Top Text Title: Top Text: March/April: During March and April we are learning about the many different kinds of places that people live throughout our own country and throughout the world. We are recieving letters from friends and/or family members who live in other places to learn more about what it is like there. We then are plotting these places on a map in school to help us keep track of the places we have learned about. International Week and Earth Week integrate nicely into this unit. Links Section Title:
Bottom Text Title: Bottom Text: February: This month the children will be learning all about the role of our President. We will talk about our current president as well as important president's from long ago (George Washington and Abraham Lincoln). We will learn what good leaders do, talk about President's Day, and learn about Flag Day. January - We are learning about needs and wants and what the difference is between the two. This leads us right into our discussions about careers and different types of jobs. This month we will have career days where volunteers can come in and teach us all about the job that they do! December: We are learning about the many ways that people celebrate with family in the month of December. We are also talking a lot about fairness and how to treat others in a kind and helpful way. October/November: We have had a few class meeting by this time. The children are learning to take turns and respect others when it is their turn to talk. Active listening is being encouraged and modeled for the students so they learn to listen to others as they like to be listened to when sharing ideas. During the next month in social studies, we will be reading about many famous people in history including Christopher Columbus, Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, and Betsy Ross. We will learn how life was different long ago before the currect technologies and advances were invented. During November we will focus on elements of and types of families. September: This month we are focusing on ourselves and what makes each one of us special and important.
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