This week, we are settling into our routines and getting ready to use classroom materials for work and for play. Some JK friends don't know how to hold a pencil or use scissors- that's okay. We are spending a lot of time on fine motor activities that will strengthen our hands and fingers so that we can create written messages later, using markers, crayons, pencils, and our fingers on the iPads. Check out the pictures- stretching rubber bands, opening paper clips, transferring small beads- this takes fine motor control and lots of patience and stamina, which we will practice every day! The children are really interested in combining fine motor activities with creating their own name. You can see pictures below of children who are making the first letter of their name, their whole first name, or their last name (depending on what stage they are at). When children practice their names at home, please remind them that only their first letter is capitalized.