What I will learn this Month in Ms. Kate’s class:
Themes of the week | Classroom group lesson time (in addition to individual Montessori Work time)
4/03: Europe and International festival practice
- Italy- We will have fun looking for Italy on our Europe puzzle map.
- Italy- Italy- We will have fun talking about Italy and making our own English muffin pizzas!
- Germany- Together we will explore the Europe map and find where Germany is located
- Germany- As a class we will go over Germany’s flag, and then make a tissue paper flag.
- Netherlands- We will explore the Europe map to find where the Netherlands is located. We will then create our own special tulip!
- Friday, April 7th | Dads n Donuts
Afternoon Group Time:
Ms. Ame will be doing a variety of crafts, and activities about Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands.
4/10th: Europe and International Festival practice
- France- Creating a flag from France out of paint chip samples. We will also explore France on our map.
- France- We will have fun creating an Eiffel Tower
- Spain- learning about the traditional Flamenco dancing
- Spain- making Maracas
- Friday, April 14th | NO SCHOOL | Easter break
Afternoon Group Time:
Ms. Ame will be doing a variety of fun and engaging activities about France and Spain.
4/17th: Europe and International Festival Practice
- Monday, April 17th | NO SCHOOL | Easter break
- Ireland- We will explore the map of Europe and find Ireland on our map. We will also color the flag
- Ireland- We will have fun creating a four leaf clover
- Belgium- We will explore Belgium on our Europe map, and also color the flag
- Belgium- As a class we will have fun making a windmill
- Wednesday, April 19th | International Festival Rehearsal
- Friday, April 21st | International Festival
Afternoon Group Time:
Ms. Ame will be doing a variety of crafts and activities about Ireland and Belgium
4/24th: All About the farm
- All about Farmers
- Machines found on the farm
- Different types of farms
- Animals found on the farm
- What do we get from different farms and animals
Afternoon Group Time:
Ms. Ame will be doing a variety of crafts, books, and lessons on the farm
Letters of the Week: Try to find objects that begin with each letter wherever you go with your child.
4/3: Ww
4/10: Xx
4/17: Yy
4/24: Zz
Rhyming Words of the Week: Try to find each word in books as you read to your child.
4/3: rain
4/10: barn
4/17: hen
4/24: small
Things to do at home this month to reinforce our themes:
- Take a nature walk and collect different things you see. Come home a create a piece of art with all of your nature treasures!
- Visit a farm and see all of the baby animals. You could also bring a journal and write and draw all of the animals you see.
- Try to spot any of our rhyming words in Dr. Seuss books.
- Be adventurous and try a new meal or snack together.
- Go the library and go exploring with the different continent books.