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ABird's Eye View of the Year
Fall
September: Our Peaceful Classroom- lntroductory Lessons, The children make the
classroom rules, Peace Table, Nature Table, Care of the classroom environment
Care of the classroom animals, Grace & Courtesy lessons, Parts of the body
Sign Language
Art
M
usic
Cooki ng
Control of the body, Care of the body, Feelings, Senses, Celebration oI Life
Experiments
October: Human Needs- Family, love, shelter, food, clothing, community
Yoga
BIOM ES
The Universe, Our Solar System, Return to Planet Earth
Mountains
Alpine tundra
November: Four Elements:(earth, water, air, fire); Lithosphere- Minerals,
Mountalns, Drifting Continents, Volcano; Native America, Medicine Wheel- 4
Elements,4 Directions,4 Seasons; Hydrosphere- Oceans, Water Cycle, Land &
Water Masses; Magnetosphere; Atmosphere- Sun and the Food Chain, Fire, Night
Sky, Gravity, Energy, Weather; Early America
W
Grasslands
Wetlands
Tem perate forest
Great American
Desert
inter
Amazon Rain
December: Biosphere & Overview of Living Things, In_troduction to the Continents
Our Continent, Our Neighbor Countries; Geography, flags, biomes, animals,
landmarks, and people of NORTH AMERICA (or your continent and rearrange as
M
Fo rest
Andean
Mountains
Pam pas
Ta iga
needed), Our Country, Our State,0ur City Celebrations around the World
January: Tlme Lines- Year, Months, Seasons, Days, Hours,
Tem perate
Alps
inutes, Seconds
Alpine Meadow
Time Line of My Life; Measuring voiume, r,t'cigiri, and iength; Time Lines
Temperate forest
lnvertebrates & Vertebrates; Geography, flags, biomes, animals, landmarks,
Tem perate
G rassla nd
cr.rlture, art. and people of SOUTH AMERICA
fet:rLiar.y' Our.Country's
Wood land
lime Line; Transportation Time Line; Presidents and
Flag
LanCmarks: Inventors & inventions; Manmade & Natural 0bjects
Geography, flags, biomes, animals, landmarks, cuiture,. art, people of EUROPE
Cave
Fence row
River, Lake,
Pond
Temperate forest
H
Spring
[/elih'Our
State- History & Time Line, Geography, Cities, Rivers, Landmarks,
People, lndigenous Animals, and Biomes; AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES
April: BIRDS; Geography, flags, biomes, aninlals, landmarks, ar!, people of ASIA
May-: PLANTS- Seeds, Soil, Flowers, Gardening, Trees
Geography, flags, biomes, animals, landmarks, culture, art, people
Rain Forest
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
Sava
of
AFRICA
Summer
n
nah
Serengeti
Scru bla nds
Outback
Great Victoria
June: INSECTS, SPIDERS, Food Chains, Ecology, Food Web, Conservation
Desert
Care of the Environment, Endangered Species
l+[:
im alayas
Gobi Desert
Ocean, Shore,
Geography, flags, biomes, animals, landmarks, art, people of AUSTRALIA
Oceania, Oceans, Ocean and Seashore Life, FISH, Ocean Ecology, lnvertebrates
lsla nd
Great Barrier
Reef
August: Geography, flag, biomes, animals, and explorers of ANTARCTICA, Arctic
Tu nd ra
Vertebrates, MAMMALS, Animal Senses, Animal Defenses, Famous Artists
Polar Regions
O20O7 Virginia Newcomb
A Guide for the l\4ontessori Classroom - Fall