![]() This lesson helps teach our toddlers how to grasp and grip, it also helps them to be independent, and helps children learn to dress themselves. During our practical life, we engaged with the button dressing frame. Once we made our handprint turkeys, we wrote a few things we are thankful for. We started with the handprint turkeys, using different color paint for each finger. The toddlers had a busy month with all the amazing activities we did. November has come to an end, and it was a thankful month. We are thankful for our little angels, who always add joy to our lives. We learned about the legend of the bluebonnets and on the last day of this month, we prepared a Montessori Thanksgiving Tray by taking a nature walk. Our little artists made their own paper plate dream catchers. The last few days of the month, we focused on the story of Bluebonnets and learned alot about The Native tribes of America. One of the things we enjoyed was putting up our Christmas tree and our classroom decorations. We worked so hard on our Brown bag Gingerbread house. We also started practicing for our Christmas show which was going to happen in the middle of the month. One of their favorite works that we did this month was learning about Santa Claus clothes. All the cards were cut outs of Christmas trees, gingerbread, and snowmen. In the math area they really enjoyed the cards and counters. The practical life work was their favorite because they had bells, Christmas bows, beads and many other colorful holiday shapes. We were all excited for the fun events, the songs, Santa Claus, presents and most importantly the time we will spend with our loved ones.ĭuring the first week of this month the children were introduced to many different practical life, math, and language holiday works. We had lots of fun in the previous months, but our favorite month was most definitely December. January is here and our 2023 year is over. We lead them on the correct path for great discovery! We are excited for our student’s growth of empowering minds. It’s great to see them learn to read, blending sounds and develop penmanship. I am beaming with pride for our hard-working Kindergarten group. Our classroom favorites were: place glass beads on the snow flake, fill the snowman jar with cotton balls using a tweezer, and match the pompoms to the same color gloves using chopsticks. To develop the pencil grip, we included several activities along with our topics above to the practical life shelf. Our BMS Scientists experimented with a few science projects to understand these three elements well. The students learned the properties of each form and how to recognize these elements in daily life. The monthly science focus was on Liquids, Solids and Gases. We’ve learned to respect and gain a greater appreciation for the fairness of Earth. Learning about the solar system and layers of the earth has opened up their little minds to care for our one and only Earth. Our lesson included a “Dream Big” session, where we discussed the importance of working passionately for great results. The main takeaway being his message to practice kindness to all. We also learned about the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. We created a beautiful poster to decorate our classroom wall. Between creating dioramas and personal igloos, it’s safe to say the students are now ready to be Eskimos. We rounded off the cold winter theme by learning about the coldest states in the USA. ![]() ![]() Our BMS Angels showed great intent learning information about hibernation patterns of animals, especially penguins. They all enjoyed our story times as well.The Arctic and Antarctic lifestyle seem to pique a lot of interest. The children learned about Antarctica’s geographic location, animals, transportation system and also weather patterns in other cold regions. Appropriate considering most of the country is in a deep chill at the moment. I hope you were lucky enough to receive one of these! The next topic on our monthly agenda was to learn about cold and windy Antarctica. Following this, we made cards for loved ones. We also reviewed the annual calendar through songs we sang each month in order. The students learned how to say “ hello” and “ happy new year ” in different languages. We began the month with a fun lesson that explored many cultures. ![]() It seems the time away was just what they needed to recharge their minds and yearn for more time with friends and teachers. Happy New Year to you all! We all are extremely happy to see our little students return to their classroom routines after the holiday break. Hello Parents! We are all delighted with excitement to start the New Year with an energetic spirit.
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