Our Theme: Nursery Rhyme Fun We have a busy week ahead; our Nursery Rhyme Unit continues this week with the children exploring and acting out Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill, and Humpty Dumpty. We are having fun with rhyming different words to help teach reading readiness. Please ask the children to recite the rhymes for you at home. In... View Article
Theme: Spring and Nursery Rhymes The children seemed to enjoy listening and learning nursery rhymes. At Turtle Creek we have traditionally spent this month focused on nursery rhymes. Learning nursery rhymes is not only a literary activity, but it involves both speech and music and movement. The four nursery rhymes we will be working on throughout the month are: Ring Around the Roses, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,... View Article
Theme: Rainforests In April, we celebrate the Month of the Young Child and Earth Day. Last week, we immersed our students in the study of plants. We will continue the exploration of plants but will add to their knowledge of the rainforests and the importance of protecting our tress and animals that live in these fragile and ecologically important areas.For... View Article
Morning/Afternoon & Everyday Tasks: Morning Do Now’s Pledge of Allegiance & singing patriotic song Calendar & Weather Chart Days of the Week & Months of the Year songs Osmo!! Learning with Jack Hartmann – YouTube Counting Letter/Sound Review Bean Bag activities Exercises Math: This week in Math we will continue to work on sequencing & patterns and addition. Please review... View Article
Theme: Spring time, Plants,the letter Qq and number review It’s spring, but it sure doesn’t feel like it lately. Warmer weather is on its way. This week lends itself to the exploration of plants which may extend two weeks since there is so much to learn about plants. Science: In our exploration of plants including planting flowers, students will come... View Article
Theme: Spring and Nursery RhymesWe are still waiting for spring to really come around and show us its warmth and colors. I think in a few more weeks the world will brilliantly explode with the colors and sounds of spring. Trees are just beginning to bud and the world is slowly waking up from its winter slumber. We will continue... View Article
Our Theme: Nursery Rhymes Over the next several weeks we will be exploring the wonderful world of Nursery Rhymes. We will be reciting, singing, and acting out all of our favorite rhymes. The children will work on and continue to strengthen their beginning letter sounds and rhyming skills. What a fun and educational unit as we transform into our favorite... View Article
Morning/Afternoon & Everyday Tasks: Morning Do Now’s Pledge of Allegiance & singing patriotic song Calendar & Weather Chart Days of the Week & Months of the Year songs Osmo!! Learning with Jack Hartmann – YouTube Counting Letter/Sound Review Bean Bag activities Exercises Math: This week’s Math will be focusing on sequencing & patterns. Please review and reinforce these concepts at... View Article
Theme: Spring Fun Happy Spring! This week we focus on many fun spring activities. We explore what makes flowers grow, what a plant needs to thrive, and how to care for them. We also introduce and explore butterflies and their lifecycle. In math, we count ladybugs and sort spring flowers according to size and color. In science, we mix various... View Article
Morning/Afternoon & Everyday Tasks: Morning Do Now’s Pledge of Allegiance & singing patriotic song Calendar & Weather Chart Days of the Week & Months of the Year songs Osmo!! Learning with Jack Hartmann – YouTube Counting Letter/Sound Review Bean Bag activities Exercises Math: We will be finishing up our Unit on Measurement. The students really enjoyed the hands-on activities. It... View Article