Toddle Bots - April Blog

This month went by incredibly fast! At the beginning of the month, we made a group painting on a canvas.  First we put on some tape, to create a design and then had each child has an opportunity to paint it. We rotated the canvas so everyone could paint with the 4 different colors. That same day, the children wanted to do magnet stories, but instead of the teachers singing the songs and moving the pieces, the children wanted to do it. The Littles and Toddle Bots both took part in this and all though some children were shy, they did amazingly well! It was so nice to see how much information they are taking in and the memory recognition and recall was interesting to observe.J

 

On April 6^th, we had our gym riot. The children seemed SO excited to do this and they kept talking about it and kept telling everyone about the pizza party we were having later on. In the morning, we put on colored war paint so that each child would be matching their team mates who were on the their team.  The first station was playing soccer, then it was a balance beam and then jumping on a big mat at the end of the beam. From there, we did some balancing, tossing and sorting of colored bean bags into hula hoops. Next, they ran across the length of the gym by imitating several different animals such as monkeys, tigers, fish, birds and much more! Lastly, all of the children were instructed to take off their shoes and put them in a laundry basket. The children stood with their backs against the wall as they watched a staff throw the shoes all over the gym. The children screeched and laughed with excitement and shock. They were then sent out to find their shoes and then return back to the circle. Each group went back to their rooms to enjoy a delicious pizza lunch and then a much-needed nap. The children went back to the gym to watch the school agers entrance performances. Sheena and Kerri then made a performance of their own and the children were laughing like crazy. We ended off the day by having a huge dance party with all of the age groups in the center.

 

The majority of the younger floor went on the field trip and as for the children who stayed back, we did a mini outdoor challenge. Feel free to look at the documentation panel about how our day went located on the wall beside the Toddle Bots lockers.

 

This month, we focused on the themes of gross motor, manners, taking care of the Earth and outdoor exploration. We are practicing our manners each and every day and I have noticed that they are more aware of them now than they were before. Yay! Also we did a HUGE clean up in the back yard and the children often followed us with children sized rakes and shovels. Last week, we found a centipede in the dirt and it seemed to have peaked an interest in a few children. We are looking forward to finding more insects this spring/ summer!