Monday, January 9, 2012

Brr It's Cold - Part 1

This month has me so excited because I love winter.  We are touching on the arctic (people and animals), and the usual wintry things.


Sensorial

http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/SnowSnowmen.htm has a ton of snowflake and snowmen activities.  I saw this on http://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com/ and knew it would be perfect. 
I presented this activity as a 3-part lesson and then did an extension having Mister and Ladybug find something in the room that was a sphere, cube, and cylinder.

Biggest to smallest snowflakes

Math

A refresher for counting since we took the month of December off.
Mister and Ladybug did their first dot-to-dot at preschool and enjoyed it, so I included it on our shelf.  The mat is from Lakeshore Learning (sorry no link).

Practical Life

What do we wear in the winter?  http://www.makingfriends.com/f_Friends.htm has paper dolls for all the seasons and holidays.  Mister and Ladybug have been dressing these people for a few days.

Art

How to Draw a Snowman.  Mister and Ladybug loved this activity.  It was the first time they have had to follow directions like these and I probably assisted more than I should have.


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