HAPPENINGS IN JUNE
- Father’s Day is this month and the children will be making special art to take home to Dad!
- Flag Day is June 14th and the children will be learning about the American Flag and making a fun Flag Day project. The children will learn the Pledge of Allegiance and proper flag manners such as how to stand and salute our Nation’s Flag.
- The children will work on discovering lots of things in Summer. The weather will hopefully get warmer and that means lots of exploring, beaches, picnics, field trips and more.
- June is also National Dairy month and the children will work on learning about products that come from cows and will be doing several ‘Dairy’ related activities during the month.
- June is also a great month for baseball!! The children will work on their large motor development skills of throwing, catching and other fun baseball activities.
- The children will also be working on Frogs and their Life Cycles. They will have fun doing art activities about frogs and singing a new frog song, “Little Green Frog”
- How big were Dinosaurs? This month, we will be researching about dinosaurs and how they roamed the Earth millions of years ago; explore dinosaur facts such as what they ate, where they lived and what they looked like and more.
THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR CHILD
- Show your child pictures of some objects such as bed, refrigerator, hammer, bike, etc. and ask him/her to tell you what each object is and how it is used.li>
- Go for a walk and ask your child to name all the green things you pass.
- Take turns playing an animal guessing game…… “I am a four-legged animal, I have a long tail, I love acorns, I am a _________.”
PARENT TIP OF THE MONTH
Reading together: Ask your child to choose a favorite story. Before reading, ask what he/she remembers about the story. Then read the story aloud and enjoy it together. Also, take your child to the library and pick out some books about summer fun.