May 2025
Concept of the Month
Marvelous Math
Creative Curriculum Study
Building Different Structures
Conscious Discipline
Kindness Tree & Kindness Recorde
Color
purple = morado
Shape
octagon = octagano
Numbers
17 & 18
Letters
G & N
Spanish Words
number = numero
more = mas
Spotlight Author
Laura Numeroff
Suggested Readings
Happy Birthday Mouse
If You Take a Mouse to School
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
What Brothers Do Best
If You Give a Dog a Donut
What Sisters Do Best
Number
Sign Language
More
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.
To add some movements: Two children make an arch by holding their hands up, face to face and the rest of them pass under the arch, one by one, creating a line. They continue to walk under the arch, one by one. When the last word of the verse is said (the “My fair Lady” part) the two children who form the arch drop their hands down and that child gets to be one of the children creating the arch.
Math & Measuring
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Children learn to identify shapes and their attributes, solve mathematical situations using shapes, and explore the positions of objects in space. Activities to support concepts include: stacking blocks, recognizing and naming some familiar shapes and building simple examples of buildings, structures, with three dimensional shapes, such as building blocks.
Yoga Pose
Mountain
Spotlight On...
Literacy
Development in the domain of literacy serves as a foundation for reading and writing acquisition. The development of early literacy skills is critically important for children’s future academic and personal success. The components within this domain address phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, print awareness, text comprehension and interest, and emergent writing.
