TI Preschool 
 
Circle Time Song of the Day
The Fuzzy Little Caterpillar
(sung to the tune of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider")
The fuzzy little caterpillar
Curled up upon a leaf, 
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping, 
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up, 
She was a butterfly!
Fine Motor Practice
  • Bottle Cap Water Play: This activity encourages development of your child's pincer grasp. This grasp allows a child to pick up small items using the thumb and index finger. For this activity, you will need eyedroppers/syringes, a cup of water, and bottle tops. Invite your child to fill the eyedroppers and syringes with water and them using them to fill the bottle tops.
Art 
  • Ice Cube Painting: For this activity, you will need an ice cube tray (or any small trays/plastic cups), paint, and popsicle sticks or kebab skewers. Fill each hole of the ice cube tray about half way with paint. Add water to each hole and stir. Cover the tray with foil. Push the popsicle sticks through the foil into each hole. Place the tray in the freezer overnight. The next day, you will have frozen paint to play with! 
Science / Cooking
  • Dancing Raisins Experiment: Here is a science experiment that demonstrates some basic chemical reaction. When vinegar reacts with baking soda, one of the products of the chemical reaction is carbon dioxide. When you add baking soda and vinegar to another liquid, like water, the liquid is filled with bubbles that come to the surface. If something light is placed inside the liquid, it will rise to the surface with the bubbles. For this activity, you will need a clear drinking glass filled half the way with water, 1 tbsp baking soda, vinegar, 3 raisins (cut or ripped in half), and a spoon. First, using the spoon, place a tbsp of baking soda in the glass filled half the way with water. Stir the baking soda until it is dissolved in the water. Drop the raisins into the glass. Pour some vinegar into the glass until it is about 3/4 full. Stir the mixture together a little bit and then watch what happens! The raisins will continually rise and fall back down from the surface. 
Gross Motor Play
  • Bubble Play: A part of gross motor play is spatial awareness and directionality. Developing an awareness of how a child's body can move in space and understanding directional concepts develops alongside body awareness. Bubble play can encourage the understanding of up, down, over, under, in front, behind, above, and below. Your child can try to reach up high, stand on their tippy-toes, squat, jump, run, stomp, and kick to try to catch the bubbles! Here is a game that you can use to extend your bubble play: 
  • Bubble Catch: For this game, you will need some bubble solution and slotted spoons (or other slotted utensils). One person starts to blow bubbles through a slotted spoon. The other person tries to catch the bubbles. Count how many you can catch!
Outdoor Time
  • Flower Arranging: Give your child a small vase or glass, even a jam jar would work. Go for a walk outside and find a few flowers from the ground. Invite your child to arrange the flowers in the vase.
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