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Otter Room (classroom names vary depending on location):

Gross Motor, Music, and Movement:

  • Yoga, tumbling, climbing, balancing, throwing, catching, and rolling balls, hand eye coordination, pool and small balls, beanbag toss, bowling, crawling through tube or boxes, tents, parachute, ropes- jump over, crawl under, scarves

Listening Skills:

  • Musical Instruments- Playing instruments
  • Cd player music: using scarves to move around, dancing

Simple Games:

  • Ring around the Rosie
  • Duck, Duck, Goose
  • Follow the Leader
  • Red light, Green light
  • Peace rug

Sea Turtle Room:

Practical Living:

  • Kitchen area, work bench area, plant care, fish tank/bowl, and cars and play people.
  • Peace Rug

Penguin Room:

Fine Motor Development/ Art:

  • Easel Painting
  • Simple activity centers: blocks, sensory table, sniff bottles, water table- sponges, pouring and squeezing, measuring cups, spooning rice, sand and grain bins, playdough, bubbles, picture story box, nesting toys, and simple seated games- hide the toy under the blanket.
  • Peace Rug
 
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