What I will learn in class this month (in addition to Montessori Work Time…)

4/04: All About North America

•   Introduction to the seven continents
•   North America: countries, culture, climate
•   United States, the flag and it’s history, Christopher Columbus
•   South America: countries, climate, culture, landmarks, The Equator, The Andes Mountains
•   The Amazon/What is found in the Rainforest (animals, products we use that come from the rainforest)

 Afternoon group lessons: Various fun crafts with Ms. Ame

4/11: Asia

• China- Learning the different greeting, customs, and traditions. Having fun with different crafts from China, and learning about their flag
• Japan-learning the different greetings, customs, and traditions. Learning about their flag and having fun with crafts from their country
• India and Thailand. Learning the different, greetings, customs, and traditions. The children will have fun doing various crafts and dances from these countries.
• Asia: countries, culture, climate, languages and cuisine. We will cover historical landmarks like the Great Wall of 
China, and locating natural landmarks like the Himalayan Mountains on a map.

Afternoon group lessons: Variety of activities and crafts about the different countries.

4/18: Asia

•   Russia: Learning the different greetings, customs, and traditions. Having fun with crafts from their country
•   Lebanan: Learning the different greetings, customs, and traditions.
•   Turkey: Exploring Turkey through books and videos. Learning their different greetings, customs, and traditions.
•   Philippines: Exploring this beautiful place through books. Learning about their different greetings, customs, and traditions.

 Afternoon group lessons: Having fun learning about the different states of the USA.

4/25: All About Australia

•   New Zealand : Learning about their different greetings, customs, and traditions. Aslo learning about landmarks and climate, and cuisine.
•   Tonga: Learning about their different greetings, customs, and traditions.
•   Fiji : Learning about their different greetings, customs, and traditions.
•   Somoe: Learning about their different greetings, customs, and traditions.

Afternoon group lessons: Flags of the world.

*For the month of April, we will be concentrating on preparing your child for the International Festival and will resume letters and rhyming words of the week in May.

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

•   While reading a book have your child point to all of the letter of the week she/he can find. Have them do this with the sight words as well. Play I‐Spy using things that only start with the letter of the week/ sight words.
•   As a family, come up with a food or dessert that authentic from a different country and make it together.
•   Pretend to go on a trip. Place chairs in the middle of the room (as your plane), bring a map! Point to a country and fly there! 
Talk about the animals you would see, the weather, people and anything else you would see or experience!
•   We will be practicing individual lines and songs in class in preparation for the Festival, please practice your line at home too!