This week we will read The Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson and watch the movie, The Nightingale, which has wonderful music and language. We’ll also paint a picture of a Nightingale and learn about the bird. (The name has been used for over 1, 000 years, and means “night songstress”). We will read about Mockingbirds in The Burgess Bird Book and we will read Mockingbird Morning by Joanne Ryder.
We will continue our study of Texas and pretend to be cowboys in Creative Movement. We’re learning new Texas songs (such as Texas Our Texas, Home on the Range, Deep in the Heart of Texas, and Kumbaya) to sing around the campfire. We’ll read, L is for Lone Star, Cowboy Ned and Andy, and Texas Facts and Symbols.
In Art, we will begin to make our stick horses for our rodeo. We will be practicing our sewing skills for this project. We will also be painting on the easel.
In Science we will begin to learn about the parts of plants. We have new Montessori puzzles and nomenclature cards for the parts of the plants. We also have the matching flannel board activity.
Please send a snack to share for snacktime if you haven’t yet (no peanut butter, please).
