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all about letter a
This week we had a short week due to labor day! When we returned on Tuesday we started our alphabet with the letter Aa! We started a week long project of making Alligators! We started off by painting paper towel tubes green. we then let them dry so we could cut out the legs and […]
About the Letter “Bb”
We had fun learning the formation of the letter “Bb” this week. We practiced writing it in the air with our fingers and on small chalkboards using chalk. The Montessori Sand Letters were a great help as well and we then traced the letters onto plain white paper using ripped pieces of construction paper. We […]
Water Colors and Sensory Play
We’ve been having so much fun in the Toddler 2 class! This week we learned all about the letter C. For our craft this week, we painted butterflies with watercolor paints. We also had lots of fun doing Sensory Play with rice! We also welcomed our new friend Fabio to our class this week!
Math Mania Begins
After enjoying a fantastic Labor Day break, we started our short week back with song… From there it was straight into our exploration of math. Not just counting and number recognition, but also the four operations and volume and time measurement. There’s so many ways the math comes into play, we’ve decided a second week […]
Starting the Alphabet
We have fully started our school year curriculum in Children’s House 1-2. Last week we focused on the letter A. Learning the sound, how to write the letter and words that begin with the letter. This week, of course, was all about the letter B. We had a lesson about bumble bees and how important they […]
Ladybugs and Stars
In Toddler Room 1, we focused on the color red and the shape of a star. We looked at the color red and found different things in our classroom that were red and put them in our sensory bucket. We looked at pictures of red items such as apples, strawberries, balloons, tomatoes, and ladybugs. We […]
Labor Day Week
This week our class had so much fun learning about the Labor Day Holiday. We honored workers everywhere, including our parents. We learned all about the different types of jobs that people have. We made a collage all about the different types of jobs there are from pictures that we cut out of magazines. We enjoyed […]
Lots Of Learning
We had another fantastic week in the Toddler 2 class! This week we learned all about the letter B. We also learned how to say “more” in sign language. For our craft this week, we made fingerprint grapes! We also learned how to count to 10 in Spanish. The weather has cooled down a bit […]
Back to Basics
We end our second full week with some important practical matters behind us, like learning our basic daily routines, things like circle time and work cycle, and 2 o’clock table talk with Miss Brittany… As well as weekly routines like Music Class, caring for the school pet chickens, and completing individual academic challenges. Our other […]
new school year!
This week we welcomed in a new school year and learned all about our classroom rules. We also learned some new songs to help us know our days of the week, and the weather outside. We have even put up a map to help us learn more about our world. We had fun filling up […]
