Theme:
This week we will continue learning about money. We will discuss the value of coins and be able to identify the different coins. We will focus on the letter Mm and the number 17 as well as the 100th day of school on Wednesday and the celebration of Twos Day on 2/22/22, Tuesday.
Music:
We will take the week to explore, discuss and listen to different genres of music: classical, jazz and pop. We will vote as to which style we prefer and make our own musical instruments – a maraca and a tambourine.
Social Studies:
Students will become familiar with a map its purpose and the information we can obtain from a map.
Literacy:
We continue to work on letter-sound relationships which is the foundation of reading. Students are beginning to master this abstract concept.
The texts we will be reading this week include:
Mouse Mess By: Linnea Asplind Riley
Me on the Map By: Joan Sweeney
Mouse Paint and Mouse Count By: Ellen Stoll Walsh
Making Music By: Eddie Herschel Oates
Mouse Was Mad By: Linda Urban
Mole’s Hill By: Lois Ehlert
The Moon Book By: Gail Gibbons
Moon Hears Dream By: Frank Asch
One Hungry Monster By: Susan Hayboer O’Keefe
Special Activities:
On Tuesday, we will celebrate 2-22-22 by having taco “twos-day.”
On Wednesday, we will be celebrating 100 days of school. Some activities will include creating a 100-piece necklace out of cereal. We will be counting to 100 by tens, fives, and ones by using different treats such as pretzels, m&ms, chocolate chips, marshmallows, raisins, etc. We plan for some fun crafts on this special day!
PLEASE DRESS YOUR CHILD AS A 100-YEAR-OLD PERSON ON FRIDAY! IT WILL BE MEMORABLE!
Have a week as wonderful as ours will be!
Mrs. G and Mrs. Krachie
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