April's Sprout Goals

When I adopted a tot school approach to learning in my home, I decided to organize myself by month, by week, then by day.  This is my monthly goal and objective sheet.  April is such a wonderfully rich month to lesson plan.  We celebrate Easter, Earth Day and we can get out into our garden … assuming the weeds don't eat us alive! 

Letter Recognition
Our focus letters this month are: E-A-R-T-H.  Heheh .. I'll give you three guesses why?   You guessed it they spell earth and we are going to be doing a lot of Earth centric reading.  Not to mention this moth we also celebrate Easters, hunt Eggs, and so on.

Math Discovery:
Patterns, Patterns and More Patterns.  This month we are going to be working nearly every day on some form of pattern play.  In addition we will be continuing to work on skip counting.  (primarily because the little ones LOVE it)

Science Exploration:
Out to the garden we go!!  It's time for us to plant our tomatoes, squash and bell peppers. 

Practical Skill Building:
This month we are working on digging, twisting and pouring.  We are also working on buckles and ties.

The Arts:
This month we are diving into water colors.  We will also be learning the musical note E. 

For my Littlest Sprout:
This month is all about texture.  He is stepping into a new phase of food exploration.  His sensory  bins will be all about bumpy and smooth!

Ready or not here we come!!