Our plans for
Week 1, Block 4, Dorothea Term

Language
Introduce phonograms ’sh’ (sandpaper letters and sand tray)
Pluvia, Pluvia (Rain Rain, Go Away)
Veni (Come)
Il Mange du Pain
S’il te plait (Please)

English Studies
‘Schippetitaro‘ from The Violet Fairy Book Andrew Lang
‘The Two Maidens‘ from The Complete Illustrated Stories Hans Christian Anderson
Narration: ‘The Lion and the Gnat‘, ‘The Leap at Rhodes‘, ‘The Cock and the Jewel from The Aesop for Children Ill. Milo Winter (He’s really a bit too young for Narration, so I’m mostly going to be keeping an ear out for re-tellings, or incorporation in play)
Recitation: Spring Morning A. A. Milne from When We Were Very Young

Art and Music
Folksong: The Ash Grove
Composer: George Frederic Handel
Work: Messiah
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Work: The Night Watch
Music: Long/Short (The Kodály Method 1 Lois Choksy) The Wishing Song
Art: Crayons
Colour and Patterns (Art Ideas Fiona Watts)