Dear Families,

The last couple of weeks were spent celebrating many holidays: we colored groundhogs and read about Groundhog’s Day, made many valentines and learned to cut out hearts, made a dragon puppet for Chinese New Year to parade down the hallways, and read about and discussed President’s Day. We will continue our study of Antarctica, studying animals that live there and their habitats. We will also learn about the month of March and start discussing the upcoming season.

Warm regards,

Ms. Jess, Mrs. Pascal, Ms. Nancy & Ms. Dionisia

 

 

Our theme is: Antarctica and March

 

Art:

In like a lion/ out like a lamb art

Penguins in snow painting

Using watercolors

 

Cultural Arts/Geography:

Antarctica

Large continent puzzle and North America puzzle

Animals in the arctic

 

Language:

Handwriting skills using a sand tray, chalkboard, or paper

Writing and recognizing name

I Spy for initial and final sound recognition

Sandpaper letters and objects

Advanced inset designs- using different shapes to make a unique design

Rhyming words

Sequencing

Celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday (Tues Mar 2nd)

Read from his wonderful selection of stories

 

Math:

Assorted number games for symbol and amount recognition

Tens board and beads to learn how to count to 100 using tens and also adding units to tens

Addition strip board- adding numbers together to make amounts up to 19

Decimal system- learning unit, ten, hundred, thousand and adding together

 

Practical Life:

Lacing and buckling frames

Cutting complex shapes

Beginning sewing

 

Science:

Vertebrate/ invertebrate

5 types of vertebrates

 

Sensorial:

Using multiple materials together for extensions/ designs