outside, making a hard hat out of a plastic bowl and making tool belts in the big classroom with Susan and Dani. In the pull-out room, Jackie and Erika will be focusing on theme related vocabulary and word combinations during hands-on language activities. We invite you to focus on Tools and Construction in the home environment too! Here are some fun ideas to try with your toddlers at home or around the community:
1. Scoop dirt into a bucket and hide objects in the dirt. Your toddler will love to dig the dirt with a shovel and find the objects. Model vocabulary and simple sentences for your little one during this activity.
2. Find old paint brushes for your toddler to paint with water. Use big paint brushes and little ones... Talk about how they are different sizes and shapes. Your little one will love dipping the paint brush in the water and "painting" the side walk or house with water.
3. Organize your tool box. Take out all of the different tools and line them up on a table out of reach from your child. Be careful of the sharp and pointy tools! Practice say the names of the different tools and talking about what they're used for as you return them to the tool box.
4. When your driving around, point out the construction sites and different construction vehicles that you see. Maybe there is a big tall crane lifting things way up in the sky, maybe there's a bulldozer pushing the dirt, or maybe there's a dump truck dumping the dirt out. Engage your child in the activities and language around him or her by showing your excitement and modeling the words that you use to talk about these things.
Have fun playing and learning with your toddler! We look forward to seeing you soon!
~ The Toddler Team
Monday, January 25, 2010
Toddler Talking Time
Thanks parents for coming to our first Toddler Talking Time! During the meeting we talked a little bit about audiograms and how different hearing losses affect hearing different speech sounds. We also talked about the six Ling sounds (mm, oo, ah, sh, ee, ss).
We shared videos of children listening for the six Ling sounds and interacting with the objects associated with those sounds (ice cream = mm, ghost = oo, airplane = ah, baby = sh, mouse = ee, snake = ss). We showed a few videos at the meeting to share different ways of working with the Ling sounds. Here they are:
Starting the Ling 6 (part 1)
Starting the Ling 6 (part 2)
"mm"
"oo"
"ah"
"sh"
"ee"
"ss"
We shared videos of children listening for the six Ling sounds and interacting with the objects associated with those sounds (ice cream = mm, ghost = oo, airplane = ah, baby = sh, mouse = ee, snake = ss). We showed a few videos at the meeting to share different ways of working with the Ling sounds. Here they are:
Starting the Ling 6 (part 1)
Starting the Ling 6 (part 2)
"mm"
"oo"
"ah"
"sh"
"ee"
"ss"
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Five Senses
Our current theme is the Five Senses. Activities in the classroom and pull-out sessions have included exploring smell, taste, sight, touch and sound.
The children enjoy making pudding! During this language activity we talk about opening the box, looking in the box, smelling the pudding and tasting the pudding. We also work on turn taking skills when stirring the mix (e.g., "It's my turn"). Last week, the children enjoyed saying "ouch!" or "ouch! it's hot" when we made oatmeal. This week, we are saying "brrr!" or "Brrrr! It's cold!" when touching the milk for the pudding mix.
Next week (starting January 18th), we will begin a theme related to shopping at the grocery story and going to restaurants.
The children enjoy making pudding! During this language activity we talk about opening the box, looking in the box, smelling the pudding and tasting the pudding. We also work on turn taking skills when stirring the mix (e.g., "It's my turn"). Last week, the children enjoyed saying "ouch!" or "ouch! it's hot" when we made oatmeal. This week, we are saying "brrr!" or "Brrrr! It's cold!" when touching the milk for the pudding mix.
Next week (starting January 18th), we will begin a theme related to shopping at the grocery story and going to restaurants.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wanted to update you all on what we've been learning about and upcoming themes
These past two weeks we've been learning about healthy foods and the children have had many opportunities to try different fruits and vegetables!
We culminated our healthy eating theme with a WONDERFUL (and healthy) Thanksgiving Feast!
Special thanks to all parents and staff who made it such a great success! Special thanks to Dani, Julie & Robyn for being our Staff Liaisons for this event!
Our theme for the next two weeks (starting Nov. 30th) will be ice, snow, winter, igloos, etc.~ a wintry theme :) We will be planning our learning and language activities around this~ it will be fun & COOL! :)
Speaking of cool.......As our season changes and temperatures drop, we will continue to go outside (weather permitting). So we encourage you to have your child wear a warm coat and to send mittens, hat, (snow pants and boots when the snow flies) to school.
Thanks!!
The NV Toddler Team
These past two weeks we've been learning about healthy foods and the children have had many opportunities to try different fruits and vegetables!
We culminated our healthy eating theme with a WONDERFUL (and healthy) Thanksgiving Feast!
Special thanks to all parents and staff who made it such a great success! Special thanks to Dani, Julie & Robyn for being our Staff Liaisons for this event!
Our theme for the next two weeks (starting Nov. 30th) will be ice, snow, winter, igloos, etc.~ a wintry theme :) We will be planning our learning and language activities around this~ it will be fun & COOL! :)
Speaking of cool.......As our season changes and temperatures drop, we will continue to go outside (weather permitting). So we encourage you to have your child wear a warm coat and to send mittens, hat, (snow pants and boots when the snow flies) to school.
Thanks!!
The NV Toddler Team
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Halloween Party and Friends & Family
Hello Toddler Parents!
For those of you who weren't able to make it for the Halloween Parade here are some pics. The party was lots of fun...and a little confusing for some of the little ones :)
Our next theme for the following 2 weeks will be Friends & Family. To help us learn about friends and family we're going to use the stories of Goldilocks & The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs. We'll be acting out the stories and have fun with some story-based activities. Some of the vocab we'll focus on will be: bear, bed, eat, broken, house, sleep, big/little, bowl, chair, hot/cold, mama, papa, baby, pig, blow, 3, build, mad, scary, wolf, fall down. We'd encourage you to read these stories at home as well (repetition is so important) and let you child help you tell the story. For example, they can blow on the porridge that's too hot and tell you hot!, or knock on the door of the 3 little pigs and say "Open the door" with a scary voice.
Have fun with it!
~~The Toddler Team...Susan, Dani, Erika, Jan & Jackie
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