November+curriculum+&+activities

Theme: Manners
Formation using Handwriting without Tears (HWT)- H- big line down, big line down, little line T-big line down (say "in the middle" if you have a white or chalk board), little line on top (do not let child make 2 lines, should be one line from left to right I-Big line down, little line top, little line bottom
 * Letters**: H, T and I

Learn Words that start with the letter- Try some fun activities/words that might go with Thanksgiving.
 * Letter Sounds**

Related to food, senses, manners as well as some Thanksgiving words. Grocery store great place to learn new food names and review familiar foods. Review food names at every meal. Let your child cut coupons for fun and talk about the foods they represent.
 * Vocabulary**

Letter: **H** Make an Hat- AM class Constructing a house out of shapes-PM Class
 * Classroom Activities**

Letter: **T** Making Truck tracks in form of letter T- AM Trash Truck project based on book Trashy Town-PM

Letter: **I** Ice Cream scoops-review of colors/counting

Brown
 * Color**:

Oval Rectangle
 * Shapes**:

Letter H- The Napping House
 * Nursery Rhymes, Poems and Songs**:

Letter T__-Trashy Town__ by Andrea Zimmerman-all students Turkey Wore his Rainbow Feathers- Tune same as Susie wore her Red Dress. Review of colors. Found at site below. [] Above is a great website for children's poems, rhymes and simple songs. Check it out.

Letter I-I Love Ice Cream __Inchworm__ by Leo Lionni

Please practice letters and letter sounds for a few minutes every day. It will make a BIG difference! When reading books, discussion regarding title, author and 1:1 correspondence with reading finger. Beginning to notice punctuation, specifically exclamation points, question marks and periods.
 * Literacy**

Counting to 10-Please continue to practice-slowly go higher, make sure your child is using 1:1 correspondence when counting-add two more numbers once consistently counting to goal number. Using Cusinaire rods with afternoon students--introduced up to 8. Cluster cards are up to 7. Children in PM class have a great time playing "Go Fish" with cluster cards. Number groups/sets to 3 for morning students, to 6 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 AABAAB. Afternoon children are catching on quickly. Practice with colored blocks, foods (ex pretzel, pretzel, cracker) anything you can find.
 * Numbers**:

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. We will be doing our first official Mat Man drawing this month. All afternoon students can identify their right hand--important for writing and math. Also working on isolating and using right index finger for reading.
 * 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.
 * Technology**

Due to the fact that we have a full week then a two day week, activities will continue into the next week. Can your child name the letters covered this month? Know the sound? Name some words? Review shapes and colors covered so far. If need activities or guidance to help your child, please email or call. ===
 * Review**