SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Weekly
Celebrations Around the World
Oct 28 - Nov 1 Dia de los muertos, Intro & Demos
Nov 4 - 8 Blessing of the Animals, Mooncake Festival, Veteran’s Day
Nov 11 - 15 Kodomo no hi, Omisoka, Spider Legend
Nov 18 - 22 Ramadan, Cheng Chan Bun Festival, Thanksgiving/America, Harvest Feast
Nov 25 - 29 School Closed
Dec 2 - 6 Hanukkah, Diwali, St. Nicholas Day
Dec 9 - 13 Los Posadas, Tu B’Shevat, Santa Lucia Day
Dec 16 - 20 Winter Solstice/Yule, Christmas, New Year’s
Asia & Birds
Jan 6 - 10 Intros & Demos
Jan 13-17 Swan Goose (anseriformes), China
Jan 20-24 Amur Falcon (falconformes), Philippines, Chineese New Year (1/25)
Jan 27-31 Oriental Scoops Owl (strigiformes), Thialand
Feb 3-7 Hill Myna (Passeriformes), India
Feb 10-14 Pied Avocet (charadriformes), Japan
Monthly
Practical Life Grace & Courtesy, Care of the Classroom, Sew Button on Fabric Squares, Prepare Food: Cut & Mix, Squeegee, Dropper, Tweezers, Squeezing, Stack Carpets, Knowledge of Behavior Awareness in a Group, Table washing, Water Plants, Sort Silverware, Dressing Frames: Tie & Velcro, Stir, Sift, Tongs, Fold Paper
Sensorial Color Box 4, Review of all Color Boxes, Geometric Cabinet: Regular Polygon Tray - Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Nonagon, Decagon, Touch Boards: Gradate Roughness, Triangle Box, Large Hexagon, Mystery Bag, Beading, Knobbed Cylinder Extension
Language Sounds, Code Book, Journal, Language Tower, Albanesi Cards, Read Aloud, Short & Long Vowel U, Grammar: Adjective Blends, Digraphs, Metal Insets: Use Two or More to Make One design, 3 Part Matching with Words, Silence Game, Memory Game, Puzzles, Read with a Friend
Math GBM: Gather & Compose and Dynamic Addition, Nine Layout: Abstract, Addition Chart 1, Skip Count: 2 Bead Chain, Colored Beads: Addition of Sets, Linear Count: Thousand Chain with Arrows, Numeration, Teen & Ten Boards: Make Formations of 30, Addition Finger Boards, Hundred Board: Copy Numerals on Graph Paper
History New Year's Day, Year Chain, What Year is it?, Martin Luther King, Jr Day, Clock Work :30
Geography Land/Air/Water, Temperature: Cold, Ice, Snow, Observe Clouds and Study Types, Measure Rain, Land/Water Forms: Gulf/Peninsula
Zoology External Parts of the Fish, Match, Compare, Classify
Botany Parts of the Stem and Tree
Art Individual and Group Projects - Spotlight & Weekly Non-Profits, Dusk Program Projects
Spanish Continue Practicing Words with Ms. Beatriz
Music Songs & Music, Circle Time Activities, Sing, Dance, Drum and Play, Snap, Clap
PE Soccer, Obstacle Course, Balance, Kicking, Follow Direction, Participation, Team Work, Eye/Hand Coordination
Yearly
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Black Elk & Peace
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California & The Gold Rush
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Celebrations Around the World
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Asia & Birds
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Garden & Community
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Renaissance & Castles
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Solar System, Water & Dinosaurs
