Hello Magnolia families. This is your Magnolia Scribbles for this week. Hope you enjoy these moments with your children.
Practical Life
Penny polishing
The direct aims of this work are OCCI (order, concentration, coordination and independence).
Sensorial
Constructive triangle boxes- Rectangular box
Here the child forms a square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus and trapezoid using constructive triangles. This work helps the child to develop the visual discrimination of plane forms and prepare the child for mathematics in the area of geometry.
Math
Addition with the bank
The child develops the concept of addition, understands the visual representation of the meaning of addition, learns the meaning of mathematical terms such as plus, equal, addends, sum, etc. Also reinforces understanding of numbers and their place value.
Hanging bead stair
One set of colored bead bars from one to nine and a wooden frame is used to hang the bead bars and on a wooden bar 0-9 numbers are written. Working with this work the child reinforces knowledge of quantity of numbers zero to nine, learns the names of the numbers, gains the knowledge of the relationship between numbers zero to nine.
Language
Beginning sounds
Here the child uses the orange group of beginning sounds. The picture cards that start with the beginning sound are used. Working with this work the child increases the knowledge of beginning sounds, enrich the vocabulary and prepare for reading.
Science
Reptiles / Dinosaurs
Here the child put together the parts of a dinosaur using the picture cards. The aim of this work is to develop of an appreciation for animals of the past. Also the child learns the names of the dinosaurs.
Geography
Land and water form
The materials are land and water form nomenclature cards. Here the child learns the names of the land and water forms chain of lakes and archipelago and increases the understanding of what the land and water forms represent.
Peace lesson for Montessori education week
The children in Magnolia room learned about Dr. Maria Montessori and colored a portrait of her. Also, they learned about the characteristics of a peaceful person and colored the peace sign.
We had a presentation on light and shadow for the entire school. Children had an opportunity to participate in those science activities. They had a good time.
Best wishes. Mrs. Wasala.