Last week the children had fun in the garden as we planted herbs, compared the aromas, and discovered our senses of smell.
This week we will learn about our sense of hearing. We will introduce Montessori sound cylinders and practice matching sounds. We’ll also play Sound Lotto and go on a Sound Walk. We are reading about Meadowlarks (the state bird of Oklahoma), and we will listen for birds on our Sound Walk. We will do a picture study of a nesting Meadowlark with Audubon cards and we will observe the nests on the playground as we read about nests in our Christian Liberty Nature Reader.
In Social Studies, we will learn about the states that border Texas. (This week we will study Kansas). We will also learn about the planet, Uranus as we continue our study of the Solar System. We will make a Planet Eek workmat and play counting games with little “space creatures”.
We will read and narrate Thumbelina, by Hans Christian Anderson, and learn the “Thumbelina” song. We will also enjoy a flannelboard story, “The Bear and the Bees”.
In Creative Movement, we’re planning to blast off with music to “Adventure in Space”. We will make a joyful noise to the Lord with instruments. We will also pretend to be Thumbelina and dance together with beautiful scarves.
If you have not returned your child’s “Joyful” sheet that was sent home last week, he/she may still bring it to share in circle this week.
School will be dismissed next week (March 13-22) for Spring Break. Have a wonderful Holiday.
