Dealing with the learning theme “Exterior and interior,” the babies introduced some furniture vocabulary. At that time, they were asked to classify the picture of the table and chair in the box. They needed to grab the papers and insert them one by one into the box. This activity aimed to improve their manual skills
The babies looked thrilled to see the water beads in the watery pail. They loved to explore the moving water beads. They were asked to grab some and transfer them into the plastic bowl. Water beads sensory play was good for stimulating their fine motor skills and tactile as they had to use their fingers
During the learning theme “Occupation,” the babies had a simple pretend to play to be a doctor. Previously they had been introduced to some vocabulary such as cook, doctor, pilot, teacher, and fireman. Then the babies got a chance to explore the doctor’s tools toy. Then, they wore it and pretended to be a doctor
To continue the learning theme about “Food and Spices,” the babies had a sensory activity to touch and smell some spices, such as ginger and turmeric. The sensory activity enriched their experience through their senses. They could touch and smell the object, then connect what they had learned through pictures and sight words. Their language
During the learning theme about “Food and Spices,” the babies had a tasting activity. Previously they were introduced by spices such as ginger, tamarind, turmeric, etc. Then they had a chance to taste gingerbread. This activity was aimed at giving a ginger-tasting experience. They could connect about what they had seen and learned through pictures
The babies had a sensory activity to explore the wet flour. They had to transfer the colorful beads in the wet flour into the empty tray. Exploring wet flour improved their fine motor skills, as they had to dip and use their finger during the exploration. It also improved their sensory language as they could
To improve fine motor skills, the babies had an activity to crumple the wax papers. They looked excited to touch the wax paper and feel the texture. After that, they had to crumple them individually using their fingers. Their finger coordination is emphasized as the primary stimulation as it is the foundation for them to
Look! The babies loved to have squishy play. During the learning theme about “Fruit,” the babies had a chance to play with the squishy fruit. They experienced feeling the texture of the squishy by squeezing it, and they looked astonished to touch the texture and see the different look. The squishy play was good for
The babies looked engaged in shooting the house picture using the sprayer and colored water. They were astonished to see the color splashed on the paper; hence the color recognition could be exposed.Moreover, their manual competence was developed as they needed good finger coordination to press the valve well. While spraying, they could also recognize
The babies looked thrilled to see the mosaic button boards in the classroom. The babies were assisted in grabbing the colorful buttons attached to the board and inserting them into the piggy bank. The mosaic buttons stimulated their visual and language competence in color recognition. As a part of the manual activity, the pincer grasp
During the learning theme about “Colour and Shapes,” the babies were challenged to fish out the plastic shapes in the water. They had to use a plastic fork to take the shapes out and put them in the plastic cup. This activity improved the babies’ fine motor skills in holding the fork correctly. Moreover, eye-hand
During the “Fruit” learning theme, the babies enthusiastically conducted the “Pick Up Fruit” activity. The plastic balls were pasted on the tree outline pretending to be some fruits. The babies had to pick the balls from the tree outline and paste them on the tape. This activity developed their finger coordination in grasping the balls
During the learning theme about “Fruit and Veggies,” the babies had a chance to have a “Fruit Peels” activity. They were given some fruits, such as bananas and oranges, and were asked to peel the fruit skin. This activity aimed at developing the babies’ manual skills. They needed to have good finger coordination to remove
The babies looked curious to see the rubber bands provided on the tray. They had to insert the rubber bands around the wooden stick. This activity aimed at improving the babies’ fine motor skills as they had to use their fingers to take the rubber bands one by one and stretch them out. Moreover, their
The babies conducted a catching fish activity to improve their fine motor skills. The babies had to get the fish using the net and collect them in the bucket. They had to hold the net holder properly to catch some fish well. Besides improving their fine motor skills, the babies had a chance to develop
The babies were challenged to have sensory play using paint. They were given some paint and asked to paint the musical instrument picture using their hands. When they dipped their fingers into the paint, they could experience the sticky, slimy texture of the paint going through their fingers. Sensory play encourages babies to learn through
The babies had a chance to blow the windmill whistle. They looked excited to see the windmill spinning when they blew the whistle. Blowing activity is good for babies as it will improve their oral motor skills, which refers to movements of the muscles in the mouth, jaw, tongue, lips, and cheeks. It helps them
Water play is always fun. The babies had a chance to have different ways of transferring water activity. It was time for them to use socks to move the water. They had to dip the socks into the water and squeeze it into the bottle. This activity improved their fine motor skills as they had
The babies looked so excited to have water play at the playground. They had to fill the empty bottle with water using the jugs and the funnel. This activity stimulated the babies’ fine motor skills as they had to hold the jug to take the water properly. Their eye-hand coordination was also developed since they
The babies experienced a different way of painting using sponges. They got to paint the fish tank outline and paste the big and small fish. Sponge painting was beneficial for them as they got sensory activity while they were holding and exploring the texture of the sponge. The babies also got eye-hand coordination stimulation as
