Calendar

Theme: Presidents Day

Feb 17 all-day

Project: Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Theme: Workers Must Train

Feb 18 all-day

Project: Sandpaper Art

Workers’ Tools

Feb 19 all-day

Project: Tool Number Sequence

Theme: Workers’ Paycheck

Feb 20 all-day

Project: Holiday Symbols

Theme: Classification: Uniform or Street Clothes

Feb 21 all-day

Project: Painting

Theme: Occupations Museum

Feb 24 all-day

Please send in a tool that you use in your job for your child to share!

Theme: Healthcare Workers

Feb 25 all-day

Project: Matching Workers and Tools

Theme: City Service Workers

Feb 26 all-day

Project: Trash Art

Theme: Food Service Workers

Feb 27 all-day

Project: Potato Prints

Theme: Workers Who Protect Us

Feb 28 all-day

Project: Number Sequence Fire Trucks

CASMIR PULASKI DAY

Mar 2 all-day

SPECIAL ACTIVITY: Make Hero Sandwiches

Theme: Sequence of Seasons

Mar 3 all-day

Project: Bird Seed Mosaic

Theme: Warm Spring Weather

Mar 4 all-day

Project: Pussy Willows

Theme: Spring Rains

Mar 5 all-day

Project: Rain Collage

SPECIAL ACTIVITY: Fly a Kite

Mar 6 all-day

Project: Make a Kite

Theme: Spring Winds

Mar 9 all-day

Project: Blow Painting

Theme: Tornado Safety Drill

Mar 10 all-day

Project: Tissue Birds

Theme: Good Things About Birds

Mar 11 all-day

Project: Flying Birds

Theme: Bad Things About Birds

Mar 12 all-day

Project: Sun Catcher

Theme: My Favorite Bird

Mar 13 all-day

Project: Egg Yolk Painting

Theme: Bird Songs

Mar 16 all-day

Project: Dribble & Tap Painting

ST PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION

Mar 17 all-day

Theme: Bird Beaks & Diet

Mar 18 all-day

Project: Worm Painting

Theme: Feathers & Coloration

Mar 19 all-day

Project: Feather Painting

Theme: Bird Feet & Their Function

Mar 20 all-day

Project: Spinning Tailed Bird

Theme: Birds & Their Homes

Mar 23 all-day

Theme: Egg Carton Stampers

Theme: My Favorite Bird

Mar 24 all-day

Project: Shape Birds

Theme: Birds Hatch From Eggs

Mar 25 all-day

Project: Egg Shell Collage

Theme: Mammals, Birds & Reptiles

Mar 26 all-day

Project: Spring Collage

THEME: Life Cycle of a Bird

Mar 27 all-day

Project: Seasons Book

February – March 2020 Feb – Mar 2020

As adults, we become blasé about the changing seasons. Spring has followed winter for all the many years of our lives. We have no doubt that, again this year, the sun will shine, flowers will bloom, and the birds will sing. Young children still observe the change in their environment with awe, anticipation and suspense. We will encourage them this month to utilize their observations in drawing conclusions about the irreversible laws of nature. As always we will capitalize on this interest in their environment to present developmentally appropriate learning experiences. We will investigate birds with great enthusiasm. What do they eat? Where do they live? How do they affect us? How are they different from mammals?

Beginners will use pictures of birds and related objects to increase their vocabulary. Balls will provide a lot of fun and improve coordination as children practice rolling, throwing, and kicking balls. Teachers will encourage the children to develop listening skills until they can follow two or more directions. To improve their fine motor control, the children will work at putting objects into a container (great preparation for putting away toys) and working with both interlocking and non-interlocking puzzles.

Preschool children will emphasize scissor skills. Children are first taught to hold scissors correctly, then to snip, cut a straight line, a curved line, and then detail. Encouragement is given all along the way to mastery of this difficult skill. We will also stress the importance of developing independence as they learn to button, zip, and snap those new spring jackets before they go outside to work on bouncing and catching balls. In a more academic mode the children will be finding objects that are related by function, reviewing and reinforcing color skills, including recognizing color words for some of the older children. Children will also participate in activities related to the alphabet, days of the week, and seasons.