The children will be taking turns collecting pansies from the flowerbed at the front of the school. they will also be pressing the pansies for their Nature Journals.
In Science we will be reviewing the parts of a flower and practicing the different parts in Science Center. The children will put the parts of the flower together using the felt pieces on the felt board. The children will also practice using the Montessori Nomenclature Cards with the parts of the flower puzzle. We will be reading about our Sense of Touch. Each child may bring a texture to share during circle time. They may choose to bring 1 item that is smooth, rough, hard, or soft etc..
In Math some of the students will begin learning multiplication. This week they wil start 1x1, 1x2, etc.. We will continue to practice telling time and counting money. Some of the children are working on learnign their numbers as well as adding and subtracting numbers. The 2nd graders need to practice learning that 2 quarters=50 cents, 3 quarters=75 cents, and 4 quarters=$1.00 or 100 cents. Please practice this at home. Others need to practice the names of the coins such as the nickel and the dime.
