Themes of the Week
(in addition to Montessori Work time)
8/25‐9/05 Ground Rules / Introduction of Materials
- Ringing of the bell, circle walk, line time
- Process of working with a materials, rolling mats, carrying trays & work areas
- Respecting teachers, classmates and the materials
- Daily demonstration of materials from all areas of the classroom
9/08: Healthy Habits
- The importance of washing hands, bathing, brushing teeth (eliminate germs, prevent cavities)
- The importance of sleep. Why we need sleep & sleep cycle
- The importance of exercise (walking, running, swimming, etc)
- The importance of eating well (“grow foods”)
- Preschool lesson– Friendship
9/15: Food Groups
- Eating Healthy, Moderation
- Focus on the different food groups, sorting foods belonging in each
- Servings and examples of each
- Preschool lesson‐Apples
9/22: Living / Non Living
- Living things (grow, reproduce, obtain and use energy, exchange gases) adapt to their environment
- Non Living things, examples
- Categorization of Living and Non Living
- Preschool Lesson– Family
09/29: Mammals
- Introduction to mammals, examples of mammals
- All mammals have hair, warm blooded, eat mother’s milk
- All mammals are vertebrates (spine), lungs to breathe, born alive
- Bats are the ONLY mammal that can fly
- Preschool Lesson– The season of Autumn/Fall
Letters of the Week: Try to find objects that begin with each letter wherever you go with your child.
8/25: Aa
9/01: Bb
9/08: Cc
9/15: Dd
9/22: Ee
9/29: Ff
Rhyming Words of the Week: Try to find each word in books as you read to your child.
8/25: BAT, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, sat
9/01: BAN, can, dan, fan, man, pan, tan
9/08: BAP, map, cap, gap, lap, nap, sap
9/15: BAG, sag, jag, lag, nag, tag, rag wag
9/22: BAD, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, sad
9/29: BIG, dig, fig, jig, pig, rig, wig
Things to do at Home this Month to reinforce our themes:
- Make a collage with pictures and objects that start with the letters of the week.
- While eating together, categorize your meal into food groups with your child.
- Follow this link to find a worksheet to complete together for living and non living things. (Circle the living things and color together)
- Read a book about your child’s favorite mammal together!