This week we have worked on cutting. They can use all the practice you can give them! Let them cut up school papers you've read, magazines, junk mail, anything! Just watch their grip. They need to have their thumb in the small hole of the handle and at least their pointer and middle fingers in the other hole. Make sure their hand is turned so that their thumb is up. Then have them hold the paper with their other hand. If you have any questions please let me know! I'd be glad to help!
The other skill to practice at home is sharing or taking turns. You can start by playing games, like High Ho Cherry-O, Chutes and Ladders or even Tic Tac Toe. Don't always let them go first, their friends at school will not :) Make sure they wait their turn to go. They can also wait their turn for other activities from the simple: serve yourself a drink and then them, to harder "I'm going to read this book to myself for 5 minutes and then I'll read your book to you." These are just a few examples, but I'm sure you get the point. They are all learning how to be in a classroom where it is not 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 like at home. They are doing a great job, but anyone could use practice.
Sharing works much the same way. We read Llama Llama Time to Share today and talked about how Llama llama felt when a neighbor came and wanted to play with his special toy. We talked about what we can do when we have things that are too special to share, and how to share other things. Keep practicing at home, make a few very simple 'shares': " Will you share one of your carrots with me" to a harder one involving something they're playing with at that time.
The author of the llama llama books has a great website! It has info about her books, games, songs and a 'pledge to play nice'. Check it out here:
www.llamallamabook.com
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