August flew by! We had a busy month learning our routines and getting to know each other. Annedria and I love our class. We have a great mix of 1st years and 2nd years this year! They are all bright and ready to learn.
Last month we focused a lot on grace and courtesy and learning the ropes of preschool. We also celebrated 3 birthdays - Ainsley, Grant and Finn!
August/September:
Theme/s: Back to School, My World
Music by: George Frideric Handel (we listen to his music while we work)
Books: Grace and Courtesy, Peaceful Classroom, Kissing Hand, The Peace Rose, Too Much Noise, Whose Hat is This?, etc.
Sandpaper letters (individual lessons): msat, pink ***please practice these letter sounds at home*** children who can tell me the sound with no help move on to the next group of letters (not listed).
Writing: Vertical and horizontal lines, Advanced: Capital letters LFEHTI
Spalding: Phonograms 1-26
For August and September, please refer to the chart below for the lessons we have presented or will present in the coming weeks.
| Math | Language | Sensorial | Practical Life | Handwriting without Tears | Sandpaper letters | Sandpaper numbers | Other Subjects |
| Puzzles; Insets #1 - Trace Outlines | Knobbed Cylinders Pink Cubes - Horizontal and Matching Cards; Brown Stairs - Horizontal and Matching Cards | Locations of: bathroom, trash, mats, rugs, folders; Following directions: lining up, walking down stairs, watching another child, call to silence, sitting on the line, inside/outside voices; carrying a tray, carrying rug, sitting at a table, rolling rug | |||||
| Sorting/Classification | Silence Game; Sorting Objects; Crayons and Paper | Color Box 1 &2; Fabric Box; | Walking on the Line; G/C: cover cough,sneeze, blowing nose; Folding napkins, crumbing a table, setting out lunch, table manners | ||||
| Number Rods | Insets #2 Variation - parallel lines; Beginning sound bins | Knobless Cylinders | Playdough #1 (Rolling, Shape cutters); Tongs; Spooning | vertical lines | msat, pink | ||
| Matching and sorting according to color, kind; Insets #3 - combining frames | Geometric Solids | horizontal and vertical | 1-5 | Geography: Continent Map | |||
| Insets #4 - shading | Geometric Solids - 3 Period Lessons *Pyramid(s), Cone; Fabric Boxes #1,#2 Geometry Demo Tray | Place Setting, Velcro Frame | L, F | ||||
| Insets #5 - parallel lines, shading; Writing - Markers; Crayon Rubbing | Geometric Solids - 3 Period Lessons *Sphere, Ovoid, Cylinder; Fabric Boxes 1,2 | Playdough #2 *cutting with a knife; Playdough #3 - cutting with scissors | E, H | ||||
| Insets #6 - Border Designs; | Geometric Solids - 3 period lessons *Ellipsoid, Cube; | Snap Frame, Sponge squeezing | T, I |
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