TotSchool- Halloween themed

Alligator is now 2 years and 9 months old. So hard to believe. He is still in love with anything ABC’s it boggles my mind what he can do!

Here he is working on a Time For Tots Activity. Where you place a button on the letters in the alphabet. He wanted to go in alphabetical order. This activity was a great fine motor activity too, because he had to pick up the small buttons and place them on the right spot. Look how proud he is when he accomplished it. He did both sides lowercase, and capital.

Here he is working on spooning the pompoms out of the pumpkin tray. I had to use m&ms to bribe him to try not to use his hands, (also a time for tots activity)

I created a Pumpkin do-a-dot printable. You can see my post and download it free here.

Here he is using some of the printables from 1+1+1=1’s monster pack.

     

Our last activity that I have pictures for is when Alligator and I were trying to make a painted pumpkin. I was trying to get him to paint. I offered him a plate with paint on it and a brush. But he wouldn’t touch it. So then I got myself a fork and a spoon and tried to show him how you don’t have to touch the paint. He enjoyed watching, but would not try it himself.

So in the end he ended up coloring his plate with a marker and a crayon. We will keep trying though.

   

Thanks for reading. There should be more to come next week!

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Alligator is 26 months old.

Letter A learning

I didn’t write a post last week, so this will cover 2 weeks. We continued our letter A learning. We are using Carissa’s Tot School Printables as our basis. Check them out here.
Sensory Tub

I drew Alligator a bunch of fruit on out art table. He likes handing me markers and as I drew we talked about the fruits.

Letter B for Ball

He continues to love this program. He also loves the power point presentations (but I don’t have any pictures, because he is on my lap as we watch and talk together).
B Sensory Tub. It had all the B’s I could find and a lot of balls.

He worked on the printables. We places bunny erasers on the number one, to help us count.

Lesson learned: Need to cut these apart if I am going to let him color them.

We played with bubbles.

Mother Goose Time

We did a few Mother Goose Time activities.
He made a spring hat.

Also made a peacock.

Life School

The boys’ cousin came to visit.
  
We went to the zoo.
 
The CHildren’s museum.

The park

Sang some Karaoke.
 
And wore a fireman's hat.
 
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Outside Fun

Art

We made a green collage.

 

Puzzles

Alligator loves puzzles!

  

Alphabet learning

We have an old alphabet track that comes with a bus. All the track pieces are in the shape of letters. It is a Sesame Street toy, I bought from our local consignment store. Alligator loves letters. He is infatuated with this thing. So I finally put it together for him. We talk about each letter, and the sound it makes as he hands me pieces. then I put it together. At the end we watch the bus go round and round. He can identify some letters (both in naming them, and pointing at them). Not all but some, I am so proud.

 

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Tot School Feb. 20, 2011

Alligator is 24 months!
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We have really been enjoying the new lay out of our playroom this week.
We put pompoms into a ice cube tray.

Played with our farm magnets, while working on animal sounds.

Colored a snowman picture.

Played with our new sensory tub. It is a St. Patrick’s day theme.

Alex chose his tag junior, and his puzzle from his trays.

We also made a dirty pig.

Alligator’s favorite place to be these days when I am in the kitchen is on the counter. Not the safest place in the world, but it is the only way I get anything done.

We had some unseasonable weather this week, and we were able to spend some time out doors.