Dear Magnolia families, This is the scribbles for month of January. Hope you all enjoy the activities. Wishing you all a season of warmth and coziness.
Practical life
The direct aims of the practical life works are order, concentration, coordination and independence. (OCCI).
Grating soap
Eye dropper with soap suction pad.
Pouring water through funnel
Locks and keys
Sensorial
Trinomial cube
This work helps the child to develop the visual discrimination in a three dimensional form. Develops concentration.
Large hexagonal box
Here the child develops the visual discrimination of plane forms. Learns that various triangles can be joined to create new forms. Prepares for mathematics in the area of geometry.
Sound cylinders
The sound boxes helps the child to develop the auditory sense.
Math
The Stamp Game
The stamp game is to introduce the stamp materials. A wooden box divided into four sections vertically. A quantity of stamps, two centimeters square. The green unit stamps are marked with a 1, blue stamps with a 10, red stamps with a 100 and green stamps marked with a 1000.
Addition with the stamps
The aim of this math work is to develop the concept of addition, to understand the visual representation of the meaning of addition and to learn the meaning of mathematical terms such as plus, equal, addends, sum, etc.
Language
Ending sounds
Working with ending sounds the child develops the auditory sense. Association of sound and letter. Develops an awareness of ending sounds in words.
Consonant blends
Here the children learn the beginning consonant blends. This helps for reading, writing and spelling.
Science
Fish
These fish nomenclature cards help the child to learn the names of parts of the fish. Also develops an appreciation for fish.
Geography
Land and water form nomenclature and definition cards
Bay/ cape
In this picture the children use land and water form nomenclature cards to reinforce the names of the land and water forms. Increase the child's understanding of what the land and water form represent.
Continents
Asia
Here the children learn the name of the continent and the countries belonging to it.
Art
Dot art
Finger painting with one color.
Themes for January
Montessori
Here the children color the picture of Dr. Maria Montessori.
Coloring the peace sign.
The Earth and the Sun (celebration of life)
The child walks along the ellipse around the sun for the years of the child's life and gives the child both an initial impression of the earth/sun relationship an of the passage of the years form his birth to the present day. It is both a geography and a history lesson.
Elahi Bhullar celebrated her 6th birthday in the month of January. Her parents joined the celebration by telling their child's life story.
Lucas Azar celebrated his 4th birthday in the Month of January. Lucas's parents also joined the celebration by honoring their child's life and accomplishments.