Sensational September

Greetings, all!  It's hard to believe the month of September has ended already.  Take a look at this week's post to see some of the moments captured during the last week of September at The Children's Academy.

                PRACTICAL LIFE 

Napkin folding helps with fine motor skills as well as preparing to partake in this activity at home.  

 Spooning strengthens motor skills and provides practice with this essential daily life skill.  

Pin cushioning work refines fine motor skills.

SENSORIAL

Both students pictured have combined the Pink Tower and Broad Stair activities in two different ways.  This enables them to see similarities and differences between the activities.  

This child is working with all four of the knobbed cylinder activities.  This type of work enhances perception, dexterity as well as differences in dimension and diameter.  

MATH  

 Magnetic apple fractions introduce children to the concept of fractions, using apples divided into halves, thirds, quarters, and a whole.  

Apple seed and leaf counting activities allow children to identify numbers with their quantities.  

Push pin work with numbers helps strengthen the pincer grip as well as number recognition.  

LANGUAGE

The student pictured above is exploring sound containers.  This activity helps children identify letters and their sounds with everyday objects.  

 Wooden letter tracing is an extension activity in the language area.  It assists with grip, muscular development, and letter recognition.  

CULTURAL

 This student is showing her classmates a Sweet Gum leaf contributed to the classroom's nature basket.   

The sand paper globe helps children differentiate between land and water via tactile means.  The color globe beside it is color coded, teaching students to identify continents by their assigned color.

Last, but certainly not least, a big Happy Birthday to Sebastian, who shared a birthday cake with his fellow classmates to celebrate.  It was a delicious treat.  Also, all Academy students enjoyed a special snack of apples and honey in recognition of Rosh Hashanah!

 

 Have a wonderful weekend Children's Academy Families!