 Emotional Focus - to lessen separation anxiety and build trust 1  Gross Motor Focus - running and climbing  Fine Motor Focus - to provide experiences with different art materials

Themes and Objectives Monday, August 10 Tuesday, August 11 Wednesday, August 12 Thursday, August 13 Friday, August 14

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 14th

Language Development Group Talk: Introduce New Group Talk: Classroom Rules Group Talk: Discuss centers. Group Talk: Get to know your Group Talk: Talk about our new Back to School Students Finger play: “Name Play Hide-n-Seek with toys teacher. Teacher bring in friends. Introduce new vocabulary. Learn good habits-lining up, Finger play” p 4 from different centers. family pictures, and items of Play “Amber Lamb Says” Increase listening skills. hand washing, finding name Practice good habits Meet Amber Lamb! interest to share with class. Appreciate God’s creation Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Cards 1 & 2 Cards 3, 4, & 5 Cards 6 & 7 Cards 9, 10 & 14 Cards 8, 11 & 12

Reading/Music Read: I Like School 3 Read: Dog Goes to Nursery Read: Curious George Finds Read: Spot Goes to School 3 Read: Clifford's First School Back to School ~Poems and Finger Plays School 3 Out About School 3 ~Winnie the Pooh Goes To Day 3 Enjoy and value reading and “Listening Time” p 24 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 School 3 Sing : “I Am Special” p 12 music. “Nicole’s Nap” p 29 and “Getting Ready For Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 and “Getting Ready For Sing: “We Welcome You” p 4 Sing: “We Welcome You” p 4 School” and “Getting Ready For School” School”

Math/Science Will begin August 26th

Bible Growing Up With Amber The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb Acquire knowledge of Lamb “Amber Meets Her “The Beginning” Man and Woman” Card 1 Genesis 1:1 “Amber’s New Friend” Card 2 Basic Bible Truths Teacher” Card 1 pp14-19 pp 20-25 Character Development Visuals Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Card 31 “Courteous” “Animal Play” p 3 “Adam and the Animals” p 2 Memorize I Peter 3:8 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” World in His Hands”

Art -Control small muscles in Color children playing in the hands. Color an apple. construction center. Finger paint! Create a colorful collage. Make lamb puppets.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Follow the Teacher” ~Practice kicking a ball. ~Have a jumping day. Jump ~Can you hold a ball and ~Do The Hokey Pokey Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles ~Play musical instruments over lines, jump into a circle. jump? ~Play dough with a CD or while singing. ~Blow bubbles! ~Explore centers  Emotional Focus - to continue to build trust and lessen separation anxiety 2  Gross Motor Focus - to use large muscles in dancing  Fine Motor Focus - to use small muscles in painting

Theme and Objectives Monday, August 17 Tuesday, August 18 Wednesday, August 19 Thursday, August 20 Friday, August 21

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 14th

Language Development LD Card 1/TG pg. 7 LD Card 2/TG pg 8 LD Card 2/TG pg 8 LD Card 2/TG pg 8 LD Card 2/TG pg 8 Red and Yellow Talk about Rainbow Colors. Talk about red. Talk about red. Talk about yellow Look for red and yellow objects Introduce new vocabulary. LD Card 2 pg 8 Finger play: “Ten Red Introduce yellow and review red. outside. Increase listening skills. Introduce Red Apples” p 2 Look for yellow objects in the Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation Find red items in the ~Poems and Finger Plays classroom. Look at the yellow “Yellow” p 46 “Rainbow” p 36 classroom. “Apple Tree” p 3 color bottle.

Reading/Music Read: What Color? 3 Read: Clifford the Small Red Read: Yellow and Yummy 3 Read: The Busy Red Read: Who’s Going to Take Red and Yellow ~Time For School, Mouse! 3 Puppy 3 ~A Bug, a Bear and a Boy Go Tractor 3 Care of Me? 3 Enjoy and value reading and ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “The Wheels On the to School 3 ~ The Little Red Sled 3 Play musical instruments and music. “Two Eyes to See” p 40 Bus” Fun Song #2 Sing: Sing: The Wheels On the Bus” dance with a CD. Sing: ~“Rainbow Colors” “The Rainbow Song” p 2 Fun Song #2 ~“Rainbow Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p 2 Fun Song #1 Colors” Fun Song #1 “The Rainbow Song” p 2

Math/Science Sort Tootie Fruties into Sometimes/Anytime Cards Create red and yellow finger Red and Yellow Look at the red color Play: “Find Something Red” different colors. Find the Work with manipulatives print patterns with Classify objects. bottle. yellow group. at the table. finger paint. What color are you eating? (combine with art activity)

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up With Amber Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals The Young Reader’s Bible Acquire knowledge of “Evil Enters Eden” pp 26-31 Lamb “Amber’s and Button’s “Courteous” Card 32 Card 1 Genesis 1:1 “Water, Water Basic Bible Truths Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Classroom” Card 3 Everywhere” pp 32-37 World in His Hands” Sing: “Old Noah Built an Ark”

Art Place three to four drops of After making finger print Red and Yellow Book of Color and Shapes Make a red scribble picture Book of Color and Shapes yellow food color in a patterns, mix the red and yellow Control small muscles in p 2 with a red crayon. p 3 tablespoon of water, using finger paint on a piece of paper. hands. Q-tips paint a yellow sun. What color did you make?

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Follow the Teacher” ~Play musical instruments ~Sit on the floor in a circle. ~Play follow the leader ~Play music and dance with Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play dough and dance. Roll the ball to each child and ~Look at the yellow and red scares. ~Puzzles let them roll it back. color bottles. ~Snack Picnic: Talk about the ~Sidewalk chalk colors of our food.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To ensure that each child is watching and participating 3  To evaluate the routines and habits that need to be practiced  Gross/fine Motor Focus - jumping/coloring

Themes and Objectives Monday, August 24 Tuesday, August 25 Wednesday, August 26 Thursday, August 27 Friday, August 28

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 14th

Language Development Talk about RainbowColors. LD Card 2/TG pg 8-9 LD Card 2/TG pg 8-9 LD Card 2/TG pg 8-9 Talk about Rainbow Colors. Blue and Brown LD Card 2/TG pg 8-9 Review Blue. Introduce Brown. Talk about Brown. LD Cards 1- 2/TG pg 8-9 Introduce new vocabulary. Introduce blue. Look for friends Look for brown things in the Look for friends wearing blue Review blue and brown. Increase listening skills. Look for blue things in the wearing blue . classroom. or brown. ~Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation classroom. “Rainbow” p 36

Reading/Music Read: Little Boy Blue 3 Read: Rolie Polie Olie 3 Read: Where is Bear? 3 Read: Just Like Daddy 3/1b Read: Big Bird’s Color Game 3 Blue and Brown ~Blue’s Perfect Present 3 Sing: “Colors” p 2 Finger play: “Teddy Bear” p 15 ~My Brown Bear Barney3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The Rainbow ~ “Rainbow Colors” Finger play: “Teddy Bear” p 2 “Joseph” p 20 music. Song” p 2 Fun Songs #1 ~ “My Teddy Bear” Sing: “The Rainbow Fun Songs #5 Song” p 2

Math/Science Finger paint with blue Work with manipulatives at Game: Find something COOKING DAY! Teach the children a Blue and Brown the table. brown… blue... Make/Eat chocolate (brown) handclapping song. Classify objects. pudding. Look at the color bottles brown Explore textures. and blue.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up With Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Acquire knowledge of “A Surprise for Sarah” “A Very Hairy Trick” “Amber’s Talk With Daddy Card 2 I John 1:3 Card 15 “Respectful” Basic Bible Truths pp 38-43 pp 44-49 Card 4 Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” “Two Eyes to See” p 40 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful”

Art /Blue and Brown Book of Color and Shapes Free Art: Draw “Polka Dots” Book of Color and Shapes Using markers Using red, yellow, brown and Control small muscles in p 4 (Circles). p 9 color a brown leaf. blue markers, draw a picture. hands.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Nature Walk: What color is ~Game: “Touch Blue” Ask each ~Pretend to be kangaroos. ~Take a walk-Look for brown Fine and Gross motor skills “Move Together” p 11 sky, water; clouds? child to touch a blue object and tell Practice jumping. things ~Sidewalk chalk. ~Blue play dough. Discuss you the name of it. Example: “This ~Play musical instruments ~Using scrap paper, practice blue. What things are Blue? is a blue chair.” with a CD or while singing. cutting. ~Play with shaving cream  To have children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play 4  To promote self-confidence in each child  To stress the importance of sharing

Themes and Objectives Monday, August 31 Tuesday, September 1 Wednesday, September 2 Thursday, September 3 Friday, September 4

Phonics/Numbers Will begin Buddy Barrel Day! September 14th BGMC Letter

Language Development LD Card 2/TG pg 9-10 LD Card 2/TG pg 9-10 LD Card 2/TG pg 9-10 LD Card 2/TG pg 9-10 LD Cards1- 2/TG pg 7-10 Purple and Orange Introduce purple. Review purple. Talk about orange. Review orange. Review all colors. Introduce new vocabulary. Look for purple items in the Color Bottles: purple Color Bottles: orange. Play: “Find Something…” Have a color hunt. Increase listening skills. classroom ~Poems and Finger Plays Find friends wearing Look for friends wearing Look for all the colors of the Appreciate God’s creation Play: “Find Something…” “Rainbow” p 36 purple or orange. purple or orange. rainbow.

Reading/Music Read: Just Imagine With Read: Lang. Dev. TG p 10 Read: Lang. Dev. TG p 10 Read: The Crayon Box That Read: Big Red Barn 3/lb Purple and Orange Barney 3 “A World of Colors” “Colors of Things I See” Talked 3 Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p 2 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The Rainbow Song” ~Peanut Butter and Jelly 3 ~I Don’t Want to ~Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Play musical instruments music. p 2 Sing: “ Rainbow Colors” Take/Have a Bath 3 ~I Don’t What Do You See? 3/1b with a CD or while singing. Fun Songs #1 Want to Go to Bed 3/1b Sing: “Colors” p 2 Sing: “Colors” p 2

Math/Science Practice counting cars, blocks, Purple and OrangeClassify Sand and water play Sort colored counting bears. Work with puzzles and crayons. Name the colors Create purple and orange paint objects. Create patterns. of the crayons. patterns.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Poems and Finger Plays Character Development Visuals Acquire knowledge of “A Pillow and a Promise” “Sold! A Sneaky Deal” Card 4 Psalm 18:30 “Good Manners” p 15 Card 16 “Respectful” Basic Bible Truths pp 50-55 pp 56-61 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “This is the Day” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “This is the Day” Sing: “This is the Day”

Art Have child draw a picture of Purple and Orange themselves. Place in child’s Book of Color and Shapes Book of Color and Shapes Using an orange marker, color Book of Color and Shapes Control small muscles in folder. p 6 p 7 a tiger. p 10 hands.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Let each child jump over ~Play music and dance with ~Chase bubbles outside. ~Practice skipping and ~Healthy Habits for Life p 17 Fine and Gross motor skills lines. (use tape or rope). scarves. Pop them with your finger. hopping. ~Blow bubbles. Can you see all ~Play with puzzles at the ~Nature Walk: Look for ~Teach the children a ~Finger-paint with rainbow the colors in the Bubbles? tables. purple things outside. handclapping song. colors.  To teach the children to respond to, respect, love, and obey their teachers 5  To teach good classroom habits that will create a pleasant learning environ- ment in the weeks ahead.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 7 Tuesday, September 8 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 14th

Language Development Introduce green. Talk about Rainbow Review the colors green and LD Cards1- 2/TG pg 7-9 Green and Black LD Card 2/TG pg 9 Colors. black. Review all of the colors we Introduce new vocabulary. Color Bottles: Green LD Card 2/TG pg 9 LD Card 2/TG pg 9 have learned. Increase listening skills. LABOR Look for green things in the Introduce black Look for friends wearing green ~Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation classroom. Color Bottles: Black and black. “Rainbow” p 36

Healthy Attachment through Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Attunement and Social Play DAY pm am am pm

Reading/Music Read: Jump 3 ~I Can’t Get My Read: Please Mr. Panda 3/2b Read: Little Panda 3 Read: Chameleon’s Crazy Green and Black First Turtle to Move 3/1b Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays Colors 3 ~Let’s Go Froggy 3 Enjoy and value reading and Finger play: “Little Turtle” ~ “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” Fun “My Turtle” & “Two Little ~Baby Bears Sees Blue 3 music. Steps and “Little Froggy” p 13 ~ “I Songs # 53 Blackbirds” p 40 Sing: “I Love Broccoli” Fun Love Broccoli” Fun Songs # 52 Play musical instruments Sometimes/Anytime Cards Songs # 52 with a CD or while singing. Read Buddy Barrel Letter. ~ “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” Fun Academy Bring Buddy Barrel today! Songs # 53

Math/Science Finger paint with blue and Nature walk: Color recognition game… Find Green and Black is yellow to make green!. Observe different green leaves. Sand and water play something black or green Classify objects. Puzzles. Explore textures

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Acquire knowledge of Basic CLOSED “Double Dreams” Card 7 “Polite” “God Meant It for Good” Card 3 Psalm 139:14 Bible Truths pp 62-67 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” pp 68-73 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful”

Art/Green and Black Free art with green and black Control small muscles in Book of Color and Shapes Color picture of Book of Color and Shapes markers. hands. p 5 a rainbow. p 8 Date and display.

Gross-motor skills. Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend to be frogs. Squat ~Make an obstacle course: ~Play Follow the Leader. ~Play: “Red Light, Green Light” Fine and Gross motor skills and jump around the room. Practice crawling. ~Puzzles ~Look for green and black Have a frog race. ~Play dough things on the playground. ~Free play in centers.  To show the love of God to each child in the way you teach and react 6 to the children each day.  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 14 Tuesday, September 15 Wednesday, September 16 Thursday, September 17 Friday, September 18 Grandparents Day! Phonics/Numbers Read/Sing: Mary Had a Read/Sing: The Wheels On the Read/Sing: I’m a Read/Sing: Twinkle, Twinkle Read/Sing: Head, Shoulders, Nursery Rhymes Little Lamb 3 Bus 3 Little Teapot 3 Little Star 3/1b Knees, and Toes 3

Language Development LD Cards4-5/TG pg 16-20 LD Cards4-5/TG pg 16-20 LD Cards4-5/TG pg 16-20 LD Cards4-5/TG pg 16-20 LD Cards4-5/TG pg 16-20 Shapes Talk about squares. Talk about circles. Talk about rectangles. Talk about triangles. Review shapes of the week. Introduce new vocabulary. Look for squares in the Take a nature walk. Do you Try to draw a rectangle. Sort bag of shapes/Identify. Book of Color and Shapes Increase listening skills. classroom. see circles outside? Are ther some shapes that are p 16 Appreciate God’s creation Poems and Finger Plays (Teacher needs to pre-color an the same? (Teacher needs to pre-color “When I Was Young” p 47 activity for Friday) page 16) “Grandma’s Glasses” p15

Reading/Music Read: Lang. Dev. pp 12–13 Read: LD p 11 “Circles” Read: LD p 14 “Shapes” Read: LD p 12-13 Read: LD p 14 “Shapes”, Shapes “Shapes and Colors” ~Snoopy’s Book of Shapes 3 ~What Shape? 3 ~Shapes 2 “Shapes and Colors” ~My Very First Book of Shapes 3 Enjoy and value reading and ~My First Book of Shapes 3 Sing and Learn: Sing and Learn: ~Baby Donald Makes a Sing and Learn: “Shapes” p 14 music. Sing and Learn: “Shapes” p 14 “Shapes” p 14 Snowfriend 3 “Shapes” p 14 Sing and Learn: “Shapes” p 14

Math/Science Sometimes/Anytime Cards Practice making large Experiment with red, yellow L D p 11 Play dough Shapes circles with your arms, and blue finger-paint. See “Let's Have Fun” Play “I Spy” Make different shapes. Classify objects. Sort manipulatives into fingers, head and feet! what colors you can make. Activity 2 (top of page) Explore textures. different colors. Draw shapes on your paper.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Bible Memory Visuals Acquire knowledge of “Baby Moses’ Riverboat” “I Am Sending You” Card 8 “Impolite” Lamb “Amber Learns Table Card 4 Psalm 18:30 Basic Bible Truths pp 74-79 pp 80-85 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Manners” Card 27 Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” “In and Out” p 18 “One Baby in a Basket” p 5 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E”

Art Colors and Shapes Control Book of Color and Shapes Book of Color and Shapes p Book of Color and Shapes Book of Color and Shapes Book of Color and Shapes small muscles in hands. p 13 11 p 12 p 14 p 15

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Jump in and out of a square. ~Throw paper plate ~Jump in and out of a rectangle. ~Play musical instruments and ~Healthy Habits for Life p 21 Fine and Gross motor skills ~Take your snack outside. “Frisbees” (Circles/plates) ~Find shapes at the march. ~Using play-dough, make a Have a snack picnic! ~Puzzles Playground. ~Draw shapes outside with square, circle, rectangle and side walk chalk. triangle. 7  To promote self-confidence in each child  To have children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 21 Tuesday, September 22 Wednesday, September 23 Thursday, September 24 Friday, September 25

Phonics/Numbers-Aa/1-2 Introduce Letter Aa, its name Count to 5. Introduce 1. Review Aa. Count to 5. Introduce 2. Review Aa, its sound, Teach: ~letters and their sound, formation and picture. Review the formation and Finger trace letter Aa. Review the formation and formation, and picture. sounds ~number counting, Sing: “Alexander Alligator” sound of Aa. Sing: “Alexander Alligator” sound of Aa. Sing: “Alexander Alligator” recognition and concept. Letter A Coloring Page Review concept of 1-2.

Lang. Dev. Letter Aa Animal Alphabet Lesson Lang. Dev. Card 6: “Apples” Lang. Dev. Card 7: “Ants” Lang. Dev. Card 8: Lang. Dev. Card 9, 76 “Africa” Introduce new vocabulary. Read/Tell story of TG pg 21-22 TG pg 23-24 “Astronaut” TG pg 26-27, 216 Increase listening skills. “Alexander Alligator” What color are apples? How many legs does the TG pg 25 Name some of the animals that Appreciate God’s creation ant have? live in Africa.

Reading/Music Read: What Lurks in the Read: Apples, Apples! 3 Read: Berenstain’s A Book 3 Read: I Want to Be An Read: Hug 3 Letter Aa Swamp? 3 (discuss animals that ~Ten Apples Up On Top 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Astronaut 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Enjoy and value reading and live in the swamp with the ~Poems and Finger Plays “Ants” p 3 ~ Growing up with Dramatic Play: Pretend to take “Africa” p 3 music alligator) “Apple Tree” p 3 Amber Lamb “Annie Ant, The a trip through space. Finger play: “Ten Red Apples” p 2 Finger play: Finger play: Hard Worker” Card 5 “Ten Red Apples” p 2 “Ten Red Apples” p 2 Read & Sing: The Ants Go Marching 3

Math/Science Using a bucket of animals Mother Goose Counting You need the paper with 1 and 2 Outside sand play. Monkey Match: Spread out the Classify objects. discuss animal colors. What Rhymes on the top. Stamp one object under In the sand, pretend your Curious George Cards and find Explore environment. color is an alligator. (cards) the 1 and two objects under the 2. fingers are astronauts the ones that are the same. Count. See sample. walking on the moon.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love “Ten Terrible Troubles” “Pharaoh’s Biggest Card 7 “Impatient” “The No Manners Day” Card 18 Card 6 Philippians 4:19 Acquire knowledge of pp 86-91 Mistake” pp 92-97 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E”

Art/Letter Aa Decorate letter A with dot Using markers, Control small muscles in Paint an alligator paints. Use the colors you Free Art with markers. color a space shuttle Create lion puppets. hands. would find on apples.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play hide and seek ~Healthy Habits for Life p 11 ~Pretend to be ants crawling ~Pretend to be rockets blasting ~Mimic the sounds and movements Fine and Gross motor skills with an apple. ~Finger play: “Ten Red through tunnels, alligators walking off. Scrunch down, count 3-2- of African Animals. ~Puzzles. Apples” p 2 through swamps, and apes 1 and Jump high! (An elephant’s walk, a lion’s roar swinging in trees. ~Play musical instruments and a hippo’s yawn...) ~Nature walk: Look for ants! ~SNACK: Sort animals crackers and eat! Put up pumpkin sign up paper. Put up Fall Party sign up paper  To show the love of God to each child in the way we teach and react to the chil- 8 dren each day.  To have the children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 28 Tuesday, September 29 Wednesday, September 30 Thursday, October 1 Friday, October 2

Phonics/Numbers-Bb/3 Review letter Aa. Count to 5. Review Aa and Bb. Count to 5. Review 1 and 2. Review letters Aa, Bb. Teach: Introduce letter Bb, its name, Review 1 and 2. Sing: “Betsy Bee” Introduce 3 Finger trace Aa and Bb. ~letters and their sounds sound, formation and picture. Learning Numbers p 9 Finger trace letters Learning Numbers p 21 Sing: “Betsy Bee” and ~number counting, Sing: “Betsy Bee” (#2 Balloons) Aa and Bb. (#3 Birds ) “Alexander Alligator” recognition and concept. Letter B coloring page. Sometime/Anytime Cards Buddy Barrel Day!

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson Lang. Dev. Card 10 “Bears” Lang. Dev. Card 11“Butterflies” Lang. Dev. Card 12“Birds: Lang. Dev. Card 13 “Buses and Letter Bb Read/Tell story of TG pg 28-29 TG pg 30-31 TG pg 32-33 Boats” TG pg 34-35 Introduce new vocabulary. “Betsy Bee” Where they live and what they Read: “Caterpillars Secret” The names of different birds Where they travel and the Increase listening skills. ~Poems and Finger Plays do. Pretend to go on a bear ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb and why they build nests. names of different kinds of Appreciate God’s creation “Here is the Beehive” p 4 hunt! “What Happened to Itchy?” Poems and Finger Plays boats. Card 13 “Once I Saw a Little Bird” p 4

Reading/Music Read: The Bee 3 ~Busy Bee 3 Read: Cuddle 3 Read: Goodnight Sweet Read: The Early Bird 3 Read: The Little Sailboat 3 Letter Bb Sing: “Bumblebee Song” p1 Play ~He Bear She Bear 3 Butterflies 3 ~Birds 3 ~The Wheels on the Bus 3 Enjoy and value reading and musical instruments Sing: “Teddy Bear” p 15 Sing: “Insects all around” p1 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “The Alphabet Song” music with a CD or while singing. Read Buddy Barrel Letter

Math/Science/Numbers 1-2 Sort color bears. Using the butterfly life Look at the bird nests. Play dough. Make snakes. Classify objects. Look for things in the Make groups of five of each cycle sequence cards, talk Discuss who, what ,when, Shape them into the Explore environment. classroom that start with the color. about butterflies. Ask the where, why and how. numbers 1and 2. letter Bb Count them. children what is first, next….last.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love “A Special Treasure” “Faith or Fear” pp 104-109 Card 10 “Patient” “Amber is Afraid of the Card 5 Psalm 23:1 Acquire knowledge of pp 98-103 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Storm” Card 26 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” ~“Oh Be Careful”

Art/Letter Bb Free art with brown and Read: Poems and Finger Plays Control small muscles in Color a Bee black markers. Date and display. “The Butterfly” p 5 Color a bird. Using blue markers, hands. Bears are brown and black. Paint a butterfly color Letter B

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Color toss game ~Pretend to be bears. ~Pretend to be butterflies. ~ Fly like birds on the ~Healthy Habits for Life p 21 Fine and Gross motor skills ~Free art with dot paints. ~Sand play ~Puzzles playground. ~Find shapes in the ~Look and listen for birds. classroom.  To have the children listen and follow instructions. 9  To promote self-confidence in each child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 5 Tuesday, October 6 Wednesday, October 7 Thursday, October 8 Friday, October 9

Phonics/Numbers-Cc Review letter Aa and Bb. Review 1-3 Review sound and Review 1-3, Count to 5 Review sound and Teach: Introduce letter Cc, its name, Each child find one formation of letter Cc. Work on recognition of the formation of letters ~letters and their sounds sound formation and picture. object.. Each child find Finger Trace Cc number 1 –3. Aa-Cc. ~number counting, Finger Trace Cc two objects… three objects. Sing: “Connie Cow” Learning Numbers p 7 Finger Trace letters Aa-Cc recognition and concept. Sing: “Connie Cow” Count to 5 (#2 Clowns) Sing: “Connie Cow” Letter Cc coloring page.

Language Development Animal Alphabet lesson Lang. Dev. Card 14“Car” Land. Dev. Card 15 “Cats” Lang. Dev. Card 16 “Camels” Lang. Dev. Card 17&76 “Canada” Letter Cc “Connie Cow” TG pg 36-37 TG pg 38-39 TG pg 40-41 TG pg 42-43 & 216 Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays Talk about parts of a car and Talk about their Discuss their features and where Talk about where Canada is located, Increase listening skills. “Clap With Me” p 6 car safety. features and how they live. Pretend to be camels. their flag and language. Appreciate God’s creation “Hey, Diddle, Diddle” p 8 Growing up with Amber Lamb to take care of them. Walk with a hump in your back. Sing: “If You’re Happy and “Wishes” p 44 “Amber’s Seat Belt” Card 6 Sing: “Sally the Camel” You Know It”

Reading/Music Read: Buttercup, the Clumsy Read: Race Team 3 Read: Fat Cat on a Mat 3 Read: I Can Fly 3 Read: Chicka, Chicka Boom, Letter Cc Cow 3 Sing: “If You’re Happy and ~Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee 3 Poems and Finger Plays Boom 3 Enjoy and value reading and Finger play: “This Little Cow” p 6 You Know It” ~Cat and Dog 3 “Circus” p 6 Let’s learn French! music Sing: “If You’re Happy and Play musical instruments Finger play: “This Little Cat” Sing: “If You’re Happy and You Bon jour = Good morning

You Know It” ~”The Mulberry with a CD or while singing. Know It” Merci = Thank you Bush” (Use farm actions) Mon ami = my friend

Math/Science Using toy farm animals talk about Build different sized ramps in Give each child a piece of scrap Water and sand play. Talk Color Bowling Classify objects. animals on the farm-especially the the block area. Which one paper. Let them tear the paper into about how the camel lives in a Talk about how many and the Explore environment. cow. Learn and Play: makes the cars go faster? small pieces. Talk about big and place that is covered in sand color of the “pins” each child “The Farmer in the Dell” small. Use envelopes to take home pieces. and there is very little water. knocks over.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love “Seven Times and a Shout” “Torches and Trumpets” Card 5 “Disobedient” Lamb “Amber Visits the Card 6 Philippians 4:19 Acquire knowledge of pp 110-115 pp 116-121 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Circus” Card 8 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Loves the Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” ~“Jesus Loves the Little Children” p 3 Little Children” p 3 Art/Letter Cc Control small Free Art Using markers, Color a cat. Finger paint with yellow paint Paint a Canadian maple leaf red muscles in hands. with crayons. color a car. and sand. Use the word gritty. using tempera paint.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Dramatic play: On the Farm. Take ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Play Hide and Seek with small ~Have camel races. (You have to ~Practice hopping Fine and Gross motor skills care of the animals? p 22 plastic cars, cats, cows or camels. run with a hump in your back.) ~Play “I Spy” using color clues. ~Teach the children BINGO or ~Race cars in the classroom. ~Sidewalk chalk. Sing: “Sally the Camel” another handclapping song. ~Sand play 10  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions.  To help develop coordination through play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 12 Tuesday, October 13 Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15 Friday, October 16 Put up Dinosaur sign Pumpkin Day! Phonics/Numbers-Dd/4 Review Aa-Cc. Review 1-3. Review 1-3. Introduce 4 Review sound, and Review sound, and formation Teach: Introduce letter Dd, its name, Count to 5 Count to 5 formation of letter Dd. of letters Aa-Dd. ~letters and their sounds sound formation and picture. Learning Numbers p 5 Learning Numbers p 3 Sing: “Dexter Donkey” Finger trace Dd. ~number counting, Finger trace Dd. (#1 Dog) (#1 Donkey) Finger trace Dd. Growing up with Amber Lamb recognition and concept. Sing: “Dexter Donkey” Poems and Finger Plays Learning Numbers p 33 “Amber Visits the Doctor” Letter Dd coloring page. “My Doggie” p 8 (#4 Ducks) Card 23

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson Lang. Dev. Card 19 “Dogs” Bring a dinosaur or a Lang. Dev, Card 18 “Ducks” Lang. Dev. Cards 20-21 Letter Dd Read/Tell story of TG pg 46-48 dinosaur picture TG pg 44-45 “Doctors/Dentists” Introduce new vocabulary. “Dexter Donkey” Do you have a dog at home? to show the class. Talk about where they live, TG pg 49-52 Increase listening skills. Columbus Day Sing: “Mr. Pumpkin” Sometime/Anytime Cards what they do, etc. Health and Safety Visuals Appreciate God’s creation Read: America Our Great Country ~“Eat Mr. Pumpkin” ~“Five Card 7 p 10-11 Little Pumpkins”

Reading/Music Read: Little Lost Donkey 3 Read: Kipper ~Spike Read: First Book of Read: Ducks in Muck 3 Read: My Friend the Doctor 3 Letter Dd ~My “d” Book 3 ~Kipper’s A to Z ~Polo Hides Counting 3 (Dinosaurs) ~Biscuit Finds a Friend 3 ~Going to the Dentist 3 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p2 ~My New Boy ~Friend Dog Sing: “My God is so Great” Sing: “Five Little Ducks” ~Poems and Finger Plays music Sing: “How Much is that ~ “Ring Around a Pumpkin” “My Doctor” and “Dentist” p 8 Doggie in the Window?” Sing: “Clean Your Teeth”

Math/Science Go on a nature walk. Read: Pumpkin, Pumpkin 3 Water and Sand play. Pretend to be ducks Color toss game. Classify objects. Look for things that Cut open a real pumpkin during Use some dinosaurs when you in a pond. Explore environment. start with Dd. the morning class. What’s play in the sand and water. inside? Fill out pumpkin paper.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love “Strong Samson” “Ruth’s Rich Reward” Card 6 “Obedient” “Obeying Quickly” Card 24 Card 16 I John 4:8 Acquire knowledge of pp 122-127 pp 128-133 Sing: “If You’re Happy and Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” You Know It”

Art/ Letter Dd Control small Read: Poems and Finger Plays Paint a dinosaur. Using markers, Free art with markers. muscles in hands. Free art with dot paints. “My Doggie” p 8 Color a Dog color a duck.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Have a jumping race. ~Act out ~Play: “Duck, Duck, Goose”. ~Pretend to be a dog, a duck, ~Play musical chairs. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sidewalk chalk “A Pumpkin’s Life” ~Play musical instruments a dinosaur or a dancer. Sing: “Ring Around the ~Play dough. ~Color a pumpkin Pumpkin” ~Also see Tuesday for other Pumpkin songs to sing.  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 11  To help develop coordination through play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 19 Tuesday, October 20 Wednesday, October 21 Thursday, October 22 Friday, October 23 Fall Party Phonics/Numbers Review sound and Learning Numbers p 19 Review sound and Learning Numbers p 27 Review sound and Review Aa-Dd/1-4 formation of letters Aa-Dd. (#3 Pumpkins) formation of letters Aa-Dd. (#4 Apples and Horse) formation of letters Aa-Dd. ~letters and their sounds Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters Review 1-4, Count to 10 Finger trace letters ~number counting, Review 1-4 Count to 10 Practice concept of Fall Party at morning recognition and concept. 3 and 4 items and afternoon snacks.

Language Development Fall/ Lang. Dev. Card 63-64 Lang. Dev. Card 63-64 Review letter Aa and Bb Review letter Cc and Dd Lang. Dev. Card 36 “Farm” Farm “Seasons-Fall” TG pg 174-175 “Seasons-Fall” TG pg 174-175 Lang. Dev. Cards 6-13 Lang. Dev. Cards 14-21 TG pg 84-85 Talk about what Introduce new vocabulary. Talk about seasons and about Talk about seasons, leaves-on TG pg 21-35 TG pg 36-52 the farmer does in the fall Increase listening skills. some of the things that change trees, changing colors, wind, Sometime/Anytime Cards Healthy Habits for Life Read and Sing: Old Appreciate God’s creation in the fall. Observe changes falling… Look at leaves in pg 14-exercise cubes MacDonald Had a Farm 3 when outside. large plastic container. Sing : “To The Farm” p 6

Reading/Music Read: Fresh Fall Leaves 3 Read: ~Oh My, Pumpkin Pie 3 Read: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf 3 Read: Ten, Nine, Eight 3 1b Read: What’s in the Big Red Fall ~Biscuit’s Day At the Farm 3 ~We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt 3 ~The Berenstain’s B Book 3 ~My Little People Farm 3 Barn? 3 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The Leaves” Play musical instruments Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “Where is Thumpkin?” Sing: The Farmer in the Dell 3 music Preschool Fun Songs # 18 Sing: “Gobble, Gobble” Preschool Fun Songs # 15

Math/Science Pretend to be squirrels Poems and Finger Plays Count 3 of things in the Blow bubbles. Pretend to be Classify objects. hunting for acorns. “Leaves” p 24 classroom. (3 chairs, 3 blocks, Review color bottles. wind and try to blow them Explore environment. Play Leaf Sorting Game 3 cars etc.) around the room. Count all of the children.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Read: Hands Are Not For To Know God’s Love “A Voice in the Dark” “A New King For Israel” pp “Truthful” Card 13 Card 24 I Peter 5:7 Hitting 3 Acquire knowledge of pp 134-139 140-145 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves the Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Little Children” p 3 Children” p 3

Art/Fall Color a squirrel Make leaf prints by painting Free art: Control small muscles in leaves, turning them over on a Scrap paper to Finger-paint with Using markers, color a farmer. hands. paper and rubbing/smashing tear and glue. fall colors. gently to transfer paint. Use leaves collected on Monday.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Parachute Play. Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: Musical Chairs! ~Using scarves, pretend to be ~Lay a foam leaf on the floor ~Go for a nature walk. ~Put on some music and hop Fine and Gross motor skills ~Go on a nature walk .(collect leaves blowing in the breeze. about every two feet (in a line) and ~Count to 10 while clapping. around the room. One foot, leaves for science center and art) ~Play with shaving cream. take turns jumping over each leaf. change feet, two feet. ~Free art with dot paints ~Play: The Floppy Scarecrow p 14  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 12  To encourage motor manipulation in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 26 Tuesday, October 27 Wednesday, October 28 Thursday, October 29 Friday, October 30

Phonics/Numbers Ee/5 Review Aa-Dd. Review 1-4. Review sound and Review 1-4. Review sound and Teach: Introduce Letter Ee, its name, Learning Numbers p 11 formation of letter Ee. Introduce 5 formation of letters Aa-Ee. ~letters and their sounds sound, formation and picture. (#3 Elephant ) Finger trace Ee. Learning Numbers p 13 Finger trace Ee. ~number counting, Sing: “Ellie Elephant” Count to 10. Sing: “Ellie Elephant” (#3 Eskimo/igloos) Sing: “Ellie Elephant” recognition and concept. Finger trace Ee. Letter Ee coloring page. Practice concept of 3 items Count to 10.

Language Development LD Card 22 & 76 “England” Lang. Dev. Card 24 “Eggs” LD Card 23 & 76 “Eskimos” LD Card 25 “Thomas Edison” Letter Ee Animal Alphabet Lesson TG pg 53-54, 216 TG pg 57-58 TG pg 55-56, 216 TG pg 59-60 Introduce new vocabulary. Read/Tell story of Talk about the clock Talk about frogs Talk about igloos and cold . Talk about him inventing the Increase listening skills. “Ellie Elephant” tower-Big Ben, tea and soccer. growing from eggs. Poems and Finger Plays light bulb and how we use Appreciate God’s creation Sometime/Anytime Cards “Eskimo” p 10 electricity .

Reading/Music Read: 10 Fat Turkeys 3 Read: The Grouchy Read: Chicken’s Aren’t The Read: Mama, Do You Love Read: Elmer 3 Letter Ee ~Henry and the Elephant 3 Ladybug 3 Only Ones 3 Me? 3 ~Chilly Charlie 3 Sing: “My God Is So Big” Enjoy and value reading and Poems and Finger Plays ~Ten Little Ladybugs 3 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” ~One Snowy Day 3 ~“Ring Around the Pumpkin” music “Elephant Walk” p 10 & Finger play: “Ladybug” p 1 ~ “Gobble, Gobble” Sing: “If You’re Happy and Play musical instruments “Five Big Elephants” p 11 Sing: “Ring Around the Preschool Fun Songs # 20 You Know It” with a CD or while singing. Pumpkin”

Math/Science Poems and Finger Plays Build igloos with blocks, then Classify objects. Color Toss Game Play “I Spy” using “Eggs” p10 study ice cubes. (Put a large Look for things that use Explore environment. color words Practice making “eggs” with container of ice on the counter. electricity. play dough. Touch it, check it during the day. Talk about what happens.)

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Read: I Tell the Truth 3 To Know God’s Love “A Giant Problem” “The King Who Sang Praises” Card 14 “Truthful” Card 26 Psalm 145:9 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Acquire knowledge of pp 146-151 pp 152-157 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Sing: “Jesus Loves the Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing:“ The B-I-B-L-E” Little Children” p 3 Little Children” p 3

Art /Letter Ee Control small Color an elephant Free art with red and Make the letter E with strips of Free art with blue finger Provide craft materials and muscles in hands. Make elephant sounds. yellow tempera paint. paper paints. paper for a free art collage.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Healthy Habits for Life Check Schedule pg 14-exercise cubes

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Go for a walk ~Play: “London Bridge” ~Have an egg hunt ~Play: “Mother May I” ~Color Bowling Game Fine and Gross motor skills ~Free Art with dot paints ~Play dough ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and ~Center Play/Free Choice ~Sidewalk chalk You Know It” Put up Thanksgiving Feast sign-up paper.  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 13a  To encourage motor manipulation in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 2 Tuesday, November 3 Wednesday, November 4 Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Ee. Review 1-5. Review Aa-Ff. Review 1-5. Review Ff, its sound and Letter Ff Introduce Letter Ff. Count to 10. Review Ff, its sound and Review concept of 5 items. formation. Finger trace Ff. Teach:~letters and their Letter Ff coloring page. Learning Numbers p 15 formation. Count to 10. Review Aa-Ff. Sometime/Anytime Cards sounds ~number counting, Sing: “Freddy Fish” (#3 Fish) Finger trace Ff. Mother Goose Color Rhymes recognition and concept. Finger trace Ff. Health and Safety Visuals Sing: “Freddy Fish” BGMC Barrels Today! Card 15 Read Buddy Barrel Letter

Language Development Animal Alphabet Story: Lang Dev. Card 27 “Family” Lang. Dev. Card 28 “Flowers” Lang. Dev. Card 29 “Firefighters” On a large piece of paper, make Letter Ff Read/Tell story of TG pg 63-64 TG pg 65-66 TG pg 67-68 a list of things the class is Introduce new vocabulary. “Freddy Fish.” I am thankful for my family. Poems & Finger Plays What they wear, what they do. thankful for. Increase listening skills. LD Card 26 “Forest Animals” Bring family pictures to share. “Daffodils” p 8 Poems & Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation TG pg 61-62 Language Enrichment Visuals “Ten Brave Firefighters” & Cards 23-26, 29-30 At the Fire Station” p 13

Reading/Music Read: The Rainbow Fish 3 Read: Our New Baby 3 Read: Witzy’s Colorful Read: Thank You! 3 Read: Thank You, Pooh! 3 Letter Ff/Thanksgiving ~Swimmy 3 ~Listen and Learn 3 ~Thanksgiving Is For Giving Garden 3 ~ A Day With Firefighters 3 ~Thank You, God, For the Enjoy and value reading and ~Poems and Finger Plays Thanks 3 ~Big Yellow Sunflower 3 Sing: “Out Goes The Fire” p 6 Wonderful World 3 music “Four Fisherman” p 12 ~Jonathan and His Mommy 3 ~My First Counting Book 3 ~“I’m a Firefighter” p 5 ~Poems and Finger Plays “1-2-3-4-5” p 13 Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11 Sing: “Planting Time” p 8 Play musical instruments “Fine Family” p 13 Sing: “I’m a Fish” p 14 Sing: “Gobble, Gobble” ~ “You are My Sunshine” with a CD or while singing. “God Helped the Pilgrims” p 32 Preschool Fun Songs # 20

Math/Science Pretend to be a fish Sort classroom items into Pretend to be a seed. Curl up tight What number do you call if you Have each child find /touch Classify objects. swimming in the sea. groups of 3. on the ground. Grow roots (legs) need a firefighter? Is a fire fighter Five items that Explore environment. and leaves (hands). Finally grow a scary? Should you run? begins with the sound of F flower (face). Practice Stop, Drop and Roll.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up With Amber Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love “Solomon’s One Wish” “Meals For the Messenger” Lamb “Mother’s Flower Card 21 Proverbs 20:11 Card 3 “Attentive” Acquire knowledge of pp 158-163 pp 164-169 Garden” Card 28 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Little Children” p 3

Art/Letter Ff Thanksgiving Trace each child’s hand to make Draw a picture of your family Using food color, a teaspoon Free art with red, orange and Using markers color a Control small muscles in a turkey handprint card. at Thanksgiving. of water and q-tips, yellow markers. tepee. hands. paint a flower. Make a scribble fire.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Play Thanksgiving Games Check Schedule Check Schedule Kick the football Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. .~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “The Farmer in the Dell” ~Practice hopping while you ~Play musical instruments ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills Hold hands and walk in a circle count to 10. One foot, and march. p 31/Stretch Game ~Center Time/Free Choice while singing. Pause to choose next change feet, two feet. ~Play dough ~Have a practice fire drill. person. ~Walking trip: visit a pond. ~Free art with pencils.  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 13b  To encourage motor manipulation in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 9 Tuesday, November 10 Wednesday, November 11 Thursday, November 12 Friday, November 13 Thanksgiving Feast Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Ff, the name, shape Review 1-2. Review Aa-Ff, the name, Review 3-4.Count to 10. Review 5 Review and sounds of each letter. Count to 10. shape and sounds of each Review sound and Learning Numbers p 49 Teach:~letters and their Finger trace letters Aa-Ff Healthy Habits for Life letter. formation of letters Aa-Ee. (#5 Feast/Plates) sounds ~number counting, pg 14-exercise cubes Finger trace letters Aa-Ff Finger trace Ee, Ff. recognition and concept. Sometime/Anytime Cards

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson Read/ Animal Alphabet Lesson Animal Alphabet lesson Animal Alphabet Lesson Animal Alphabet Lesson Review Sing/Tell story of “Alexander Read/Sing/Tell story of “Betsy Read/Sing/Tell story of Read/Sing/Tell story of Read/Sing/Tell story of “Ellie Introduce new vocabulary. Alligator” Bee” “Connie Cow” “Dexter Donkey” Elephant” Increase listening skills. Finger Trace Aa Finger Trace Bb Finger Trace Cc Finger Trace Dd Finger Trace Ee Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “The Alphabet Song”

Reading/Music Read: Big Red Apple 3 Read: Panda Bear, Panda Read: Jamberry 3 ~The Cow Read: The Digging-est Dog 3 Read: Elmer’s Weather 3 Review ~Pizza Party 3 Bear, What Do You See? 3 Loves Cookies 3 Sing: “How Much is that ~If You Give a Moose a Muffin Enjoy and value reading and Finger play: “Ten Red ~Bear Says Thanks 3 Finger play: “This Little Doggie in the Window?” 3 1b ~A Special Thanks 3 music Apples” p 2 Sing: “Teddy Bear” p 15 Cow” p 6 Sing: “If You’re Thankful and ~Poems & Finger Plays Play musical instruments You Know It” “Five Big Elephants” with a CD or while singing. Sing: “My God Is So Big”

Math/Science Have each child find or touch Have each child find or touch Have each child find/touch THANKSGIVING FEAST Have each child find/touch Classify objects. One item that begins with the Two items that begins with the Three items that begins with Wear your headband. Five items that begins with the Explore environment. sound of A. sound of B. the sound of C. sound of E.

Bible/Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving Bible Memory Visuals Read: I Am Responsible 3 To Know God’s Love Cards 1-3 Cards 4-5 Cards 6-7 Card 8 Psalms 118:1 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Acquire knowledge of Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Character Development Visuals ~ “If You’re Thankful and You Basic Bible Truths You Know It” You Know It” You Know It” Card 4 “Attentive” Know It”

Art /Review Using dot paints and feathers, Color a pilgrim Practice cutting red, Free Art with markers. Using dot paints, put the correct Control small muscles in create an Indian headband to orange, yellow and brown Have each child find/touch number of dots hands. wear during the Thanksgiving paper. Make a class collage. Four items that begins with the beside each number Feast on Thursday. sound of D.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Play Thanksgiving Games Check Schedule Check Schedule Use bats and balls in the gym Check Schedule Teacher supervised activity

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. . ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play “Simon Says” Do large ~Play Thanksgiving Games. ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Read a book. ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills arm and leg movements. ~Sing: “The Eensy Weensy p 76 “Mango and Tango” ~Color Toss Game ~Play with shaving cream. ~Free Art with pencils Spider” ~Play: Find your head, hand, ~Play: “Follow the Leader” elbow etc. while sitting down.  To provide opportunities for young children to experience and increase their 15Thanksgiving visual and auditory skills  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 16 Tuesday, November 17 Wednesday, November 18 Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20 Thanksgiving Feast

Phonics/Numbers-Gg Review Aa-Ff. Review 1-5 Count to 10. Review Aa-Ff. Review 1-5 Count to 10. Review Aa-Ff. Review Gg, its Teach: Introduce Letter Gg. Review concept of 4 items. Review Gg, its name, shape, Sing: “Gomer Goat” name, shape, and sound. ~letters and their sounds Finger trace Gg. Finger trace Gg. and sound. Finger trace Gg. Review concept of 5 items. ~number counting, Sing: “Gomer Goat” Learning Numbers p 23 Finger trace Gg. Learning Numbers p 43 recognition and concept. Letter G coloring page. (#3 Goat ) Sing: “Gomer Goat” (#5 gingerbread man)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Lang. Dev. Card 30 Lang. Dev. Card 31 “Garden” Lang. Dev. “Games ” Lang. Dev. Card 32 “Groceries” Letter G/Thanksgiving Read/Tell story of “Here We GO!” TG pg 71-72 TG pg 75-76 TG pg 73-74 Introduce new vocabulary. “Gomer Goat” TG pg 69-70 Finger play: “My Garden” p 9 Finger play: What do you like to buy at the Increase listening skills. Health and Safety Visuals Visit the waterfall garden. “Gingerbread Man” p 11 grocery store? Learn about Thanksgiving. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Card 13 Poems and Finger Plays Health and Safety Visuals “I’m Glad” p15 Card 10

Reading/Music Read: Big Red Barn 3 1lb Read: We’re Going on a Bear Read: Garden Colors 3 Read: The Gingerbread Boy 3 Read: Don’t Forget the Letter Gg/Thanksgiving ~Poems & Finger Plays Hunt 3 ~Things That Go 3 ~My First Garden 3 ~Maisy Makes Gingerbread 3 Oatmeal 3 Enjoy and value reading and “What God Made” p 15 Sing: “The Wheels on the ~Chicken said “Cluck” 3 Sing: “I Like Veggies” p 8 music Bus”

Math/Science Review Green Build different-sized ramps in Dramatic play: Play a game Using food from home Classify objects. On the way to the gym look for the block area. Which one Gardening-Cooking “Ring Around the Pumpkin” center, pretend to go Explore environment. things that are Green. makes the cars go faster? Grow and make vegetable grocery shopping. soup. Don’t forget to measure.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up With Amber Bible Memory Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb To Know God’s Love “The Lord, He Is? God!” “In a Chariot of Fire” Lamb “Amber is a Helper” Card 8 Psalms 118:1 “A Trip To The Grocery Store” Acquire knowledge of pp 170-175 pp 176-181 Card 12 Character Development Visuals Card 11 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “Every Move I Make” Card 33 “Thankful” Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend Today” p 4

Art /Gg/Christmas Free finger painting with the Color a boy and girl Color a pumpkin. Draw yourself at the grocery Control small muscles in color green. on bikes. Letter G coloring page. store with the favorite thing you hands. like to buy .

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: The Farmer in the Dell 3 ~Take a walk outside. Look at ~Healthy Habits for Life p 71 ~Practice catching and ~Thanksgiving games. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Talk about the things in the the different sizes and colors ~Talk about the things in the throwing a ball. green container. of cars. yellow container. ~Talk about the things in the ~Talk about the things in the ~Talk about the things in the red container. purple container. blue container.  To have the children listen and obey your directions. 14  To be positive rather than negative in dealing with the children

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 23 Tuesday, November 24 Wednesday, November 25 Thursday, Nov. 26 Friday, Nov. 27

Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Ff, the name, shape and Review concept of Review Aa-Ff, the name, shape Thanksgiving sounds of each letter. numbers 1-5.Count to 10. and sounds of each letter. Teach:~letters and their Finger trace letters Aa-Ff Finger trace letters. sounds ~number counting, Mother Goose Sometime/Anytime Cards recognition and concept. Counting Rhymes

Language Development Talk about the First Discuss list of things the Talk about what we Thanksgiving Thanksgiving. class is thankful for. will do during the Introduce new vocabulary. Read: Poems & Finger Plays Read: Poems &Finger Plays Thanksgiving holiday. Increase listening skills. “God Helped the Pilgrims” p 32 “Made To Praise Him” p 33 Finger play: Mr. Turkey” p 11 Learn about Thanksgiving. Decorate classroom and a tree Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11 for Christmas.

Reading/Music Read: Use CD &Read: Read: The Extra-Thankful Read: Thanks for Thanksgiving 3 Thanksgiving Off To Plymouth Rock 3 Thanksgiving 3 ~What’s For Dinner 3 Enjoy and value reading and ~ Corduroy’s Thanksgiving 3 ~But, I’m Thankful 3 Sing: “If You’re Thankful and music Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p11 Play musical instruments You ~ “Ten Little Indians” Sing: “Gobble, Gobble” Know It” Preschool Fun Songs # 26 Preschool Fun Songs # 20 ~“Gobble, Gobble” ~“If You’re Thankful and You ~ “Ten Little Indians” Preschool Fun Songs # 20 Know It”

Math/Science Review number 3. Have each child Free finger painting. Review number 5. Have each child Classify objects. get three objects from the toy shelves. Use fall colors. get three objects from the toy shelves. Explore environment. Count and talk about the colors of the Count and talk about the colors of the objects. objects. Show the number. Show the number.

Bible Character Development Visuals Review Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love Card 34 “Thankful” Thanksgiving Cards 1-7 Card 8 Psalms 118:1 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Basic Bible Truths

Art /Thanksgiving Free Art using paint. Watercolor a turkey. Provide paper and markers Control small muscles in for free art. hands.

Gross-motor skills. Gym/Balls Playground or Bikes. Playground or Bikes. Playground/Gym/Breezeway Play Thanksgiving Games Check Schedule. Check Schedule.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Hop on alternate feet. (pre- ~Practice jumping over a ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills skipping/step, hop, change feet.) blanket. ~Dramatic play in centers. ~Play dough (Roll the blanket in a long cylinder shape.) ~Sidewalk chalk. Add nativity blocks to  Emotional Focus - to continue to build trust and lessen separation anxiety Block Center this month 16  Gross Motor Focus - to use large muscles in dancing  Fine Motor Focus - to use small muscles in painting

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 30 Tuesday, December 1 Wednesday, December 2 Thursday, December 3 Friday, December 4 Phonics/Numbers-Hh Review Aa-Gg. Review 1-5 Review Aa-Hh Review 1-5 Review Aa-Hh Teach:~letters and their Introduce Hh Count to 10 Sing: “Homer Horse” Learning Numbers p 17 Sing: “Homer Horse” sounds ~number counting, Sing: “Homer Horse” Learning Numbers p 31 Learning Numbers p 29 (#3 House.) Finger Trace Hh recognition and concept. Finger Trace Hh (#4 Hen and Chicks) (#4 Healthy-Clean) Count to 10 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Letter Hh coloring page. Finger Trace Hh Buddy Barrels today!

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 35 “Hummingbirds” LD Card 33“Healthy Bodies” Lang. Dev. Card. 34“House” Use mirror box to ask, “What is Letter Hh/Christmas Read/Tell story of TG pg 82-83 TG pg 77-79 TG pg 80-81 the best gift you can give to Introduce new vocabulary. “Homer Horse” Poems & Finger Plays Poems & Finger Plays Poems & Finger Plays Jesus?” Increase listening skills. Green Card: “Jesus is Coming” “Hummingbird In My “Hands on Shoulders” p 16 “My House” p 17 Finger play: “Baby Jesus” Appreciate God’s creation Garden” p 16 and “Hinges” p 17 Read BGMC Letter. Green Card: “Jesus is Born” Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Cards 1, 2 & 3 Card 15

Reading/Music Read: Farm Animals 3 Read: ~Bird Watch 3 Read: Jesus, Me and My Read: Rudolph The Read: The First Christmas 3 Letter Hh/Christmas ~Christmas Mice 3 ~Feathers For Lunch 3 2b Christmas Tree 3 ~Head, Red-Nosed Reindeer 3 ~Poems & Finger Plays Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “Where is Thumpkin” Using Bells sing “Jingle Bells” Shoulders, Knees and Toes 3 Growing Up With Amber Lamb “Christmas Giving” p 6 music ~We Wish You a Merry Sing: “I am Special” p 12 ~We “Christmas Giving” Card 14 Sing: ‘Twinkle Christmas! Use Bells Wish You a Merry Christmas! Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Christmas Star” p 11 (traditional and active version) Use Bells Preschool Fun Songs #3 ~Jingle Bells 3 /use bells

Math/Science Eat gingerbread cookies. Sort objects into Work with red and green Classify objects. Fill out Gingerbread groups of 4 and 5. Read: From Head to Toe 3 Healthy Habits for Life blocks. Talk about and show Explore environment. cookie chart. Exercise using cards. p 83-84 Less and More.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible To know God’s Love. Acquire “The Promised One” “The Man With No Voice” “Mary Meets an Angel” “His Name is John” “One Night in Bethlehem” pp knowledge of the true pp 212-217 pp 220-225 pp 226-231 pp 232-237 238-243 meaning of Christmas. Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” ~“Every Move I Make”

Art/Letter Hh/Christmas Glue spangles on a tree Color a reindeer. Using the sponge tree make a Free Art with red and green Using red markers, color Control small muscles in Christmas ornament Decorate paper with Christmas Tree. Use a pencil markers. the candy cane. Glue on a green hands. for parents. Christmas stamps. eraser dipped in paint to decorate Use Christmas Stamps. bow. Add child’s picture if the tree. available.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend to be horses. ~Pretend to be a Hummingbird. ~Practice stretching. ~Touch your toes. Reach for ~Walk around, look at & name Fine and Gross motor skills ~Talk about the things in the ~Talk about the things in the the stars. Jog in place. the color of some ~Talk about the things in the brown container. black/white container. ~Using blocks, build houses Christmas Decorations orange container. for the play people. ~Using Bells sing “Jingle Bells”

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide Put up Christmas Party sign up sheet.  To ensure that each child is watching and participating 17  To evaluate the routines and habits that need to be practiced  Gross/fine Motor Focus - jumping/coloring

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 7 Tuesday, December 8 Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10 Friday, December 11 Phonics/Numbers-Ii Review Aa-Hh. Review 1-6.Count to 10 Review Aa-Ii. Review 1-5.Count to 10 Review Aa-Ii. Teach: Introduce Ii. Work on concept of 4 items. Finger trace Ii. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Sing: “Itchy Inchworm” ~letters and their sounds Sing: “Itchy Inchworm” Learning Numbers p 37 Sing: “Itchy Inchworm” Sort color bears Finger trace Ii. ~number counting, Learning Numbers p 35 (#4 Indian) into groups of 4 Learning Numbers p 53 recognition and concept. (#4 Inchworm ) (#5 Bells)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Lang. Dev. Card 38 “Indians” LD Card 39 & 76 “Israel” Discuss some of the things that Using The Christmas Story Letter Ii/Christmas “Itchy Inchworm” TG pg 88-89 TG pg 90-91, 216 we do to celebrate Visuals, talk about the star the Introduce new vocabulary. Sing: “Insects All Around” p 1 Sing: “Ten Little Indians” Christmas and why we give Wise Men saw and the gifts Increase listening skills. LD Card 37 “Insects” ~Poems & Finger Plays Healthy Habits for Life Christmas gifts. Finger play: they brought Jesus. Green Card: Appreciate God’s creation TG pg 86-87 “Indian Child” p 18 p 80 “Christmas Presents” p 11 “Wise Men Finger Play”

Reading/Music/Christmas Read: Mouse’s First Christmas 3 Read: If You Take a Mouse to Read: The Christmas Story 3 Read: Five Little Christmas Read: The Night Before Enjoy and value reading and Using Bells Sing: Jingle Bells 3 the Movies 3 Sing: “Away in a Manger” Trees 3 ~Christmas is A Christmas 3 ~The Story of music ~ “Mary and Joseph” ~Poems and Finger Plays ~ “Mary and Joseph” Happy Time 3 Christmas 3 Poems and Finger Plays “Snowmen” p 38 Finger play: “Who Loves Sing: Jingle Bells 3 /use bells Sing: Jingle Bells 3 /use bells “Insects” p 19 ~“An Inchworm Sing: Jingle Bells 2 /use bells Little Baby Jesus?” ~ “Mary and Joseph” ~ “Mary and Joseph” Named Bill” p 18 Finger play: Blue Card “Jesus”

Math/Science Talk about hay. Feel and smell Read: Growing Up With Using blocks, build Play with the lambs. 131-Review shapes. Classify objects. the hay. Do you think it would Amber Lamb “What houses like the ones found in How does the shepherd take Explore environment. be comfortable to sleep in? Happened To Itchy” p 28 Israel. care of the lambs? What is a manger? Green Card: “We Are Shepherds”

Bible/Christmas The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals To know God’s Love. “Good News of Great Joy” Follow That Star! Card 35 “Generous” Card 11 James 1:17 Card 36 “Generous” Acquire knowledge of pp 244-249 pp 250-255 Sing: “Away in a Manger” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Read: Sing: “Away in a the true meaning of Poems and Finger Plays Sing: Poems and Finger Plays ~ “Every Move I Make” ~ “Every Move I Make” Manger” Christmas. “Baby Jesus” p 14 “The Star” p 40

Art /Christmas Letter Ii coloring page Talk about hay. Color nativity Color the picture of a house in Sing: ‘Twinkle Christmas Color the shepherd Control small muscles in picture. Glue hay on manger Israel. As a child, Jesus lived Star” p 11 with his sheep. hands. and cotton on sheep. in a house like this. Paint a star.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Look for worms on the ~Lay a line of blocks on the ~Jump on one foot, other foot, ~One foot/step-hop, ~Sing the active version of “We Fine and Gross motor skills playground ground. Practice jumping over two feet. Count to ten for each next foot/step-hop.. Teach the Wish You a Merry Christmas.” ~Using Bells sing “Jingle Bells” them with both feet. ~Play: “Follow the Leader” children how to skip. ~Free Art using red while sitting down. ~Playdough ~Talk about playground and green markers. safety rules.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide Put up Christmas Party sign up sheet.  To teach the children to respond to, respect, love, and obey their teachers 18  To teach good classroom habits that will create a pleasant learning environment in the weeks ahead.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 14 Tuesday, December 15 Wednesday, December 16 Thursday, December 17 Friday, December 18 Christmas Party Phonics/Numbers/Review Review Aa-Ii, Review 1-5 Review Aa-Jj, Review 1-5 Review Aa-Jj, ~letters and their sounds Introduce letter Jj Work on concept of 4 items. their names, sounds, shapes, Work on concept of 5 items. their names, sounds, shapes, ~number counting, Sing “Jenny Jaguar” Count to 10. and pictures. Count to 10. and pictures. recognition and concept. Sometimes/Anytime Cards

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Using The Christmas Using the gift visual, talk about the Talk about things we want for Talk about what you are Christmas /Jj “Jenny Jaguar” Story Visuals, talk about the special gift God gave us. Christmas. Talk about gifts to doing for Christmas. Introduce new vocabulary. Discuss why Christmas is important. angels in the Christmas story. Poems and Finger Plays give to family and friends. “My Gift” p 14 Increase listening skills. Finger play: “Baby Jesus” They always told people “Don’t Language Enrichment Visuals Finger play: “Who Loves Little ~“Who Loves Little Baby Jesus?” Cards 67 & 68 Appreciate God’s creation Be Afraid,” Why? Baby Jesus?”

Reading/Music Read: If You give a Mouse a Read: Biscuit’s Christmas Eve 3 Read: Clifford Glow-in-the- Read: Who Is Coming To Our Read: Clifford’s Christmas Christmas /Review Brownie 3 Using Bells Sing: “We Wish You Dark Christmas 3 House? 3 3 Using Bells Sing: “We Enjoy and value reading and Using Bells Sing: “We Wish a Merry Christmas!” (traditional ~The Animal’s Christmas Eve 3 Using Bells Sing: “We Wish Wish You a Merry music You a Merry and active version) ~“Mary and Using Bells Sing: “We Wish You a You a Merry Christmas!” Christmas!” (traditional and Joseph” Merry Christmas!” (traditional Christmas!” (traditional and (traditional and active active version) ~“Jingle Bells” and active version) active version) version) ~“Jingle Bells”

Math/Science Count candy canes. Eat Candy Sort red and green blocks into Sort red and green blocks into CHRISTMAS PARTY AND With red and green blocks, Classify objects. canes, but first turn them upside groups of 1 & 4.Count and touch. groups of 5. Count and touch. GIFT EXCHANGE make groups of 2 & 3 Explore environment. down. What letter do they make? J Show # 1& 4. Show # 5. Morning Snack items. Show matching is for Jesus. number card.

Bible/Christmas Using The Christmas Story Using The Christmas Story Using The Christmas Story Using The Christmas Story Bible Memory Visuals To know God’s Love. Visuals, talk about the Visuals, talk about the trip to Visuals, talk about the birth of Visuals, talk about the Card 10 John 3:16 Acquire knowledge of angel who told Mary about Bethlehem. Jesus, and where He was born. shepherds. Green Card: “We Sing: “Mary and Joseph” The true meaning of baby Jesus. Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Finger Action Rhyme on blue card: Are Shepherds” Christmas. Sing: “Mary and Joseph” play: “Who Loves “JESUS!” Play with the lambs. Pretend Green Card: “Jesus is Coming” Little Baby Jesus?” Green Card: “Jesus is Born” they come to see baby Jesus. Art/Christmas Finger play: “Baby Jesus” Color Using watercolors, Cut red and green paper. Glue Free art with dot paints. Free Art Control small muscles in Mary and Joseph Riding on a color an angel. onto black paper to make a (Use red and green) hands. Donkey. collage. Add a few stickers.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Take a walk and count the ~Practice skipping. Also teach .~Healthy Habits for Life p 76 ~Practice kicking a ball. ~Christmas Tree Game Fine and Gross motor skills Christmas Trees. children how to gallop. ~Use “Stepping Stones” in the ~Play: Find your head, hand, ~Continue party food. ~~Free Art with pencils ~Sing: “The Eensy Weensy Spider” playground. Located in the elbow etc. Preschool Fun Songs #54 copier room.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To show the love of God to each child in the way you teach and react to 19 the children each day.  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 21 Tuesday, December 22 Wednesday, December 23 Thursday, December 24 Friday, December 25

Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Jj Review Aa-Jj Review their names, sounds, shapes, Count to 10.Review 1-5 ~letters and their sounds and pictures. Work on concept of 5 items. ~number counting, Work on concept of 4 items. Health and Safety Visuals recognition and concept. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Cards 4, 5, 6,& 7

Language Development LD “Games” TG pg 75-76 Lang. Dev. Card 33 “Healthy Review Play a game of Bodies” TG pg 77-79 Introduce new vocabulary. HIDE AND SEEK Poems & Finger Plays Increase listening skills. with your classroom “Hands on Shoulders” p 16 and Appreciate God’s creation soft animals. “Hinges” p 17

Reading/Music Read: Where’s Spot? 3 Read: The Foot Book 3 ~My Review Aa-Jj ~What Game Shall We Nose, My Toes and Me! 3 Enjoy and value reading and Play? 3 21b Sing: “Alphabet Song” music Sing: “The More We Get Preschool Fun Songs #3 Together” p 8 ~“Every Move I Make”

Math/Science Classify Sort blocks into Sand table. objects. Explore environment. groups of 5. Roll a blanket into a skinny snake. Practice jumping over the blanket. With two feet.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals To know God’s Love. “Taller and Wiser” Card 37 “Gentle” pp 256-261 Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend Today” p 4 Today” p 4 ~ “Oh Be Careful” Art Control small muscles in Using color shapes, Color Happy New Year hands. decorate the Letter G picture.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Outside-Find a grassy place to ~Nature walk: Fine and Gross motor skills run in a big circle. Talk about what you see. ~Play: Find your head, hand, ~Play dough elbow etc.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To show the love of God to each child in the way you teach and react to

19 the children each day.  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 28 Tuesday, December 29 Wednesday, December 30 Thursday, December 31 Friday, January 1 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Jj. Review 1-5 Review Aa-Jj. Finger trace Jj. Review Finger trace Jj. Count to 10. Sing: “Jenny Jaguar” ~letters and their sounds Sing: “Jenny Jaguar” Introduce 6. Learning Numbers p 45 ~number counting, Learning Numbers p 41 Letter Jj color page. (bananas) recognition and concept. (jelly fish) Sometimes/Anytime Cards

Language Development LD Card 41 “Jellyfish” Lang. Dev. Jelly, Jam, Juice and Lang. Dev. Card 42 “Jungle” Review TG pg 95 Jellybeans. TG pg 96-97 TG pg 98-99 Introduce new vocabulary. Where they live and Foods that begin with the letter Jj. The climate and what lives there. Increase listening skills. what they do.. Poems & Finger Plays: Sing: “Do You Know the Appreciate God’s creation Play Musical Instruments. “J” poems p 20 Jungle Animals?”

Reading/Music Read: Gooey Jellyfish 3 Read: Peanut Butter Read: “Slowly, Slowly, Review Aa-Jj ~Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 3 and Jelly 3 Slowly” said the Sloth 3 Enjoy and value reading and ~Bendon Bear and the Wild Sing: “The Muffin Man” ~In the Jungle 3 music Animals 3 Preschool Fun Songs # 38 Sing: “What Shape is Sing: “I’m a Fish” p 14 ~ “Little Jack Horner” This?” p 14 Finger play: “Mr. Jellyfish” Preschool Fun Songs # 35

Math/Science Classify At snack, make the letter J Eat animal crackers during objects. Explore environment. Puzzles. with pretzels. snack. Identify the jungle Eat your letter J. animals. Pretend to take a safari. Look for wild animals.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development Visuals To know God’s Love. “The Right Thing to Do” “Jesus’ Team of Twelve” Card 38 “Gentle” pp 262-267 pp 268-273 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 The Young Reader’s Bible Sing: “Jesus Loves the “Jesus the Teacher” pp 280-285 Little Children” p 3 Sing: “J-E-S-U-S” p 3 Art Control small muscles in Watercolor a jellyfish. Free Art Color a cheetah. hands.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend to be a jaguar, a ~Play music and move. ~Practice; Jogging, Jumping Fine and Gross motor skills jellyfish, or a jack in the box. ~Cut paper strips Jacks, Jumping on one foot ~Sing: “Teddy Bear” p 15 with scissors. ~Play dough, make jungle animals.  To help develop good listening habits 20  To encourage the children to always do their best.  To learn to express appreciation and love for others.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 4 Tuesday, January 5 Wednesday, January 6 Thursday, January 7 Friday, January 8 Phonics/Numbers-Jj/Kk Review Aa-Jj, Review 1-6. Review Aa-Kk, Review 1-6. Review Aa-Kk, their names, Teach: Introduce letter Kk. Count to 10. their names, sounds, shapes, Work on concept of 5 items. sounds, shapes, and pictures. ~letters and their sounds Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” and pictures. Count to 10. Work on concept of 6 items. ~number counting, Letter K coloring page. Learning Numbers p 47 Learning Numbers pg. 55 Learning Numbers p 57 Sometimes/Anytime Cards recognition and concept. (kangaroo) (koala) (Kookaburra)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Kittens-what they do, what LD Card 45 & 76 “Koalas” Kites-How they are made, Language Development Letter Kk “Kathy Kangaroo” sounds they make, etc. TG pg 110-111, 216 what they do, how the wind “Kindness” TG pg 105 Introduce new vocabulary. Do the “Kangaroo Rap Tap” Poems and Finger Plays Where do they live and lifts them up and safety rules Talk about kids! Count the kids Increase listening skills. ~Poems and Finger Plays “I Love Little Kitty” p 22 what do they eat? for kite flying. in your room. Be kind to kids. Sing: “I Like Kites” p 12 Appreciate God’s creation “Kangaroo” p 23 & “Five Kittens” p 23 Buddy Barrel Today!!

Reading/Music-Letter Kk Read: Joey 3 Read: Cuddly Kittens 2 Read: If Big Can...I Can 3 Read: The Flyaway Kite 3 Read: Understand and Care 3 ~Counting Kangaroos 3 ~Three Little Kittens 3 Sing: “The More We Get ~A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Fly ~ Just Be Nice…and Not Too Enjoy and value reading ~Roo’s Big Adventure 2 Sing: “The Farmer in the Dell” Together” p 8 ~ “Koala Bear” a Kite 3~Curious George The Rough 3 and music Sing: “Where is Thumbkin” ~ “Kitty” P. Fun Songs # 13 Kite 3 ~Poems and Sing: “I Love You” ~“Love Play Musical Instruments ~“Three Little Kittens” Finger Plays “A Kite” p 22 Your Friends p 8 Preschool Fun Songs # 28 Read Buddy Barrel Letter. Math/Science/Letter Kk Find 6 blocks, 6 cars, Talk about the wind. Color hunt. Name a color, Classify objects. puzzles Sand and water table 6 books and 6 crayons. Experiment with strips of have the children find a toy the Explore environment. Count them. paper and electric fans. Note right color and bring it back to how things blow in the wind. the table.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Words Are Not For Hurting 3 Growing Up With Amber Lamb To Know God’s Love “Inside and Out” pp 274-279 “Jesus the Teacher” Card 22 Ephesians 4:32 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 “Amber Shows Kindness” Card 15 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “Jesus is a Friend of Mine” p 3 pp 280-285 Sing: “Jesus is a Friend of Character Development Visuals Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus is a Friend of Mine” p 3 Mine” p 3 “Kind” Card 28 Art-Letter Kk Have the child draw a Control small muscles in Free Art with markers. Color a Kitten Free art with watercolors. Color a kite. picture of themselves. hands. Date and put into folder.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Check Schedule Check Schedule Gym w/ Balls Check Schedule Playground/Gym/Breezeway Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice hopping on ~Pretend to be a kitten, ~Run circles in the grassy area. ~Play “Simon Says” ~Play Hide-n-seek with a Fine and Gross motor skills alternate feet. a kangaroo, a koala... ~Practice stacking 6 blocks on ~Look at books. small toy. ~Play dough ~Play musical instruments the table. ~Practice being kind!

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To show consistency with each child throughout the day. 21  To encourage the children to show love to those around them.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 11 Tuesday, January 12 Wednesday, January 13 Thursday, January 14 Friday, January 15 Phonics/Numbers-Ll/7 Introduce the letter Ll. Review Aa-Kk. Review Aa-Ll. Review 1-7. Review Aa-Ll using Abeka CD Teach:~letters and their Sing: “Larry Lion” Review 1-6 Sing: “Larry Lion” Count to 10. Learning Numbers p 25 sounds ~number counting, Finger trace Ll. Introduce 7 Finger trace Ll. Sing: “Larry Lion” (ladybugs) recognition and concept. Learning Numbers p 51 Count to 10. Learning Numbers p 61 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Finger trace Ll. (circus lion) (Lick the ice cream) Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 47 “Letter Carriers” Lang. Dev. “Listening” Lang. Dev. Card 48 LD Card 46 “Ladybugs” Letter Ll Read/Tell story of TG pg 116-117 TG pg 114-115 “Lamb” TG pg 118-119 TG pg 112-113 “Larry Lion” What they do/where they go. Make sounds for class to identify. What is a lamb? What they look like, where Introduce new vocabulary. Ask: “Who do you love?” Community Helper Card 8 Poems and Finger Plays they live, etc. Increase listening skills. Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “I’m a Letter Carrier” “Listening Time” p 24 Finger play: “Ladybug” p 1 Appreciate God’s creation “Stop, Look and Listen” p 24

Reading/Music Read: The Lion and the Rat 3 Read: Send It! 3 Read: Animal Sounds 3 Read: Mary’s Lamb 3 Read: Ten Little Ladybugs 3 Letter Ll Sing: “This Little Light of ~ The Post Office 3 Sing: “This Little Light of ~Poems and Finger Plays “I Am ~Snug House, Bug House 3 Enjoy and value reading Mine” ~ “I’m a Lion” ~Poems and Finger Plays Mine” Jesus’ Little Lamb” p 25 Sing: “If You’re Happy and and music “My Letter” p 24 Play Musical Instruments Sing: “Mary Had a Little You Know It” ~ “Ladybug Fly” Lamb” Math/Science/ Letter Ll Talk about special sounds we Leaf walk: Classify objects. Count the people in the Nature walk: should listen for: sirens, bells, fire Sand play. Look at different types of Explore environment. alarms, horns, music and loud classroom that you love. Look for ladybugs. voices. leaves around school

Bible “The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Growing Up With Amber Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love “Just Say the Word” “Wild Winds and Waves Card 13 Matthew 8:27 Lamb “ A Baby Lamb is Card 27“Kind” Acquire knowledge of pp 286-291 Obey” pp 292-297 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Born” Card 16 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Art- Letter Ll ~Love~ Decorate a heart with “Write a letter” Place in Finger paint! Letter L coloring page Paint a ladybug Control small muscles in hands. craft materials. envelope. Send home.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Check Schedule Check Schedule Gym w/ Balls Check Schedule Playground/Gym/Breezeway Play instruments and march. Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Play with parachutes Playground or Bikes Afternoon Activities ~Both classes together, read ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading and listen to Quiet! ~Play music and move. ~Go for a walk. ~Practice throwing a ball. ~Play “Follow the Teacher” Fine and Gross motor skills ~Practice skipping ~Make ladybugs from ~Practice cutting with ~Puzzles ~Using a chair to reach, let ~Sidewalk chalk play dough scissors. everyone take a turn turning the lights off and on.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To let each parent know of the academic progress of his child. 22  To promote parent-teacher cooperation in helping in the total development of the child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 18 Tuesday, January 19 Wednesday, January 20 Thursday, January 21 Friday, January 22

Phonics/Numbers-Mm Review 1-7. Review Aa-Mm. Review 1-7. Review Aa-Mm using Abeka Teach:~letters and their First Learning Numbers p 69 Sing: “Mickey Monkey” Count to 10. CD sounds ~number counting, (Mexican hat) Finger trace Mm. Sing: “Mickey Monkey” recognition and concept. Count to 10. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Finger trace Mm.

Language Development LD Card 50 & 76 “Mexico” Lang. Dev. Card 51 “Mice” Lang. Dev. “Magnets” Lang. Dev. “Manners” Letter Mm TG pg 124-125 & 216 TG pg 130-131 TG pg 128-129 TG pg 126-1127 Introduce new vocabulary. Neighbor, language/Spanish, What they do, where they live, What they are, what they do, What they are, how we can use Increase listening skills. Steps hat/sombrero, party/fiesta and what they eat, etc. what they are used for. them at home, church, and school. Appreciate God’s creation food/tortillas, tacos and Poems and Finger Plays Play Musical Instruments Growing Up With Amber Lamb burritos. “The Mouse” p 26 “Sharing is Fun” Card 10

Reading/Music Read: Dora 3~Boots 3 Read: If You Give a Mouse a Read: Amazing Magnets 3 Read: Grover's Guide to Good Letter Mm ~Poems and Finger Plays Cookie 3/1b ~Chicka Chicka ~See and Spy Counting 3 Manners 3 ~Poems and Finger Enjoy and value reading and “Fine Family” p 13 Boom Boom 3 Sing: “Magnet Song” Plays “Whole Duty of Children” music Academy Sing: “Three Blind Mice” ~“Five Little Monkeys” p 2 p 26 & “All By Myself” p 27 Sing: “Some Families” p 6 ~ “Hickory Dickory Dock” Sing: “Friends” Act out Five Little Monkeys. Finger play: “I Am Different” ~ “Manners Are The Way” p 12

Math/Science Review 1-7. Put blocks on the Review color bottles. Ask Science Experiment: List all the manner words that Letter Mm Closed for table. Tell the children to get one each child to find a toy Magnets: See what the the children can think of and Classify objects. block, then count. Keep getting to match a color bottle. magnets will stick to or pick count them. Explore environment. another block and counting until up in your room. you get to 7 blocks. Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Read: Just Be Nice…and Help To Know God’s Love “Peter Takes a Walk” Card 18 I John 4:19 Card 37“Helpful” a Friend 3 Acquire knowledge of Basic pp 304-309 Sing: “If You’re Helpful and Sing: “If You’re Helpful and Sing: “If You’re Helpful and Bible Truths Martin Sing: “If You’re Helpful and You Know It” You Know It” You Know It” You Know It”

Art-Letter Mm Free painting using tempera Draw a cookie. (Make a big Letter M coloring page Friendship art: Draw a Control small muscles in Luther paints in bright colors. circle. Color it brown. Glue on picture for a friend. hands. chocolate chips.)

Gross-motor skills. Check Schedule Check Schedule Gym w/ Balls Use activity mats. Check Schedule Playground/Gym/Breezeway King Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes -In the blue bag with the balls Playground or Bikes Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~“Hide-n-Seek” with a small toy. ~Catching and throwing a ball. ~Practice kicking a ball. ~Pretend to be corn and “pop” Fine and Gross motor skills ~Look for things that ~Practice good manners in ~At the table practice ~Eat popcorn and watch a Day begin with the letter M. dramatic play. stacking/counting 7 blocks. “Curious George” movie!

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To help the children to improve each day in cooperation and unselfishness. 23  To build self-confidence in each child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 25 Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 Thursday, January 28 Friday, January 29

Phonics/Numbers-Nn/1-6 Review Aa-Mm. Count to 10. Review 1-7 Review Aa-Nn. Review 1-7. Review Aa-Nn using Abeka Teach: Introduce letter Nn. by using manipulatives in Sing: “Nicky Narwhal” Count to 10. CD (stop at letter n) ~letters and their sounds Sing: “Nicky Narwhal” the classroom. Finger trace Nn. Letter N coloring Page Sing: “Nicky Narwhal” ~number counting, Finger trace Nn. Learning Numbers p 67 Learning Numbers p 65 Sometime/Anytime Cards Finger trace Nn. recognition and concept. Learning Numbers p 63 (camels resting at night) (band aids) (Narwhal) Health and Safety Visuals Card 3 Lang. Dev. Letter Nn Animal Alphabet Lesson Lang. Dev. Card 52“Night” Lang. Dev. Card 53 Lang. Dev. “Neighbors” Lang. Dev. “Names” Introduce new vocabulary. Read/Tell story of TG pg 132-133 “Nurse” TG pg 134-135 TG pg 136 TG pg 137 Increase listening skills. “Nicky Narwhal” What animals are awake, who What do they do/where do Where do they live, what What is a name? Appreciate God’s creation works, and what happens at night. they work can we do to be nice Sing: “Are You Sleeping?”# 49 Community Helpers Card 6 neighbors, etc. Reading/Music Read: Baby Beluga 3~Jonah Read: Time For Bed 3 Read: Nurses 3 Read: Clifford and the Read: Pooh Loves You 3 Letter Nn and the Whale 2 ~Fishin’ ~The Going to Bed Book 3 ~You Are My I Love You 3 Grouchy Neighbors 3 ~We ~Wild Animals 3 (Name the Enjoy and value reading with Grandpa 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Head and Shoulders” Are All Alike… We Are All Animals) and music ~Poems and Finger Plays “At Night” p 28 Different 3 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “Rock-a-Bye Baby” Preschool Fun Songs # 3 “Noah” p 29 Sing: “I Love You” ~“The “Hush Little Baby” ~ “John Jacob Jingleheimer More We Get Together” Schmidt” Math/Science /Letter Nn Let each child throw Make play-dough cookies Count friends in the Classify objects. Sort classroom objects into Sand play outside. balls into a tub. and share them with a classroom. Explore environment. groups of 6. Count up with each throw. friend Say their names. Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Character Development To Know God’s Love “Now I See” “A Neighbor Shows Card 22 Ephesians 4:32 Card 38 “Helpful” Growing Up With Amber Lamb “Lolly Lop-Ears” Card 20 Acquire knowledge of pp 310-315 Kindness” pp 316-321 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Art-Letter Nn Use q-tips with glue and Color a moon. Add stars. Work with different colors of play Finger paint. Draw a shape of Using markers and Control small muscles in hands. paper shapes Turn out the lights and pretend dough. Practice pinching, a house in the paint. stickers, decorate the to be an owl, or a raccoon. squeezing, pulling, and making to make a collage. animals out of play dough. paper with your name.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Check Schedule Check Schedule Gym w/ Balls Check Schedule Playground/Gym/Breezeway Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical instruments ~Play “Follow the teacher” ~Practice skipping. ~In the grass, run in a circle. ~Practice jumping over blocks. Fine and Gross motor skills and march. ~Work with manipulatives at the ~Dramatic play: Nurses ~Mother Goose Color Rhymes ~Sidewalk chalk. Write their ~Play dough table. Count groups of six names by their drawing.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide Put up sign up sheet for Valentine Day Party. 24  To appreciate people in our world.  To build self confidence in each child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 1 Tuesday, February 2 Wednesday, February 3 Thursday, February 4 Friday, February 5 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Nn. Review 1-7. Review Mm and Nn. Review 1-7.Count to 10. Using the ABeka CD Review Week Emphasize Mm/Nn. Count to 10. Sing: “Mickey Monkey,” Sing: “Mickey Monkey,” review Aa-Nn Teach:~number counting, Sing: “Mickey Monkey” Sing: “Mickey Monkey,” and “Nicky Narwhal” “Nicky Narwhal” Emphasize Mm & Nn ~letters and their sounds and “Nicky Narwhal” and “Nicky Narwhal” PJ Party today! 10:30am Buddy Barrel Day Sing: “Mickey Monkey,” recognition and concept. Sometime/Anytime Cards in Room 111 for story time. BGMC Letter and “Nicky Narwhal”

Language Development LD Card 9 & 76 “Africa” LD Card 50 & 76“Mexico” LD Card 40 & 76 “Japan” LD Card 54 & 76 “Netherlands” LD Card 39 & 76“Israel” Our World TG pg 26-27 & 216 TG pg 124-125 & 216 TG pg 93-94 & 216 TG pg 139-140 & 216 TG pg 90-92 & 216 Introduce new vocabulary. Africa is very big. Many Mexico is our neighbor. Japan is a country that is Flowers, people and Houses and families in Increase listening skills. different animals live in Africa. Appreciate God’s creation made up of many islands. places Israel.

Reading/Music Read: Like Me and You 3 Read: Come Over To My Read: Children Around the Read:: What a Wonderful Read: God Gives His Our World ~How Many Hearts 3 House 3 ~Guess How Much World 3 ~I Love School 3 World 3 People Food 3 f Enjoy and value reading ~Roar 3 I Love You 3 Sing: “The More We Get ~Why I Love My Mommy 3 ~God Feeds His People 3 b and music Sing: “The Rainbow Talk about languages. Together ” p 8~He’s Got the Finger play: “My Garden” p 9 ~My Little Book of Sharing 3 Sing: “Love Your Song” p 2 ~He’s Got the Whole Sing: “The More We Get Whole World in His Hands 2 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 World in His Hands 3 Friends” p 8 Together ” p 8

Math/Science Eat animal crackers as a snack. Review Colors and Shapes Decorate a bag to use for While putting puzzles Color recognition game Classify objects. Name the African animals! Find colors and shapes valentine cards on together, talk about sizes of Play: “I Spy” throughout the room. puzzle pieces. Count the Explore environment. February 14. number of pieces in a puzzle. Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love “Teach Us To Pray” “Lost and Found” Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 “The Birthday Surprise” Card 17 “Cheerful” Acquire knowledge of pp 322-327 pp 328-333 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World Card 29 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in Basic Bible Truths Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World His Hands” His Hands” in His Hands” in His Hands”

Art/ Love One Another Read: Poems and Finger Plays Free painting with tempera Color Japanese fans. Free Art: Make a card for parents: Fold the Control small muscles in “Africa” p 3 paints and big brushes. Using markers draw heart butterfly and write inside. (see hands. a flower. sample) Let child use markers to Color an elephant Use bright colors! color inside. Decorate the front with hearts.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Play with parachutes. Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Stand on a line. Practice ~Move around the room while ~Play bean bag toss. ~Blow bubbles outside. ~Practice walking on Fine and Gross motor skills jumping forward with both feet. jumping on one foot. ~Puzzles Encourage the children to poke tiptoes while playing musical ~Using small blocks, ~Sing: “The More We Get ~PJ Party! Snack and TV the bubbles with their finger. instruments. stack and count. Together ” p 8 time in 111 at 3:10-3:40. ~Sing: “He’s Got the Whole ~Play dough. World in His Hands”

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To help the children to improve each day in cooperation and unselfishness. 25  To discuss the concept of Love.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 8 Tuesday, February 9 Wednesday, February 10 Thursday, February 11 Friday, February 12

Phonics/Numbers-Oo/1-6 Review Aa-Nn. Review 1-7. Learning Numbers p 73 Using the ABeka CD Review 1-7.Count to 10. Teach:~letters and their sounds Introduce letter Oo. Sing: Learning Numbers p 71 (Ostrich) review Aa-Oo Finger trace Oo. Valentine’s Day Party ~number counting, “Oscar Otter” Finger trace Oo. (otter) Count to 10 Sing: “Oscar Otter” Sing: “Oscar Otter” with morning teacher. recognition and concept. (Remind parents to bring Finger trace Oo. (Remind students to bring everyone a Valentine card.) Sometime/Anytime Cards everyone a Valentine card.)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD “Opposites” LD Card 55 & 76 “Ostrich” Language Enrichment Visuals. LD “Olives” TG pg 141 Love One Another Read/Tell story of“Oscar Otter” TG pg 144-145 TG pg 142-143, 216 Cards 39-60, 65-76 Poems and Finger Plays Introduce new vocabulary. This week learn “I Love You “ Things that are different. Where they live, how they Can you see any opposites? “Old King Cole” p 30, Increase listening skills. in sign language. protect themselves and their babies Poems and Finger Plays “One, Two, Buckle My Show” p 31 Appreciate God’s Love. “Opposites” p 31 & “Secret Valentine” p 43

Reading/Music Read: My Little Book of Love 3 Read: Yummy Yucky 3 Read: My Mother is Mine 3 Read: Dora’s Opposites 3 Read: Clifford Makes a Friend 3 : Love One Another ~I Love My Daddy Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Sing: “What Shape Is This?” ~Rolie Polie Olie 3 Things to Love 3 ~ “You Are My Sunshine” p 14 Enjoy and value Because... 3 p 14 (a bag of shapes is in the Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 Sing: “I Love You”~ “Ten Language Enrichment Visuals. crate to use with song) ~“I’m In Right Out Right Up Little Valentines” ~ “Be My reading and music Sing:: “Love, Love, Love” p 10 Cards 4-9, 13-22, 27-38 Poems and Finger Plays Right Down Valentine” “Open, Shut Them” p 30 Math/Science Sort classroom objects into Using color bottles, Using the lacing beads, give Group talk about opposites Sorting opposites Classify objects. groups of 6. review colors. everyone a chance to put at Soft/Hard objects in the class. Big/Little-toys in the class Explore environment. Find a color match to least 5 beads on the string. Right/Wrong things to do. In/Out - use a container objects in the classroom. Asleep/Awake Top/Bottom use a shelf Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Growing Up with Amber Lamb To Know God’s Love “Lazarus Lives Again” “One Thankful Man” Card 12 I John 3:23 Card 18 “Cheerful” “Secret Valentine” Card 19 Acquire knowledge of pp 334-339 pp 340-345 Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend “Jesus Sees Me” p 20 Today” p 4 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend (Change Sees to Loves) Today” p 4 Today” p 4 Today” p 4 Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend Today” p 4 Art/Our World Using markers trace the “dotted Color the fish bowl. Read: Poems and Finger Plays Free Art with Letter Oo coloring page. Control small muscles in line heart” and color. Glue O-shaped cereal “I Love Little Kitty” p 22 pink and red paint Closed MONDAY hands. on the bubbles. Color the kitten with a heart..

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls-Who can kick Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls-Practice kicking Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym the ball the longest distance? Check Schedule Check Schedule a large rolling ball. Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice skipping, hopping and ~Practice these opposites! ~Play musical instruments ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Practice these opposites! Fine and Gross motor skills jumping. Pull/Push-Slow/Fast and march. ~Free Art with markers. Up/Down-Forward/Backward ~Make O’s with play dough. ~Sing: What Shape is this? ~Sidewalk chalk: Make O’s. ~Practice cutting strips of paper. Take home in envelopes.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To increase the children’s vocabulary. 26  To develop the ability to understand number concepts.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 15 Tuesday, February 16 Wednesday, February 17 Thursday, February 18 Friday, February 19

Phonics/Numbers-Pp/1-7 Introduce letter Pp Review Aa-Pp Review 1-7.Count to 10 Rev letter Pp/Finger trace Pp Teach: ~letters and their Finger trace letter Pp Learning Numbers p 77 Using the Abeka CD Sing: “Penny Penguin” sounds ~number counting, C Sing: “Penny Penguin” (panda) Review Aa-Pp Talk about pairs of things. Find recognition and concept. Review 1-7. Count to 10. Sing: “Penny Penguin” examples. Learning Numbers p 75 Finger trace Pp Sometime/Anytime Cards (penguin) Lang. Dev. Letter Pp Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 57 76 “Panda” LD Card 58 “Police Officer” LD Card 59 “Pastor” Introduce new vocabulary. Read/Tell story of “Penny TG pg 148-149, 216 TG pg 152-153 TG pg 154-155 Increase listening skills. L Penguin” Talk about pandas. ~Poems and Finger Plays What does a pastor do? Appreciate God’s creation LD Card 56 “Peanuts” Where do pandas live and what “Police Officer” p 33 How do we talk to God? TG pg 146-147 do they eat? Sing: “I’m a Police Officer” p 5 Talk about praying. Where do peanuts grow? Finger play: “Popcorn” p 7 Health and Safety Visuals Card 13 Reading/Music Read: Five Little Penguins Read: Little Panda 3 Read: Officer Buckle and Read: My Little Golden Book Letter Pp Slipping On The Ice 3 ~Splash Sing: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Gloria 3 About God 3 ~Poems and Finger Enjoy and value reading O 3 ~Baby Donald Makes a Bear” p 15 (Change Teddy to ~I’m In Charge of Me 3 Plays “Our Church” p 7 and music Sandwich 3 Panda) “Jesus Sees Me” p 20 Sing: “Found a Peanut” Sing: “J-E-S-U-S” p 3 Math/Science As you finger paint mix Red and Make popcorn! Listen to the Using a clear cup teach Sort pretzels into Classify objects. Blue paint. What color did you popping sounds. Do Finger empty and full. Use water, groups of 7. Explore environment. S make? play again. “Popcorn” p 7 cereal, pretzels, etc.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up with Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love “Let The Children Come” “Big News For a Little Man” “Police Officer Shep” Card 16 I John 4:8 Acquire knowledge of E pp 346-351 pp 352-357 Card 22 Character Development Visuals Basic Bible Truths Sing: “God is so Good” Sing: “Zacchaeus” Sing: “God is so Good” Card 25 “Orderly” ~“Jesus is Our Friend Today” p 4 Sing: “God is so Good”

Art/Letter Pp Color with red and green Control small muscles in Color the penguins with hearts. Letter Pp coloring page markers. Red means stop and Make the prayer hands. D green means go. door knob hangers.

Gross-motor skills. Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym. Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play bean bag toss. ~Play “Duck, Duck, Goose” ~Play: “Red Light, Green ~Go on a nature walk. Look at Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and ~Mother Goose Counting Light” plants outside. You Know it” Rhymes ~Practice cutting strips of paper. ~Watch 321 Penguins!

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To teach the children to respond to, respect and obey community helpers. 27  To create a sense of security between the children and community helpers  To build self-confidence in each child..

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 22 Tuesday, February 23 Wednesday, February 24 Thursday, February 25 Friday, February 26 Phonics/Numbers-O&P/7 Review Aa-Pp. Review Oo and Pp. Review Aa-Pp. Review 1-7. Using the ABeka CD review Teach: Learning Numbers p 79 Review 1-6. Emphasize Oo and Pp. Count to 10. Aa-Pp. Emphasize Oo and Pp. ~letters and their sounds (toothbrush) Introduce 7.Count to 10. Sing: “Penny Penguin” Sing: “Oscar Otter” and Sing: “Oscar Otter” and ~number counting, Sing: “Oscar Otter” and “Penny Sing: “Oscar Otter” Learning Numbers p 81 “Penny Penguin” “Penny Penguin” recognition and concept. Penguin” (letters) Language Development Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals Cards Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals Community Helpers Card 7 talk about the Dentist. Cards 2 & 3 talk about a 5 & 6 talk about Doctors and Cards 1 & 4 talk about a Card 8 talk about a Postal Introduce new vocabulary. What do they take care of? Fireman and a Police Officer. Nurses. What do they do? Who’s Pastor and a Teacher. What Employee. The ways mail can Increase listening skills. When should you brush your What they wear, what they do the doctor’s helper? What does a they do? How we can help our be carried, what they do with Appreciate God’s creation teeth? Why did God give you and how they keep us safe. nurse do? pastor and teacher? the mail. teeth? Sing: “This is the Way We Sing: “I’m a Police Officer” Finger Play: “Miss Polly Had A Dolly” Poems and Finger Plays Brush Our Teeth” ~”I’m a Firefighter” Health and Safety Visuals “Our Church” p 7 Card 4 & 8

Reading/Music Read: Show Me Your Smile 3 Read: Firefighters 3 Read: Doctors 3 Read: Brown Bear, Brown Read: Nothing in the Mailbox 3 Community Helpers Growing Up With Amber Lamb ~A Day With Police Officers 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Bear, What Do You See? 3 1b ~Poems and Finger Plays Enjoy and value reading “Button Visits the Dentist” Card 7 ~ A Day With Firefighters 3 “My Doctor” p 8 ~Kitten Red Yellow Blue 3 “My Letter” p 25 & ~Poems and Finger Plays and music ~Poems and Finger Plays “Two Eyes to See” p 40 Sing: “This is the Way we Go “The Postman” p 32 “Dentist” p 8 “Stop, look and listen” p 24 ~Growing Up with Amber Lamb to Church” ~ “Teachers” Sing: “In His Mail Truck” ~ ~Sometimes/Anytime Card “Police Officer” p 33 “Amber Visits the Doctor” p 48 “Do you Drive a Mail Truck?” Sing: “The Dentist’s Song” Math/Science Use sand or water tables. Number recognition game: Sort color bears. Find an Using the height board by Classify objects. Examine the plaster teeth and Practice pouring, measuring Numbers 1-7. Use number object in the classroom that room 111, measure and record Explore environment. practice brushing them. and shaking. cards and count small toys to will match the color of each each child’s height. match numbers group of bears. Post chart in room.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Growing Up with Amber Lamb Read: Sharing Makes Me Happy 3 To Know God’s Love “Praise to the King of Kings” “Remember Me” pp 364-369 Card 15 Psalms 56:3 “Lannie Learns a Lesson” Sing: If You’re Happy and Acquire knowledge of pp 358-363 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Character Development Visuals Card 9 You Know It!

Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” (two verses) Card 26 “Orderly” (two verses) Art/Community Helpers Free painting with large paper, paint Color a traffic light. Glue on Color the picture Provide dot paints and Draw a “Letter” on First Control small muscles in hands. brushes and tempera paint. Red, Yellow and Green of a doctor. paper for free art. Steps letterhead paper. Date and display. Circles. (Sample included) Date and display. Place in envelope to go home . (a “letter” from student.)

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Practice kicking a ball. Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice hopping while ~Walk around school and ~Healthy Habits For Life p 26 ~Play bean bag toss. ~Play musical instruments Fine and Gross motor skills counting to 10. count traffic signs. Play: “Telly’s Triangle Tag” ~Sing: I’m in the Lord’s Army while marching. ~Play musical instruments ~Puzzles Newsletter for parents. ~Sidewalk chalk ~Play dough

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To help develop good listening habits.

28  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 1 Tuesday, March 2 Wednesday, March 3 Thursday, March 4 Friday, March 5 Dr. Seuss Birthday Party!

Phonics/Numbers/Qq/8 Review Aa-Pp Review 1-7. Introduce 8 Review Aa-Qq. Review 1-7 Review Aa-Qq. Teach: Introduce letter Qq. Learning Numbers p 83 Sing: “Quentin Quail” Learning Numbers p 85 Sing: “Quentin Quail” ~letters and their sounds Finger trace Qq. (quail) Finger trace Qq. (we keep our shoes quiet) Finger trace Qq. ~number counting, recognition and concept. Letter Qq coloring paper. Count to 10. Count to 10.

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson Lang. Dev. “Quarter” Lang. Dev. “Quickly” Lang. Dev. “Quiet” Lang. Dev. “Quilt” Letter Q “Quentin Quail” TG pg 156-157 TG pg 158 TG pg 159 TG pg 160-161 Introduce new vocabulary. Sing: “Quentin Quail” Crazy Hat or The opposite of quick is slow. When do we need to be What it is made of? Increase listening skills. Practice counting groups of Poems and Finger Plays quiet. The opposite of quiet is ~Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation “Quick” p 34 1-7 with manipulatives Hair Day!!! loud. When can we be loud. “Baby’s Quilt” p 34 “Jack Be Nimble” p 35

Reading/Music/Letter Q Read: Birds 3 Read: Bears on Wheels 3 Read: Freight Train 3 Read: Wee Little Bunny 3 Sample Quilt in crate. Enjoy and value reading ~Cat in the Hat 2 ~My First Counting Book 3 ~Faster! Faster! 3 Grover’s Own Alphabet 3 Read: Chipmunk’s ABC 3 and music Sing: “The Alphabet Song” ~Poems and Finger Plays Doing what we are asked to do Sing: “Head and Shoulders” ~Patchwork Island 3 Preschool Fun Songs # 3 “Quarter in My Pocket” p 34 quickly is obeying. Buddy Barrel Day Sing: “God Made Me” p 3 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Sing: “Head and Shoulders” Sing: The Wheels on the Bus BGMC Letter Math/Science Review color bottles. Find Whose picture is on the Run quickly, walk quickly. Books and table toys.-play Healthy Habits For Life p 25 Classify objects. something in the room that quarter? Clap your hands quickly. Pick quietly! Shhhh… Be LOUD “View and Do: Get Up and Explore environment. matches each color bottle. Look at the Quarter samples. up toys quickly. on the playground. Move”

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb To Know God’s Love “A Sad, Dark Night” “King of a Different Card 14 Matthew 28:20 Card 1 “Self-control” “Sharing is Fun” Card 10 Acquire knowledge of pp 370-375 Kingdom” pp 376-381 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Read: Disobeying 3 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend (two verses) (two verses) (two verses) Today” p 4

Art/Letter Q Provide water colors Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Mix black and white paint .Have children draw a Cut using scissors and scrap Control small muscles in for free painting. Draw an unusual creature! to create a different color! picture of themselves. Date paper. Pick a few pieces to hands. Add stickers. Paint a quarter. and place in folder send home in envelopes.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Musical Chairs” ~Jump over large quarter. ~Run quickly/slowly. ~Play musical instruments, ~Jump 7 times Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Play dough ~Mother Goose Counting LOUDLY and quietly. Take 7 giant steps ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and Rhymes ~Sidewalk chalk. You Know it” Draw the letter Q.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

29  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday March 8 Tuesday, March 9 Wednesday, March 10 Thursday, March 11 Friday, March 12 Phonics/Numbers/Rr/8 Review Aa-Qq. Review 1-8. Review Aa-Rr. Review 1-8. Review Aa-Qq. Teach: Introduce Rr. Learning Numbers p 87 .Sing; “Rusty Rooster” Count to 10. Sing; “Rusty Rooster” ~letters and their sounds Sing: “Rusty Rooster” (rooster) Finger trace Rr. Learning Numbers p 89 Finger trace Rr. ~number counting, Finger trace Rr. Count to 10. Letter Rr coloring page. (books are for reading) recognition and concept.

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson “Rusty LD Card 60 “Rabbits” LD Card 61 “Reptiles” Lang. Dev. “Reading” LD “Rubber Things” Letter R Rooster” TG pg 162-163 TG pg 166-167 TG pg 164-165 TG pg 168-169 Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays What do they look like? Where What are Reptiles? Where they How letters form words, God’s Talk about elastic. Where Increase listening skills. “Raining on the Farm” & we can find them? The name live? Discuss book, and words you can read. rubber comes from. What is Appreciate God’s creation “Rooster Song” p 36 of mother and father rabbits? characteristics of reptiles. made of rubber? Read: My “r” Book 3 Sing: “Little Froggy”

Reading/Music/Letter R Read: When the Rooster Crowed 3 Read: Fluff the Rabbit 3 Read: Tiny Turtles 3 Read: My First Book 3 Read: Pooh’s Honey Bee Enjoy and value reading Sing: “Take Me Out to the ~Poems and Finger Plays ~I Can’t Get My Turtle to ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards Counting Book 3 ~Wheels 3 and music Barnyard” p 6 “Little Bunny” p 4 Move 3 1b Sing: “What Shape is Sing: “Wheels on the Bus” ~ “Old MacDonald Had a Finger play: “My Turtle” This?” p 14 Use shape Tires are made from rubber. “Robin Redbreast” p 36 Farm” (Add Rooster) “Little Turtle” p 13 cards to sing song. Preschool Fun Songs # 7 Play musical instruments. Math/Science Review 1-8 using number cards Sand and water tables. Poems and Finger Plays Book Center. Children will Things that bounce:-Look for Classify objects. and manipulatives Make sure everyone “Rickety, Tickety” p 36 choose a book and look at he objects that do and do not Explore environment. in the room. gets a turn. Stand in a circle and count the pictures and talk about what is bounce. Let everyone get a Count 10 red objects. shoes in the classroom. happening in the pictures. turn to bounce a rubber ball.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Read: Be Polite and Kind 3 To Know God’s Love “Could it Be True?” “It Is True!” pp 388-393 Card 25 Exodus 20:12 Card 2 “Poor Self-control” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Acquire knowledge of pp 382-387 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” (two verses)

Art/Letter R Free finger painting Paint the shamrock green. Read: Poems and Finger Plays Control small muscles in Color a rooster. with red. Paint a crocodile. Date and display. “Rain” p 37 hands. Date and display. Free art with blue dot paints. Label paper Rain

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Healthy Habits for Life p 41 ~Pretend to be a rabbit, ~Pretend to be different animals in ~Practice skipping, hopping ~Play music, use scarves Fine and Gross motor skills “I Say…” a raccoon, a rooster and a robot. the rainforest such as, turtles, and jumping. and move. snakes, crocodiles and lizards. ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Red begins with the letter R. Can ~Make a play dough snake. ~Free Art with markers. you find something red in your ~Table Toys Shape it into the letter R. class?

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

30  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 15 Tuesday, March 16 Wednesday, March 17 Thursday, March 18 Friday, March 19 Phonics/Numbers /Ss Review Aa-Rr, Introduce Ss. Review 1-8.Count to 15. Review Aa-Ss, Review 1-8.Count to 15. Review Aa-Ss Teach: ~letters and their sounds Sing: “Seabreeze Seal” Learning Numbers p 131 Sing: “Seabreeze Seal” Learning Numbers p 97 Sing: “Seabreeze Seal” ~number counting, Learning Numbers p 95 (seal) (rose) recognition and concept. Discuss St. Patrick’s Day. Letter Ss coloring page (seal) Language Enrichment Visuals Language Enrichment Visuals Review letters with Sometimes/Anytime Cards Language Enrichment Visuals Cards 61 & 63 Cards 62 & 64 “S is for Smile” poster Cards 1, 2 & 3 Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 63 LD Card 64 LD “Senses: Tasting/ LD “Senses: Seeing/Hearing Letter S “Seabreeze Seal” TG pg 174-175 TG pg 176-177 Smelling” TG pg 178-179 Touching” Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays “Seasons: Spring /Fall” “Seasons: Summer/Winter” ~Poems and Finger Plays TG pg 180-181 Increase listening skills. “Five Little Seashells” and Sing: “Spring Morning” Review Spring/Fall “Five senses” p 39 ~Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation “Baby Seal” p 38 ~“It Is Springtime” Eat brown & green M&M’s. “Two Eyes to See” p 40

Reading/Music/ Letter S Read: The Circus 3 Read: Spring is Here 3 Read: The Snowy Day 3 Read: Follow Your Nose Read: Thank You For Me 3 Enjoy and value reading ~Disney Babies ~Fresh Fall Leaves 3 ~It’s Summer 3 Baby Pluto 3 ~Lunch 3 ~Eyes & Nose, Fingers & Toes 3 and music at the Big Circus 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays ~The Cow Loves Cookies 3 Finger plays: “That’s Me Complete” ~ “Here I Am” p 12 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” “Leaves” p 24 “Snowmen” p 39 & “what Do Sing: “Ice Cream sundae” p 7 Finger play: “Ten Red Apples” Sing: “If You’re Happy and You Preschool Fun Songs # 3 We Wear” p 45 ~“The Muffin Man” p 2 Sing: “What’s the Weather?” Know It” p 17 Math/Science Work with puzzles. Spread out a bucket of small Taste and smell My Senses Classify objects. Healthy Habits For Life Using color words play blocks. Have each child Have popcorn for snack. 1.Color 2. Eyeball stickers 3. Glue on Explore environment. p 17 “View and Do: “I Spy” collect/stack 8 blocks. Count Finger play: “Popcorn” p 7 coffee and cotton balls 4. Tape on them together. candy-or -if you let them taste-glue on Follow Me: Hips Dance: the wrapper.

Bible/ Letter S The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Read: Hands Are Not To Know God’s Love “Parting Promises” “The Very First Church” Card 5 Psalm 23:1 Card 21 “Diligent” For Hitting 2 Acquire knowledge of pp 394-399 pp 400-405 Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Today” p 4 Today” p 4

Art /Letter S Color a seal. Using markers, color chicken Using markers, On a sheet of paper write Free art with finger paint. Control small muscles in yellow w/orange beak and color the butterfly. “My Hands” Trace around Talk about what you see/hear hands. feet. Glue on bird seed. each child’s hands.. and touch. Date and display. Let them color.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Use bats and balls in the gym. Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play follow the leader. ~Pretend to be bunnies. ~Play “Simon Says” ~Practice Spinning and ~Practice Skipping, Fine and Gross motor skills ~Bubbles ~Look for insects at the Use large muscle activities. Sitting. Count to 8. Scooting and Squatting . playground. ~Sidewalk chalk. ~Make the letter S with ~Take turns making and guessing Practice Ss play dough different sounds.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide Put up Egg Hunt sign.  To train the children to be more independent in their work.. Easter A  To help the children assume the responsibility of their own behavior and actions.

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 22 Tuesday, March 23 Wednesday, March 24 Thursday, March 25 Friday, March 26 Phonics/Numbers/Review Review Ll-Mm, Review Nn-Oo. Review Pp-Qq, Review Aa-Qq Review Jj-Kk, Teach:~letters and their sounds Review 1-8 Count to 10. Review 1-8. Count to 10 Review 1-8 Count to 10. Review 1-8.Count to 10. Review 1-8 Count to 10. ~number counting, recognition and concept. Buddy Barrel Day

Language Development Using Easter Cards: Do you Read: The Story of the Using Easter Cards: Why do Using Easter Cards, Watch the video, Miss Patty Easter have new clothes to wear to Resurrection Eggs 3 we celebrate Easter? Review Easter Cakes' Eggstravaganza. 3 Introduce new vocabulary. church on Easter Sunday? Open and discuss each How do we celebrate Easter? Discussions. Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 Increase listening skills. Why? Talk about how new life Resurrection Egg. . What is your favorite part of Play dough: Make Healthy Habits for Life p 11 Appreciate God’s creation begins this time of the year. Easter celebrations? Easter Eggs “Move Together!” Play musical instruments.

Reading/Music/Easter Read: The Runaway Bunny 3 Read: Spring Surprise! 3 Read: My Sparkle Basket Read: On Easter Sunday 3 Read: The Easter Bonnet Enjoy and value reading ~Spring Surprises 3 ~The Very Best Easter Book 3 ~All About Peter 3 ~Witzy’s Backyard Easter Parade 3 ~Llama Llama and music Finger play: “Easter Rabbits” Bunny 3 Finger play: “Clap Sing: “I’m A Little Hunt 3 Easter Egg 3 Sing: “Ten Little Bunnies” Your Hands” (On Green Card) Bunny” (On White Card) Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “I’m A Little Let students hold soft ~ “I’m a Little Chickie” Sing: “I’m a Little Bunny” ~Poems and Finger Plays “What Can I Do? P 9 Bunny” (On White Card) animals during circle time Sometimes/Anytime Cards (On White Card) “Hop and Stop Bunny” p 17 Poem: “Easter was God’s Finger play: “Clap Your the next two weeks. Way” (On Green Card) Hands” (On Green Card) Math/Science End of the Year Practice Play “I Spy” Find eight blocks, eight End of the Year Practice Have your students find five Classify objects. As a K-2 group, decide who’s Using color words cars, eight crayons etc. As a K-2 group, decide who’s red toys, five blue toys and Explore environment. room and what time in the room and what time in the five yellow toys morning for a 15 minute morning for a 15 minute practice. practice. Bible/Easter Character Development Visuals Read Story Cards 4-6 Read: Story Cards 7-10 Read: What is Easter? 3 Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love Card 19 “Thoughtful” “Jesus Died For Me” “Christ Arose” Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Card 20 John 14:6 Acquire knowledge of Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Basic Bible Truths Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Today” and “ Jesus Died For Today” and “ Jesus Died For Today” and “ Jesus Died For Today” and “ Jesus Died For all the Children” (On White Today” and “ Jesus Died For all the Children” (On White all the Children” (On White all the Children” (On White all the Children” (On White card) card) card) card) card) Art/Easter Make an Easter card. Using watercolors, Use dot paints on a Free Art Color the bunny Control small muscles in hands. decorate the cross. Easter Chick with circles. with the egg.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Throw a small ball Check Schedule overhand and under hand. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Easter Egg Roll. ~Play: Red Light, ~Play Easter Egg Games ~Blow bubbles outside. Pop ~Easter Games Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play musical instruments. Green Light ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and them with your pointing finger. ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Count to 8 You Know it” ~Puzzles

** Change “Jesus is our Friend Today” to “Jesus is Alive Today” (sing both versions) Play the games with eggs during both weeks as you have extra time.  To further develop the awareness of the world in which they live in. Easter B  To give praise to each child for something they have accomplished during the week

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 29 Tuesday, March 30 Wednesday, March 31 Thursday, April 1 Friday, April 2 Phonics/Numbers/Review Review Aa-Cc, Review Dd-Ee, Review Ff-Gg, Review Hh-Ii, Teach: ~letters and their sounds Review 1-8 Count to 10. Review 1-8 Count to 10. Review 1-8 Count to 10. Review 1-8 Count to 10. ~number counting, GOOD recognition and concept. The egg hunt is tomorrow. Health and Safety Visuals Buddy Barrel Day What do you bring? Cards 10 & 14 BGMC Letter Language Development Using Easter Cards, EASTER Using the Easter Cards, discuss Sing: “Jesus Died For All the Easter discuss Easter What is the life of Jesus. Sing: “Jesus Children” Using the Mirror box, Introduce new vocabulary. EGG HUNT Died For All the Children” p 3 Ask “Who did Jesus die for?” FRIDAY Increase listening skills. Easter? Why do we celebrate Easter? in grassy field (“Jesus Loves the Little Let them look and answer. Appreciate God’s creation Children” ) Sometimes/Anytime Cards Poem: “Easter was God’s Hide eggs @ 9:15-9:30 Talk about some ways we Way” (On Green Card) Hunt eggs @ 9:30-10:00 celebrate Easter.

Reading/Music/ Easter Read: Happy Easter 3 Read: Happy Easter Mouse 3 Read: Pooh Happy Easter 3 Read: Clean Up Grumpy Bunny 3 Enjoy and value reading ~Here Comes Peter Cottontail 3 ~Five Little Easter Eggs 3 ~Dora Loves Easter 3 ~Spring Peeps! 3 and music. Finger play: “Easter Rabbits” Sing: “Ten Little Bunnies” Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 Poems and Finger Plays FIRST Use soft animals Sing: “I’m a Little Bunny” ~ “I’m a Little Chickie” Finger play: “Clap Your “Eggs” p 10 & for free play or (On White Card) Finger play: “Clap Your Hands” (On Green Card) “Humpty Dumpty” p 16 Finger play: “Clap Your Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 STEPS circle time. Hands” (On Green Card) Hands” (On Green Card) ~“I’m a Little Bunny” (White Card) Math/Science End of the Year Practice Exercise. Do 15 arm circles, 15 Healthy Habits for Life End of the Year Practice Classify objects. head nods, 15 kicks, 15 jumps, 15 p 22 “Hokey Pokey hops… Move as many things as ACADEMY Explore environment. you can 15 times while counting. Muscles and Bones”

Bible/ Easter Read: Let’s Celebrate Jesus Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love on Easter 3 Card 20 “Thoughtful” Card 19 I Timothy 1:15 Card 23 Jeremiah 33:3 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “My God Is So Great” Sing: “My God Is So Great” Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Today” CLOSED Basic Bible Truths ~ **“Jesus Is Our Friend Today” ~ **“Jesus Is Our Friend Today” Today” and “ Jesus Died For all and “ Jesus Died For all the and “ Jesus Died For all the and “ Jesus Died For all the the Children” (On White card) Children” (On White card) Children” (On White card) Children” (On White card) Art /Easter Watercolor a butterfly. Using color words, Using watercolors, Use dot paints on a Control small muscles in play “I Spy”. paint the Easter Egg. Easter Basket with circles. hands. Free art with markers.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Practice kicking a rolling ball. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Spoon-Egg Walk ~Blow bubbles outside. ~Go for a walk. Take very big ~Play Easter Egg Games Fine and Gross motor skills Egg Basket Toss Clap your hands to pop them. steps and take very little steps. ~Sidewalk chalk. ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Play musical instruments ~Puzzles

** Change “Jesus is our Friend Today” to “Jesus is Alive Today” (sing both versions) Play the games with eggs during both weeks as you have extra time.  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

31  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 5 Tuesday, April 6 Wednesday, April 7 Thursday, April 8 Friday, April 9 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Ss Review 1-8. Review Aa-Ss Review 1-8. Review Aa-Ss Teach: ~letters and their sounds emphasizing Rr and Ss. Learning Numbers p 91 emphasizing Rr and Ss. Count to 15. emphasizing Rr and Ss. ~number counting, (pond animals) Learning Numbers p 93 Learning Numbers p 103 recognition and concept. Count to 15. (butterflies) (fish)

Language Development LD Card 62 “Pond” LD Card 62 “Pond” LD Card 62 “Pond” LD Card 62 “Pond” LD Card 62 “Pond” Pond 1. “Birds” TG pg 170 2. “Frogs” TG pg 170-171 3. “Insects” TG pg 171-172 4. “Snakes” TG pg 172 5. “Fish” TG pg 173 Introduce new vocabulary. Talk about what you would see You can see frogs in a pond. What kinds of insect can you Pretend you are fish in a pond. Increase listening skills. if you visited a pond. find around a pond? Sing: Review all the things you can Appreciate God’s creation “Insects All Around” p 1 find in a pond.

Reading/Music/Pond Read: Come Along Daisy 3 Read: Jump, Frog, Jump 3 Read: Little Cricket’s Song 3 Read: Snake 3 Read: Baby Goofy Catches a ~In The Small, Small Pond 3 ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards ~ The Crunching Munching ~The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate Fish 3 Enjoy and value reading ~Dave the Duckling Gets Into Sing: “Five Speckled Caterpillar 3 the Wash 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays “One, and music Trouble 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Two, Three, Four, Five” p 13 Frogs” p 2 Sing: “Little White Duck” Sing: “I’m A Fish” Sing: “Six Little Ducks” “Little Froggy” p 13 “The Butterfly” p 5 and “Insects” p 19 ~ “Catch a Fish” Math/Science End of the Year Practice Using color words play Have your students find five End of the Year Practice Healthy Habits for Life Classify objects. “I Spy” red toys, five blue toys and Make snakes out of p 12 “Movement Grab Explore environment. Work with puzzles. five yellow toys. play dough. Bag” (pond animals) Practice counting to 15

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Growing Up With Amber Lamb To Know God’s Love “Jumping For Joy” “Saul Sees the Light” Card 24 I Peter 5:7 Card 22 “Diligent” “Fishing With Grandpa” Acquire knowledge of pp 406-411 pp 412-417 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Card 25 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” (two verses) (two verses) Art/Pond ~Poems and Finger Plays Using markers, Free Art Control small muscles in Using markers, Color a frog “Here Is the Beehive” p 4 color the letter S to look Paint a blue pond. hands. color a duck. Color bees and a hive. like a snake. Glue on some fish. Count the bees. Date and display.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend to be a duck. Swim ~Practice hopping like a frog. ~Using scarves, pretend to be a ~Crawl like a spider. ~Do the “Fish Pokey” Fine and Gross motor skills around the pond. What do you ~Play musical instruments flying insect. Slither like a snake. ~Puzzles see? ~Sidewalk chalk. ~Practicing cutting on ~Make pond animal sounds. Draw the letters S & T. strips of paper.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To train the children to be more independent in their work. 32  To help the children who are weak in certain areas.

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 12 Tuesday, April 13 Wednesday, April 14 Thursday, April 15 Friday, April 16 Phonics/Numbers/T-U/9 Introduce letter Tt. Review Aa-Tt. Review Aa-Tt. Introduce letter Uu. Review Aa-Uu. Teach: Sing: “Timmy Tiger” Finger trace Tt. Sing: “Timmy Tiger” Sing: “Upton Umbrette” Finger trace Tt. ~letters and their sounds Finger trace Tt. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Review 1-8.Introduce 9. Finger trace Uu. Finger trace Uu. ~number counting, Learning Numbers p 99 Learning Numbers p 101 Look at different types of cars Learning Numbers p 107 Review 1-9 Count to 15. recognition and concept. (tiger) (telephone) around school. Notice the (umbrette) Letter Tt coloring page. different colors, shapes, sizes. Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 66 “Transportation” LD Card 66 “Transportation” Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 68 “Underground Introduce new vocabulary. “Timmy Tiger” TG pg 186-187 Part 1 TG pg 187-188 Part 2 “Upton Umbrette” Animals” TG pg 1194-195 Increase listening skills. Read: Poems and Finger Plays “Power and Machines” “Trains, Boats and Planes” Language Enrichment Using color words, Appreciate God’s creation “What Can I Do? P 9 Health and Safety Visuals Poems and Finger Plays Cards 21 & 22 Play “I Spy” Card 13 “Snap On My Seat Belt ” p 39

Reading/Music/T-U Read: Why Do Tigers Have Read: A Bird on the Bus 3 Read: Go, Dog. Go! 3 Read: Little Robin Read: Enjoy and value reading Stripes? 3 pg 8-9 ~The Bike Lesson 3 ~The Wheels on the Bus 3 Redbreast 3 Under The Porch Light 3 and music The Loudest Roar 3 Finger play: “Windshield Finger play: “A Choo Choo” p 16 ~Feather’s For Lunch 3 2b Sing: Sing: “Where is Thumbkin?” Wiper” p 16 Sing: “Down By the Station” ~Poems and Finger Plays “Little Wiggle Worm” p1 Sing: “Wheels on the Bus” Preschool Fun Songs #17 “Umbrella Chant” p 42 ~“Insects All Around” p 1 Math/Science End of the Year Practice What are tools? Name the Using blocks, build ramps End of the Year Practice Practice walking Classify objects. tools in the bucket? for cars. See how fast under and over the Explore environment. Who uses each tool? they can go. y-a-r-n “rope.”

Bible/T-U The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up With Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love “Timothy Joins the Journey” “The Night the Prison Shook” “Amber’s Seat Belt” Card 17 Genesis 16:3 Card 11 “Selfish” Acquire knowledge of pp 418-423 pp 424-429 Card 6 Lang. Dev. “Table Manners” Sing: “My God Is So Big” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “My God Is So Big” Sing: “My God Is So Big” TG pg 182-183

Art/T Color black stripes on Color the umbrella. Control small muscles in hands. orange paper. Letter Uu coloring page Color a school bus. Add raindrops. Color the worm. You made “Tiger Skin”. He lives underground.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical ~Pretend to drive your favorite ~Roll up a blanket long and thin. ~Use the scarves while ~Practice throwing a ball Fine and Gross motor skills Instruments and march. vehicle. Practice jumping over the playing a music CD. underhand. ~Look for triangles ~Puzzles blanket with both feet together. ~Play dough. ~Sit under the blanket and in the classroom. ~ Chalk outside sing.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To increase awareness of the world around them.

33  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 19 Tuesday, April 20 Wednesday, April 21 Thursday, April 22 Friday, April 23 Phonics/Numbers/Vv Review Aa-Uu. Review Aa-Vv. Review 1-9.Emphasize 9. Review 1-9. Review Aa-Vv. Teach: Introduce letter Vv. Emphasize letters Uu and Vv. Count to 15. Count to 15. Emphasize letters Uu and Vv. ~letters and their sounds Learning Numbers Finger trace Uu and Vv. Letter Vv coloring page. Learning Numbers p 105 Finger trace Uu and Vv. ~number counting, Sometimes/Anytime Cards (whales) recognition and concept. p 109 (vulture)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD “Vegetables” LD Card 69“Veterinarian” LD Card 67 & 76 “Sea” LD Card 67 “Sea” Letter Vv/Sea “Vicky Vulture” TG pg 196-197 TG pg 198 TG pg 189-191, 216 TG pg 191-193 Introduce new vocabulary. Sing: “Vicky Vulture” Taste carrots and fill in the Who takes care of our pets? What kind of animals What is your favorite animal Increase listening skills. live in the sea? that lives in the sea? Appreciate God’s creation Finger trace Vv. carrot chart . Display chart. Community Helper Visuals Health and Safety Visuals “Veterinarian” Card 13 Language Enrichment Visuals Card 2 Cards 10, 11 & 12

Reading/Music Read: My First Book of Read: Archibald’s Read: Vets 3 Read: Over in the Ocean 3 Read: Fidgety Fish 3 Letter Vv/Sea Letters 3 Opposites 3 Dr. Seuss’s ABC 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sea Creatures 3 Sing: Ocean Songs Enjoy and value reading ~Olivia Counts 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays “The Vet” p 42 Finger play: “Mr. Jellyfish” Play musical instruments. and music Sing: “The Alphabet Song” “Vegetables” p 42 Sing: “Mary Had a Little Sing: Ocean Songs Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Sing: “I Like Veggies” p 8 Lamb Preschool Fun Songs # 6 Math/Science End of the Year Practice Talk about the number 9. Vets take care of animals. End of the Year Practice Play in water Classify objects. Find nine red toys, nine Collect a bucket of Explore environment. yellow toys and nine blue animals and identify them. toys in the class.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Growing Up With Amber Lamb Read: Llama Llama Time To Bible Memory Visuals The Young Reader’s Bible To Know God’s Love “Come Quickly, Lord “A New Neighbor” Card 17 Share 3 Card 9 Luke 11:28 “A Gulp and a Great City” Acquire knowledge of Jesus” pp 430-435 Sing: “My God Is So Big” Character Development Visuals pp 182-187 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “My God Is So Big” “Unselfish” Card 12 Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Art/Letter Vv/Sea Free Art: Provide scissors and scrap Using water colors, paint Free art with blue finger Control small muscles in paper. Practice cutting. Take home the vegetable picture. Color the Veterinarian Color a whale. paint. The sea is blue. some pieces in a envelope that says, hands. “I used scissors today.” with a puppy.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Take very big and very ~Healthy Habits For Life p 46 ~Roll a towel or blanket long ~Using scarves make ocean ~Pretend to be the different Fine and Gross motor skills little steps. “Pick and Pull” and skinny. Keeping your feet waves. animals that live in the sea. ~Free art with watercolors. ~Look through the home center together, hop over it. ~Using small blocks, ~Play dough Date and display. and find the vegetables. ~Puzzles stack and count.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To have the children feel secure at preschool.

34  To ensure that each student is watching and participating

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 26 Tuesday, April 27 Wednesday, April 28 Thursday, April 29 Friday, April 30 Phonics/Numbers/Review Review Aa-Vv, emphasizing Review 1-9. Review Aa-Vv, Review 1-9.Count to 15. Review Aa-Vv. Teach:~letters and their sounds Uu and Vv. Learning Numbers p113 emphasizing Uu and Vv. Sing: “Uppity Umbrella Bird” Introduce letter Ww. ~number counting, Sing: “Uppity Umbrella (caribou) Sing: “Uppity Umbrella and “Vicky Vulture” Finger trace Ww. recognition and concept. Bird” and “Vicky Vulture” Count to 15. Bird” and “Vicky Vulture” Learning Numbers p111 Learning Numbers p 115 (Eskimo bears) Sometimes/Anytime Cards (Walrus) Language Development LD Card 70 & 76 LD Card 70 LD Card 70 LD Card 23 & 76 “Eskimos.” Animal Alphabet Lesson Arctic Animals “Arctic Animals” “Arctic Animals” “Arctic Animals” TG pg 55-56, 216 “Wackford Walrus” Introduce new vocabulary. TG pg 199-201, 216 TG pg 201-202 Part 3 TG pg 202-203 Part 4 Read: Mama, Do You Love Me? 3 Sing: “Wackford Walrus” Increase listening skills. Part 1&2 What do they do to keep What is another name for ~Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation themselves warm? “Eskimo” p 10 & Read: ~ Snow 3 the arctic owl? “Baby Seal” p 38

Reading/Music End of the Year Practice Read: Just Like Father 3 Read: Owl Babies 3 1b End of the Year Practice Read: Big Bear Little Bear 3 Arctic Animals Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 ~Snow Bear and Friends 3 ~ Into the Arctic 3 Sing: “I Love Mommy” Enjoy and value reading and ~Snowie Rolie 3 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 ~ “The Alphabet Song” music Sing: “Teddy Bear” p 15 ~“What’s the Weather?” p 17 ~”Happy Mother’s Day” (change to Polar Bear) ~“The Alphabet Song” ~“M-O-M-M-Y” Read: Math/Science Using color words, “Decorate” U, V paper Using play people, cars or Put some ice in water. Touch Practice color sorting with Classify objects. play “I Spy”. with markers. Glue beans animals practice the and see how the color bears Explore environment. on the lines. concept of under. (and over) cold the water is.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Read: Disobeying 3 To Know God’s Love “Three Brave Friends” “Daniel For Dinner?” Card 17 Genesis 16:3 Card 23 “Dependable” Acquire knowledge of pp 188-193 pp 194-199 Sing:“ The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in Sing:“ The B-I-B-L-E” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing:“ The B-I-B-L-E” His Hands”

Art/Arctic Animals Free art: Color a Wooly Mammoth Using markers, color an Free Art with scissors, Using markers, Control small muscles in hands. Draw a bear. owl reading a book. construction paper and glue. color a walrus.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Scrunch paper into small balls. ~Play musical instruments ~Roll blanket and lay it on the ~Play “Follow the Leader” ~Healthy Habits for Life p 11 Fine and Gross motor skills Toss into a basket. and march. ground. Hop over the blanket ~Build an igloo out of blocks. “Move Together!” ~Finger play: “Open, Shut ~Puzzles. with both feet together. ~Work with manipulatives Them” ~Dramatic play: Animals in the arctic

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  Teach the children to be neat and orderly. 35  To instill in the children thoughtfulness and appreciation of others.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 3 Tuesday, May 4 Wednesday, May 5 Thursday, May 6 Friday, May 7 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Vv. Introduce 10 Review Aa-Ww. Review Aa-Xx. Review 1-10. Ww, Xx, & Yy -10 Review 1-9. LD Card 71”Woodpecker” Introduce letter Xx. Introduce letter Yy. Count to 15. Teach:~letters and their sounds Count to 15 TG pg 206 Sing: “Roxie Fox” Sing: “Yackety Yak” Learning Numbers p 119 ~number counting, Letter W coloring page. Learning Numbers p 117 Finger trace Xx Finger trace Yy. (yak) recognition and concept. (woodpecker) .Letter X coloring page. Letter Y coloring page. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Count to 15. Language Development Lang. Dev. “Water” LD card 72 “Wind and Weather” Animal Alphabet Lesson Alphabet Friend: Lang. Dev. “Yarn” Ww, Xx, & Yy TG pg 204-205 TG pg 207-208 “Roxie Fox” “Yackety Yak” TG pg 209-210 Introduce new vocabulary. Why water is important, what Sing: “ Whistling Wind” p 17 Sing: “Forest” p 8 Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Increase listening skills. do we use water for, and where ~“Wash Your Hands” p 9 (Change some deer to “a fox” “Yes” p 46 “Yarn” p 46 Appreciate God’s creation do we get water. Health and Safety Visuals and antlers to “a bushy tail”) Sing: “M-O-M-M-Y” Sing: “I Love Mommy” Poems and Finger Plays Card 11 & 12 Sing: “I Love Mommy” Read: Brainy Baby’s ABC’s 3 ~”Happy Mother’s Day” “Water, Water” p 44 ~”Happy Mother’s Day” ~Mommy, Is That You? 3

Reading/Music End of the Year Practice Read: Rain, Rain, Go Away 3 ~ Read: What Game Shall We End of the Year Practice Read: Sheep on a Ship 3 Ww, Xx, & Yy Read: Rain 3 I Love Rainy Days 3 Play? 3 2b BUDDY BARREL DAY! ~Yuck Soup 3 Enjoy and value reading and Health and Safety Visuals ~Elmer’s Weather 3 ~Fox Makes Friends 3 BGMC letter Sing songs for program music Card 9 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing songs for program “Where Does The Wind Go?” p 44

Math/Science Play in water. Take a nature walk. Look at X-Rays. Practice pouring and Shape play dough Classify objects. Look for clouds. Can you What are X-Rays? measuring with , Into the letter Y. Explore environment. feel the wind? water and sand.

Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Read: Share and Take Turns 3 To Know God’s Love “A Plan and a Party” “Remember and Obey” Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 Card 24 “Dependable” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Acquire knowledge of pp 200-205 pp 206– 211 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” (two verses) (two verses) Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: “Every Move I Make” (two verses) Today” p 4 Art/Ww, Xx, & Yy Sing: “M-O-M-M-Y” On blue paper, “sponge paint” Control small muscles in hands. Make the Mother’s Day card white clouds using cotton Color a fox. Color a Yak. Make a Yarn collage Play “Mother May I” balls.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play music and dance ~Play: “Duck, Duck, ~Healthy Habits For Life ~Practice hitting a ball with ~Play “Simon Says” Fine and Gross motor skills with scarves. Goose” p 13 “Move along!” a bat. (In ball cart.) ~Practice stretching into the ~Look for things that ~Play musical instruments. ~Sidewalk chalk: ~Blow bubbles outside. letter Y begin with W. Make an X.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To increase the children’s vocabulary. 36  To help each child understand the basic Bible principles of God’s love.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 10 Tuesday, May 11 Wednesday, May 12 Thursday, May 13 Friday, May 14 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Yy. Review Aa-Zz. Review Aa-Zz. Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Letter Z, A-H Review Introduce letter Zz. Sing: “Zed Zebra” Sing: “Zed Zebra” Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Review: Finger trace Zz. Finger trace Zz. Finger trace Zz. sounds of Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, and sounds of Ee Ff, Gg, Hh. ~letters and their sounds Ff. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. ~number counting, Learning Numbers p 121 Letter Z coloring page Review 1-10.Count to 15. (zebra) Learning Numbers p 137 Learning Numbers p 135 Learning Numbers p 125 Learning Numbers p 123 recognition and concept. (dog) (zoo) (zoo) (elephant) Language Development Alph. Friend: “Zed Zebra” LD “Zinnias” TG pg 211 LD Cards 73-75 “Zoo” Review Alp. Friends: A-B-C-D SHOW AND TELL Letter Z, A-H Review Sing: “Zed Zebra” What is a zinnia, and what they TG pg 214-215 Poems and Finger Plays Rev: Alph. Friends: E-F-G-H Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays “Zebra, look like? Play musical instruments. “Once I Saw a Little Bird” p 4 ~Poems and Finger Plays Increase listening skills. Zebra, in the Zoo” p 48 Poems and Finger Plays Sometimes/Anytime Cards & “Clap With Me” p 6 “Five Big Elephants” p 11 Appreciate God’s creation “Zinnias In My Garden” p 49 ~“Humpty Dumpty” p 16

Reading/Music/Letter Z, A- End of the Year Practice Read: The Zoo 3 Read: Goodnight Gorilla 3 End of the Year Practice End of the Year Practice H Review ~Polar Bear, Polar Bear, ~Poems and Finger Plays in Main Enjoy and value reading and music Read: What Do You Hear? 3 “Visit the Zoo” p 49 Read: Biscuit’s Big Friend 3 Read: Bark, George 3 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 3 ~Alison’s Zinnia 3 “Morning at the Zoo” p 48 ~ My “a” Book 3 ~In the Tall, Tall Grass 3

Math/Science Take the color bottles for a Review colors and Collect as many zoo animals as Healthy Habits For Life p 21 Classify objects. walk. Find something that is numbers: you have in your room. Make Eggs with “The Heart Dance” Explore environment. the same color as your bottle. Sort and count color bears. Talk about and name the zoo play-dough animals. Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible To Know God’s Love “The Beginning” p 9-15 “The Special Helper” “A Sad Day” p 20-27 “The First Rainbow” “A Tall Tower p 36-40 Acquire knowledge of Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Is Our Friend p 16-19 Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” pp 28-35 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Today” p 4 Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” (two verses) Art/ Letter Z, A-H Review Using markers, give the Free art with dot paints. Have the child draw a Using markers, Give them yellow and blue Control small muscles in hands. Zebra green grass to eat. picture of themselves. color an Apple finger paint to mix and Date and display. make Green.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Healthy Habits For Life ~Practice hopping forwards ~Roll blanket and lay it on the ~Play Duck, Duck, Goose ~Jump like a Grasshopper. Fine and Gross motor skills p 17 “View and do: ground. Hop over the blanket and backwards ~Sidewalk Chalk Hop around like a Bunny. Follow Me: Hips Dance” ~Play dough with both feet together. ~Dramatic play: Pretend to ~Puzzles ~Play “I Spy” plant a Garden.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To crease the children’s vocabulary. 37  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 17 Tuesday, May 18 Wednesday, May 19 Thursday, May 20 Friday, May 21 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz I-R Review Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Review: sounds of Ii and Ji. sounds of Kk., Ll. sounds of Mm, Nn. sounds of Oo and Pp. sounds of Qq and Rr. ~letters and their sounds .Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. . Finger trace letters. ~number counting, Review 1-10. Count to 15 recognition and concept. Review 1-10. Count to 15. Learning Numbers p 133 Learning Numbers p 127 Learning Numbers p 129 (juggle) (lion) (parakeet) Review 1-10. Count to 15.

Language Development Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet I-R Review Friends I-J Friends K-L Friends M-N Friends O-P Friends Q-R Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Increase listening skills. “Indian Child” p 18 “Kangaroo” p 23 “Noah” , “Little Nut Tree” & “Opposites” p 31 “Jack Be Nimble” (Quick), Appreciate God’s creation ~“Jack and Jill” “Little Miss Muffet” p 24 “North Wind” p 29 & “Pancakes” p 33 ”Rickety, Tickety” p 36 ~ “Little Jack Horner” p 20 Sometimes/Anytime Cards & “Rain” p 37

Reading/Music/ I-R Lang. Dev. Card 38 Who are Read: The Pout-Pout Fish 3 Read: Sleep all Day, Read: Big Bear, Small Bear 3 Read: The Busy Red Tractor 3 Enjoy and value reading Indians? What are the (Kiss-Kiss) Play all Night 3 ~Clifford’s (Opposites) ~If You Give a Pig and music names of Indians homes? Busy Week 3 a Pancake 3 Read: Baby Jesus is Born 3 Math/Science End of the Year Practice Count the Kids in the room. Science Experiment: End of the Year Practice Find objects that are Red. Classify objects. Using color words, Magnets: What sticks and Mix red and blue finger paint Explore environment. play “I Spy”. what doesn’t stick? on the paper with your fingers Take a nature walk. to make Purple Paint. Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible To Know God’s Love “A New Land” p 41-47 “The Promise” pp 48-53 “A Wife For Isaac” “The Blessing” “Jacob’s Dream” pp 64-67 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” pp 54-59 pp 60-63 Sing: “My God Is So Big” Basic Bible Truths (two verses) (two verses) Sing: “My God Is So Big” Sing: “My God Is So Big”

Art/ I-R Review Using food color “paints,” Control small muscles in hands. Free Art with Markers. Color a picture of Jesus Color a Kangaroo. Color an Orca. paint the letter R with Q-tips.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Jump like a Kangaroo ~Kick a ball that is ~Play “Follow the Leader.” ~Healthy Habits For Life ~Pretend to be a Rabbit, Fine and Gross motor skills ~Dramatic Play “Indians” rolling. ~Play Musical instruments p 22 “Hokey Pokey a Raccoon, a Rooster and a Robot. ~Sidewalk chalk Muscles and Bones” ~Quack and flap your wings, like a duck. Draw Letters. ~Work with Puzzles.

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Themes and Objectives Monday, May 24 Tuesday, May 25 Wednesday, May 26 Thursday, May 27 Friday, May 28 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz S-Z Review Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Emphasize the letters and Review: sound of Ss, sound of Tt. sounds of Uu and Vv. sounds of Ww and Xx. sounds of Yy and Zz. ~letters and their sounds ~number counting, Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. recognition and concept. Review 1-10. Count to 15 Review 1-10. Count to 15 Language Development Rev. An. Alph. Friends S & T Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet End of the Year S-Z Review Growing Up With Amber Lamb Friends U-V Friends W-X Friends Y-Z Practice in Main Introduce new vocabulary. “The Don’t Touch Game” Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays “Yo-yo” p 46 & “Yawn” p 46 10am Increase listening skills. Card 21(Safety) “Umbrella Chant” & “Wee Willie Winkie” p 44 “Morning at the Zoo” p 48 Appreciate God’s creation “Violets” p 43 & “Zips” p 49 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Reading/Music/ S-Z Read: The Carrot Seed 3 Read: At the Vet 3 Read: Fox in Socks 2 ~A End of the Year Practice Read: Enjoy and value reading ~Zoe’s First Book of Seasons 3 ~ Under the Sky 3 Humpback Whale Tale 3 in Main Who Lives in the Zoo 3 and music ~Soccer Game 3 (Team) Play musical instruments. 10am

Math/Science Poems and Finger Plays LD p 206-207 “Zippers” What Review opposites. Be helpers: Wipe the Program Tonight Classify objects. “Five Senses” p 39 has a zipper? Look at the Practice over and Under shelves in the classroom. Explore environment. Look for Triangles in the zipper. Who is wearing classroom. something with a ZIPPER? Count them. Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible The Beginner’s Bible To Know God’s Love “A Big Family” pp 68-72 “The Dreamer” pp 73-77 “A Secret Message” “A Surprise Visit” pp 86-91 “A Basket Boat” pp 92-97 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “My God Is So Big” Sing: “My God Is So Big” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World Basic Bible Truths pp78-85 Sing: “My God Is So Big” in His Hands” in His Hands”

Art/ S-Z Review Control small muscles in Free art-draw Shapes. Cut out Triangles. Paint the Vegetables. Color a Wolf. Paint a Zinnia. hands.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice Skipping. ~Healthy Habits For Life p 26 ~Crawl Under the slide on the ~Practice kicking a rolling ball. ~Walk in a Zig Zag line. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Draw Shapes with chalk “Telly’s Triangle Tag” playground. ~Using chalk draw the letter ~Blow bubbles outside. outside. ~Play with Table Toys. ~Turn things Upside down. X on the sidewalk.

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