the Bala House
By Tamar Stavans
May is here, and it’s hard to believe that the year is almost over! We have many exciting things planned, and we hope we have enough time to do them all. In science we will continue learning about different animals. We are expecting to receive butterfly larvae any day now. This will allow the students [...]
By Tamar Stavans
Spring is here! It is the perfect time to discuss everything found outdoors inside our classroom this month. In science we will learn about flowers and their various parts. We will also learn about birds and their names by using matching cards and listening to stories. We will decorate our classroom with flying birds. The [...]
By Tamar Stavans
March is finally here, and we have several activities planned that will help us transition into spring. We will focus on the life cycles of frogs and turtles and learn about dinosaurs and how they are extinct. All students will use stamps to learn about the life cycle of a frog (egg, tadpole, young frog, [...]
By Tamar Stavans
This month we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is a great opportunity to emphasize what we have been learning in the Second Step Curriculum: to respect others, value friendships, and correctly read other people’s feelings. The Second Step Curriculum is a weekly activity during Circle Time in which we read about possible scenarios one can [...]
By Tamar Stavans
Happy New Year to everybody! We hope that 2013 will bring happiness and health to you and all of your family. Throughout January, we are learning about winter and the characteristics that go along with it: weather, changes in lifestyle, clothing, wildlife adaptation, etc. We are reading numerous stories and learning nursery rhymes about this [...]