More Learning through Play

We love capturing the mind of a child while at work or play! At Holly Tree we strive not only to make this a fun experience while at school, but ultimately a learning experience as well. We adopted our "learn through play" motto and utilize that throughout the day! Whether it be at circle time with the toddlers or self exploration with the older children, we are learning and growing each day! Below the teachers have taken pictures of some of our academics and captioned the pictures so you can get a glimpse into the life of a Holly Tree child!






Adelyn is using the letter puzzle to do capital letter matching.



Lydia is using fine motor skills to build a log cabin using the Lincoln Logs from the manipulative as center. In Pre K we are getting ready for Presidents Day



Toddler learning letters at Circle time through songs and fun





Matching colors/pictures with a floor puzzle, utilizing trial and error.



Digging and filling buckets with sand.



Using our ears to identifying animal sounds during JAM (Jesus and Me)



Today they learned that Mr. Fish needs water to live & has fins to help him swim around.



Wesley, Campbell and Madilyn are pictured here learning how to use stamps. They are using paint instead of ink. Paint is more malleable than ink, so they are learning different ways to manipulate their material; for instance, they now know that different amounts of paint make a different imprint on their paper. Paint also makes it possible to print with homemade stamps, like the toilet paper roll heart. This activity is also great for fine motor practice; it helps them build muscles in their fingers which will facilitate writing later in their academic career.



While holding cups for Ms. Shanice, the girls got creative and made the letter H for Holly Tree!