We had a wonderful time at our “rodeo” last week. The children took turns lassoing the horse and tricking the bull, and then galloped with their horses outside. We made a pretend fire outside and sang our campfire songs, and they all participated really well. It was lots of fun.
In Social Studies this week, we will learn about Texas cities and rivers. We’ll read about famous people of Texas and about how Texans work and play. We’ll learn about Texas Mustangs as we read Where Horses Run Free, and we’ll read The City Mouse and the Country Mouse as we think about our homes and how they are special.
In Phonics we will make the letters S and T with Wiki Sticks and playdoh. We will also paint them on the easel, write them on our little chalkboards, and make them with dot paints.
In Creative Movement/Music we will pretend to be horses as we gallop to the William Tell Overture by Rossini. We will be sneaky little mice as we sing “Three Country Mice and Three City Mice”. We will continue to explore our Sense of Smell this week. We are learning to use the Montessori matching cards and cylinders, which are self-correcting. We will be “nose detectives” and play a game with smells. We’ll make “smelly fruit” with jello paint. We will also go on a walk to search for things that we can smell in our environment . Please send an item that smells from home to share on Thursday.
In Nature/Gardening we will harvest radishes from our garden. We’re planning to smell them, taste them, and draw pictures of them. We will learn about sparrows, make a sparrow, and read “Jenny Has a Good Word For Some Sparrows” in The Burgess Bird Book. We will smell and plant chives, basil, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, dill, rosemary, and thyme.
In Bible, we will study about Joy as part of our Fruit of the Spirit lesson. We will learn about how King David’s love for God caused him to dance in the street for joy, and we will dance for joy with instruments in class. I am sending home a sheet asking your child to think of 5 things that make him/her thankful and joyful. Please help them to return it to share with the class on Thursday.
