For The Tots: A Week About Red in Tot School!

For Curls Tot School I wanted to start using a theme for the week, so I decided to start by going thru the colors, beginning with red.  The first thing I did though was add a few things to his little learning corner of our living room:

I put up a simple bulletin board with a variety of red stuff tacked on, including a few of the color chart pieces I bought at the local dollar store.  I also put the family picture book I made for Curls last week on a length of ribbon with clothespins.  (I white-out the kids names, but they're labeled too)  For his art, I simply set a red tray out with paper and a few red crayons out on top of his activity shelf.

Fine Motor

The popsicle sticks with the parmesan container was one of Curls favorite activities to do last week, so I only changed the popsicle sticks to red ones, and included a red container to hold them.

Visual Discrimination/Sensorial

For sensorial, Curls used the red cups from his stacking/nesting cup set that he had received as a gift for Christmas. They come in a set of 10 with red, orange, and yellow cups, which I will use with their appropriate week and also for learning patterns when he's older; we're only using the red cups this week.

Practical Life

For practical life, I just put an assortment of red things in a tray for Curls to practice opening and closing.

His favorite is the 'treasure box'

It has a small clasp to manipulate.

He wanted me to open this one!

Curls also enjoys going over his charts daily, especially his alphabet one.

He also loves reading with Princess, who is my wonderful assistant Tot School teacher...

 

 He is also finally learning what scribbling is all about and started actually making some good marks on his paper for art!

Also, as you can see, we've been wearing a lot of red at home! 

Here's where I linked up:

http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.net/tag/tot%20school/

http://www.oneperfectdayblog.net/