This teacher-led 30 minute, one-time class will contain a few stories, songs and games to teach your child positional words such as over, under, next to, beside, above, below, on, off and many more! We will read a story about positional words called "Down in the Garden" by Pamela Williams. We will play a few games called Bugs in the Web and Butterflies in the Garden We will play a game that include top, middle and bottom of animals We will play a game that include beginning, middle and end of objects Your child will also need to grab their favorite stuffed toy and an object such as a small ball, block or other small toy to practice our new and emerging skills through a few songs we will sing. We will do the Hokey Pokey at the end for a movement activity.
Students will learn positional words through example
Students will gain an improved vocabulary by learning similar words meaning the same thing
Students will learn positional words through practice
You will want to have your student bring a stuffed animal to class and a small object like a small ball or block to practice using our positional words together during class.
I have been working with children of all ages for many years. I worked in several preschools, homeschooled my own and other friend's children through preschool and kindergarten at a Montessori school, my preschool center and at our homeschool cooperative. I love this age!