Working with small, in fact tiny, things make the small muscles in the hands and fingers stronger and more agile. This is an important pre-writing skill. We do many activities that work our hands and fingers. A child can't be expected to write until their hands are strong enough to grasp a pencil and their fingers agile enough to guide it. You can enhance these activities at home by having your child punch holes with a hole puncher or perhaps work with large nuts and bolts by assembling and disassembling them.
Small group creative play, where the children play TOGETHER as opposed to NEAR each other, is one characteristic that differentiates a 2 year old from a 3 year old. As the children get to know one another better, we are seeing the play groups change daily. The skill of making friends is definitely one of the most important things we focus on in our class.
Of course we continue working on our wonderful Halloween creations!
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