Lesson
Review
Domain
Gross Motor/
Outdoor Play
Fine Motor/
Pre-Writing
Cognitive/
Phonological
Awareness
Social/
Emotional
Self-Help
Butterfly Room
“Giddy Up,
Cowboys and
Cowgirls!”
March 2016
Home Connection
This month the children will learn about cowboys, cowgirls, animals and their
habitats. They will continue to develop their large muscle strength by participating
in gross motor activities such as using their upper and lower bodies. This includes
skipping, jumping, throwing and balancing. At home, practice skipping down the
drive way, in the backyard, jump from one point to the next, throwing into a basket
or box and balancing a small container on their head while walking.
The children will build their fine motor skills by using eye - hand coordination;
Placing shapes on paper to create an image, using chalk, crayons and paint to begin
pre-writing. At home, find the opportunity to color with your child. Assist them
with the proper way of holding a crayon or a pencil. Create designs, shapes or
letters.
Learning about cowboys and cowgirls, your child will introduced to new vocabulary
words. They will use their critical thinking skills to complete a person, do puzzles
related to the theme and be able to respond to open-ended questions during story
time. At home, you can read books and ask our child, “What do you see?”, “What
happened?”, “What do you think will happen next?”
The children will learn to take turns, play, sing and do art as a group. They will also
listen as their friends take turns expressing themselves and/or sharing their ideas.
We will celebrate “Read Across America” for Dr. Seuss birthday (March 2nd). At
home, read one of Dr. Seuss all-time favorites “The Cat in the Hat” or “Green Eggs
and Ham”.
The children will continue to assist during meal time by passing out the spoons and
napkins. At home, have your child help with setting the table; whether it’s eating
utensils, cups, plates or napkins.
Language and Literacy
Vocabulary
Cowboy
Cowboy Hat
Cowgirl
Farm
Lasso
Ranch
Cow
Cookout
Pig
Trough
Sheep
Goat
Chaps
Piglet
Spurs
Pail
Horse
Chicken
Duck
Books
“Farm Animals” by My World Series
“The Cowboy Count”
“Old MacDonald” by Mike Resnick
“The Big Red Barn” by Margaret Brown
Rodeo
Vest
Jeans
Bandana
“Five Little Ducks”
“Old MacDonald”
“Cowboy Small” by Lois Lenski
“Baa Baa Black Sheep”
“On the Farm” by Christine Corona
“Bingo”
“How Artist See Horse” by Colleen Carroll
“The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss
Dog
Cat
Songs/Fingerplays
“Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”
“The Farmer in the Dell”
“Home on the Range”
“Little Boy Blue come blow your
Horn”