April, 2017

Kate Case

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.

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