February Newsletter – Carrington Academy

Monthly Curriculum

Links To Learning Curriculum Goals

This is a glimpse of what each classroom will be focusing on in the upcoming Month. Please see the classroom bulletin board for more detailed lessons.

Infant

This month, your child will learn that she can use her muscles in different and fun ways to create music and use musical instruments. Baby Sign Language this month is “All Done. Place both hands in front of your chest and flip them outwards and inwards.

Beginner

This month, your child will learn to connect the events in stories to her own life experiences, match animals with their sounds, and continue identifying shapes and colors.

Intermediate

This month, your child will learn to count to 30, recognize numbers 1-10, and identify animals and their habitats.

Pre-K

This month, your child will use adjectives to describe settings, place objects in order by length, and add and subtract using concrete objects.

Read Together, Talk Together

***This is a glimpse of what books will be introduced this month. Please see classroom bulletin boards for additional themed books.

Books:

-Dear Zoo
-Goodnight Gorilla
-Kitten
-Clifford, the big red dog

Vocabulary Words:

Groundhog, Shadow, Weather, Valentine, Love, Hugs, Kisses, Cupid, Presidents, Dentist, Floss, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Teeth, Gums, Tongue, Taste, Cards

Monthly Spotlight

Valentine Snack Mix

Ingredients:

*mini pretzels

*popcorn (air-popped)

*cereal (chex, cherrios, or your choice)

*peanuts (or a nut of your choice)

*M&Ms or other candies

*sprinkles

*white chocolate, or white candy melts

*pink candy melts

Directions:

1.In your largest bowl, or a large roasting pan, mix all ingredients except the M&M’s, sprinkles, and candy melts. Do not over fill your dish, you will need room to toss the ingredients together.

2.Melt white candy melts (or white chocolate) in a microwave safe dish (at 50% power) in 30 second intervals until almost melted. Stir until completely melted and smooth. Pour the melted chocolate over the dish of snacks and then stir, stir, stir! It’s up to you if you want the mix to be totally coated, or lightly coated (depending on the amount of melted chocolate you use).

3.When the snacks are evenly coated, pour entire mixture out onto a baking sheet (or two if needed).

4.Immediately (while the coating is still warm and melty) add sprinkles and M&M’s. They will stick to some of the clusters as the white chocolate cools (this is a good thing).

5.If desired, melt another color of candy melts (in this case, I used pink), and drizzle the colored candy melts over the snack mix as it cools. This will add a bit more color.

6.Allow snack mix to cool and chocolate (and candy melts) to set up (about 30 minutes). Once cool, break apart as needed and store in an airtight bag or container.

Party mix with popcorn in it will remain fresh tasting about 2-3 days, and a bit longer without popcorn.

From our Education Department

10 Fun and Interactive Books for Infants and Toddlers

February, 2017 | Topics: Language & Literacy

You’re probably aware that reading to children at a young age has a profound influence on vocabulary acquisition, speech development and listening skills. If you’re a parent of an infant or toddler, you may have noticed that interactive books are especially likely to hold their attention. Pat the Bunny and[.....]
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