April 2024
Concept of the Month
Buzzing and Tweeting with Bugs and Birds
Color
green = verde
Shape
oval = ovalado
Numbers
15 & 16
Letters
K, W, & Y
Spanish Words
bug = insecto
bird = pajaro
"Bug"
Sign Language
"Bird"
Spotlight Author
Lois Ehlert
Suggested Readings
Color Zoo
Growing Vegetable Soup
Eating the Alphabet
Leaf Man
Fish Eyes
Planting a Rainbow
Song of the Month
The Fuzzy Little Caterpillar
Sung to the tune of the Itsy, Bitsy Spider:
The fuzzy little caterpillar
Curled up upon a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis,
And then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping,
She dreamed that she could fly.
And later when she woke up,
She was a butterfly!
Math & Measuring
Sequencing
Children learn early on that life is filled with sequences, Sequencing or temporal ordering, is the process of arranging events in the order that they occur in time. Sometimes the events just occur in a certain order, such as when dressing and which clothing items go on first, and other times, children learn that things change form, such as when rain evaporates, forms clouds and then continues the cycle. Life cycles are also good examples of sequencing.
Yoga Pose
Flying Bird
Spotlight On...
Social Emotional
Social and emotional development encompasses young children’s evolving capacity to form close and positive adult and peer relationships; to actively explore and act on the environment in the process of learning about the world around them; and express a full range of emotions in socially and culturally appropriate ways. These skills, developed in early childhood, are essential for lifelong learning and positive adaptation.