In my care, I have 3 toddlers that participate in our daily activity time. The oldest is 2-and-a-half which means I cut all the materials ahead of time. The children use the glue and put the pieces where they think they go. We talked about where the arms and legs were on the turtles we saw. I try to let them do as much as they can by themself. It amazes me how each child is so different and how much they really can do at such a young age.
Here is one of the poems I used:
The Little Turtle
Author: Vachel Lindsay - 1879-1931
There was a little turtle.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow.
But he didn't catch me.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow.
But he didn't catch me.
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