Learners House School System

*Sound ‘x’ Week | Early Years II 🩻*

This week our Early Years II students *skated with sound ‘x’*!

To make learning stick, we did *X-ray Art* 🎨 — children used Q-tips and white paint on black paper to create their own x-rays.

*They learned:*
- *Sound ‘x’* says /k/ + /s/ and often comes at the end: box, fox, six
- *New vocabulary*: x-ray, xylophone, mix, exit
- *Fine motor skills* for writing through painting
- *Letter-sound connection* through hands-on play

From tracing ‘x’ to shouting it in songs, our little learners are now ‘x’-perts! 💛

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Science Journey – Life Cycle of a Chicken | Early Years III 🐔

Our Early Years III scientists went on an exciting journey this week to discover “How does a chick hatch?”

Egg → Chick → Chicken 🐣From egg to chick to chicken,

Our little explorers learned the life cycle of a chicken through hands-on activities, stories, and craft! Through this journey, students:

Observed and sequenced the stages:
egg → hatching → chick → chicken 🥚
Built vocabulary, Developed curiosity, 🧠 Connected science to real life and developed care for living things 💛

The sparkle in their eyes when they acted out a chick breaking the shell was pure science magic!

In our classroom, science isn’t from textbooks — it’s experienced, felt, and lived.

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Montessori Practical Life – Water Transfer with Sponge
| Early Years I Today, our Early Years II students practiced the beautiful art of transferring water from bowl to bowl using a sponge! This simple Montessori activity holds big lessons.

As little hands squeezed, soaked, and transferred water, our children were strengthening fine motor muscles for better pencil grip ✍️ developing hand-eye coordination and focus 👀 learning control of movement through purposeful work 🤲 building concentration, patience, and independence 🧠 absorbing concepts of wet, dry, full, and empty through senses 💡

The joy on their faces when no drop was wasted was priceless! In Montessori, we believe work is play — and every sponge squeeze is preparing the child for writing, self-care, and mindful living.

Practical Life is not preparation for school, it is preparation for life.

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*Montessori Transferring Activity – Early Years 🌸*

In our Montessori classroom, learning happens through _doing_ — and today our little ones mastered the art of *transferring water from jug to jug using a funnel*!

This simple yet powerful activity is much more than just play. As students carefully poured water without spilling, they were:
- *Developing fine motor skills*
- *Building concentration and control*
- *Learning practical life skills*
- *Exploring concepts of volume and precision*

Watching their serious little faces and steady hands was pure joy! Each drop transferred was a step towards patience, coordination, and self-reliance.

*Because in Montessori, every small movement prepares the child for a bigger world.* 🌍

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Last week, our classroom turned into a sea of RED!
Our stars came dressed in red, enjoyed fresh watermelon slices, and created adorable watermelon art 🎨Learning colors was never this juicy and fun! 😄

In Early Years III, we focus on preparing students for Grade I while gradually introducing foundational science concepts 📚✨

As part of this approach, we conducted a fun and engaging activity on living and non-living things 🌱🪨. To make learning more interactive and memorable, we brought a chicken 🐔 and a pigeon 🐦 into the classroom, allowing students to observe real living creatures and spark their curiosity 🤩🔍.

In our early years program, children are given wonderful opportunities to grow, explore, and thrive 🌱

Through engaging, hands-on activities, we focus on enhancing fine motor skills—helping little hands gain strength, control, and confidence along with the development of bilateral coordination.

At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to nurturing each child’s potential in a fun, supportive, and stimulating environment.