This week in Aspen it was All About Apples!! The Aspen children got an up close look at Apples! We learned that Apples can be different colors and that they grow on trees. We also discovered that there are many different kinds of apples (varieties). Did you know that there are 7,500 different varieties of apples? Furthermore, the apples we eat weren’t originally native to North America, they were brought over from Europe! In fact, the only variety of apple native to America was the Crab Apple. Did you know different varieties of apples taste different?? The Aspen students discovered this with our apple taste test! We tried red, green, and yellow Apples. We learned that each variety belongs in the Apple family but have different first names. Therefore, we taste tested a Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith apples. Ask your child what they discovered and which apple was their favorite! Besides our apple group lessons the Aspen children also engaged in many apple themed Practical Life activities, apple classification materials, labeling the parts of an apple, watched a short video How They Grow: Apples, explored the life cycle of an apple, and sang lots of apple songs!
The kindergarteners have continued their exploration of Math, Sensorial, Language, and Cultural lessons in detail focusing on extensions, exploring geographical concepts, and the linear sequence of numbers to one hundred and beyond. This week the kindergartener students further explored the Cardinal Directions and focused on hemispheres locating the Northern , Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres. They also continued practicing their “Sound Detective ” skills with the Moveable Alphabet and continued segmenting phonetic words.
This week we also had our Fall field trip to Ramseyer’s to kick off the Fall season!!! Fall is here! Each class had so much fun exploring Ramseyer’s Farm and picking out the perfect pumpkin! It was such a fun filled day! Thank you to all of the Aspen parents for making this day so special and fun.
Exploring three-dimensional form with the Geometric Solids while matching bases!
Using ” Sound Detective ” skills to decode clues to make a personalized Phonetic Reader to read at home.
Practicing handwriting skills and proper pencil grasp while learning how to write letters on lined paper!
Exploring the concept of Fractions while investigating and observing the inside of an apple.
Apple Classification with the Parts Of An Apple three part cards.
Practicing sorting skills with a bushel of apples!
Exploring number quantities with the Cards and Counters!