At iVillage Preschool we are using approved Montessori teaching materials (http://www.montessori-ami.org/), which were introduced to you by the school’s director. Check out this fantastic “Montessori Madness” video!

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ENGLISH SYLLABUS

2012/2013

iVillage Preschool English Syllabus for the Sprouts Class 2012/2013

Sprouts English Classroom. Agnes Suzdorf/Miss Kim.I’d like to welcome you and your child to the iVillage Sprouts Classroom. My name is Agnes Suzdorf and I will be your child’s English teacher. I will be working with a Korean co-teacher, Miss Kim and I’m sure we will create a caring environment for your child here.

I’ll be seeing your child for one full school day from 9a.m. to 3.30p.m. My main role is to introduce your child to English, so that your child can become familiar with listening, speaking, reading, writing and the foreign culture in general. I understand how important it is for Koreans to acquire the knowledge of English at young age, and I’ll do my best to

assist your child in that process. the class is equally special and I will treat each student with the utmost

Areas of FocusSensorial!Math!Social Studies !Science (and nature)Music and ArtLanguage

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Examples of Activities:1. Practical Life/NatureDeveloping daily living skills. • simple experiments with familiar

materials (sink/float, magnetic/non-magnetic)

• hands-on experiences of gardening, seeds and flowers,

• calendar, seasons and telling time.

2. Sensorial.Developing and training the senses (taste, hearing, touch, smell, sight). • taking a texture walk, • making and blowing pinwheels, • playing a listening game,• recognizing various properties such

as size, length, breadth, weight, texture, color, pitch, volume and shape.

3. Language.Learning to express and explore, which lead to development of reading and writing. • introducing precise terminology for

the materials and environment, • engaging in dialogue,• exercising listening skills,• exercising verbal skills, visual

perception, • various phonetic word games.

4. Mathematics.Exploring concepts from the concrete to the abstract. • the Golden Bead material, exploring

numerals into the thousands, • math operations (addition,

subtraction, multiplication, division),• performing the operation with

physical materials.

5. Cultural StudiesStimulating kids interest, vocabulary and curiosity. • puzzle maps,• food, clothes and music.

Copy Rights Policy We are working with Montessori materials, unless noted otherwise. To complete art & craft projects we will often reach for other resources, and to the best of our knowledge we’ll comply with Creative Commons Licenses.

A. FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIESManipulative CornerPre-writing / pre – reading / pre – math skillsImaginative and free play

B. LARGE MOTOR

ACTIVITIESMusic and movementGames, Gym time

C. MONTHLY THEMESSeasonsPet and farm animalsBirds and Creepy Crawlies – skill observationFruits and VegetablesTransport – skill observationBody PartsCreatures under WaterWild AnimalsFamily and Me

D. ‘FORMAL’ WORKNumerical skills0-10 with number value associationReading skillsRecognition of A – Z and

related vocabularyPre- reading readiness, sight wordsWriting skillsPre-writing readinessOppositesin & out, fast & slow, up & down, loud & soft, stop & go, big & small, hard & soft, hot & cold, over & under, tall & short, wet & dry, happy & sadColorsShapes

E. SING ALONG / RHYMES

F. STORY SESSIONS /

CONVERSATION

G. CREATIVITYArt & craftCooking activitiesScience experiences

H. PICTURE TALKSI. COMPUTERSFollow instructionsManipulate mouseTouch screen

music, rhythm & phonics