Ms. Courtney’s May/June 2017 Monthly Overview
What I will learn this Month in Ms. Courtney’s class:
Themes of the week | Classroom group lesson time (in addition to individual Montessori Work time)
5/01: Solar System
- The children will learn the positions of the Planets and their relative sizes and distances.
- The children will discover why and how Earth is distinctive.
- The children will learn the role of the Sun.
- The children will learn the terms rotation, revolution, and orbit.
- The children will be able to name the planets in the Solar System and the order they are in.
Afternoon Group Time:
- Read a book about constellations and discuss how constellations have been used. Trace different constellations.
- Read about astronauts, create a space helmet, and try astronaut food (freeze dried ice cream)
5/08: Dinosaurs
- The children will be able to identify dinosaurs by name.
- The children will recognize the different physical attributes of dinosaurs.
- The children will demonstrate understanding of herbivores and carnivores.
- The children will compare and contrast dinosaurs to modern animals.
- The children will demonstrate understanding of fossils.
- The children will identify that museums are places in communities where artifacts can be viewed.
- Grandparent’s Day May 10th
- Mom’s and Muffins May 12th 7:00am-8:00am
Afternoon Group Time:
- Read about different types of dinosaurs and make a dinosaur book.
- Make dinosaur soap.
5/15: Transportation
- The children will become familiar with what transportation is: to carry things from one place to another.
- The children will learn the different methods of travel.
- The children will learn the safety rules for all methods of transportation.
Afternoon Group Time:
- Play Red Light Green Light.
- Read and discuss about different types of transportation, then create a traffic light craft.
5/22: Sports
- The children will work on gross motor skills by marching, skipping, galloping etc.
- The children will gain the skills needed to engage in imaginative and creative play indoors and outdoors, involving others.
- The children will develop team work with peers.
- Akron Zoo Field Trip May 26th
Afternoon Group Time:
- Read and discuss about different sports and play Wall Football
- Read and discuss what teamwork means, and participate in a hula hoop team game.
5/29: Welcome Summer and Camping
- The children will learn some outside summer games and activities.
- The children will experiment with water.
- The children will learn about summer safety.
- Memorial Day | NO SCHOOL May 29th
- Last day of school / Field Day | NO Aftercare June 1st
- Kindergarten Graduation June 2nd 6:30pm to 8:00pm
- Progress Reports June 5th
Afternoon Group Time:
- Sing Going on a Bear Hunt and make a binocular craft.
- Make trail mix together and read stories under a “blanket tent”
Letters of the Week: Try to find objects that begin with each letter wherever you go with your child.
Vowels A E I O U
Sight Words of the Week: Try to find each word in books as you read to your child.
5/01: Some
5/08: Time
5/15: Write
5/22: People
5/29: Many
Synonym Words of the Week: Try to find each word in books as you read to your child.
5/01: UNDER, below, beneath, underneath
5/08: QUICK, fast, swift, rapid, speedy, hasty
5/15: NEAT, tidy, clean, arranged, well-ordered
5/22: LOOK, see, glance, stare, gaze
5/29: FUNNY, silly, playful, crazy, foolish
Things to do at home this month to reinforce our themes:
- Visit a local museum.
- Take a walk and see how many different forms of transportation you can spot.
- Go to a baseball game.
- Look at the sky with a telescope at night.