October and November will have many opportunities for history and geography themes. We will introduce the globe, maps including the United States, the American Flag and saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Christopher Columbus and the first Thanksgiving.
Things to look forward to in October include new labels in the classroom (door, table, bathroom, etc) and a race against the clock game to go with the labels. We will also bring out the puppet theater as we get ready to add more core stories every preschooler/kindergartner should know.
Show and tell for October will involve you helping your child make a book/draw a picture of states she/he remembers visiting and what he/she did there (or add some photos). You may also include a list or picture of family or close friends who live in another state. We will add these important adventures and people to a class map and use the homemade books in a book nook. If you have friends in other states, contact them over break and ask them to mail you a postcard from their state to add to our class book.
I also hope to take time from our busy schedules to meet with you to share more about your child's progress and discuss how we can work together to achieve the goals you have set with your child this year.
I remind everyone (especially the pre-kinders) to keep practicing the letter rings. 5-15 minutes a day of attention from you where you can work on the sound(s) each letter makes is an invaluable pre-reading skill. Your little star will be reading phonic words and phonic/site word stories before you know it!
Some parents have been curious which letters of the day are around the corner. I plan to teach the following sequence which will lead us through October and November: b, h, k, d, v, j, e
I remind you to check out my links and favorites on my blog for great websites to reinforce phonic sounds including starfall.com and my you tube page which will have our class abc chant updated as well as short clips of the phonic sounds including the upcoming ones.
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