Simply-hood: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Kindergarten Curriculum

Hello wellow...we're coming to the end of our Preschooler's era. Now, it's time for us continuing our days being a Kindergartner Here's our new logo. Later, I'll not write any months anymore under the logo, I'll put the years and month e.g: 4 years, 4 years 1 month, and so on. So it's gonna be easily for us to know the years.

This year is quite different from previous years. It's a right time for Fritz to learn and explore more than before. I have lots of plan for this Kindergarten era. I really want him to be able to read simple words in English though few friends said it's better to teach Indonesian first. I hope I'm on the right path...

Here's our plan or curriculum, we could say so:

Language

Focus on learning how to read using Phonic. I've already purchased some online learning and I can get some materials from there.

Source:

- Evan Moore -- Teacher File Box (member)

- Education.com

- Raz-Kids (member)
- our collection books; phonic books (Ernie's)
- Reading A to Z (printed High Frequency Words)

Math

- Simple Addition (<10 p="">

- Simple Subtraction (<10 p="">

- Fraction (whole, half, thirds, fourths/quarters)

- Money (introducing coins and paper money)

- Time (o'clock and half)

Source:

- Evan Moore -- Teacher File Box (member)

- Education.com

- IXL (online's math)

Science:

- do some simple project science

- gardening
- some themes: Human Body, Living and Non Living Things, Magnet, Sink and Float.

- BrainPOP.Jr

- Kuark Magazine

Art and Craft:

- Origami

Cooking:

- counting and measuring the ingredients

- do simple cooking that Fritz can involve more

Bible:

- learning pray: Hail Mary and Our Father in Heaven

- reading bible every night
- learning about bible story, the material and the lesson plan are taken from Garden of Praise and Sunday School Center.

Chinese:

I'm going to send him to a course. I hope it work this year.

Montessori:

*Practical Life*
*Geography*
*History*
*Biology*
*PE* - swimming and riding 2 wheels bike

all the list are taken from Montessori lists from my cousin. Thanks, sista! :)

Books:

- read book everyday

- buy books using Charlotte Mason's lists monthly

- online bookstore: Better World Books and Book Depository

Field Trip
- Tea walk at Puncak
- Going to Monas with Trans Jakarta Bus
- Going to Bogor with train
- Seaworld
- Kidzania

I know it's a long list we have. I hope we can make it along our 2 years of Kindergarten year. Good luck for us!! :D

Preschool : End of the Preschool Year

Fritz is currently 47 months 4 weeks

This is the last week for his Preschool time then we're going to Kindergarten class after. Happy birthday my dear boy! You're not a baby or toddler or nursery or even a Preschoolers anymore, now you're 4 years old this week.

We really had so much fun during this week. No class too this week, just having so much fun and take a relax before we come up with new term next week. Goodbye, Preschool!!

Birthday Blast

Wow...you're 4 years now! Happy birthday, boy....

May God always shimmer you with HIS zillion love and give you healthiness and happiness. Be a smart and kind boy always! GBU, dear....

complete story version here!

Art

Papa's friend, Tante Emilia, had given this as his birthday present. He couldn't wait to paint this dinosaurs so much. So this morning, he insisted me to open the package as he wanted to paint the dinosaurs. Thanks, Tante Emil for the present....Fritz loved it so much! *kiss* :D

Easter Mass

Fritz was doing coloring with Lona during the Easter Eve mass....more story here!

Fun

Fritz went to a clan house and pray for his ancestors...story here...

Fritz and his uncles and aunty....more story here!

Fun : Early Dinner at Jun Njan Restaurant

Fritz and his uncles and aunty....more story here!

Fun : Lee Clan House

Fritz went to a clan house and pray for his ancestors...story here...

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Easter Mass

Fritz was doing coloring with Lona during the Easter Eve mass....more story here!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Art : Painting Clay Dinosaurs

Monday, March 25, 2013

Happy 4th Birthday, Fritz

Wow...you're 4 years now! Happy birthday, boy....

May God always shimmer you with HIS zillion love and give you healthiness and happiness. Be a smart and kind boy always! GBU, dear....

complete story version here!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Preschool : Letter Z

Fritz is currently 47 months 3 weeks

Finally, we came up to the end of the alphabet. Not really much we did as I needed time to prepare some stuffs for the new term and for his coming birthday.

Letter Y

We continued the letter Y worksheets that hadn't finished yet last week.

Beginning letter sound of X and Y

Circle the beginning sound of letter Y

Color by following the order

Connects the dots

Again, connect the letter dots

Trace lower y

Counting letter Y in the nursery rhymes

Letter Z

Color the objects starting with letter Z

Another series of color the objects that starting with letter Z

Match the beginning sounds of objects

Circle the Z objects

Beginning letter sound of Y and Z

Color by order

Color Z objects

Connect the dots letters

Connect the letters starting from letter N to Z

Connect the letters again from A - Z

Vroom.....vroom....guide the car to the path A - Z

Letter maze

Trace the lower case of Z

Count the letter Z in the nursery rhymes

Write the beginning letter

His last favorite activity

Another series of write the beginning letter

All about letter Z

Uppercase of letter Z

Craft

One of my very best friends shared this site to us, an origami site. It's really nice site to learn more about origami. It provides steps by steps to make something using origami.

Fritz was totally excited when I showed him this site. He said he wanna try it. He made 3 figures; 2 dogs and a cat. I chose the very simple ones so he easily followed the instructions.

He learnt how to fold paper correctly by the instructions. So far, he could follow very good. He just needed extra power to make the paper folded. LOL. Practicing more, boy! :)