April 2015 Monthly Overview

Themes of the Week  (in addition to Montessori Work time)

4/6:        All About South America/ Africa

  • Finding South American on a globe.
  • Learning about the people, languages, and cultures of South America.
  • Learning all about the Amazon Rainforest.
  • Finding Africa on a globe.
  • Learning about the people, languages, and cultures of Africa.

 

4/13:     All About Europe/ Asia

  • Finding Europe on a Globe.
  • Learning about the people, languages, and cultures of Europe.
  • Finding Asia on a Globe.
  • Learning about the people, languages, and cultures of Asia.
  • Teapot Craft, Tasting French Food, and making Japanese Fans.

 

4/20:     All About Asisa / Australia / Antartica

  • Finding Australia on a globe.
  • Learning about the people, languages, and cultures of Australia.
  • Finding Antarctica on a globe.
  • Learning about Arctic animals and designing a flag for Antarctica.
  • Vocano experiment, learning about Japanese music.

    

4/27:     All About the Ocean

  • Naming and locating all of the oceans.
  • Learning about Jellyfish.
  • All about Sharks.
  • Learning about Crabs and Octopuses.

 

Letters of the Week: Try to find objects that begin with each letter wherever you go with your child.

4/6: Aa

4/13: Cc

4/20: Rr

4/27: Tt

Sight Words of the Week: Try to find each word in books as you read to your child.

4/6: and

4/13: can

4/20: rag

4/27: the

 

Things to do at Home this Month to reinforce our themes:

  • Try making a new Italian recipe together as a family.
  • Take a trip to the Cleveland Aquarium and ask your child how many different types of sea creatures they can name!
  • Learn to count to 10 together, as a family, in Japanese.
  • Practice naming the continents at home using a globe or a map.

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