Category Archives: Science

Mar13

Clothespin – Helps Fine Motor Development

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Lil Bebe Academy

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Toddlers and preschoolers alike are often independent in nature wanting to accomplish many tasks with little or no help. In our daycare we allow children to explore, discover and learn about their environment in many ways.

Here we have a toddler learning how to pin the clothespin. You may ask why? The clothespin is helping her learn skills that will further enhance zipping, buttoning, and other activities for managing her body. It also teaches her to become gradually sufficient with drawing, painting and writing skills.

All stocked and ready to be moved around

Notice her finger placement

She is using both hands to help open the pin. With continued practice she will be able to do this with one hand.

She is already improving and using one hand

She is still learning mastery but notice she is holding more pins in her hand while placing a pin on the paper.

Fine motor skills help young children to string beads, tie shoe laces, put together puzzles, cut and paste and build creative arts.

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Mar9

Painted Snowman

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Lil Bebe Academy

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Preschoolers having fun painting the snowman with the colors of the rainbow. Earlier that day each child painted a rainbow because our theme of the week was, ‘The Itsy Bitsy Spider’.

The colors of the rainbow …thanks Miss Fareeda 🙂

ROYGBIV – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo,Violet –

Let the fun begin

All the children got their painted brush and had fun making art

the other side

a closer look – even his carrot nose got a dose of paint:)

Mar2

How to make balls float – Science

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Lil Bebe Academy

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The purpose of this experiment is to allow the children to observe how balls float when the blow dryer is on. The blow dryer is turned on to the highest level and then the balls are placed over it. The air pressure from the blow dryer allows the ball to float. This experiment was such fun for the children. They continuously request this activity on science days.

Things needed:

Blow dryer with at least 2 settings – low and high

Light weight balls like the ones found in the bounce house or golf balls (I used the light weight balls)

Lots of little people

Before we began our exercise we asked the children to throw the balls up and watch what happened. They started playing ‘catch the ball’…which of course was fun for them. After much playing of catch the ball we finally got to the science experiment, and since that day a ball and a blow dryer together has not been the same.