Tot School- The Forest

Lil’man is 33 months.

This week we learned all about The Forest. Below are just some of the things we did. You can see other activities from this unit by visiting Amber at The Belly of The Whale.

Language Arts: This week we tried something new for “writing,” we used push pins and poked them into the P like it was a Light Brite.

We also did a color by letter activity. I really had to work to get him to color more than just over the letter and wasn’t very successful. At least, I managed to get him to color in the bear for the most part.

Here are some of the books we read this week.

Math Concepts: For math Lil’man rolled a graph. This was a fun game and we took turns rolling the die. We added a dot sticker (labeling dots

) to our graph each time we rolled. The great thing about this activity is you don’t have to use the stickers, you can color it in, use stamps or even dot paints.

Below is the progression of our graph.

Science Concepts: We had a lot of fun learning about the forest this week. One activity that I was really excited about was the animal track match puzzles. Lil’man has been into puzzles and I thought he would get a big kick out of this, while learning all about animal tracks.

Extra: This week Lil’man helped me make are movie night treat. We made Warm Toasted Marshmallow S’more Bars. They were a little sweet for my blood, but were a big hit with the boys. We had a fun time chowing down, while we watched Brother Bear.

For Fun: My favorite pics from the week are of him modeling off his finished products. He always says to me, “Take picture of me.” (Note to Self: Be better at pulling out my camera when we aren’t doing Tot School.)