The children really enjoyed listening to The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin last week. They had many comments about the illustrations, which are wonderful. This week we will finish The Story of Miss Moppet and narrate The Tale of Two Bad Mice, by Beatrix Potter.
In Music/Art we will practice our sequencing skills as we learn “Mama’s Lap” with motions and sign language, and sing other cumulative songs such as “Bingo” and “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” We are having fun with the “Sunflower” song. We will practice playing a repeated triplet pattern with different instruments this week, and listen to a Social Story entitled How to Follow Directions. We will make textured rubbings in Art as we continue to collect items with different textures for our study of the Five Senses. We will also experiment with pastels at the easel.
Our trip to the Cowgirl Museum last week was very interesting. We learned how astronauts eat, dress, and even go to the bathroom in space. There were lots of hands-on materials to explore, and on the second floor we were able to pretend to cook food over a campfire, visit a teepee, and ride a horse like real cowboys and cowgirls.
This week in Nature/Science we will go on a Plant Hunt and label the parts of a plant and parts of a tree. We will try to match samples of textured fabrics and Montessori textured tablets while blindfolded, and we will play a game with a Touchy-Feely Secret Box.
In Bible we will continue to learn about The Fruit of the Spirit, “Faithfulness.” We will have a puppet show and learn about how Abraham was faithful to God. We will read Abraham is God’s Friend, and God Gives Abraham the Best in The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes.
In Phonics we will play Beginning Sounds Lotto and review letters A-F. We will trace the letters and practice sorting objects into letter tubs.
Our year is just flying by. School will be closed next Monday, May 4, for Cinco de Mayo holiday.
