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

2/29 All about Dr. Suess

•   Making and eating green eggs and ham together with graph
•   Reading the “Cat in the Hat” and making a craft
•   Rhyming word activities, mystery word activities using Dr. Suess books
•   Silly Socks coloring graph

Afternoon Group Lesson: Reiterating the letter and calendar of the week. A variety of fun crafts and activities with Dr. Seuss.

3/07: Art Appreciation

•   Claude Monet and his use of pastels
•   Pablo Picaso and his collages
•   Jackson Pollack and abstract expressionism
•  History of Mosiac Art and sculptures

Afternoon Group Lesson: Reiterating the letter and calendar of the week. Learning all about art with Ms. Ame!

3/14: Rainforest

•   Location of Rainforest and Rainforest themed experiments, activities and crafts
•   Layers of the Rainforest (Emergent, Canopy, Understory and Forest Floor)
•   Animals found in the Rainforest
•   Products that come from the Rainforest

Afternoon Group Lesson: Reiterating the letter and calendar of the week. Learning all about the rainforest, animals and crafts with Ms. Ame!

3/21: My Five Senses

•   Hearing with a sound match game
•   Sight observation and memory game
•   Touch mystery bag game
•  Taste test
•   My sense of smell game

Afternoon Group Lesson: Reiterating the letter and calendar of the week. Having fun with my five senses with Ms. Ame.

3/28-4/1: SPRING BREAK (school resumes Monday, 4/4)

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

2/29: Qq
3/07: Rr
3/14: Ss
3/21: Tt

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

2/29:sat
3/07: sun
3/14: green
3/21: egg

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 rhyming words as well. Play I‐Spy using things that only start with the letter of the week/ sight words.
•   Make “Cat and the Hat” Cookies together! Follow this link: http://familycrafts.about.com/od/drseusscraftprojects/a/ CatHatCookie.htm
•  Create a family portrait together using the material discussed in class (oil pastels, mosaic, etc)
•   Take a walk outside or in your home. Talk about the different colors you see all around you. Then create a picture of the colors 
and patterns you saw.
•   Is there a Jungle in your Kitchen? Follow this link http://www.animaled.com/actrain.htm to find how many items in your kitchen come from the Rainforest!