TOTSchool

Our week in TOTSchool

Emily is 33 months old.

We were all sick this week, so we were not able to get together with our friends for Music Class or Art Group. Emily was asking to go to Ryleigh’s house every day. Hopefully things will be back to normal for next week.

Emily enjoyed spending time with Juliette. Juliette is now rolling over and Emily loves trying to get her to crawl!

Emily helped me set up our Nativity. This is the one that belonged to my Grandmother. It is so special to me that we are able to have it, and it reminds me of her every year when we take it out. I was so excited that Emily was able to help me set it up this year. She is waiting very patiently for Baby Jesus!!

Daddy stayed home to help me since I was not feeling well so he was able to our Open Ended Art project with us. We created with Blue and Silver.

I printed these new pattern block pages from the Pre-Kinders and laminated them. Emily had a little trouble with them because the pattern blocks kept slipping, but she did stick with it and eventually finished them. Next time I think I will only put one out on the tray.

We read Rudolph’s First Christmas and made Paper Plate and Handprint Rudolphs for our stART project.

Emily worked on tracing lines with the new worksheets that I created for her. She was excited about using the dry-erase markers. I loved how the page protectors worked with this.

She really enjoyed this Build a Snowman Felt board.

Emily had fun dancing at a friends wedding. We couldn’t keep her off of the dance floor!!

Emily really enjoyed play dough this week. She liked adding the ornaments to this Christmas Tree Play Dough Mat. I loved this idea when I saw it on Our Little Family.

Our favorite books from this week:

• Rudolph’s First Christmas ~ Rachel Baines
• Baby’s Christmas ~ Esther Wilkin
• The Stable Where Jesus Was Born ~ Rhonda Gowler Greene
• My First Chanukah ~ Tomie dePaola

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Friday Felt Fun!!

Build A Snowman Felt Board

I made Emily a new felt board activity (minus the felt board, I’m still working on that part.  However, my new trays worked out really well for this).  Emily had a great time dressing up  her new snowman.   As she was working on it I thought it would be fun to add some different color accessories.  Next time she will get to choose which color jacket, mittens and scarf he will wear!

Felt Fun

Emily's Ladybug Counting Felt Set

I have seen many posts about felt boards and how much children enjoy them. I remember them from when I was little and have even used them with my own Sunday School classes, but I never thought about using them with Emily.

While searching the web I found a really cute ladybug poem that would go really well with a felt board. So the other day we headed to A.C. Moore in search of felt.

Emily loved putting the spots on the ladybug as I read the poem. I think we did it at least 4 times before she wanted to do something else and then she asked me to read it again a little bit later!

Little Red Bug

by Susan M. Paprocki

Little red bug, oh so cute,

Here's a black spot for your suit.

Now you go and have some fun

With your spot, your very first one.

Little red bug, oh so cute,

Here's a black spot for your suit.

It's so nice to own a few,

So enjoy these lovely two.

Little red bug, oh so cute,

Here's a black spot for your suit.

We are very pleased to see

How nice you look with all three.

Little red bug, oh so cute,

Here's a black spot for your suit.

You might feel that you need more,

So we proudly give you four.

Little red bug, oh so cute,

Here's a black spot for your suit.

Heaven, heaven, sakes alive,

Look at you, you're wearing five!

I think I am now addicted to Felt Board activities, I already have two more in the works!