-May 5th Last day of the toddler lab
-May 6th- bring a side dish and join us at the preschool lab for our end of the year family potluck lunch.
-May 6th- bring a side dish and join us at the preschool lab for our end of the year family potluck lunch.
Hello parents- We have received some new toys for our toddler lab and would like to encourage you to sign up to take them home with you. Here is some information on the toys and how they may benefit your children. Thank you! -Brandy Lowe, parent advisory lab assistant and toddler parent.
Stacking and Nesting Blocks
As children use this material they will have the opportunity to develop the following skills:
Sense of Self
Expressing initiative
Solving problems encountered in exploration and play
Doing things for one’s self
Social Relations
Building relationships with other adults
Building relationships with peers
Playing with others
Creative Representation
Exploring building and art materials
Movement
Moving parts of the body (fine motor skills)
Communication and Language
Listening and responding
Communicating nonverbally
Participating in two-way communication
Speaking
Exploring Objects
Exploring objects with one’s hands, feet, mouth, eyes, ears, and nose
Discovering object permanence
Exploring and noticing how things are the same or different
Early Quantity and Number
Experiencing “more”
Experiencing one-to-one correspondence
Experiencing the number of things
Space
Taking things apart and fitting them together
Time
Repeating an action to make something happen
again: experiencing cause and effect
Pegboard Set
As children use this material they will have the opportunity to develop the following skills:
Sense of Self
Expressing initiative
Distinguishing self from others
Solving problems encountered in exploration and play
Doing things for one’s self
Social Relations
Forming an attachment to a primary caregiver
Building relationships with peers
Playing with others
Creative Representation
Exploring building and art materials
Movement
Moving parts of the body (fine motor skills)
Communication and Language
Listening and responding
Communicating nonverbally
Participating in two-way communication
Speaking
Exploring Objects
Exploring objects with one’s hands, feet, mouth, eyes, ears, and nose.
Discovering object permanence
Exploring and noticing how things are the same or different
Early Quantity and Number
Experiencing “more”
Experiencing one-to-one correspondence
Experiencing the number of things
Space
Observing people and things from various perspectives
Taking things apart and fitting them together
Time
Repeating an action to make something happen
again: experiencing cause and effect
