February+curriculum+&+activities

Theme: Seasons
Formation using Handwriting without Tears (HWT)- See attached HWT info for how to form letters
 * Letters**: D, P, B

Learn Words that start with the letter- Continue with this at home. Very important for solidifing letter/sound skills
 * Letter Sounds**

Talk at home about the seasons and the weather. Do we wear a bathing outside now? Why? What do we wear in the winter? What season comes next? What happens then? Bring in food topics...Do we eat corn on the cob in winter? What do you like to eat/do in the summer? Who will be your teacher in the fall? Will you go to kindergarten or be a big preschooler and come to the afternoon program? What kinds of activities go with each season. SO much to talk about with topic of seasons and weather!!!! Afternoon class made book-Wonderful Winter Wear
 * Vocabulary**

Letter D-3 Little duck song-take home AM class/A Duck Tale make and take book PM class Letter P-Lots of pattern activities-Prince and Princess Theme for the 14th Letter B-Continue with patterns-boots Morning students- BaBa Black sheep Nursery Rhyme with take home Afternoon students: Winter Wear Books-Color, cut and paste Bird seed feeder with walk down path to hang in tree.
 * Classroom Activities**

Red and Pink
 * Colors**:

Heart-Haley
 * Shape**:

Letter D-Dot the dog (book and video) If you Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Nermeroff Letter P-If you give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Neumeroff Letter B- Big Sarah's Little Boots by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clark
 * Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Stories and Songs**:

Counting to 15-Please continue to practice-slowly go higher as your child is able-add two more numbers once consistently counting to goal number Number groups/sets to 3 for morning students, to 5 for afternoon students. Add one more as you become comfortable that your child knows how to take up to 3. Practice is important-count out crackers, pretzels-Have your child take a set number such as 3 cookies, 5 pretzels-Watch to be sure they know to stop without you cueing. Pattern has changed to ABBBABBB. Afternoon children are catching on quickly. Practice with colored blocks, foods (ex pretzel, pretzel, cracker) anything you can find. Have your child continue ABAB if that is where they are most comfortable.
 * Numbers**: Mahesh Sharma math program continues...Go fish with playing cards up to number 7.

Can your child answer these questions: What is your name (give first and last name)? How old are you? What is your father's/mother's name? What are sibling's names? Does your child know what you do for a living? Do you have hobbies or make crafts? Those skills are important. Talk about those with your child.
 * Social Emotional**

Students are doing many beginning HWT activities with both classroom teachers and our OT Miss Deb. Children are using the HWT magnet boards and chalk boards for wet, dry, try when new letter is introduced. Mat Man has been introduced to assist with increasing children's body awareness. Children will be drawing Mat man and then attempting to draw themselves later in the month
 * Fine motor**:

Students introduced to Infocus and Apple I Pad- Currently watching/interacting with turn taking. Listening and watching stories through RIF, Reading is Fundamental, on Infocus machine. Afternoon class visits computer lab on 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays starting Feb 8th.
 * Technology**

Is very important. Please practice at home. Do a little homework every night!!! Even 15 minutes will help. Please email or call.
 * Review**