Lakewood Child Care Center

It is Dental health week and the children have been talking, and learning about, how to take care of our teeth so we do not get holes. Monday in art the children painted a tooth with a paint and shaving cream mix so it was like toothpaste and in language the children needed to find the capital letter T’s in the tooth. In math the children engaged in a dental hygiene bingo game. Tuesday in art the children finger painted and in language the children practiced writing dental words. In math the children rolled a number die and needed to find the number on a tooth. On Wednesday in art the children painted with toothbrushes and in language they looked fore the lower-case t’s in a tooth. In math the children graphed teeth (min marshmallows). Today the children explored playdough and working with pencils and colored pencils at the art table. In math the children continued to add mini marshmallows to a teeth graph and in language lettered teeth. In math the children will engage in a toothbrush concentration activity. In the sensory table the children worked with bottles, mouthwash bottles, water and funnels. In the block area the children have been enjoying the magnet blocks and looking at the pictures as prompts to get creative. We added cars and planes and people to the area and a track for cars. In drama the children have been having fun making hot chocolate and we added lids to put n the cups, pom pom marshmallows and whipped cream bottles. We have also been adding new items to the art area to bring more experiences for the children to utilize independently. This week we added a container to hold paint brushes, pencils and colored pencils and the children love this! We also enjoyed Garrett’s mom coming in to read a book to the children on Monday and we look forward to Miles mom coming in tomorrow to do a book, song and a craft!