March+curriculum+&+activities

Theme: Transportation
Formation using Handwriting without Tears (HWT)- See attached HWT info for how to form letters
 * Letters**: R, K and A

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

Related to transportation--
 * Vocabulary**

Letter R-Rainbows- AM class Letter K-Kite Color review book Letter A-Ants
 * Classroom Activities**


 * Colors**: Review of all colors
 * Shape**:Review of shapes.

Letter R-Rosie's Walk by Letter K Katie Loves Kittens by John Himmelman Letter A-Ants go Marching
 * 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 cuing. 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 Math continues. Children are doing great!...Please let me know if you are interested in seeing what we are doing with this in preschool. If there is interest will set up an evening to discuss with preschool parents.

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 In focus and Apple I Pad- Currently watching/interacting with turn taking. Listening and watching stories through RIF, Reading is Fundamental, on In focus machine.
 * Technology**

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