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📚 Why We Do It Wednesday 📚

Pouring is a joyful, hands-on activity that supports children’s natural desire to explore and do things independently. As they carefully scoop, lift, and pour, they strengthen the small muscles in their hands while building hand-eye coordination, balance, and control. These practical life experiences help develop confidence, concentration, and independence—all while learning through play and discovering that it’s okay to make little messes along the way.

As children grow, these same skills carry over into everyday tasks, like independently filling their own water bottles in our Pre-K classroom!

💛 Play with a purpose! 💛

Source: NAEYC – Help Your Child Build Fine Motor Skills⁠. NAEYC highlights pouring as an everyday activity that strengthens fine motor skills, coordination, and independence.

Keeping our community in our thoughts during this difficult time. 💛 We hope these resources provide support to those who need it most. Stay safe, everyone. 🚨🤍

🌸 Staff Spotlight: Mr.Kenny🌸

Mr.Kenny has been a valued member of the Magnolia team for 11 months. Kenny started out as on of our breaker and soon found his passion for working with the Pre-K kiddos to get them ready for kinder!!

When asked what he loves most about working with children, Mr. Kenny share “I enjoy have conversations with the kids and exploring their experiences and perspectives through those conversations.”

We are so thankful to have Mr. Kenny as part of our Magnolia family!

If Mr.kenny has made a positive impact on your or on your family we would love to hear about it in the comments below! 💛

🌸 Staff Spotlight: Ms. DeeDee 🌸

Ms. DeeDee has been a valued member of the Magnolia team for 1 year and brings over 25 years of experience in early childhood education! She began as our Infant Lead and is now our wonderful Pre-K Lead.

When asked what inspires her as an educator, Ms. DeeDee shared, “Every child deserves a healthy and safe place to learn and grow.”

With her years of experience, caring heart, and dedication to our students, Ms. DeeDee creates a classroom where children of all ages feel supported, encouraged, and ready to thrive every day.

We are so thankful to have Ms. DeeDee as part of our Magnolia family!

If Ms.DeeDee has made a positive impact on your or on your family we would love to hear about it in the comments below! 💛

📚 Why We Do It Wednesday 📚

Heavy work activities—like pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying—help children learn about their bodies by providing important proprioceptive input (input to the muscles and joints). These activities support body awareness, coordination, and self-regulation, helping children feel calm, organized, and ready to learn.

💛 Play with a purpose! 💛

📚 Source: Rady Children’s Hospital – Heavy Work Activities for Preschoolers & Toddlers

Now enrolling Pre-K for the 2026-2027 year.

Kinders start August 28th this year!

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✨Classroom Highlight✨

Summer is in full bloom in our Pre-Toddler classroom! ☀️
Our little artists had so much fun creating flower art using paper plates and dobber’s. while strengthening their fine motor skills with every squeeze, dot, and press.🌷

📚 Why We Do It Wednesday 📚

Our open glue board is all about giving children the freedom to create! With scissors, glue, paper, and a variety of materials, they can cut, tear, stick, and design whatever they imagine.

While it may look like simple play, they’re strengthening fine motor skills, practicing hand-eye coordination, making creative choices, solving problems, and building confidence—all through open-ended exploration. At Magnolia, we value the process just as much as the finished masterpiece!

💛 Play with a purpose! 💛

📚 Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Encouraging Creativity Through Collage:
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/dec2017/encouraging-creativity-through-collage