Montessori Workplan for Grade 1

While on Montessori for Everyone's website, I cam across a Workplan for Grade 1 for the month of September. Here is the link to the plan below: http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/Elementary-Workplans-Teacher-Tools_ep_62-1.html

I wanted to update myself with the some of the material, so I have linked information under the plan. Click on the link above to see the full plan.
September Workplan: Grade 1


Mathematics Activities:

___Addition Tables http://www.infomontessori.com/mathematics/tables-of-arithmetic-addition-strip-board.htm
http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/Addition-Board-amp-Charts_p_115.html

___Snake Game - Search for Ten
http://www.infomontessori.com/mathematics/tables-of-arithmetic-addition-snake-game.htm

Pink List, Movable Alphabet, and Worksheets

We are using A Beka's K Letter's and Sounds, which are similar to the Montessori pink list words (see link 1 for a FREE printable set). The words are made up of CVC.

On the A Beka's worksheet the child is given a picture and the C and two V's to choose from to make the word match the picture. For example, a picture of a man and the word "m__n" and the choice of two vowels. Devon had great success with this until she was asked to do it without the picture. Here is where I decided to use the movable alphabet. In the picture above, we build the word "v__n." The purple stripe was there to hold the place for the vowel. This worked much better than the worksheet. I will do this lesson with Devon several more times and each time do less assistance, until she can do it on her own.

Link 1: http://www.montessorimaterials.org/Language/pinkcards1.pdf

Link for A Becka http://www.abeka.com/

Nomenclature

Montessori Nomenclature cards are often used for building vocabulary and concepts in all subject areas. Also known as 3-part cards, this material is made up of pictures and labels.








These cards are Kitchen Nomenclature and are available FREE at the link below.


http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/assets/PDF/Kitchen_Nomenclature.pdf

The simplicity of the material is in the picture of an object and its name. They can be used with non-readers as the Montessori children are able to match up the letters on the labels and figure out which label goes with which picture.

Nomenclature cards use control cards as a built in control of error. This way, children are able to self-correct without interference from the parent/teacher.



HOW TO
1. Set up the control card (card with the picture and labeled with its word) in veritcal rows with space for the picture card. I did this with Devon for the first couple of times to "get our work ready."

2. Next match the picture to the picture then the word to the word.

Egg Collecting

Collecting Eggs from our chickens has turned into a Math and "day of the week lesson." Each day Devon collects and counts the eggs and then colors the egg the color that matches the day of the week.

Art: Color Mixing

First I drew a triangle with a circle at each of the three points. I gave each child only one color at a time and asked them to place only one color in each circle. We washed the brush in between each color.

Then I took a paint brush and dotted each of the colors (equal parts) on the side of the triangle and ask Devon to mix them. She was surprised to see what she colors she created.

Next she "added" the colors together. For example, blue+blue+red=purple. Lastly she painted sunflowers. She wanted to have green, so we had to review our mixing lesson again.

Caroline's abstract art. She did start with the same triangle as Devon. Yes, she is nude. I she would not wear her apron. It is easier to wash her than the clothes.Lastly, in Devon's finished work. I did paint some of the picture with her. I demonstrated how to hold the brush and the proper pressure.

Colors

Using fruit Devon found the beginning sounds of the colors and then we worked together on the rest.

Sorting Beets

In our garden we grew beets. The recipe to can the beets said to sort them by size. This was a perfect activity for Devon on size comparison. After she sorted them, I put the larger beets on the bottom of the pan and we talked about why bigger beets would take longer to cook. Perfect lesson.