// Curriculum Update: Week of Jan 7 //

These days, the Circle Room students are engaging in more complex activities as they can understand and follow multi-step directions, possess greater fine and gross motor control, and have longer spans of attentiveness, than earlier in the school year.  The children are enjoying the hex bolt driver activity, folding napkins, the button and zipper dressing frames, and creating individual collages. 

      In the Language area, the Sandpaper Letter “a” has been introduced with accompanying phonetic objects: an ant, an apple, an alligator, and an axe. We have read “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats and will be exploring extension activities based on the story.   In the Sensorial area, follow up materials to the basic sets of Knobbed and Knobless Cylinders are being introduced. Two more students have celebrated their birthdays in school and have enjoyed allergy-friendly snacks with their friends. 

      As we get into the heart of winter, we will continue to visit the playground or take a walk outside to get fresh air and exercise. On extremely cold or inclement days, we will enjoy indoor movement activities.