November Curriculum Overview

Themes: Fall Harvest, November, Thanksgiving

Occupation: Farmer

Letters: Cc,Nn,Ii

Color: brown

Numbers: 4 four, 5 five

Shape: triangle

Reading Readiness:

Match caps with lowercase for letters Aa, Rr, Tt, Bb, Pp, Ss, Cc, Nn, Ii

Identify and use likenesses and differences in colors, shapes, pictures, letters and words

Orally combine words to make a complete thought or story

Listen to stories and poems

Develop vocabulary through listening, speaking and print

Identify and use combined letters to make a word

Share a favorite story, book or poem

Follow oral directions

Summarize ideas

Phonics:  IG, IP, IT

Word List:

can, come, not, I, is, in, it

Writing:

 

 

Write first and last name using capital and lowercase letters

Recognize that first and last names begin with a capital letter

Recognize that a sentence begins with a capital letter

Demonstrate proper writing posture

Demonstrate proper writing form for letters Aa, Rr, Tt, Bb, Pp, Ss, Cc, Nn, Ii

Theme Journalizing at various developmental levels from the scribbling to the inventive spelling stage

Math:

 

 

Recognize and write whole numbers 0- 15

Count and compare sets of whole numbers 0-15

Recognize, extend and create patterns

Calendar Activities-Days of the week and exploring the months

Interpret and construct simple picture and bar graphs

Illustrate word problems with drawings and manipulatives

Science:

 

 

Observe and classify the characteristics of animals

Social Studies:

 

 

Identify and locate the United States on a map

Identify land and water on a globe and map

Know birthday

Practice Phone Number

Use simple directions- right, left, in front of, behind

October Curriculum Overview

Themes: Fire Safety, Spiders and Skeletons, Pumpkins, Halloween, Columbus Day

Letters: Bb, Ss, Pp

Numbers: 2 two, 3 three

Sight Words: big, blue, said, see, play

Phonics: EN, ET, EG

Color: orange

Occupation: Firefighter

Discriminate Likeness and Differences in Beginning Sounds A, R, T, B, S, P

Follow oral directions

Likenesses and differences in colors, shapes, letters

Orally combine words to make a complete thought or story

Listen to stories and poems

Identify and use spatial concepts

Produce from memory the details, sequence and main idea of a story or poem

Writing:

 

 

Write his or her first name using capital and lowercase letters

Recognize that a name begins with a capital letter

Demonstrate proper writing posture

Theme Journalizing at various developmental levels from the scribbling to inventive spelling stage

Dictate a sentence to build a story about halloween

Demonstrate proper form when writing letters Aa, Rr, Tt, Bb, Ss, Pp 

Math:

Recognize and form simple shapes: circle, square

Recognize and write whole numbers 0-10

Count sets of object for numbers 0-15

Recognize and extend patterns

Make reasonable predictions about story problem outcomes

Recall the days of the week

Calendar Activities

Explore the months

Interpret and construct simple graphs

Determine objects that are smaller, larger, heavier, lighter, more, less, longer, shorter

Science: 

Recognize weather conditions and appropriate dress

Observe seasonal things that are living and non-living

Social Studies:

 

 

Use simple directions-Left, Right, Front, Behind

Recognize how people are alike and different

Practice birthday and address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September Curriculum Overview

Themes:

All about me, Bears, Apples, Autumn, The 5 senses

Reading Readiness:

 

0 zero, 1 one

Aa Rr Tt

AT AN AD square

Listen to stories and poems 

Letters: Begin first letter the week of Sept. 26—A for Apples and Autumn

Writing:

First and Last name

0 zero 1 one square

Math:

 

 

spell and form, square

Recognize simple patterns ABAB

Compare sets to determine more, less and equal

Introduction to the days of the week

Explore the months

Interpret and explore simple graphs

Science:

 

Introduction to weather patterns and appropriate dress

Intro to Seasons

Identify the 5 senses

Distinguish sounds in the environment

Social Studies:

 

State reasons for rules

Practice  birthday

Recognize how people are alike and different

Recognize Patriotic symbols and holidays for September