20 To help develop good listening habits To encourage the children to always do their best. K-3 To learn to express appreciation and love for others.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 6 Tuesday, January 7 Wednesday, January 8 Thursday, January 9 Friday, January 10 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Jj Review 1-8.Introduce 9. Review Aa-Ll. Review 1-9.Count to 20. Review Aa-Ll Kk, Ll/9 Introduce letter Kk & Ll Numbers and Skills p 69 Sing: “Larry Lion” Work on concept of 9 items. Sing: “Larry Lion” Teach: ~vowels and their sounds, Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” and (lady bug) Letters and Sounds p71 Numbers and Skills p 71 Letters and Sounds p 73 ~number counting, “Larry Lion” Count to 20. (ladybug) (letter carrier) (lion) recognition and concepts Finger trace K,k, Ll. Finger trace Ll. Buddy Barrel Today! Finger trace Ll. Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 46 “Ladybugs” “Love” Talk about who we LD Card 47 “Letter Carrier” SHOW AND TELL Letter Ll “Larry Lion” TG pg 112-113 love. How we show love. TG pg116-117 LD Card 48 “Lambs” Introduce new vocabulary. Finger play: “Ladybug” p 1 Growing Up With Amber Lamb Community Helper Card 8 Lang. Dev. pp 108-109 TG pg 118-119 Increase listening skills. Sometimes/Anytime Cards “Sharing is Fun” Card 10 Read buddy Barrel Letter. Appreciate God’s creation What makes a good listener? Poems and Finger Plays “I am Jesus’ Little Lamb” p 25

Reading/Music-Letter Ll Read: Johnny Lion’s Book 2 Read: The Grouchy Read: I Love You as Much 2 Read: Mail Carriers 2 Read: Little Lamb 2 Enjoy and value reading ~Go Wild Lions 2 Ladybug 2 ~ Ladybugs 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Listen and Learn 2 Growing Up With Amber Lamb“A and music. Sing: “Jesus Loves the Sing: “Watch Out For the “I Love Little Kitty” p 22 ~Poems and Finger Plays Baby Lamb is Born” Card 16 Healthy Attachment through Little Children” p 3 Bug” p 1 ~ “Ladybug Fly” Sing: “I Love You, You “My Letter” p 24 Sing: “Mary Had a Little Sing: “I’m a Letter Carrier” Lamb” Preschool Fun Songs # 6 Attunement and Social Play ~ “I’m a Lion” Baby Doll Circle Time Love Me” ~“The More We Play musical instruments. Get Together” p 8 Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Poems and Finger Plays Make ladybugs from Play “Musical Hugs” Shape review: Look for Color Review. Classify objects. “Listening Time” p 24 play dough. (When the music stops- shapes in the classroom. Sort color bears. Practice number concepts Play Outside Sounds Look for real ladybugs give someone a hug) Explore environment. A CD Listening Game on the playground. We hug our friends gently. Bible R&L Bible- R&L Bible Read: What is God Like? 2 Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. “Young Jesus in the Temple” “Jesus and John the Baptist” Sing: “This Little Light of Card 17 Genesis 16:13 “Twelve Men” pp 280-283 Acquire knowledge of pp 268-272 pp 273-279 Mine” Character Development Sing: “This Little Light of Basic Bible Truths Sing: “This Little Light of Sing: “This Little Light of “Kind” Card 28 Mine” Mine” Mine” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Art-Letter Ll Have each child cut a Paint a ladybug Glue decorations on a heart. Free art with markers. Lamb: Color the lambs face Control small muscles in hands. straight line. Date and place Sing: “Jesus Loves the Decorate a letter to be used and legs. Glue cotton on the Explore different art materials. in folder. Little Children” for dramatic play. body. Use dot paints on the letter L. Gross-motor skills. Dramatic play: Pretend to Play: “Simon Says” Play Ball! Count to 20. Dramatic Play: Pretend to be Dramatic play: Playground Gym, and/or be lions. Let’s roar! Toss the ball around and letter carrier and Sing and play: “Mary had a Playroom. each toss you count to the deliver the mail. Little Lamb” and next number. “Little Bo-Peep” Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play dough ~Puzzles ~Practice cutting scrap paper ~Play Hide-n-seek with a small ~Play musical instruments. with scissors. toy. 21 To show consistency with each child throughout the day. K-3 To encourage the children to show love to those around them.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 13 Tuesday, January 14 Wednesday, January 15 Thursday, January 16 Friday, January 17 Phonics/Numbers-K/L Review Aa-Ll. Review 1-9. Review Aa-Ll. Review 1-9. Review Aa-Ll using Review Focus on Kk and Ll. Play Ball! Count to 20. Focus on Kk and Ll. Play Ball! Count to 20. Learning.. ABC Songs Teach: ~vowels and their sounds, Finger trace Kk and Ll. Numbers and Skills p 75 Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” and Letters and Sounds p 77 Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” and ~number counting, Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” and (platypus lays eggs) “Larry Lion” (lizard) “Larry Lion” recognition and concepts “Larry Lion” Letters and Sounds p 75 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Numbers and Skills p 73 (kangaroo, koala & kookaburra) (koala) Language Development LD Card 49 & 76 “Australia” LD Card 49 & 76 “Australia” LD Card 49 & 76 “Australia” LD Card 49 & 76 “Australia” LD Card 45, 49 & 76 “Koalas” Australia TG pg 120 Part 1 & 216 TG pg 121 Part 2 & 216 TG pg 122 Part 3 & 216 TG pg 122-123 Part 4 & 216 TG pg 110-111, 120 & 216 Introduce new vocabulary. The Land and the People The Platypus and the The Kookaburra and The Emu The Emu Talk about Koalas and Increase listening skills. Language Enrichment Cards Wombat Sing: “Kookaburra” Kangaroos-where they live, Appreciate God’s creation 35-36 wet/dry Preschool Fun Songs # 33 their habits, etc.

Reading/Music Read: Alexander and the Read: The Lazy Alligator 2 Read: The Yucky Reptile Read: Cactus Hotel 2 Read: Marsupial Sue 2 Australia Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Sing: “The Alligator Song” Alphabet Book 2 ~Counting ~Footprints in the Sand 2 ~Little New Kangaroo 2 Enjoy and value reading Very Bad Day 2 ~Music Around Crocodiles 2 ~Welcome to the Sea of Sand 2 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” and music. the World 2 Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “The Alligator Song” Sing: “Seven Days in a Week” Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Sing: “Pop Goes the Weasel” Play musical instruments. ~Do the “Kangaroo Rap Tap” Healthy Attachment through Attunement and Social Play Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Find objects in the classroom Pour some manipulatives on each Find nine blocks, cars, ~Poems and Finger Plays Classify objects. that begin with the “K” sound Find Australia on the table. Say, “Pick up one. How crayons, kids, etc. Count them “Kangaroo” p 23 Practice number concepts and count them. map or globe. Find where we many do you have? Pick up with the children. another one. Count how many Explore environment. Count how many students have live. Discuss the Make groups of blocks. the “L” sound in their names. differences. you have.” Go up to nine. Give Ask and talk about the them a paper to group their items concepts of more and less. on. Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible R&L Bible Character Development R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. Card 19 I Timothy 1:15 “Jesus the Healer” “Jesus the Teacher” “Disobedient” Card 5 “Some Words of Jesus” Acquire knowledge of R&L Bible pp 288-289 pp 290-293 Sing: “Jesus Loves the pp 294-296 Basic Bible Truths “A Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Little Children” p 3 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Art-Australia Using white paint and a Finger painting! Control small muscles in hands. q-tip, make lines of dots on Color a platypus. Color the Emu’s eggs green. Color a koala. Explore different art materials. black paper. (Australian art.) Gross-motor skills. Practice skipping . Practice jumping on one foot, Play with parachutes Pretend to jump from tree to Playground, Gym and/or other foot, two feet. How high Pretend to be Kookaburras tree like koala bears. Playroom. can you jump? Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Play music– use scarves ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sidewalk chalk draw K and L. ~Practice drawing circles. Teacher ~Draw a picture of yourself. ~Work with play dough. ~Free art with markers. demonstrates. 22 To let each parent know of the academic progress of his child. To promote parent-teacher cooperation in helping in the total development of K-3 the child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 20 Tuesday, January 21 Wednesday, January 22 Thursday, January 23 Friday, January 24 Phonics/Numbers-Mm/10 Review Aa-Ll. Review 1-9.Introduce 10. Review Aa-Mm. Review 1-10 Count to 20. Review Aa-Mm using Teach: Introduce letter Mm. Numbers and Skills p 77 Sing: “Mickey Monkey” Numbers and Skills p 79 Learning.. ABC Songs ~vowels and their sounds, Sing: “Mickey Monkey” (Mexican piñata) Letters and Sounds p 81 (magnets) (Track 2, stop at letter M) ~number counting, Finger trace Mm. Count to 20. (monkey) Work on concept of 10 items. Sing: “Mickey Monkey” recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 79 Finger trace Mm. Finger trace Mm. (monkey) SHOW AND TELL Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 50 & 76 “Mexico” LD “Manners” LD Card 51“Mice” Letter Mm “Mickey Monkey” TG pg 124-125 &216 TGpg 126-127 Lang. Dev. “Magnets” TG Card 130-131 Introduce new vocabulary. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Finger play: “I Am Different” Growing Up With Amber Lamb TG pg 128-129 Language Enrichment Cards Increase listening skills. MLK Day “The No Manners Day” Card 18 15 & 16 little-small/big-large Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “Manners are the Way” p 12 Poems and Finger Plays “The Mouse” p 26

Reading/Music Read: The Umbrella 2 Read: Global Grover Travels Read: Manners 2 ~ The B Bears Read: What Can Magnets Read: If You Give a Mouse a Letter Mm ~Curious George 2 All Over 2 ~Abuela 2 Forget Their Manners 2 Do ?2 ~Amazing Magnets 2 Cookie 2 Enjoy and value reading Sing: “I’m a Little Monkey” Sing: ~~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays ~The Mouse in the Forest 2 and music. ~“Five Little Monkeys” “Five Little Monkeys” p 2 “Whole Duty of Children” p 26 “Little Miss Muffet” p 24 Sing: “Three Blind Mice” p 2 Play musical instruments. ~“Good Manners” p 15 “Mary, Mary” p 26 Preschool Fun Songs # 40 Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “Sharing” p 16 Sing: “Magnet Song” ~ “Hickory Dickory Dock” Baby Doll Circle Time Preschool Fun Songs # 36 Math/Science Work on the concepts of Count to 10 Talk about patterns. Make a Science experiment: Using color words, Classify objects. less and more using in Spanish. pattern with blocks. Play “What Work with magnets in the play “I Spy…” Practice number concepts manipulatives. comes next?” giving them choices. classroom. What will they Explore environment. stick to or pick up? Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible “Jesus Heals a To Know God’s Love. “The Lord’s Prayer” p 297 “Jesus and the Roman “A Storm” pp 303-305 Card 13 Matthew 8:27 Crippled Man” pp 306-310 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “J-E-S-U-S” p 3 Soldier” pp 298-302 Sing: “Row, Row, Row Your Character Development Sing: “J-E-S-U-S” p 3 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “J-E-S-U-S” p 3 Boat” “Obedient” Card 6 Art-Letter Mm Using water colors, Free art with Markers Finger paint with a friend. Practice cutting scrap paper Using water colors, Control small muscles in hands. paint a Monkey. Use bright colors. Use good manners! into small pieces. paint the mouse. Explore different art materials. Gross-motor skills. Play musical instruments Work your muscles. Play: “Musical Chairs” Use activity mats.-They are in the Play Red light, Green light Playground, Gym and/or and march. Exercise. Have races outside. blue bag in with the balls Playroom. Practice kicking a ball. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Practice skipping. ~Play music– use scarves Fine and Gross motor skills ~Work with puzzles. ~Pretend to shop in a ~Practice drawing the plus sign. ~Practice drawing a circle (O) ~Play dough Mexican Market. (+) and a short line (l). and a L. 23 To help the children to improve each day in cooperation and unselfishness. K-3 To build self-confidence in each child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 27 Tuesday, January 28 Wednesday, January 29 Thursday, January 30 Friday, January 31 Phonics/Numbers-Nn Review Aa-Mm. Numbers and Skills p 81 Review Aa-Nn. Review 1-10.Count to 20. Review Aa-Nn using Teach: Introduce letter Nn. (Color the stars.) Sing: “Nicky Narwhal” Numbers and Skills Learning.. ABC Songs ~vowels and their sounds, Sing: “Nicky Narwhal” Count to 20. Letters and Sounds. p 83 p 83 & 85 Sing: “Nicky Narwhal” ~number counting, Finger trace Nn. Language Enrichment (Nurse) (picnic with neighbor) Letters and Sounds p 85 recognition and concepts (Pre-tape brown paper to (Narwhal) Cards 33, 34, 37 & 38 day/ Finger trace Nn. back of basket.) Finger trace Nn. night Lang. Dev. Letter Nn Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 52 “Night” LD Card 53 “Nurse” Lang. Dev. “Neighbor” Lang. Dev. “Names” Introduce new vocabulary. “Nicky Narwhal” TG pg 132-133 TG pg 134-135 TG pg 136 TG pg 137-138 Increase listening skills. Read: ~My “n” Book 2 Poems and Finger Plays “Growing Up With Amber Lamb” “Growing Up With Amber Lamb” Appreciate God’s creation “At Night” p 28 “A New Neighbor” Card 17 Lolly Lop-Ears Card 20 Reading/Music Read: The Story of Jonah 2 Read: The Napping House 2 1b Read: Tiggy Goes to the Read: The Berenstain Bears Read: Would They Love a Letter Nn A Humpback Whale Tale 2 ~Animals By Day and Night 2 Hospital 2 ~Guess How Love Their Neighbors 2 Lion? 2 ~Giraffe Trouble 2 Enjoy and value reading ~Narwhal Unicorn of the ~What Makes Day and Night 2 Much I Love You 2 ~Pooh’s Neighborhood 2 What is the giraffe’s name? and music. Sea 2 ~Poems and Finger Finger play: “Stars” p 15 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Sing: “Seven Days in a Week” Sing: “Are You Sleeping?” ~”John Jacob Healthy Attachment through Plays “Two Eyes to See” p Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Children” p 3 ~“The More We Preschool Fun Songs # 49 Jingleheimer Schmidt” Attunement and Social Play 40 Sing: “I’m a Fish” p 14 Sometime/Anytime Cards Get Together” Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Look at and name your Make play dough cookies Count friends in the Classify objects. ocean animals. Review 1-10 using blocks Sand play. and share them with a classroom. Say their Practice number concepts Explore environment. in the classroom friend (neighbor). names.

Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. “Two Miracles in One Day” “Women Helpers” “A Very Important Story” Card 21 Proverbs 20:11 “The Kingdom of Heaven” Acquire knowledge of pp 311-316 pp 317-318 pp 319-327 Character Development pp 328-337 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing : “God is So Good” p 4 “Helpful” Card 37 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4

Art-Letter Nn Paint the moon.. Using markers and scissors trace Using stickers, Free Art -Using red or pink Control small muscles in hands. Watercolor a narwhal. Stick on Stars. and cut the pink dotted heart. decorate the letter N. tempera paint on Cardstock Explore different art materials. Sing: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Date, Display-place in child’s Star” folder. Gross-motor skills. Pretend to swim like a fish. Read: Poems and Finger Plays Play “Follow the teacher” and Bounce House in the gym. Set up a few hearts in a line. Playground, Gym and/or Who can kick the ball the “Noah” p 29 “London Bridge” Jump from heart to heart. Dramatic Play: Noah's Ark Playroom. longest distance? Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read: Hurry Up, Noah 2 ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Finger paint ~Play Dough ~Dramatic play: ~Each child find 10 items of one ~Sidewalk chalk. Make the letter N. Nurses color. Count them. What Color? Put up sign up sheet for Valentine Day Party. 24 To appreciate people in our world. K 3 To build self confidence in each child. Themes and Objectives Monday, February 3 Tuesday, February 4 Wednesday, February 5 Thursday, February 6 Friday, February 7 Phonics/Numbers-Review Review Aa-Nn. Review 1-10. Count to 20. Review Aa-Nn. Review 1-10 Count to 20. Review 10.Count to 20. Aa-Nn Emphasize Mm & Nn. Numbers and Skills p 87 Emphasize Mm, and Nn. Numbers and Skills p 89 Using ABeka CD Review Aa-Nn. Teach: ~vowels and their Sing: “Mickey Monkey” and (Japan) Sing: “Mickey Monkey” and (world) Emphasize Mm and Nn. sounds, ~number counting, “Nicky Narwhal” Finger trace Mm and Nn “Nicky Narwhal” Buddy Barrel Day Letters and Sounds p 89 recognition and concepts (Netherlands) .Sing: “Mickey Monkey” and Letters and Sounds p 87 BGMC Letter “Nicky Narwhal” (Mexico)

Language Development LD Card 9 & 76“Africa” LD Card 40 & 76 “Japan” LD Card 50 & 76 “Mexico” LD Card 39 & 76 “Israel” LD Card 54 & 76 “Netherlands” Our World TG pg 26-27 & 216 TG pg 93-94 & 216 TG pg 124-125 & 216 TG pg 91-92 & 216 TG pg 139-140 & 216 Introduce new vocabulary. ~Poems and Finger Plays Read: The World in a Increase listening skills. Sometime/Anytime Cards Appreciate God’s creation “Africa” p 3 Supermarket 2

Read: Jambo Means Hello 2 Read: Just in Case You Ever Read: Thank You, God 2 Read: The Hole in the Dike 2 Reading/Music ~Children of the Read: I Love You Mommy 2b Our World ~Moja Means One 2 Wonder 2 Americas pp 14-17 2 ~Be My Neighbor 2 ~Children Around the World Enjoy and value reading ~ Lion Cubs 2 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little ~What Color is Love 2 ~Franklin Says I Love You 2 2 ~Clifford We Love You 2 Sing: “Five Little Monkeys” p 2 Children” p 3 ~ Talk about languages. ~God Gives the 10 Sing: “The More We Get and music. Commandments 2 f ~“Love Your Friends” p 8 Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “The More We Get Together ” p Healthy Attachment through ~“I Am Special” p 12 Baby Doll Circle Time Attunement and Social Play Together ” p 8 Math/Science On large paper, Read: Collect the food Color recognition game Talk about patterns. Make AB- Review 1-10 using number use the wild animal stamps from the home center and Play: “I Spy” AB and ABCABC patterns with cards and manipulatives in the Classify objects. name each food. Practice number concepts with the ink pads or paint to PJ Party today! different colored blocks. Play Classroom make a picture. 12:45 pm in “What comes next?” give them Explore environment. choices for the answers. SHOW AND TELL Eat Animal Crackers. Calvary Kids Bible R&L Bible“ Jesus Walks on R&L Bible R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. the Water” pp 346-350 The Glory of Jesus” “The Blind Man Sees” Card 16 I John 4:8 “The Real Neighbor” Sing: He’s Got The Whole pp 351-355 pp 356-359 Character Development pp 360-366 Acquire knowledge of “Helpful” Card 38 World in His Hands” 2 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World Basic Bible Truths Sing: He’s Got The Whole World in in His Hands” World in His Hands” in His Hands” His Hands” 2

Art/Our World Free art: Provide materials to Color a Japanese Using markers color the Decorate a Valentine bag for Color the tulip stem and leaves. Control small muscles in hands. cut and glue onto a heart. Taiko drum. Mexican Sombrero your party on Wednesday. Glue colored tissue paper on the Explore different art materials. Remind students to bring flower. everyone a Valentine card.

Gross-motor skills. African animals: Pretend to be Play CD and dance Play musical instruments and Play with parachutes. Do some exercises. Playground, Gym and/or Playroom. camels, elephants, giraffes, with scarves. march. lions, monkeys, and zebras. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat G-M Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Do some exercises. ~Play bean bag toss. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles ~ Play dough –make fruits and ~Pretend to have an ~Sing: “He’s Got the Whole ~Sing: “He’s Got the Whole vegetables outdoor market World in His Hands” World in His Hands” 25 To help the children to improve each day in cooperation and unselfishness. K 3 To discuss the concept of Love.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 10 Tuesday, February 11 Wednesday, February 12 Thursday, February 13 Friday, February 14 Phonics/Numbers-Oo/11 Review Aa-Nn. Introduce 11. Review Aa-Oo. Finger trace Oo. Sing: “Oscar Otter”Count to 20. Using ABeka CD Review Aa-Oo. Teach: ~number counting, Introduce letter Oo. Review 1-11.Count to 20. Sing: “Oscar Otter” Letters and Sounds p 99 Finger trace Oo. ~vowels and their sounds, Sing: “Oscar Otter” Numbers and Skills p 93 Letters and Sounds p 91 (Octopus) Numbers and Skills p 91 recognition and concepts Finger trace Oo. (opposites) (ostrich) (olives)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Opposites” LD Card 55 “Ostrich” Poems and Finger Plays LD “Olives” Love One Another “Oscar Otter” TG pg 144-145 TG pg 142-143 “Opposites” p 31 TG pg 141 Introduce new vocabulary. Letters and Sounds p 93 Language Enrichment Sometime/Anytime Cards “In and Out” p 18 Valentine’s Day Party Increase listening skills. (otter) Cards\ 41 & 42, 47 & 48, With morning teacher. Appreciate God’s Love.

Reading/Music Read: A Pocket Full of Read: What’s Opposite? 2 Read: My Special Read: Ed Mouse Finds Out Read: Am I Beautiful? 2 Love One Another Kisses 2 ~I Love You ~Where Are Maisy’s Friends 2 Valentines 2 ~Things to About Opposites 2~Above My ~Love is a Handful of Honey 2 Enjoy and value reading Stinky Face 2 ~Paddington”s Opposites 2 Love 2 1b Head, Beneath My Feet 2 ~It’s ~Only My Mom and Me 2 Not Easy Being Big 2 Sing: “I Love You” and music. Sing: “Love, Love, Love” p 10 Sing: “I’m In Right Out Right Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 10 Up Right Down” Sing: “I’m In Right Out Right ~“Ten Little Valentines” Healthy Attachment through ~“Ten Little Valentines” ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb “Secret Valentine” Card 19 Up Right Down” ~”Be My Valentine” Attunement and Social Play This week learn “I Love Baby Doll Circle Time You” in sign language. Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Sorting opposites Listening Lotto Group talk about opposites Classify objects. Using color bottles, Big/Little-toys in the class Can you make ostrich Where is Puppy? Soft/Hard objects in the class Practice number concepts review colors In/Out - use a container eggs out of play dough? Right/Wrong things to do Explore environment. Top/Bottom use a shelf Asleep/Awake Walk backwards/forwards. Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals Read: Charlie’s “Be Kind” To Know God’s Love. “The Women at the Well” “Special Work for the “Bread and Fish for Card 12 I John 3:23 Day 2 Character Development Acquire knowledge of pp 332-337 Disciples” pp 338-339 Everyone” pp 340-345 Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend “Cheerful” Card 17 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus is Our Friend Today” p 4 Closed MONDAY Today” p 4 Today” p 4 Today” p 4 Art/ Love One Another Make a Valentine Card Watercolor the fish bowl. Watercolor a valentine Color the bear Free art with markers. Control small muscles in hands. for parents. Glue O-shaped cereal picture. Bee Mine! with a heart. Practice drawing shapes. Explore different art materials. on the bubbles. Sing: “My Valentine” Preschool Fun Songs # 39

Gross-motor skills. Practice Play musical instruments-use Practice Practice these opposites! Playground, Gym and/or kicking a large rolling ball. Play: Simon Says scarves, and move. kicking a large rolling ball. Slow/Fast-Up/Down-Forward/ Playroom. Backward-Pull/Push Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Run a race. ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Play bean bag toss. ~Play Musical Chairs Fine and Gross motor skills ~Bubbles ~Make O’s with play dough ~Sidewalk chalk: Make O’s. ~Puzzles ~Sing: “Ten Little Valentines” 26 To increase the children’s vocabulary. K 3 To develop the ability to understand number concepts.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 17 Tuesday, February 18 Wednesday, February 19 Thursday, February 20 Friday, February 21 Phonics/Numbers-Pp/12 Introduce letter Pp Review Aa-Oo Review 1-12 Discuss 12 Using ABeka CD Review Aa-Pp. Teach: Review numbers 1-11 Emphasis on the letter Pp Numbers and skills p 99 Letters and Sounds p 97 ~vowels and their sounds, Introduce 12 Letters and Sounds p 95 (pairs) (penguin) ~number counting, Numbers and Skills p 95- 97 (panda) Count to 25 Finger trace Pp recognition and concepts C (peanuts-glue some on paper) Finger trace Pp Language Enrichment Sing: “Penny Penguin” Count to 25 Cards 49 & 50 SHOW AND TELL

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 57 “Panda” LD “Pairs of Things” LD Card 58 “Police Officer” Letter Pp “Penny Penguin” TG pg 148-149 TG pg 124-125 TG pg 152-153 Introduce new vocabulary. Look at/ discuss Presidents’ Day Sometime/Anytime Cards LD Card 56 “Peanuts” Read: Growing Up with Amber Lamb Increase listening skills. L (Green) Card TG pg 146-147 “Police Officer Shep” p 46 Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music Read: Tacky The Penguin 2 Read: Ping Won’t Share 2 Read: Big Bear Small Bear 2 Read: Officer Buckle and Gloria 2 Letter Pp ~Penguins 123 2 ~Can’t, Shan’t, ~Little Panda 2 ~A Pair of Socks 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays “Police Enjoy and value reading Won’t 2 ~Penguins ABC 2 ~Please, Mr. Panda 2b ~Mortimer Mooner Makes Officer” p 33 O Sing: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Sing: “I Am a Police and music. ~First Discovery Penguins 2 Lunch 2 Bear” (Change Teddy to Officer” p 5 Healthy Attachment through Play with penguins this Sing: “Head and Shoulders” Panda) Attunement and Social Play week. Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Read: How God Gives Us Work with play dough… Do things Classify objects. Work with Puzzles. Mix paint. Peanut Butter 2 that start with the letter Pp. Practice number concepts S Red and blue make….? Look at/eat the peanuts. ~Punch the dough ~Pinch the dough Explore environment. Sing: “Found a Peanut” ~Make pizza and pancakes! Play: “Find the pairs” Bible R&L Bible “Mary and Martha” R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. pp 367-370 &“Healing on the “The Lost Sheep” Card 18 I John 4:19 “Two Sons” pp 380-385 Acquire knowledge of Sabbath” pp 371-376 pp 377-379 Character Development Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths E Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” “Cheerful” Card 18 Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” Art/Letter Pp Color a peacock. Paint the Control small muscles in hands. Paint the letter P Finger paint with the color Create a self portrait! Date Traffic Light Explore different art materials. D created during science. and place in child’s folder. Gross-motor skills. Walk like a penguin. Play “Duck, Duck, Goose” Go for a walk. Look for Play: Red light, Playground, Gym and/or Have penguin races! pairs of things. Green light Playroom. (Put a small ball between knees) Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Make Popcorn during ~Sidewalk chalk ~Play “Find the Pairs” again. ~Practice cutting paper. snack time. ~Watch 321 Penguins! Take pieces home in envelope. 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 K 3 To build self-confidence in each child.. Themes and Objectives Monday, February 24 Tuesday, February 25 Wednesday, February 26 Thursday, February 27 Friday, February 28 Dr. Seuss Day!!! Phonics/Numbers- Emphasize Oo and Pp. Review Aa-Pp. Review Aa-Pp. Review 1-12. Using the CD Learning…ABC O&P/1-12 Sing: “Oscar Otter” and Review 1-12. Count to 25. Sing: “Oscar Otter” and Numbers and Skills p 103 Songs Review Aa-Pp. Emphasize Teach: ~vowels and their “Penny Penguin” Finger Numbers and Skills p 101 “Penny Penguin” (Color ribbon on Bible) Oo and Pp. sounds, ~number counting, trace Oo & Pp. (fire hydrant) Letters and Sounds p 101 Count to 25. Sing: “Oscar Otter” and “Penny recognition and concepts Sing: “9-1-1” p 5 (pastor and policeman) Penguin”

Language Development Using Community Helper Using Community Helper Using Community Helper LD Card 59 “Pastor” Using Community Helper Card 8 Community Helpers Card 7 Dentist. Cards 2 & 3 Cards 5 & 6 TG pg 154-155 Mailman. Introduce new vocabulary. Read: Poems and Finger Fireman and Policeman. Doctor and Nurse Using Community Helper Cards Read: Poems and Finger Plays “My Increase listening skills. Plays “Dentist” p 8 Read: Poems and Finger Plays Read: Poems and Finger Plays 1 & 4 Letter” p 25 and Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “This is the Way We “Stop, look and listen” p 24 “My Doctor” p 8 and Pastor and Teacher. “The Postman” p 32 Brush Our Teeth” ~“Police Officer” p 33 “Two Eyes to See” p 40

Reading/Music Read: The Berenstain Read: Emergency 2 Read: Doctor 2 Read: Where Are You God? 2 Read: Jobs 2 ~People At Work 2 Community Helpers Bears Visit the Dentist 2 ~A Day With Firefighters 2 ~Growing Up with Amber Lamb I Like School 2~Poems and pp 32-33 ~Cat in the Hat 3 Enjoy and value reading Growing Up With Amber Lamb ~A Day With Police Officers 2 “Amber Visits the Doctor” Finger Plays Sing: “In His Mail Truck” “Our Church” p 7 and music. “Button Visits the ~Growing Up with Amber Card 23 ~ “Do You Drive a Mail Truck?” Lamb “Police Officer Shep” Finger Play: “Miss Polly Had “Jesus Sees Us” p 20 Healthy Attachment through Dentist” Card 7 Card 22 A Dolly” Sing: “This is the Way we Go Crazy Hat or Attunement and Social Play ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards Sing: to Church” ~ “Teachers” Finger play: “Helpers” p 6 Sing: “I’m a Police Officer” “I’m a Helpful Doctor” p 5 Hair Day!!! ~ “I’m a Firefighter” Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “The Dentist’s Song” Math/Science “Put the Fire Out” Use sand table Using number cards and blocks Measure and record Classify objects. Sort by colors and Draw a fire with chalk. practice pouring, review number recognition and each child’s height. Post chart in Practice number concepts count color bears. Using a spray bottle with measuring and shaking counting, 1-12. Practice counting to room. Explore environment. water-put the fire out. 10 in Spanish. Bible R&L Bible “Two Men are R&L Bible “Jesus Blesses the R&L Bible “A Miracle in Bible Memory Visuals Read: Share and To Know God’s Love. Healed” pp 386-391 Children” pp 392-393 Jericho” pp 394-397 Card 22 Ephesians 4:32 Take Turns 2 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Character Development Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths (two verses) (two verses) (two verses) “Orderly” Card 25 Sing: “Oh Be Careful”

Art/Community Helpers Using construction paper, Using watercolors, Color the picture Draw a picture of Using paper labeled “Happy Birthday Control small muscles in hands. practice cutting and gluing paint a police car. of a doctor. your teacher. Dr. Seuss”, Draw an unusual creature. Explore different art materials. shapes. Place in envelope to go home. (a “letter” from student.)

Gross-motor skills. Practice throwing a small Practice skipping, hopping Roll the ball to the child. See if Healthy Habits For Life p 26 Playground, Gym and/or ball overhand. Play “Hide and Seek” and jumping. they are able to kick a rolling Play: “Telly’s Triangle Tag” Playroom. ball. Newsletter for parents. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play bean bag toss. ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sand table ~Side walk chalk ~Puzzles ~Hunt for opposites around the ~Play dough classroom and outside 28

To help develop good listening habits. K 3 To increase the children’s vocabulary. Themes and Objectives Monday, March 2 Tuesday, March 3 Wednesday, March 4 Thursday, March 5 Friday, March 6 Phonics/Numbers-Qq/1-12 Review Aa-Pp. Review 1-12. Review Aa-Qq. Review 1-12. Review Aa-Qq. Teach: Introduce letter Qq. Numbers and Skills p 105 Sing: “Quentin Quail” Numbers and Skills p 107 & 47 Sing: “Quentin Quail” ~vowels and their sounds, Sing: “Quentin Quail” (quarter) Finger trace Qq. (quiet and noisy) Finger trace Qq. ~number counting, Count to 25. recognition and concepts Finger trace Qq. Count to 25. Letters and Sounds p 103 Letters and Sounds p 105 (quarter) Buddy Barrel Day (quail) Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD “Quarter” LD “Quickly” LD “Quiet” SHOW AND TELL Letter Qq Quentin Quail TG pg 156-157 TG pg 158 TG pg 159 LD “Quilt” Introduce new vocabulary. shape, color, and details. How should we obey ? Talk When do we need to be TG pg 160-161 Increase listening skills. Letters and Sounds p111 about speed. The opposite of Appreciate God’s creation Whose picture is on the quiet. The opposite of quiet is What it is made of. (queen) quarter? quick is slow. loud. When can we be loud. Sing: The Wheels on the Bus 2 What it looks like. Look at the Quarter samples. Reading/Music/Letter Qq Read: The Best Nest 2 Read: Let’s Count 2 Read: All Aboard Trains 2 Read: Quiet Bunny 2 Read: Quilt Counting 2 Enjoy and value reading ~My “q” Book 2 ~Money 2 ~Mike Mulligan and His ~One Brown Bunny 2 ~The Sleepy Book 2 and music. ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards ~Poems and Finger Plays Steam Shovel 2 Talk about and demonstrate ~Poems and Finger Plays Healthy Attachment through “Quarter in My Pocket” p 34 ~Poems and Finger Plays how you read with “Baby’s Quilt” p 34 Attunement and Social Play Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Sing: “Head and Shoulders” “Quick” p 34 quiet and loud sounds. Sample Quilt in crate. Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Hide the Black Q letters Healthy Habits For Life p 25 Have races; run quickly, walk Practice whispering today Classify objects. in the room. “View and Do: Get Up and quickly and clap your hands while talking to a friend. Play dough: Practice number concepts Have a “Q Hunt.” Move” quickly. Pick up toys quickly. Work quietly in centers. Make the letter Q! Explore environment. Shhh... Bible R&L Bible R&L Bible Character Development Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. “A Sinner is Saved” “At Mary’s House” Growing Up With Amber Lamb Card 24 I Peter 5:7 “Jesus Comes to Jerusalem” Acquire knowledge of pp 398-401 pp 402-405 “Obeying Quickly” Card 24 Character Development pp 406-412 Basic Bible Truths Read: Don’t Do That Dexter 2 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” “Orderly” Card 26 (two verses) Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Art/Letter Qq Free Art with markers. Mix black and white paint Let each child decorate a Control small muscles in hands. Date and display. to create a new color. Watercolor a race car. Quietly draw a picture of a square with craft materials. Explore different art materials. Paint a quarter! friend Use the squares to create a classroom quilt. Display Gross-motor skills. Nature walk: Identify the Lay your large quarter on Have relay races and run March and play musical Practice jumping. Playground, Gym and/or colors you see. the floor and take turns Quickly! Run slowly. instruments. How far can you jump with Playroom. jumping over it. LOUDLY and quietly. both feet together? Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sidewalk chalk. ~Play “I Spy”. ~Sing “If You're Happy and You ~Talk about and practice ~Sing: “Where is Draw the letter Q. using color words Know It” Quickly and slowly. play ground safety rules. Thumbkin?” 29

To increase the children’s vocabulary. K 3 To create a genuine interest in learning. Themes and Objectives Monday, March 9 Tuesday, March 10 Wednesday, March 1 Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 Phonics/Numbers-Rr/13 Review Aa-Qq. Review 1-12.Count to 25 Review 1-13.Count to 30. Review Aa-Rr Review 1-13. Count to 30. Teach: ~vowels and their Introduce letter Rr. Introduce 13. Letters and Sounds p 107 Sing: “Rusty Rooster” Letters and Sounds sounds, ~number counting, Finger trace Rr. Numbers and Skills p 109 (reading) Finger trace Rr. p145 and 146 recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 109 (rabbits) Numbers and Skills p 111 (Keep pages to make the book (rooster) Numbers and Skills p 65 (reptile) Give out at the end of the year.) (red apples) Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 60 “Rabbits” LD “Reading” LD Card 61“Reptiles” LD Rubber Letter Rr Rusty Rooster TG pg 162-163 TG pg 164-165 TG pg 166-167 TG pg 168-169 Introduce new vocabulary. Sing: “Rusty Rooster” What do they look like? How letters form words. What are reptiles? Where do Talk about elastic. Where Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays they live? Discuss Appreciate God’s creation Where we can find them? God’s book. rubber comes from. What is “Rooster Song” p 36 The name of mother and Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” characteristics of reptiles. made of rubber? Sing: “Little Froggy” ~“Rain” p 37 father rabbits? (two verses) Discuss St. Patrick’s Day.

Reading/Music/Letter Rr Read: The Big Red Barn 2 1b Read: The Little Rabbit 2 Read: My First Book 2 Read: Miles and Miles of Read: I Love Trucks 2 Enjoy and value reading ~What’s in the Big Red ~The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 ~The Very Best Book of All 2 Reptiles 2 ~Chameleon’s ~Poems and Finger Plays and music. Barn? 2 Sing: “Little Peter Rabbit” ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards Crazy Colors 2 ““Raining on the Farm” Sing: “Take Me Out to the ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “What Shape is This?” p ~Poems and Finger Plays “Rainbow” pp 36-37 Healthy Attachment through Barnyard” p 6 ~ “Old “Little Bunny” p 4 14 Use shape cards to sing “My Turtle” “The Little Sing: The Wheels on the Bus 2 MacDonald Had a Farm”-Add “Robin Redbreast” p 36 Tires are made from rubber. Attunement and Social Play song. Turtle” p 40 Rooster- Preschool Fun Songs # 7 Play musical instruments. Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Play “I Spy” using color Review 1-13 using number Book Center. Children will ~Poems and Finger Plays Things that bounce: Classify objects. words. Red begins with the cards and manipulatives choose a book, look at the “Rickety, Tickety” p 36 Look for objects that do and do Practice number concepts letter R can you find in the room. pictures and talk about what is Nature walk: Look around for not bounce. Let Explore environment. something red in your class? happening in the pictures. reptiles outside. everyone get a turn to bounce a rubber ball.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R &L Bible R&L Bible Character Development R&L Bible To Know God’s Love. Card 26 Psalm 145:9 “Paying Taxes” “The Poor Woman’s “Diligent” Card 21 “Jesus the Servant” Acquire knowledge of Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” pp 413-416 Fortune” pp 417-419 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” pp 420-424 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Art/ Letter Rr Color a rooster Paint a rabbit. Watercolor the smiling Using markers, Free art with sponge and blue Control small muscles in hands. face with the shamrock color an alligator paints. Make raindrops. Label Explore different art materials. on the hat. Date and display. paper Rain Gross-motor skills. Healthy Habits for Life Pretend to be rabbits Play “Simon Says” Have turtle races. (Crawl Practice skipping, scooting, Playground, Gym and/or hopping in the play room. squatting, sitting and spinning Playroom. p 41 “I Say…” with blanket on back.) Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Free art: Finger painting ~Play dough ~Using blocks, ~Sidewalk chalk. ~~Play Bean Bag toss game. with red. form the letter R. Draw shapes. 30

To increase the children’s vocabulary. K 3 To create a genuine interest in learning. Themes and Objectives Monday, March 16 Tuesday, March 17 Wednesday, March 18 Thursday, March 19 Friday, March 20

Phonics/Numbers Ss Review Aa-Ss. Review 1-13.Count to 25 .Review Aa-Rr. Review 1-13.Count to 30. Numbers and Skills p 121 Teach: Sing: Seabreeze Seal Letters and Sounds p 115 Introduce letter Ss. Numbers and Skills (touching-glue cotton on ~vowels and their sounds, Finger trace Ss. (fall and spring) Sing: “Seabreeze Seal” p 119 & 123 (tasting) bunny’s tail) ~number counting, Finger trace Ss. recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 117 Numbers and Skills p 117 ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards Rev. Aa-Ss. Finger trace Ss (seal) (spring flowers) Letters and Sounds p 147-148, Review letters with “S is for Sing: “Seabreeze Seal” 149-150 (save for book) Smile” poster Baby Doll Circle Time

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Cards 63 “Seasons: LD Cards 64 “Seasons: LD “Senses: Tasting/ LD “Senses: Seeing/Hearing/ Letter Ss Seabreeze Seal Spring /Fall” Summer/Winter” Smelling” TG pg 178-179 Touching” Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays “Five TG pg 174-175 TG pg 176-177 Eat M&M’s TG pg 180-181 Increase listening skills. Little Seashells” and “Baby Sing: “Spring Morning” ~Poems and Finger Plays Read: Poems and Finger Finger play: “That’s Me Appreciate God’s creation Seal” p 38 ~“It Is Springtime” ~“The Leaves” “Snowmen” p 39. Complete” ~“Here I Am” p 12 Preschool Fun Songs # 18 Plays “Five senses” p 39 Language Enrichment Finger play: “Ten Red Language Enrichment Sing: “If You’re Happy and Cards 1, 2 & 3 Baby Doll Circle Time Apples” p 2 You Know It” Cards 61 & 62 Reading/Music /Letter Ss Read: Curious George Goes Read: Pumpkin Pumpkin 2 Read: The Missing Mitten Read: Build a Burrito 2 ~That SHOW AND TELL Enjoy and value reading To the Aquarium 2 ~Lambs 2 ~Spring is Here 2 Mystery 2 ~Clifford Takes a Tickles 2 Read: The Ear Book 2 and music. ~Silly Sally 2 1b Poems and Finger Plays Trip 2 ~Hooray for Summer 2 ~I Use My Senses 2 ~Thank You For Me 2 ~My “s” Book 2 “Leaves” p 24 Sing: “What’s the Sing: “Ice Cream Sundae” p 7 Sing: “Down By the Station” Play musical instruments. Language Enrichment Weather?” p 17 ~“The Muffin Man” Preschool Fun Songs # 17 Cards 39 & 40 Math/Science Sort color bears. Practice counting in Take a walk . What season is Taste and smell popcorn CD sound game. Classify objects. Practice number concepts Explore environment. Count each color. Spanish. 1-15 it? How can you tell? for snack

Bible Growing Up With Amber Lamb R&L Bible “A Miracle at the Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible “A New Character Development To Know God’s Love. “The Don’t Touch Game ” Beautiful Gate” pp 460-465 Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 Apostle” pp 466-475 “Diligent” Card 22 Acquire knowledge of Card 21(Safety) Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Art/Letter Ss ~Poems and Finger Plays Provide markers and My Senses Control small muscles in hands. Color a seal “A Kite” p 22 Using markers, paper for free art. 1.Color 2. Eyeball stickers 3. Glue Explore different art materials. Make a kite color the snowman. Date and display. on coffee and cotton balls 4. Tape on candy-or if you let them taste-glue on the wrapper.

Gross-motor skills. Healthy Habits For Life Fly Kite outside. Healthy Habits for Life Practice skipping. Use the scarves while Playground, Gym and/or Playroom. p 17“View and Do: Follow p 41 “I Say…” Use bats and balls in the playing a music CD Me: Hips Dance” gym.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practicing jumping and ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills counting to 10+. ~Puzzles ~Practice cutting ~ Line up 13 different ~Close your eyes, what can ~Sidewalk chalk strips of paper. objects, touch and count. you hear, touch? 31

To increase the children’s vocabulary. K 3 To create a genuine interest in learning. Themes and Objectives Monday, March 23 Tuesday, March 24 Wednesday, March 25 Thursday, March 26 Friday, March 27 Phonics/Numbers-14 Review Aa-Ss, Review 1-13.Count to 30. Review Aa-Ss, Review 1-13.Introduce 14 Review Aa-Ss, Review Rr-Ss emphasizing Qq-Rr-Ss Numbers and Skills p 113 emphasizing Qq, Rr, Ss Count to 30 Sing: “Rusty Rooster” and Teach: Finger trace Qq-Rr-Ss (frog) Finger trace Qq, Rr, Ss Numbers. & Skills. p 115 “Seabreeze Seal” ~vowels and their sounds, Letters and Sounds p 151- Sing: “Rusty Rooster” and Letters and Sounds p 113 (snake) Letters and Sounds p 153-154 ~number counting, “Seabreeze Seal” (save for book) recognition and concepts 152 (save for book) (Raccoons live by ponds)

Language Development Sing: “Rusty Rooster” and LD Card 62“Pond”/“Frogs” LD Card 62“Pond”/“Insects” LD Card 62 “Pond”/“Snakes” LD Card 62 “Pond”/“Fish” Pond “Seabreeze Seal” TG pg 170-171 TG pg 171-172 TG pg 172 TG pg 173 Introduce new vocabulary. LD Card 62 “Pond”/“Birds” Frog Sequence Cards . Talk about flying insects Language Enrichment Sing: “I’m a Fish” p 14 Increase listening skills. TG pg 170 Start with “God Made the around a pond. Cards 55 & 56 Review all the things you Appreciate God’s creation Talk about visiting a pond. Frog,…” end with the frog Sing: “Insects All Around” p 1 can find in a pond. Reading/Music/ Pond Read: Quacker Meets Mrs. Read: Freddy Frog 2 Read: The Very Hungry Read: The Day Jimmy’s Read: The Rainbow Fish 2 Enjoy and value reading Moo 2 ~Tales From a Duck ~Froggy’s Baby Sister 2 Caterpillar 3 ~The Icky Bug Boa Ate the Wash 2 ~Fishin’ With Grandpa 2 and music. Named Quacker 2 ~Come ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards Counting Book 2 ~Snake 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays Along Daisy 2 Sing: “Five Speckled Frogs” p 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Little White Duck” “1-2-3-4-5” p 13 ~“Little Froggy” p 13 “Insects” p 19 Sing: “I’m A Fish” ~ “Catch a Sing: “Six Little Ducks” Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time “Here Is the Beehive” p 4 Fish” Math/Science Practice counting in Letters and Sounds p 67 Practice rolling snakes out Pretend to be a fish Classify objects. Spanish. 1-15 Look at Seashells. Sand Play. of play dough. swimming in a pond. What Practice number concepts Explore environment. Make snake sounds. do you see? Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Character Development Bible Memory Visuals Growing Up With Amber To Know God’s Love. Card 6 Psalm 23:1 “The Holy Spirit” pp 452-459 “Dependable” Card 23 Card 6 Psalm 23:1 Lamb “Fishing With Acquire knowledge of Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Sing: “ Oh Be Careful” Grandpa” Card 25 Basic Bible Truths (two verses)

Art/Pond Provide scissors, paper and Read: Poems and Finger Free Art: Draw a fish. Control small muscles in hands. glue. Let the child cut and Color a frog. Plays “The Butterfly” p 5 Make a paper plate snake. LD TG p 173 Explore different art materials. glue a Free Art project. Using markers, color a Date and display. butterfly . Gross-motor skills. Pretend to be a duck. Play Jump Frog ! Take a walk and visit the small Healthy Habits for Life Do the “Fish Pokey” Playground, Gym and/or Swim around the pond. pond by the prayer chapel. p 12 “Movement Grab Playroom. What do you see? Bag” (Pond animals) Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Use the scarves while ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Practice skipping. ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills playing a music CD. ~Blow bubbles outside. ~Sand Play. ~Play musical instruments. ~Line up 14 different ~Make pond animal sounds. objects, touch and count. Put up Egg Hunt sign. Easter A To train the children to be more independent in their work. To help the children assume the responsibility of their own K 3 behavior and actions. Themes and Objectives Monday, March 30 Tuesday, March 31 Wednesday, April 1 Thursday, April 2 Friday, April 3 Phonics/Numbers/Review Review Ll-Mm, Review Nn-Oo. Review Pp-Qq, Review Aa-Qq Review Jj-Kk, Teach: Review 1-14 Count to 30. Review 1-14. Count to 30. Review 1-14 Count to 30. Review 1-14.Count to30. Review 1-14 Count to 30. ~vowels and their sounds, Practice counting to Practice counting to Practice counting to Practice counting to Practice counting to ~number counting, recognition and concepts 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. Lang. Dev. Easter Using Easter cards, Using Easter cards, Sing: “Jesus Died For all the Using Easter cards, Use soft animals for free Read: The Story of the First What is your favorite part of discuss the life of Jesus. Children” Do you have new clothes to play or circle time. Easter 2 Easter celebrations? Using the mirror box, Ask, Buddy Barrel Day wear to church on Easter Introduce new vocabulary. Language Enrichment Take a walk. Do you see “Who did Jesus die for?” Read: Poems and Finger Plays Sunday? Why? Talk about Increase listening skills. Cards 51 & 52 new things growing? Sing: “Jesus Died For all the how new life begins this time Appreciate God’s creation “What Can I Do? P 9 Children” (Jesus Loves the (Read with Buddy Barrel Letter) of the year. Little Children)

Reading/Music Read: Follow the Bunny 2 Read: On Easter Sunday 2 Read: Peter Rabbit’s Happy Read: Baby Lamb 2 Read: Happy Easter Emily 2 Easter ~The Parable of the Lily 2 ~10 Easter Egg Hunters 2 Easter 2 ~Katy Duck 2 ~Winnie the Pooh’s Easter 2 Enjoy and value reading ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards ~Poems and Finger Plays ~The Golden Egg Book 2 Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 ~Poems and and music. Sing: “I’m a Little Bunny “Little Bunny” p 4 ~Max Counts His Chickens 2 ~ “Ten Little Bunnies” Finger Plays “I Am Jesus’ Healthy Attachment through ~ “I’m a Little Chickie” ~“Hop and Stop Bunny” p 17 Sing: “Ten Little Bunnies” Baby Doll Circle Time Little Lamb” p 25 Attunement and Social Play Finger play: “Easter Rabbits” Baby Doll Circle Time ~ “I’m a Little Chickie” SHOW AND TELL Math/Science Using Easter Erasers, make End of the Year Color review using Easter End of the Year Work with puzzles. Talk about Classify objects. AB and ABC patterns. Practice Room 126 eggs. Number review: Count Practice Room 126 the sizes (larger-smaller) and Practice number concepts 10:00-10:15 the Easter eggs. 10:00-10:15 count the Explore environment. Play: “Hide the Easter Egg” pieces in each puzzle.

Bible/Easter R&L Bible “The Last Supper” R&L Bible “A Dark Friday” Bible Memory Visuals Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible“A Joyful To Know God’s Love. pp 425-429 pp 430-434 Card 20 John 14:6 Card 19 I Timothy 1:15 Sunday” pp 435-442 Acquire knowledge of Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Character Development Poem: “Easter Was God’s Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Basic Bible Truths Today” p 4 Today” p 4 “Thoughtful” Card 19 Way” Today” p 4 Art/ Easter Using markers , color the Make an Easter card. Color an Easter Egg Free Art-Draw Practice cutting on strips of Control small muscles in hands. heart with the cross. your favorite Easter candy. paper. Use envelope to take Explore different art materials. home pieces. Gross-motor skills. Easter Egg Roll. Practice skipping while at Play musical instruments Kick a rolling ball. Play Duck, Duck, Goose! Playground, Gym and/or Playroom. the playground while marching around the room. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Easter Games Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play dough ~Sing: “Father Abraham” ~Blow bubbles outside. ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Jumpy house.

** Change “Jesus is our Friend Today” to “Jesus is Alive Today” (sing both versions) Play the games with eggs again, as you have extra time. Easter B To further develop the awareness of the world in which they live in. To give praise to each child for something they have accomplished K 3 during the week Themes and Objectives Monday, April 6 Tuesday, April 7 Wednesday, April 8 Thursday, April 9 Friday, April 10 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Cc, Review Dd-Ee, Review Ff-Gg, Review Hh-Ii, Teach: Review 1-14 Count to 30. Review 1-14 Count to 30. Review 1-14 Count to 30. Review 1-14 Count to 30. ~vowels and their sounds, Practice counting to Practice counting to Practice counting to Practice counting to ~number counting, GOOD 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. 20in Spanish. recognition and concepts Lang. Dev. Easter Using Easter cards, What is Easter? Why do we celebrate Play dough: Make Use soft animals for free discuss Easter. Read: The Story of the Easter? Talk about some ways Easter eggs FRIDAY play or circle time. What is the real Resurrection Eggs 2 we celebrate Easter. Healthy Habits for Life Introduce new vocabulary. meaning of Easter. After reading the story, open Language Enrichment p 22 “Hokey Pokey Increase listening skills. Baby Doll Circle Time and discuss each egg. Cards 31 & 32 Appreciate God’s creation Muscles and Bones” Reading/Music Read: Clean Up Grumpy Read: Home For a Bunny 2 Read: New Life in Jesus 2 Read: Happy Easter Mouse 2 Easter Bunny! 2 ~When We’re ~Jesus is My Special Friend 2 ~The Little Lamb 2 ~The Easter Bonnet Parade 2 FIRST Enjoy and value reading Together 2~It’s Not Easy Sing: “Jesus Died for all the ~Big Egg 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays and music. Being a Bunny 2 Children” Tune:“ Jesus Loves the Sing: **”Jesus Is Our Friend “Eggs” p 10 Healthy Attachment through Sing: “I’m a Little Chickie” Little Children” ~ “Ten Little Today” p 4~“Egg Hunt” p 10 Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 Attunement and Social Play ~ “Ten Little Bunnies” Bunnies” Finger play: “Easter Rabbits” Baby Doll Circle Time STEPS Math/Science/Easter End of the Year Sometimes/Anytime Cards End of the Year Practice EASTER EGG HUNT Classify objects. Practice Room 126 Using Easter Erasers, make Practice number concepts REMINDER: The egg hunt is in Grassy Field Explore environment. 10:00-10:15 AB and ABC patterns. tomorrow. What do you bring? Hide eggs @ 10:00-10:15 CLOSED Hunt eggs @ 10:15-10:45 Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible “Jesus is Alive” Character Development R&L Bible pp 447-451 To Know God’s Love. Card 23 Jeremiah 33:3 pp 443-446 “Thoughtful” Card 20 “Jesus is Taken to Acquire knowledge of Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: **“Jesus Is Our Friend Sing: “My God is So Great” Heaven” Basic Bible Truths Today” p 4 Today” p 4 Sing: “Father Abraham”

Art/Letters Uu and Vv Free Art with stickers on Using markers, color the Using watercolors, Free finger painting. Control small muscles in an egg shape. Easter Chicken. paint the cross. Date and display. hands. Explore different art materials. Gross-motor skills. Spoon-Egg Walk Go for a walk. Take very big Healthy Habits for Life p 11 Blow bubbles outside. Poke them Playground, Gym and/or Egg Basket Toss steps and take very little steps. “Move Together!” with your finger to pop them. Playroom. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Bubbles ~Draw an Easter picture. ~Sidewalk chalk. ~~Play Bean Bag toss game.

** Change “Jesus is our Friend Today” to “Jesus is Alive Today” (sing both versions) Play the games with eggs again, as you have extra time. 32 To train the children to be more independent in their work. K 3 To help the children who are weak in certain areas. Themes and Objectives Monday, April 13 Tuesday, April 14 Wednesday, April 15 Thursday, April 16 Friday, April 17 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Ss. Review 1-14. Review 1-14.Count to 30. Review Aa-Tt. Numbers and Skills p 131 Tt -Uu Introduce letter Tt Numbers and Skills p 125 & 47 Review Aa-Tt. Introduce letter Uu. (underground) Teach: Sing: “Timmy Tiger” (transportation) Sing: “Timmy Tiger” Sing: “Upton Umbrette” Letters and Sounds p 145-156 ~vowels and their sounds, Finger trace Tt. Count to 25 Finger trace Tt. Finger trace Uu. (make-up-save for book) ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 155-156 Letters and Sounds p 119 Letters and Sounds p 127 Language Enrichment recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 121 (tiger) (save for book) (toucan) (umbrette) Cards 67 & 68 Sometimes/Anytime Cards SHOW AND TELL Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 66 “Transportation” TRAIN DAY! Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 68 Letters Tt -Uu “Timmy Tiger” TG pg 186-187 LD Card 66 “Transportation” “Uppity Umbrella Bird” “Underground Animals” Introduce new vocabulary. Part 1“Power and Machines” TG pg 187-188 Letters and Sounds p 131 TG pg 194-195 Increase listening skills. Baby Doll Circle Time Bring Your Favorite Train Part 2 “Trains, Boats and (umbrella) Sing: “Little Wiggle Worm” p 1 Appreciate God’s creation to School Tomorrow Planes” ~“Insects All Around” p 1 Reading/Music/Letters Tt- Read: I Don’t Want to Read: Mighty Machines 2 Read: Bus Stops 2 Read: The Early Bird 2 Read: Who Lives Here? 2 b Uu Take/Have a Bath 2 ~Mr. Grumpy’s Outing 3 ~ The Little Sailboat 2 ~Bird Watch 3 ~Nests 2 ~Life Underground 2 Enjoy and value reading ~I Don’t Want to Go to Finger play: “Windshield Finger play: “A Choo Choo” p 16 ~Poems and Finger Plays Place tape on the floor in a and music. Bed 2 1b Wiper” p 16 Sing: “Down By the Station” “Umbrella Chant” p 42 large letter U. Let the students Preschool Fun Songs #17 cover the tape with blocks. Sing: “Where is Thumbkin?” Sing:The Wheels on the Bus 2 Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Sand play: measure & pour. End of the Year Use transportation stamps End of the Year Practice walking under Classify objects. Practice Room 126 and a stamp pad or paint and Practice Room 126 a rope. Practice number concepts Explore environment. 10:00-10:15 make a picture. 10:00-10:15 Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Growing Up With Amber Lamb R&L Bible Character Development To Know God’s Love. Card 23 Jeremiah 33:3 “Paul and Silas in “Amber’s Seat Belt” Card 6 “A New World” “Dependable” Card 24 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “My God Is So Great” Philippi” pp 476-483 ~Poems and Finger Plays pp 484– end. Sing: “My God Is So Great” Basic Bible Truths “Snap On My Seat Belt ” p 39 Art/Letter Tt -Uu Paint a tiger. Have the child draw a Glue engine, cotton and Trace the dotted line Color the worm. Control small muscles in hands. picture of themselves. shapes on a paper to raindrops. Color the He lives underground. Explore different art materials. Date and place in folder. make a train. umbrella picture. Gross-motor skills. Pretend to be tigers. Play: Red Light, Dramatic play: Trains Using the parachutes, review Practice throwing a ball Playground, Gym and/or Green Light Choo Choo!! and practice opposites, under underhanded Playroom. and over.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sand play: measure & pour. ~Puzzles ~Sing: The Wheels on the Bus ~Play dough. ~Find things to sit under. Play with trains. 33

To increase awareness of the world around them. K 3 To create a genuine interest in learning. Monday, April 20 Tuesday, April 21 Wednesday, April 22 Thursday, April 23 Friday, April 24 Themes and Objectives Monday, April 20 Tuesday, April 21 Wednesday, April 22 Thursday, April 23 Friday, April 24 Letters and Sounds p 129 Numbers and Skills p 133 Letters and Sounds p 133 Letters and Sounds p 125 Letters and Sounds p 123 Phonics/Numbers/ Vv Letters and Sounds p 129 Numbers and Skills p 133 Letters and Sounds p 133 Letters and Sounds p 125 Letters and Sounds p 123 Teach: ~vowels and their (vulture) (vegetables) (violin) (turtle) (fish and(sea) ocotopus) sounds, ~number counting, Review Aa-Uu. Review Aa-Vv. Review 1-14.Count to 30 Letters and Sounds p 157-158 Numbers and Skills p 127 (save for book) (fish and(sea) octopus) recognition and concepts Introduce letter Vv. Sing: “Vicky Vulture” Sometimes/Anytime Cards (save for book) (sea) Review 1-14.Count to 30 Review Aa-Vv. Finger trace Uu, Vv Finger trace Uu, Vv. Review 1-14.Count to 30 Review Aa-Vv. Emphasize letters Uu & Vv Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD “Vegetables” LD Card 69 “Veterinarian” LD Card 67 “Sea” LD Card 67 “Sea” Letter Vv/Sea Sing: “Vicky Vulture” TG pg 196-197 TG pg 198 TG pg 189-191 TG pg 191-193 Introduce new vocabulary. Finger Plays “The Vet” p 42 What is your favorite animal Introduce new vocabulary. “Vicky Vulture” Taste the carrots. Fill in the Finger Plays “The Vet” p 42 What kind of animals What is your favorite animal Increase listening skills. “Mary Had a Little Lamb” that lives in the sea? Increase listening skills. chart about carrots. “Mary Had a Little Lamb” live in the sea? that lives in the sea? Appreciate God’s creation Preschool Fun Songs # 6 Display chart. Preschool Fun Songs # 6 Language Enrichment Cards SHOW AND TELL 10, 11 & 12

Reading/Music Read: Bugs Bunny and Read: Sylvester and the Read: Surprise Puppy 2 Read: A Swim Through the Read: Smiley Shark 2 Letter Vv/Sea Numbers 2 Alphabet 2 ~God Made You ~ Chewy Louie 2 Sea 2 ~Tickly Octopus 2 Enjoy and value reading Enjoy and value reading ~Mouse Count 2 Special 2 (Veggie Tales) ~Maybe You Should fly a ~A Fish Out of Water 2 Finger play: “Mr. Jellyfish” and music. Sing: Ocean Songs and music. Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “I Like Veggies” p 8 Jet, Maybe You should Be a Sing: Ocean Songs Sing: Ocean Songs Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Vet! 2 ~Poems and Baby Doll Circle Time Math/Science Place tape on the floor in a large End of the Year Vets take care of animals. End of the Year Play in water Classify objects. Practice V. Let the students cover the Practice Room 126 Collect a tub of animals from Practice Room 126 number concepts Explore tape with blocks. number concepts Explore tape with blocks. 10:00-10:15 the room and identify them. 10:00-10:15 environment. Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Card 14 Matthew 28:20 “Man and Woman” To Know God’s Love. Card 14 Matthew 28:20 “Selfish” Card 11 “The Beginning” “Man and Woman” “Evil Enters Eden” Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 pp 20-25 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 pp14-19 Poems and Finger Plays pp 26-31 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Poems and Finger Plays Basic Bible Truths Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 “Adam and the Animals” p 2 Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Art/Letter Vv/Sea Decorate the letter V. Free art. Color the Veterinarian with Free art with blue finger Control small muscles in hands. Control small muscles in hands. Draw a carrot. a puppy. paint. The sea is blue. Color a whale Explore different art materials. Gross-motor skills. Go for a walk. Take very Healthy Habits For Life p 46 Lay a stick on the ground. Hop Play with parachutes. Practice skipping, hopping Playground, Gym and/or Playroom. “Pick and Pull” over the stick with your feet Playground, Gym and/or Playroom. big and very little steps. “Pick and Pull” over the stick with your feet Make ocean waves. and jumping. Have a race. together. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills Fine and Gross motor skills ~Free art with watercolors. ~Look through the home center ~Pretend to be a vet. ~Using small blocks, ~Play dough and find the vegetables. Date and display. and find the vegetables. stack and count. 34

To have the children feel secure at preschool. K-3 To ensure that each student is watching and participating.

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 27 Tuesday, April 28 Wednesday, April 29 Thursday, April 30 Friday, May 1 Phonics/Numbers- Review Aa-Vv, emphasizing Numbers and Skills p 129 Review Aa-Vv, Review Aa-Vv. Review 1-15. Review/15 Uu and Vv. (seal and penguin) emphasizing Uu and Vv. Introduce letter Ww. Count to 30 Teach:~letters and their sounds Finger trace Uu and Vv. Review 1-14. Numbers and Skills p 135 Letters and Sounds p 135 Numbers and Skills p 137 ~number counting, Letters and Sounds Introduce 15. (polar bear) (Walrus) (Eskimo) recognition and concept. p 159-160 (save for book) Count to 30 Letters and Sounds p 161-162 Sing: “Wackford Walrus” Letters and Sounds p 163-164 Sometimes/Anytime Cards (save for book) Finger trace Ww. (save for book)

Language Development LD Card 70 “Arctic Animals” LD Card 70 “Arctic Animals” LD Card 70 “Arctic Animals” Animal Alphabet Lesson LD Card 23 “Eskimos.” Arctic Animals TG pg 199-201 TG pg 201-202 TG Pg 202-203 “Wackford Walrus” TG pg 55-56 Introduce new vocabulary. part 1& 2 Arctic Fox/Lemming/ part 3 Caribou/Musk Ox/Wooly part 4 Snowy Owl/Arctic Tern Read: Lucia and the Razzly ~Poems and Finger Plays “Eskimo” Increase listening skills. Arctic Hare/Polar Bear Mammoth Dazzly Wemberry Pies 2 p 10 ~“Baby Seal” p 38 Appreciate God’s creation Sing: Program songs Read: The Mitten 2 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time

Reading/Music-Arctic Read: Say Hello to Snowy End of the Year Read: Owly 2~Owl Moon 2 End of the Year Practice SHOW AND TELL Animals Animals 2 ~The Snow Bear 2 Practice Sing: “Teddy Bear” p 15 10:00-10:15 Read: Mamma, Do You Love Enjoy and value reading Sing: “What’s the Weather?” p 17 10:00-10:15 (change to Polar Bear) Me? 2 ~In the Arctic 2 ~Songs for end of year program and music. ~Songs for end of year program Sing: Love Your Friends” p 8 Play musical instruments. ~“M-O-M-M-Y” Math/Science Practice rolling and pinching Free Art with scissors, Color U, V paper. Put some ice in water. Classify objects. play dough. Be kind when construction paper and Glue beans on letters. Touch and see how Using blocks, practice color Practice number concepts you share the play dough. Explore environment. glue. See sample. cold the water is. sorting. Bible Bible Memory Visuals The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible To Know God’s Love. Card 9 Luke 11:28 “Water, Water “Unselfish” Card 12 “A Surprise for Sarah” “A Very Hairy Trick” Acquire knowledge of Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World Everywhere” pp 32-37 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole pp 38-43 pp 44-49 in His Hands” Basic Bible Truths ~Poems and Finger Plays World in His Hands” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World “Noah” p 29 His Hands” in His Hands” Art –Arctic Animals Make polar bear prints Free art with blue markers. Paint a snow owl, using a Using markers, Free Art: Draw a Picture of Control small muscles in hands. using sponges and white sponge and thinned color a walrus. your favorite arctic animal. Explore different art materials. paint on blue paper. brown and white paint. Gross-motor skills. Healthy Habits for Life p 11 Scrunch paper into a ball Practice hopping, skipping Play “Follow the Leader” Play music and dance Playground, Gym and/or “Move Together!” and toss underhanded, into and jumping. with scarves. Playroom. a basket Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Work with manipulatives. ~Free art with dot paints. ~Sidewalk chalk. Draw an ~W Hunt-Look for things that ~Build an igloo out of animal we have talked about begin with the letter W blocks this week 35

Teach the children to be neat and orderly. K-3 To instill in the children thoughtfulness and appreciation of others.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 4 Tuesday, May 5 Wednesday, May 6 Thursday, May 7 Friday, May 8 Phonics/Numbers Numbers and Skills p 139 Numbers and Skills p 141 & 97 Review Aa-Ww. Review Aa-Xx. Review 1-15.Count to 30 Ww, Xx, & Yy (water/rain) (weather) Introduce letter Xx. Introduce letter Yy. Numbers and Skills p 143 Teach:~letters and their sounds Review 1-15.Count to 30 Review 1-15 Count to 30.Practice Sing: “Roxie Fox” Sing: “Yackety Yak” (yarn) ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 165-166 counting to 15 in Spanish. Finger trace Xx. Finger trace Yy. Letters and Sounds p 145-166 recognition and concept. (save for book) Letters and Sounds p 145-166 Letters and Sounds p 137 Letters and Sounds p139(Yak) (makeup) Baby Doll Circle Time (makeup) (fox) BGMC Letter Language Development LD “Water” Ld card 72 “Wind and Weather” Animal Alphabet Lesson Animal Alphabet Lesson LD “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, Read: What’s the Weather Like Sing: “Forest” p 8 Poems and Finger Plays Where it comes from, what do Increase listening skills. what do we use water for, Today? 2 ~Wild Weather 2 (Change some deer to “a fox” and “Yes” p 46 sheep give us, and what it is Appreciate God’s creation antlers to “a bushy tail”) used for. and where do we get water. Poems and Finger Plays “Where Read: I’m Glad I’m Your Does The Wind Go?” p 44 Sing: “I Love Mommy” Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Mother 2 ~Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Sing: “ Whistling Wind” p 17 ~”Happy Mother’s Day” “Yarn” p 46 “Water, Water” p 44 Are You Waking Up? 2 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “M-O-M-M-Y” Sing: “What’s The Weather?” p 17 Sing: “I Love Mommy” Reading/Music Read: I Love The Rain 2 End of the Year Practice Read: Fox in Socks 2 End of the Year Practice Read: When Mama Comes Home Ww, Xx, & Yy ~Wonders of Water 10:00-10:15 ~Do Like a Duck Does 2 10:00-10:15 Tonight 2 ~Charlie Needs a Enjoy and value reading pp 5-7, 24-25 2 Growing Up With Amber Lamb ~ Bears On Wheels 2 Cloak 2 ~Yum and Yuck 2 and music. ~Singing in the Rain 2 ~Mama “Amber Is Afraid of the Storms” BUDDY BARREL DAY! ~Wooly Stops the Train 2 Zooms 2 Card 26 Math/Science Play in water. Nature walk: Look at X-Rays. Color recognition game. Talk about different types of Classify objects. Observe the weather. What are X-Rays? Touch something that is __. fabrics. Which ones are Practice number concepts Use color words. Explore environment. What color are the clouds? made from yarn? Bible Bible Memory Visuals The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible To Know God’s Love. Card 25 Exodus 20:12 “A Pillow and a Promise” “Self-control” Card 1 “Sold! A Sneaky Deal” “Double Dreams” Acquire knowledge of Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” pp 50-55 Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” pp 56-61 pp 62-67 (two verses) Basic Bible Truths Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” (two verses) Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” (two verses) (two verses) (two verses)

Art/ Ww, Xx, & Yy Sing: “M-O-M-M-Y” Using cotton balls and blue Control small muscles in hands. ~Happy Mother’s Day” paper, sponge paint white clouds. Color a fox Color a yak Make a Yarn collage Explore different art materials. Make the Mother’s Day card Gross-motor skills. Visit the pond. Look for Practice hopping. Change feet, Healthy Habits For Life Play “Mother May I” Playground, Gym and/or water outside. hop on other foot. Practice p 13 “Move along!” Practice hitting a ball Play: “Musical Chairs” Playroom. hopping forwards and backwards with a bat. Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Watch Video: “Are You ~Play dough ~Sidewalk chalk: ~Practice stretching into the ~Play: I Spy My Mother” Make an X. letter Y 36

To increase the children’s vocabulary. K-3 To help each child understand the basic Bible principles of God’s love.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 11 Tuesday, May 12 Wednesday, May 13 Thursday, May 14 Friday, May 15 Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Yy. Review Aa-Zz Review 1-15.Count to 30 Review Aa-Zz Review Aa-Zz Letter Z, A-H Review Introduce letter Zz. Numbers and Skills p 145 Letters and Sounds p 143 Review Ww Emphasize the letters and Review:~letters and their Letters and Sounds p 141 (zinnia) (zipper) Letters and Sounds p 145-167 sounds of A-B-C-D sounds (zebra) Zip the zipper. (makeup-work on making book Finger trace letters. ~number counting, Sing: “Zed Zebra” to hand out next week) Finger trace Zz. Letters and Sounds p 145-167 recognition and concept. Finger trace Zz. (makeup-work on making book Letters and Sounds p 167 Sometimes/Anytime Cards (end of pages/make book) to hand out) Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson LD “Zinnias” LD Cards 73-75 “Zoo” LD Card 71 “Woodpecker” Review Animal Alphabet Letter Z, A-H Review “Zed Zebra” Sing: “Zed Zebra” TG pg 211 TG pg 214-215 TG pg 206 Friends A-B-C-D Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Read: Put Me in the Zoo 2 Poems and Finger Plays Introduce new vocabulary. “Zebra, Zebra, in the Zoo” “Zinnias In My Garden” p 49 ~Dear Zoo 2 Baby Doll Circle Time “Apple Tree” p 3 & Increase listening skills. p 48 ~Poems and Finger Plays “Clap With Me” p 6 Appreciate God’s creation Read: Zug the Bug’s Big Sing: Songs for end of Book 2 “Visit the Zoo” p 49 Read: The A Book 2 year program “Morning at the Zoo” p 48 ~Boomer’s Big Surprise 2

Reading/Music/Letter Z, Read: Zara Zebra Draws 2 End of the Year Read: Polar Bear, End of the Year Read: Growing Up With A-H Review ~Going to the Zoo 2 ~Growing Practice Polar Bear, What Do You Practice Amber Lamb “Button Visits Enjoy and value reading Up With Amber Lamb “The 10:00-10:15 Hear? 2 10:00-10:15 the Dentist” p 16 and music. Birthday Surprise” p 60 Sing: Songs for program Sing: Songs for program

Math/Science Review 1-15. Mystery Box Review Collect as many zoo animals as you Where does a woodpecker peck Practice Counting. Classify objects. Practice number Count to 30. colors and shapes. have in your room. Talk about and holes? And why? Sort Color Bears. concepts Explore environment. Count to 15 in Spanish. name the zoo animals. Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. “God Meant It for Good” “Baby Moses’ Riverboat” “I Am Sending You” “Ten Terrible Troubles” Card 14 Matthew 28:20 Acquire knowledge of pp 68-73 pp 74-79 pp 80-85 pp 86-91 Character Development Basic Bible Truths Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “God is so Good” Sing: “God is so Good” “Poor Self-control” Card 2 “One Baby in a Basket” p 5 Art /Letter Z, A-H Review Using the green paper grass, Using markers, color Practice cutting Control small muscles in hands. give the Zebra green a Zinnia. -Take a walk and scrap paper. Use envelopes Free Art Finger-paint! Explore different art materials. grass to eat. look for flowers. to take home papers. Gross-motor skills. Roll a blanket and lay it Healthy Habits For Life Pretend to be a woodpecker. Play Catch with a Ball. Playground, Gym and/or Play “Follow the Leader” on the ground. Practice p 17 “View and do: Pretend to be a Dog, a Duck, a Playroom. and “Simon Says” jumping over, both feet Follow Me: Hips Dance” Dancer, and a Dinosaur. together. Play Seal Ring Toss Game Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play dough ~Blow bubbles outside. ~Chalk-Draw a Zoo ~Blow Bubbles outside ~Dramatic play: Pretend to plant a Garden. 37

To crease the children’s vocabulary. K-3 To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 18 Tuesday, May 19 Wednesday, May 20 Thursday, May 21 Friday, May 22 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 E-F-G-H sounds of Ii and Ji. sounds of Kk, and Ll sounds of Mm and Nn. sounds of Oo and Pp. ~letters and their sounds Finger trace letters. .Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. ~number counting, Finger trace letters. Letters and Sounds p 145-167 Letters and Sounds p 145-167 Letters and Sounds p 145-167 Letters and Sounds 145-167 recognition and concept. Poems and Finger Plays (makeup-work on making (makeup-work on books to “Leaves” p 24 (makeup-work on books to hand Hand out book tonight. book to hand out next week) hand out Friday) ~“Kangaroo” p 23 out Friday) Language Development SHOW AND TELL Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Rev. Alphabet Friends O-P I-R Review Review Animal Alphabet Friends I-J Friends K-L Friends M-N Read Snoopy’s Book of Introduce new vocabulary. Friends E-F-G-H Poems and Finger Plays Read: Roo’s Big Adventure 2 Read: Town Mouse, Country Opposites 2 Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays “Indian Child” p 18 ~Because a Little Bug Went Mouse 2 ~If You Give a Mouse ~Opposites are Fun 2 Appreciate God’s creation ~“Five Big Elephants” p 11 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Ka-choo 2 Baby Doll Circle a Cookie 2 Read: Llama Llama “Humpty Dumpty” p 16 Baby Doll Circle Time Time Baby Doll Circle Time Red Pajama 2 Reading/Music/I-R Read: Giraffes Can’t Dance 2 Read: Five Small Loaves Growing Up With Amber Poems and Finger Plays End of the Year Enjoy and value reading and Two Small Fish 2 Lamb “Amber Shows “Opposites” p 31 Practice and music. ~The Story of Jesus 2 Kindness” Card 15Poems ~“Open, Shut Them” p 30 Program Tonight Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” and Finger Plays End of the Year “Noah” p 29 Practice Math/Science Healthy Habits For Life p 21 Review numbers 1-10. Science Experiment: Classify objects. Practice number “The Heart Dance” Count to 15 Make Ladybugs from Magnets Mix red and blue finger paint concepts Explore environment. Letter review A-J play-doh. on the paper with your fingers using Lego Letters. to make Purple Paint. Bible Character Development 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. “Gentle” Card 29 David pp 84-91 “Pharaoh’s Biggest “A Special Treasure” “Faith or Fear” Acquire knowledge of Saul pp 74-75 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Mistake” pp 92-97 pp 98-103 pp 104-109 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Bible Memory Card 26 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Bible Memory Card 26 Bible Memory Card 26 Bible Memory Card 26 Bible Memory Card 26 Art/ I-R Review Paint a Grasshopper Green Color a picture of Jesus Free Art Draw and color a Color the Pets Control small muscles in hands. heart for Love. Color Noah’s Ark Explore different art materials. Gross-motor skills. Have a Shape Hunt. Kick the ball while on the Take a Nature walk. Healthy Habits For Life Playground, Gym and/or Play Hopscotch playground. Look for things that begin p 22 “Hokey Pokey Playroom. with M or N. Muscles and Bones” Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Dramatic Play “Indians” ~Sidewalk chalk ~Play Musical ~Work with Puzzles. ~Quack and flap your wings, Draw Letters. instruments. like a duck. 38

To increase the children’s vocabulary. K-3 To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 25 Tuesday, May 26 Wednesday, May 27 Thursday, May 28 Friday, May 29 Phonics/Numbers 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 Review: sounds of Qq and Rr. sounds of Ss and Tt. sounds of Uu and Vv. sounds of Ww, Xx,.Yy and ~letters and their sounds Finger trace letters. Zz. ~number counting, Finger trace letters. Finger trace letters. Letters and Sounds Book Finger trace letters. recognition and concept. Baby Doll Circle Time p 145-167 (Finish and hand SHOW AND TELL out any that didn’t get finished last week.)

Language Development Rev. Alphabet Friends Q-R Review Animal Alphabet Review Animal Alphabet Rev. A A Friends W-X-Y-Z S-Z Review Poems and Finger Plays Friends S-T Friends U-V Poems and Finger Plays Introduce new vocabulary. “Jack Be Nimble” p 35 Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays “Water, Water” p 44 Increase listening skills. Act out poem. “Five Senses” p 39 “Umbrella Chant” p 42 & Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation “Two Eyes to See” p 40 & “Vegetables” p 42 “Zips” p 49 ~“Yo-yo” p 46 “Two Little Blackbirds” p 40 Sometimes/Anytime Cards ~“Yawn” p 46

Reading/Music/S-Z Read: I See Animals Hiding 2 Read: A Busy Year 2 Read: Old Hat, New Hat 2 Read: My XYZ Book 2 Enjoy and value Find the Raccoon. ~Twelve Hats for Lena 2 Best of All God Made Me 2 ~Zip! Pop! Hop! And other reading and music. ~God Gives us Seasons 2 Baby Doll Circle Time Fun Words to Say 2 ~Zippety Zoo 2

Math/Science Find objects that are Red Look for Triangles in the Water play, practice LD p 206-207 “Zippers” What Classify objects. Letter review A-Z classroom. pouring Water into things that have zippers? Look at Practice number concepts using Lego Letters. Letter review A-Z containers. the zipper. Explore environment. Who is wearing something with a using Lego Letters. ZIPPER? Count them. Bible The Young Reader’s Bible Character Development The Young Reader’s Bible The Young Reader’s Bible To Know God’s Love. “Seven Times and a “Gentle” Card 30 “Torches and Trumpets” “Strong Samson” Acquire knowledge of Basic Bible Truths Shout” pp 110-115 Thanking God pp 116-117 pp 118-121 pp 122-127 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me”

Art/ S-Z Review Using food color “paints,” Color the letter Xx paper. Control small muscles in hands. paint the letter R with Q-tips. Using markers, color a Tree. Paint the Vegetables. Explore different art materials.

Gross-motor skills. Pretend to be a Rabbit, a Practice Skipping. Practice kicking a rolling ball. Walk in a Zig Zag line. Playground, Gym and/or Playroom. Robot and a Race car. Healthy Habits For Life p 26 “Telly’s Triangle Tag” Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Go outside. Find things to ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Fine and Gross motor skills ~Share the bubbles outside. stand Under. ~Sidewalk chalk: ~Play musical instruments. Take Turns blowing the ~Turn things Upside Draw X’s. bubbles. down. Emotonal Focus - to lessen separaton anxiety and build trust 1 Gross Motor Focus - running and climbing Fine Motor Focus - to provide experiences with diferent art materials

Themes and Objectives Monday, August 12 Tuesday, August 13 Wednesday, August 14 Thursday, August 15 Friday, August 16

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 3rd

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 Back to School Students Finger play: “Name Play Hide-n-Seek with toys from morning teacher. Teacher: new friends. Introduce new vocabulary. Learn good habits: Lining up, Finger play” p 4 different centers. bring in family pictures, and Play “Amber Lamb Says” Increase listening skills. hand washing, finding your Practice good habits Meet Amber Lamb! items of interest to share with Appreciate God’s creation name etc. ~Poems and Finger Plays class. ~Poems and Finger Plays “Nicole’s Nap” p 29 ~Poems and Finger Plays “Listening Time” p 24 “Listening Time” p 24

Reading/Music Read: We Like School 3 Read: Amanda’s First Day of Read: Grover Goes to School 3 Read: Dora Goes To School 3 Read: Clifford Goes to Dog Back to School ~We Laughed a Lot My First School 3 ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb School 3 Enjoy and value reading and Day of School 3 Sing: “We Welcome You” p 4 “Amber Meets Her “Amber’s and Button’s Sing : “I Am Special” p 12 music. Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 Play musical instruments Teacher” Card 1 Classroom” Card 3 and “Getting Ready For Healthy Attachment through ~“Getting Ready For School” with a CD or while singing. Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 Sing: “We Welcome You” p 4 School” Attunement and Social Play Baby Doll Circle Time and “Getting Ready For School” Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Will begin August 31st

Bible R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Acquire knowledge of “The First Seven Days” Card 1 Genesis 1:1 “Courteous” Card 31 Card 2 I John 1:3 “God’s Garden” pp 9-13 Basic Bible Truths pp 3-8 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Practice memory verse. Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Practice memory verse. Poems and Finger Plays World in His Hands” World in His Hands” ~Poems and Finger Plays “Adam and the Animals” p 2 “Made to Praise Him” p 33

Art Do the crate picture. Free art: Control small muscles in Finger paint! Free art using markers. Paint a school bus. Create a portrait of a friend hands. from your class.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Have a jumping day. Can you hold a ball and jump?

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 music and dance with ~Sit on the floor in a circle. Roll ~Practice skipping and hopping. ~Do The Hokey Pokey Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles scares. the ball to each child and let ~Do Sidewalk chalk ~Play Dough ~Take a Nature Walk. them roll it back. Explore the Playground! ~Blow bubbles!

LD or Lang. Dev. Is Language Development TG is Teacher Guide 2 Emotonal Focus - contnue to lessen separaton anxiety and build trust Gross Motor Focus - catching and jumping Fine Motor Focus - paintng and stringing

Theme and Objectives Monday, August 19 Tuesday, August 20 Wednesday, August 21 Thursday, August 22 Friday, August 23

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 3rd

Language Development LD Card 1 TG pg 7 LD Card 1 TG pg 7 LD Card 1 TG pg 7 LD Card 1 TG pg 7 Color review. Search for red, Colors Talk about Rainbow colors: Talk about Rainbow colors Talk about Rainbow colors. Talk about Rainbow colors: yellow, blue, green, brown, Introduce new vocabulary. Lang, Dev. Card 2 TG pg 8 LD Card 2 TG pg 8-9 Lang, Dev. Card 2 TG pg 9 LD Card 2 TG pg 9-10 black, purple and orange in Increase listening skills. Red and Yellow Blue and Brown Green and Black Purple and Orange. the room. Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music Read: Junior’s Colors 3 Read: Bicycle For Sale 3 Read: The Crayola Rainbow Read: Just Imagine 3 Read: My Many Colored Days 3 Colors ~My Teacher’s My Friend 3 ~Disney 123 ~Counting Colors Book 3 ~The Berenstain ~Counting Glitter Book 3 ~Do You Want to Be My Enjoy and value reading and ~Poems and Finger Plays “Yellow” ~Counting Book Bears Go To School 3 ~Growing Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p Friend? 3 music. p 46 ~Poems and Finger Plays Up With Amber Lamb “Amber’s 2 Play musical instruments Sing: “Rainbow Colors” Fun Healthy Attachment through Finger play: “Ten Red Apples” p2 “All By Myself” p 27 New Friend” Card 2 with a CD or while singing. Songs #1 Attunement and Social Play Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p 2 Sing: “Colors” p 2 Sing: “If You’re Happy and You Baby Doll Circle Time Know It” Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Classroom color bottles Look for blue and brown Find green and black Tootie Fruties Sorting! Finger paint with red, Colors Talk about the objects objects on the objects in the classroom String cereal to make an yellow and blue. What Classify objects. in the bottles . playground. Sometimes/Anytime Cards edible rainbow necklace! colors can you make?

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Character Development R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals Acquire knowledge of Card 1 Genesis 1:1 Review pp 3-13 “Courteous” Card 32 “The Snake in the Garden” Card 2 I John 1:3 Basic Bible Truths ~Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays pp 14-19 ~Poems and Finger Plays “I’m Glad” p 15 “Two Eyes to See” p 40 “Made to Praise Him” p 33

Art Colors Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Control small muscles in pp 2-3 pp 4-5 pp 6-7 pp 8-9 p 10 hands.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Play with parachutes. What Play The Wiggle Game. shapes make up a parachute?

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play catch with a large ball. ~Pretend to be blue birds ~Color Bottle bowling ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Play follow the leader Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles and brown kangaroos. ~Nature Walk: Visit the pond. ~Play dough ~Snack Picnic: Talk about the ~Sidewalk Chalk Look for black and green. colors of our food. 3 To ensure that each child is watching and partcipatng To evaluate the routnes and habits that need to be practced Gross/Fine Motor Focus - throwing/lacing

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

Phonics/Numbers Will begin September 3rd Ask students and parents to bring an apple for snack next Wednesday.

Language Development LD Cards 4 &5 Shapes LD Cards 4 &5 Shapes LD Cards 4 &5 Shapes LD Cards 4 &5 Shapes SHOW AND TELL Shapes TG pg16-17 Part 1 Square TG pg 17 Part 2 Circle TG pg 17-18 Part 3 Rectangles TG pg 18-19 Part 4 Triangles LD Cards 4 &5 Shapes Introduce new vocabulary. Talk about: Shapes/Square Talk about: Shapes/Circle Search for rectangles in the Practice drawing triangles. TG pg 19-20 Part 5 Review Increase listening skills. Search for squares in the Search for circles in the hallway. Appreciate God’s creation classroom. classroom.

Reading/Music Read: Chicka Chicka Boom Read: Pinocchio Fun With Read: Chicka Chicka 123 2 ~Learning Tab Shapes 2 Read: The Shape of Me and Shapes Boom 3 Shapes and Sizes 3 ~Shapes 3 ~Growing Up with ~ Shapes 3 Other Stuff 3 Enjoy and value reading Sing: “If You’re Happy and You Sing: “God’s Love is Like a Amber Lamb “Amber’s Talk Sing: “The Wheels On the Sing: “What Shape Is This?” and music. Know It” Circle” p 3 with Daddy” Card 4 Bus” Fun Songs # 2 p 14 use shape flashcards Healthy Attachment Play musical instruments Finger play: “Shapes” p.14 Sing: “What Shape is This?” Finger play: “Shapes” p.14 with song through Attunement and with a CD or while singing. Baby Doll Circle Time p.14 Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Social Play

Math/Science Work with manipulatives and Review color bottles. Cooking Day! Make pudding. Have a Shape Hunt Teach the children a Classify objects. puzzles at the table. Use lacing cards and lacing What color is your pudding? in the classroom. handclapping song. Explore textures. beads.

Bible Character Development Bible Memory Visuals Bible Memory Visuals LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 3 “God Made Me” Acquire knowledge of “Respectful ” Card 15 Card 3 Psalm 139:14 Card 3 Psalm 139:14 TG pg 11 TG pg 11-12 Part 1 Basic Bible Truths Sing:: ”Jesus Loves the Little Self Portrait: Draw a Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Jesus Loves the Poems and Finger Plays This week Sing: “Jesus Children” picture of yourself , date and “Two Eyes to See” p 40 Little Children” “What God Made” p 15 Loves Me” Poems and Finger Plays place folder. Talk about how Practice memory verse. Play “The Wiggle Game “Made to Praise Him” p 33 God made us all different.

Art Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Book of Colors and Shapes Control small muscles in p 11 p 13 p 12 p 14 pp 15 & 16 hands. (Need to pre-color p16 (Teacher pre-color page 16) for Friday)

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/ Move to music using scarves. Practice kicking a ball that . Breezeway is sitting still.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice skipping ~Draw shapes outside with ~Play musical chairs. ~Have a jumping race. ~Play “Simon Says” Fine and Gross motor skills Step, hop, (change foot)... chalk. ~Puzzles ~Free art with crayons. ~Make shapes with ~Free play in centers. ~Finger paint! Playdough To teach the children to respond to, respect, love, and obey their teachers 4 To teach good classroom habits that will create a pleasant learning environ- ment in the weeks ahead.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 2 Tuesday, September 3 Wednesday, September 4 Thursday, September 5 Friday, September 6

Phonics/Numbers-Aa/1-2 Practice counting 1-5. Introduce 1 and 2 Review Aa, its sound, Count to 5-Work on Teach: ~letters and their Introduce Letter Aa. Numbers and Skills p 3 formation, and picture recognition and concept of 1 sounds, ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 3 (#1 Apple) Letters and Sounds p 5 and 2 recognition and concepts (Apple) (use beans in crate) Count to 5 (Alligator) (use green paper) Numbers and Skills p 5 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Read Buddy Barrel Letter. (#1-2 Astronaut-Rocket) Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson and CD: LD Card 6 “Apples” LD Card 7 “Ants” LD Card 8 “Astronaut” Letter Aa LABOR “Alexander Alligator” TG pg 21-22 TG pg 23-24 TG pg 25 Introduce new vocabulary. LD Cards 9 & 76“Africa” Have apples for snack. Poems and Finger Plays “Ants” p 3 Language Enrichment Increase listening skills. DAY TG pg 26-27 & 216 Healthy Habits For Life Bring Buddy Barrel today! Cards 70 & 71. Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation “Africa” p 3 p 52 (Apple rhyme) Healthy Habits for Life p 11

Reading/Music Read: My ‘a’ Book 3 Read: Picking Apples 3 Read: Henry’s Awful Mistake 3 Read: The Berenstain Bears Letter Aa First ~Who Lives in an Alligator ~Ten Apples Up On Top 3 ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb on the Moon 3 Enjoy and value reading and Hole? 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays “Annie Ant, the Hard Worker” Card 5 Sing: “Climb Aboard the music. Steps Sing: “Alexander Alligator” “Apple Tree” p 3 Sing: “The Ants Go Marching” Spaceship” p 15 ~“The ABC Healthy Attachment through “A” card (Tune: “Are You Finger play: “Climbing Up the ~An Ant is Such a Tiny Thing” Song” Fun Songs # 3 “Jesus Attunement and Social Play is Sleeping”) Apple Tree” p 7 and “Ten Red Fun Songs # 4 Loves The Little Children” Baby Doll Circle Time Apples” p 2 Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Animal Cards-Identify/Match Talk about items on the discovery Nature Walk: Dramatic Play: Pretend to Classify objects. mom with babies. shelf and how to play with them. Look for ants outside. take a trip through space. Explore environment. Poems and Finger Plays Play musical instruments Read: What Is an Insect? 3 CLOSED “Animal Play” p 3 with a CD or while singing. ~Thinking About Ants 3

Bible LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 3 “God Made Me” Bible Memory Visuals Acquire knowledge of TG pg 12-13 Part 2 TG pg 13-14 Part 3 TG pg 14-15 Part 4 Card 4 Psalm 18:30 ~Poems and Finger Plays Basic Bible Truths ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays Character Development All week Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” “Made to Praise Him” p 33 “Made to Praise Him” p 33 “Made to Praise Him” p 33 “Respectful ” Card 16 Art Control small muscles in . Decorate the letter A Cut apples in half. Dip into red paint Make ants on an ant hill. hands. Explore different art with craft materials and print on cardstock, add brown Draw and color an ant hill. Color an astronaut materials stems with your finger or the edge of Add ants by dipping fingers in black cardboard and green leaves a with leaf paint and printing on the ant hill. shaped sponge .

Gross-motor skills. Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Practice hitting the ball with the bat. Teacher directed.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Let’s Move: Like an ~Play Musical Chairs ~Play Follow the Leader. ~Let’s Pretend: To…shoot an Fine and Gross motor skills Alligator, an Ape, Ant and an ~Puzzles ~Free art with markers Arrow, chop an Apple tree, put Anteater! on an Apron, fly an Airplane and ~Sand Play be an Astronaut ~Play Dough To have children improve in cooperaton and unselfshness in play 5 To promote self-confdence in each child To stress the importance of sharing

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 9 Tuesday, September 10 Wednesday, September 11 Thursday, September 12 Friday, September 13 Grandparents Day!

Phonics/Numbers-Bb/1- 2 Review letter Aa. Count to 5. Review letter Aa and Bb. Count to 5.Review 1 and 2. Review name, formation and Teach: Introduce letter Bb, its name, Review 1 and 2. Letters and Sounds p 7 Numbers and Skills p 9 sound of letters Aa and Bb. ~letters and their sounds, formation, sound and Activity: Count 5 bears (butterfly) (use yellow paper) (#2 birds) Sing: “Betsy Bee” ~number counting, picture. Numbers and Skills p 7 Sing: “Betsy Bee” Finger trace Bb. Letters and Sounds p 9 recognition and concepts (#2 bee) (bee) (use red paper in crate)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson and Lang. Dev. Card 10 “Bears” LD Card11 “Butterflies” LD Card 12 “Birds” SHOW AND TELL Letter Bb CD: “Betsy Bee” TG pg 28-29 TG pg 30-31 TG pg 32-33 LD Card 13“Busses and Boats” Introduce new vocabulary. Language Enrichment Read: “Caterpillar Secret” Language Enrichment TG pg 34-35 Increase listening skills. Cards 53 & 54 Cards 27 & 28 Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music Read: Honeybee 3 Read: The Berenstains’ B Book Read: The Very Hungry Read: Bird Watch 3 Read: Bus Stops 3 ~Mr. Letter Bb ~I Like Bugs 3 3 ~Ask Mr. Bear 3 Caterpillar 3 ~Feathers For Lunch 3 2/b Grumpy’s Outing 3 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The Bumblebee Sing: “Teddy Bear” p 15 ~Waiting For Wings 3 Sing: “Where is Sing: “The Wheels on the Bus” music. Song” p 1 Healthy Habits for Life p 17 Thumbkin?” Fun Songs # 15 Fun Songs #2 Healthy Attachment through Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Attunement and Social Play

Math/Science Taste honey on a cracker. Lang. Dev. Page 22 Learning Make caterpillars out of Water Play with boats. Talk Explore taste and textures. More: Talk about how tall bears play dough Sand Play about sinking and floating. are and how much they weigh

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible “The Flood and the Character Development R&L Bible Growing Up With Amber Lamb Acquire knowledge of Card 4 Psalm 18:30 Rainbow” pp 20-27 “Impatient” Card 7 “The Tower of Babel” “Sharing is Fun” Card 10 Basic Bible Truths ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Oh, Be Careful” pp 28-32 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” “Noah” p 29 Sing: “Old Noah Built an Ark”

Art Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Free Art: Control small muscles in Free art with watercolors Paint a bear “The Butterfly” p 5 “Once I Saw a Little Bird” p 4 Draw a boat. hands. Color a butterfly. Watercolor a bird

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Use exercise mats in ball container in blue bag

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend you are a honey ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Pretend to be butterflies ~Play: “Two Little ~Play: “Red Light, Green Fine and Gross motor skills bee. When you find a flower ~Sand play visiting flowers. Squat by a Blackbirds” instructions in Light” fly back to your hive. flower-jump to “fly” to another curriculum crate. ~Play musical instruments ~Poems and Finger Plays flower. ~Teach the children a with a CD or while singing. “Here is a Beehive” p 4 ~Finger play: “Bugs are handclapping song. Crawling” p 1 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 16 Tuesday, September 17 Wednesday, September 18 Thursday, September 19 Friday, September 20

Phonics/Number Review letters Aa-Bb. Count to 6 Review Aa-Bb. Count to 6 Review name, sound and Review Aa-Bb/1-2 Sing: “Alexander Review numbers 1-2. Letters and Sounds p 11 Review numbers 1-2. formation of letters Aa-Bb. ~letters and their sounds, Alligator” & “Betsy Bee” Numbers and Skills p 11 (Astronaut) (use red paint with the Numbers and Skills p 13 Letters and Sounds p 13 ~number counting, Finger trace Aa and Bb. (#2 Little Bo Peep) cotton swabs in crate) (#1-10 Number Rhyme) (Bow Wow) recognition and concepts (cotton balls for sheep) Sing: “Alexander Finger trace Aa-Bb. (use white rice in basket) Alligator” & “Betsy Bee”

Language Development Review Aa Review Bb ~Betsy Bee Dramatic Play: Play musical instruments Talk about the nursery rhymes Nursery Rhymes ~Alexander Alligator ~Language Development Choose from this week’s with a CD or while singing. you have read this week. Introduce new vocabulary. ~Lang. Dev. Cards 6-9 Cards 10-13. nursery rhymes What is your favorite? Increase listening skills. Sing: “Alexander Alligator” Sing: “Betsy Bee “ Baby Doll Circle Time Healthy Attachment through Baby Doll Circle Time Attunement and Social Play

Reading/Music Read: My First Nursery Read: My First Nursery Read: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Read: Peter, Peter Pumpkin Read: Old King Cole and Nursery Rhymes Rhymes 3 (first half) Rhymes 3 (second half) Star 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Eater 3 ~Poems and Finger Friends 3 ~Poems and Finger Enjoy and value reading and ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays “Old King Cole” p 30 Plays “Mary, Mary” p 26, Plays “Hey, Diddle Diddle p 8 , music. “Humpty Dumpty” p 16, “Little Jack Horner” p 20 Sing: “Twinkle, Twinkle “Old Mother Hubbard” p 26 “Sing a Song of Sixpence” p 38 “Wee Willie Winkie” p 44 Little Star” Fun Songs # 46 Sing: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” Sing: “This Old Man”

Math/Science Explore the Math/Science Play with clocks. Count the Work with puzzles Review colors learned. Teach fast and slow, loud and Classify objects. discovery center. Talk about numbers. Make the hands say Count to 10 by using Sort color bears. soft with musical instruments. Introduce concepts of time how to use the items in the lunch time. Sing: “Hickory, Poems and Finger Plays “One, and volume. center. Dickory Dock” Fun Songs # Two, Buckle My Shoe ” p 31 Sometimes/Anytime Cards 36 Make the hands say 1 o’clock.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible “Abraham” Character Development Bible Memory Visuals Growing up with Amber Lamb To Know God’s Love. Card 5 Psalms 23:1 p 33-38 “Patient” Card 8 Card 5 Psalms 23:1 “Amber Learns Good Table Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “God’s Love is Like a Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy” Manners” Card 27 Acquire knowledge of Circle” p 3 Children” “Good Manners” p 15 ~Poems and Finger Plays Basic Bible Truths ~ “The B-I-B-L-E” ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” “Made to Praise Him” p 33 “Made to Praise Him” p 33

Art/Nursery Rhymes Sing: “I’m a Little Teapot” Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Twinkle, Twinkle Have students draw a Sing: “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” Control small muscles in hands. Fun Songs # 43 “Little Miss Muffet” p 24 Little Star” Fun Songs # 46 picture of themselves. Fun Songs # 53 Explore different art materials. Color a teapot. Color a spider. Finger-paint a star. Put in folders. Sponge paint a black sheep.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Jump over lines, jump into the big circle.

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 ~Dramatic Play ~Poems and Finger Plays “Jack ~Go for a walk. ~Practice hopping on one and two Fine and Gross motor skills p 21 “Little Miss Muffet” Be Nimble” p 35 Jump over a ~Puzzles feet. ~Free art-Draw a picture. ~ Play dough candlestick! (candle in crate) ~Dramatic play in centers. Label with child’s words. ~Free play in centers. 7 To promote self-confdence in each child To have children improve in cooperaton and unselfshness in play.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 23 Tuesday, September 24 Wednesday, September 25 Thursday, September 26 Friday, September 27 Phonics/Numbers-Cc/ 3 Review Letters Aa and Count to 7. Review and finger trace Aa-Cc. Count to 7. Review 1-3. Review name, sound and Teach: Bb. Review 1-2. Introduce 3. Sing: “Connie Cow” Numbers and Skills p 17 formation of letters Aa-Cc. ~letters and their sounds, Introduce Letter Cc. Numbers and Skills p 15 Letters and Sounds p 15 (#2 camel humps) Sing: “Connie Cow” ~number counting, Finger trace Cc. (#2 Cars) (cat) (paint/fingerprints) Work on concept of 3 items. Letters and Sounds p 17 recognition and concepts Sing: “Connie Cow” Work on concept of 3 items. (cow) (small pieces of red paper)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Lang. Dev. #14 LD #15 LD #16 SHOW AND TELL Letter Cc “Connie Cow” “Car” pp 30- 31 “Cats” pp 32-33 “Camels” pp 34-35 Introduce new vocabulary. LD #17, 76 Increase listening skills. Language Enrichment “Canada” pp 36-37 Appreciate God’s creation Cards 71 & 72

Reading/Music Read: Some Things are Read: Cars 3 ~Goofy’s Big Race 3 Read: Top Cat 3 Read: Wiggly ABC’s 3 Read: Children Around the Letter Cc Big, Some Things are Character Development Growing ~Pat the Cat’s Big Book 3/2b World 3 p 8(+ your choice) Enjoy and value reading and Small 3 up with Amber Lamb Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Sing: “Sally then Camel” ~I Am Canada 3 music. Sing: “The Alphabet “Amber’s Seat Belt” Card 6 Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Healthy Attachment through Song” Sing: The Wheels on the Bus 3 Baby Doll Circle Time Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Attunement and Social Play Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Play dough. Build different-sized ramps in the Sort table toys into groups of three Let the children Bon Jour = Good morning Classify objects. Make snakes and shape block area. of the same thing. Let each child practice cutting circles with Merci = Thank You Introduce concept of fast and them into the letter C Which one makes the cars go count them. scissors. Let’s learn French! slow faster? Display the number three. Lang. Dev. p 37

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Character Development Bible Memory Visuals Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 6 Philippians 4:19 “Three Visitors” pp 39-43 “Polite” Card 9 Card 6 Philippians 4:19 Card 6 Philippians 4:19 Acquire knowledge of Sing: B-I-B-L-E Sing: “This Little Light Of Mine” Sing: B-I-B-L-E Sing: “This Little Light Of Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Basic Bible Truths Mine”

Art/Letter Cc Control small Let the children use Color a cat. Free art with Color a Canadian muscles in hands. Explore Color a cow markers to draw a car. Draw a toy for the cat. tempera paints. Maple Leaf red. different art materials.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Practice catching and throwing a ball.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play/Sing: “The Farmer ~Healthy Habits for Life p 11 ~Play: “Dog, Dog, Cat” ~Do The Hokey Pokey ~Play Freeze Tag. Fine and Gross motor skills in the Dell” ~Sing: The Wheels on the Bus 3 (ie. Duck, Duck, Goose) ~Play musical instruments ~Play dough Preschool Fun Songs # 41 ~Play: “Copy Cats” One child (cat) claps ~Puzzles 3 times. All children (copy cats) clap 3 times etc. Give all a turn to be cat. Put up dog sign.

8 Put up pumpkin sign up paper. To show the love of God to each child in the way we Put up Fall Party sign up paper. teach and react to the children each day. To have the children improve in cooperaton and unselfshness in play.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 30 Tuesday, October 1 Wednesday, October 2 Thursday, October 3 Friday, October 4

Phonics/Numbers-Dd/3 Review Aa-Cc. Count to 8 Review 1-3. Review Aa-Dd. Count to 8 Review 1-3. Review and finger trace letters Teach: Introduce Letter Dd. Numbers and Skills p 19 Finger trace Dd. Numbers and Skills p 21 Aa-Dd. ~letters and their sounds, Finger trace Dd. (Ducks) Letters and Sounds p 19 (Dog) Sing: “Dexter Donkey” ~number counting, Sing: “Dexter Donkey” Work on concept of 3 items (Dog) (blue punch dots) Work on concept of 3 items. Letters and Sounds p 21 recognition and concepts Sometime/Anytime Cards Sing: “Dexter Donkey” Buddy Barrel Day! (Donkey) (small pieces of Language Enrichment Cards 6-9 Read Buddy Barrel Letter blue paper)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Lang. Dev. Card 18 “Ducks” LD Card19 “Dogs” LD Card 20 “Doctor” LD Card 21 “Dentist” Letter Dd “Dexter Donkey” TG pg 44-45 TG pg 46-48 TG pg 49-50 TG pg 51-52 Introduce new vocabulary. (soft duck in crate) Do you have a dog at home? : Growing up with Poems and Finger Plays Increase listening skills. Language Enrichment Bring in a picture of your dog to Amber Lamb “Amber Visits “Dentist” p 8 Appreciate God’s creation Cards 4 & 5 share with the class. the Doctor” Card 23

Reading/Music/Letter Dd Read: The Small One 2 Read: Nine Ducks Nine 2/1b Read: A Dog Like Jack 2 Read: Going to the Doctor 2 Read: Going To the Dentist 2 Enjoy and value reading and ~My “d” Book 2 ~Seven Diving Ducks 2 Sing: O Where, O Where Has ~Froggy Goes to the Doctor 2 Sing: “Clean, Clean, Clean music. Sing: “The Alphabet Song” ~Little Duck Finds a Friend 2 My little Dog Gone? 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays Your Teeth” Healthy Attachment through Sing: “Five Little Ducks” ~“How Much is That Doggie in “My Doctor” Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “If You’re Happy and You Attunement and Social Play Baby Doll Circle Time the Window?” 2 Know It”

Math/Science Sort blocks by size, Let each child find three items in Dramatic Play: Practice counting to 20. Dramatic Play: Going to the Classify objects. then by color their favorite color. Pretend to bathe a Dog. Count the people and chairs in doctor and going to the Dramatic play Count them together. the classroom. dentist.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 “ Impolite ” Card 10 Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 “A Bride for Isaac” pp 44-49 Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “This Little Light Of Sing: “My God is so BIG” Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Sing: “This Little Light Of Basic Bible Truths Mine” Mine”

Art/ Letter Dd Free art (Date and Display) Paint a duck with q-tips using a Read: Poems and Finger Plays Control small muscles in Provide scrap paper small tablespoon of water and a “My Doggie” p 8 Color a stethoscope. Free Art Finger-painting. hands. Explore different art to cut and glue onto a half few drops of yellow food color. Free Art: Draw a dog. materials. sheet of construction paper.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Do group activities with the parachute.

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 21 ~Play: Follow the Mama Duck ~Play: The Dog Trainer Says… ~Play: Dog, Dog, Dog, Cat! ~Do as the Doctor says: Fine and Gross motor skills ~Teach the children BINGO (leader) (“Simon Says”). (ie. Duck, Duck, Goose) Exercise! or another handclapping song. ~Play musical instruments ~Free art with markers. ~Play dough ~Sand play There are special dress-up clothes and puppets to use for circus week.

9 To have the children listen and follow instructons. To promote self-confdence in each child.

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

Phonics/Numbers Review letters Aa-Dd, their Practice recognition of 1-3 Review letters Aa-Dd, their Practice recognition of 1-3 Review letters Aa-Dd, their Review Aa-Dd/1-3 sound and formation. Numbers and Skills p 23 sound and formation. Numbers and Skills p 25 sound and formation. ~letters and their sounds, Finger trace A-D Count to 10. (#3 Lions) Finger trace letters (#3 Snacks) Finger trace letters ~number counting, Count to 10. Letters and Sounds p 23 Count to 10. Letters and Sounds p 25 recognition and concepts (Clown) (paint/fingerprints) (Dog) (popcorn) Language Development Talk about the circus. Review Cc ~Connie Cow Talk about different circus Review Dd ~Dexter Donkey SHOW AND TELL Circus Poems and Finger Plays ~Language Development performers. ~Language Development Read: “Tommy Goes to the Introduce new vocabulary. “Circus” p 6 Cards 14-17. Poems and Finger Plays Cards 18-21. Circus” (story in crate) Increase listening skills. Language Enrichment Baby Doll Circle Time “Elephant Walk” p 10 and “Five Baby Doll Circle Time Talk about circus clowns. Healthy Attachment through Big Elephants” p 11 Paint clown faces! Attunement and Social Play Cards 45 & 46

Reading/Music/ Circus Read: C is For Clown 2 Read: Circus, Circus 2 Read: Little Pee Wee 2 Read: Circus Train 2 Read: Disney Babies At The Enjoy and value reading and ~The Circus 2 ~Little Black Goes ~Number Circus 2 ~The Circus is Coming 2 Big Circus 2 ~Dumbo 2 music. Sing: “Circus Song” p 5 To The Circus 2 Sing: “Circus Clown” p 5 ~Day At The Circus 2 ~Three Sing: “Circus Clown” p 5 Put Circus puppets on shelf Character Development Sing and Learn : ~“Circus Song” p 5 Ring Circus 2 ~“Circus Song” p 5 for children to use during ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb “Circus Clown” Sing: “Circus Clown” center time. “Amber Visits the Circus” Card 8 ~“Circus Song” p 5 ~“Circus Song” p 5

Math/Science Using circus names and dress-up Using clown counters, Pretend to be elephants while Set up a circus with toy Classify objects. clothes, pretend to have a circus sort into different colors Have an elephant parade. having a peanut hunt in the animals. Pretend to have a Explore circus environment. parade. and count the clowns. classroom. performance. Be clowns!

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Character Development R&L Bible “God Comes to Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 8 Psalm 118:1 “Esau and Jacob” pp 50-54 “Disobedient” Card 5 Jacob” pp 55-58 Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “God is so Good” p 40. Sing: “My God is So Sing: “God is so Good” p 40. Sing: “My God is So Great” Sing: “God is so Good” p 40. Acquire knowledge of Great” Basic Bible Truths ~ “The B-I-B-L-E” Art/Circus Control small With markers draw a muscles in hands. Explore Sing: “Circus Clown” p 5 Color the monkeys. Watercolor a circus Color an lion in a picture of you at the circus. different art materials. Color a clown. elephant. circus wagon. Date and display.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Exercise using the Activity Mats that are in a blue bag

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 circus dogs. Practice ~Pretend to be lions, tigers, ~Play Hide and Seek with four ~Pretend to be tightrope ~Pretend to be a circus band. Fine and Gross motor skills jumping through a hoop. and animal tamers. small plastic circus animals. walkers by walking on a rope Play instruments and march. ~Trace Circus stencils. ~Sidewalk chalk ~Conduct a “circus”. (tape) on the ground. ~Using scrap paper, practice Use dress-up clothes. ~Sand play cutting. ~envelopes available to take cuttings home . 10 To teach the importance of listening and following specifc directons. To help develop coordinaton through play actvites.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 14 Tuesday, October 15 Wednesday, October 16 Thursday, October 17 Friday, October 18 Pumpkin Day! Fall Party ! Phonics/Numbers-Ee/4 Review Aa-Dd. Review 1-4. Review Aa-Ee. Review 1-3. Introduce 4. Review Aa-Ee. Teach:~letters and their sounds, Introduce Letter Ee. Numbers and Skills p 29 Sing: “Ellie Elephant” Letters and Sounds p 27 Sing: “Ellie Elephant” ~number counting, Finger trace Ee. (#4 Eggs) Numbers and Skills p 27 (Eskimo) (white dots) Letters and Sounds p 29 recognition and concepts Sing: “Ellie Elephant” Work on concept of 4 items. (#4 Teacups) Work on concept of 4 items. (Elephant) (black beans)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Lang. Dev. Card 24 “Eggs” LD Cards 22 & 76 “England” LD Cards 23 & 76 “Eskimos” LD Card 25 Letter Ee “Ellie Elephant” TG pg 57-58 TG pg 53-54 & 216 TG pg 55-56 & 216 Thomas “Edison” Introduce new vocabulary. Language Enrichment Cards 19 & 20 TG pg 59-60 Increase listening skills. Columbus Day Sometime/Anytime Cards Play game called the Fall Party at morning Appreciate God’s creation Read: America Our Great Eskimo Laughing Game Country p 10-11 and afternoon snacks.

Reading/Music Read: Dumbo At Bat 2 Read: Green Eggs and Read: The Tale Of Peter Read: On Mother’s Lap 2 Read: But No Elephants 2 Letter Ee ~Poems and Finger Plays Ham 2 ~Poems and Rabbit 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays Enjoy and value reading and “Circus” p 6 Finger Plays “Eggs” p 10 ~Poems and Finger Plays “Eskimo” p 10 “Elephant Walk” p 10 music. Sing: “Circus Song” p 5 Sing: “One Elephant Went Out “Little Bunny” p 4 Baby Doll Circle Time ~“Five Big Elephants” p 11 Sing: “One Elephant Went Healthy Attachment through ~“Circus Clown” p 5 to Play” Sing: “I’m a Little Teapot” Out to Play” Attunement and Social Play Baby Doll Circle Time Preschool Fun Songs # 43 Preschool Fun Songs # 14

Math/Science Read: Pumpkin Pumpkin 2 Look at clocks: What time do we Find England and Alaska on a Take a walk. Classify objects. Sort color bears. Count how Cut open a real pumpkin. What’s eat? What time do we wake up map or globe. Look at different types of Explore time, igloos, many you have of each color. inside? Fill out pumpkin paper. from our nap? Build igloos with blocks. lights around the church pumpkins and lights. Sing: “Mr. Pumpkin” ~“Eat Mr. and preschool Pumpkin” ~“Five Little Pumpkins”

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible Character Development Growing Up With Amber Lamb Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 9 Luke 11:28 “Esau Forgives” pp 59-62 “Obedient” Card 6 “Obeying Quickly” Card 9 Luke 11:28 Card 24 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Basic Bible Truths ~ “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E”

Art /Letter Ee Control small Glue paper strips to make a large Watercolor a pumpkin farm. Color Peter Rabbit. Let the children cut Free art with muscles in hands. Explore letter E. out an igloo and glue tempera paints. different art materials. onto blue paper.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Teacher directed: Work on hitting the ball with a bat.

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 17 ~Act out ~Large motor activity: ~Play: “London Bridge” ~Play musical chairs Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play musical instruments “A Pumpkin’s Life” Pretend to be an Preschool Fun Songs # 21 Sing: “Ring Around the ~Play dough: make eggs. elephant, eel, emu, eagle. ~Free art with red, yellow and Pumpkin” ~Bubbles brown tempera paints. ~Also see Tuesday for other Pumpkin songs to sing. 11 To teach the importance of listening and following specifc directons. To help develop coordinaton through play actvites.

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

Phonics/Numbers-Ff/4 Review Aa-Ee. Review 1-4. Review Aa-Ff. Review 1-4. Review Aa-Ff. Teach: Introduce Letter FF. Numbers and Skills p 31 Sing: “Freddie Fish” Work on concept of 4 Sing: “Freddie Fish” ~letters and their sounds, Sing: “Freddie Fish” (#4 Acorns in Fall) Finger trace Ff. items. Count to 10. Letters and Sounds p 33 ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 31 Work on concept of 4 items. Numbers and Skills p 33 (Fish) (paper punch dots) recognition and concepts (Father) (paper punch dots) Count to 10. (#4 Flowers) Language Enrichment Cards 29 & 30 Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 28 “Flowers” LD Card 29 “Firefighters” SHOW AND TELL Letter Ff “Freddie Fish LD Card 26“Forest Animals” TG pg 65-66 TG pg 67-68 Bring in a picture of your Introduce new vocabulary. ”Sing: “I’m a Fish” p 14 TG pg 61-62 Finger Play: “Ten Little family to share with the class. Increase listening skills. ~ “The Leaves” Sometime/Anytime Cards Firefighters” LD Card 27“Family” Appreciate God’s creation Preschool Fun Songs # 18 TG pg 63-64

Reading/Music / Ff Read: Fidgety Fish 2 Read: Who took the Farmer’s Read: Planting a Rainbow 2 Read: Fire Engines 2 Read: I Have a Family 2 Enjoy and value reading and ~Ten Little Fish 2 Hat? 2 ~Colorful Garden 2 ~Fire Fighters 2 ~ Are You My Mother? 2 music. ~Fish Had a Wish 2 ~Bendon Bear and the Sing: “Flowers” p 7 ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb ~This in My Family 2 Healthy Attachment through Play musical instruments Forest Animals 2 Dramatic Play: Pretend to be a bee “Lannie Learns a Lesson” Card 9 Sing: “I Love You” Attunement and Social Play Baby Doll Circle Time “flying” from flower to flower. Sing: “Out Goes the fire” p 6 Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Puzzles Separate classroom animals into Nature walk: Notice the Color and shape review: Choose a manipulative that has Classify objects. Use this activity to make two groups. Ones that live in the different kinds of flowers and plants Sort cubes by color. many colors. Sort them into observations about how many forest (wild) and the ones who outside. Collect leaves from the groups of four of each color. piece puzzles each child can do. live with people in a home or in ground for a barn (tame). science/nature center.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals “Musical Hugs” Play music Growing Up With Amber Lamb R&L Bible Character Development To Know God’s Love. Card 15 Psalm 56:3 while walking around the “Mother’s Flower Garden” Card 28 “A New Name For Jacob” “Truthful” Card 13 Sing: “Happy All the Time” Acquire knowledge of Sing: “Happy All the Time” room. When the music stops pp 63-64 Sing: “Happy All the Time” Basic Bible Truths give someone a hug. Sing: “Happy All the Time”

Art/Letter Ff Color the fish.. ~paint the Watercolor the letter F. Color the leaves. Make a flower What color is a fire? Finger paint Draw a picture of your Control small muscles in water blue with food color using your hand prints. Add a with red and yellow. family. hands. Explore different art paint. black center to the flower. materials.

Gross-Motor Skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Parachute Play.

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 ~Play “Squirrel Tag” ~Pretend to be bees. ~Play: “Duck, Duck Goose” ~Put on some music and hop Fine and Gross motor skills p 31/Stretch Game Repeat Gross-Motor Skill Visit the flowers. ~Have a practice fire drill. around the room. One foot, ~Walking Trip: Visit a ~Cut scrap paper with ~Sidewalk chalk: Draw flowers. (What do we do?) other foot, two feet. pond. scissors. ~Free Art with dot paints. 12 To teach the importance of listening and following specifc directons. To encourage motor manipulaton in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 28 Tuesday, October 29 Wednesday, October 30 Thursday, October 31 Friday, November 1

Phonics/Number/Aa-Ff/5 Review Aa-Ff. Review 1-4 Review Aa-Ff, their sound and Review 1-5. Count to 10 Review Aa-Ff ~letters and their sounds, Finger trace letters. Introduce 5. Count to 10 formation. Practice concept of 5 items Finger trace letters ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 35 Numbers and Skills p 35 Finger trace letters Numbers and Skills p 37 Letters and Sounds p 37 recognition and concepts (eggs) (small pieces of green (Fall Apples) Language Enrichment (Thanksgiving Indians) (farm) (small pieces of red, paper) Cards 17 & 18 yellow and orange paper)

Language Development Review Aa Review Bb ~Betsy Bee LD Card 63 “Seasons-Fall” Review Ee ~Ellie Elephant Review Ff ~Freddie Fish Fall ~Alexander Alligator ~Language Development TG pg 174-175 ~Language Development Language Development Introduce new vocabulary. ~Lang. Dev. Cards 6-9. Cards 10-13. Look at large container of leaves Cards 22-25 Cards 26-29 Increase listening skills. Sing: “Alexander Alligator” Sing: “Betsy Bee “ and small container of acorns. Sing: “Ellie Elephant” Sing: “Freddie Fish” Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music/ Fall Read: ~Horton Hears a Who 2 Read: The Sunflower Read: Pumpkins! 2~Clifford’s Read: Baby Bear, Baby Bear, Read: My Favorite Seasons 2 Enjoy and value reading and ~“Stand Back” Said the Parable 2 ~Fishin’ With First Autumn 2~The ABCs of What Do You See? 2 ~Witzy Jumps Into Fall 2 music. Elephant “I’m Going to Grandpa 2~Poems & Thanks and Please 2 ~We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt 2 Sing: “This Is The Way We…” (use Healthy Attachment through Sneeze” 2 Finger Plays “Leaves” p 24 Sing: “If You’re Happy and You ~10 Turkeys in the Road 2 Fall themes, ie rake the leaves, pick Attunement and Social Play Finger play: “Twirling Leaves” Sing: “The Leaves” Know It” “Pretty Leaves Are Sing: ~“Eat Mr. Pumpkin” the apples, etc.) Sing: “Ring Around the Baby Doll Circle Time Falling Down” ~ “Five Little Pumpkins” Pumpkin”, “Mr. Pumpkin” Sometime/Anytime Cards Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Nature Walk-collect leaves Do an activity in the Sort paper/foam leaves into sizes Do an activity in the Finger paint. Mix red and green Classify objects. and other objects from the Fine Motor Kit and colors. Fine Motor Kit paint to make brown. Practice number concepts ground for science/nature Explore environment. center. Observe/Describe.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible “Joseph the R&L Bible R&L Bible Read: Doing Right Makes Me To Know God’s Love. Card 14 Matthew 28:20 Dreamer” pp 65-68 “Sold” pp 69-71 “Joseph and His Brother” Happy 2 Sing: “Jesus is a Friend of Mine” p 3 Acquire knowledge of Character Development Sing: “Jesus is a Friend of pp 72-76

Basic Bible Truths “Truthful” Card 14 Mine” p 3 Art/Fall Control small Using the finger paint from science, muscles in hands. Explore Finger-paint! Free Art using fall stencils Using watercolors, Paint the leaves and acorns. paint the brown tree trunk. Using different art materials. Use fall colors. and markers. paint a turkey. fall color paper scraps glue on “leaves”.

Gross-Motor Skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Healthy Habits for Life 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 ~Parachute play with leaves. ~Have an acorn hunt. Pretend ~Pretend to be fish swimming in ~Lay a foam leaf on the floor about ~Using scarves, pretend to be Fine and Gross motor skills Throw one up and watch it to be squirrels. Put acorns in the sea. Run around and visit every two feet (in a line) and take leaves falling from the trees. float down! container for science center. other fish. turns jumping over each of them. ~Play Dough ~Free Art with markers ~Count to 10 while you clap ~Blow bubbles. Notice the ~Play musical instruments your hands. movement of the wind. with a CD or while singing. 13a To teach the importance of listening and following specifc directons. To encourage motor manipulaton in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 4 Tuesday, November 5 Wednesday, November 6 Thursday, November 7 Friday, November 8

Phonics/Numbers/Gg/6 Review Aa-Ff. Introduce 6. Count to 10 Review Aa-Gg Review 1-6 Count to 10 Review Aa-Gg Teach: Introduce letter Gg. Work on concept of Sing: “Gomer Goat” Practice concept of 6 items. Finger trace letters ~letters and their sounds, Sing: “Gomer Goat” 6 items. Finger trace Gg. Numbers and Skills p 41 Sing: “Gomer Goat” ~number counting, Finger trace Gg. Numbers and Skills p 39 (Groceries) Letters and Sounds p 41 recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 39 (Butterfly, Bear, Horse, Sometime/Anytime Cards (Goat) (begin using crayons (Goose) (paint/cotton swab) Monkey and Elephant) BGMC Barrels Today! to trace letters) Language Development LD Card 30 “Here We Go!” LD Card 32 “Groceries” SHOW AND TELL Letter Gg Animal Alphabet Lesson: TG pg 69-70 LD Card 31 “Gardens” TG pg 73-74 On a large piece of paper, Introduce new vocabulary. “Gomer Goat” (Talk about butterfly, bear, TG pg 71-72 Read: Eating the Alphabet 2 make a list of things the Increase listening skills. horse, monkey and Elephant) Sing: “You Are My Sunshine” Read Buddy Barrel Letter class is thankful for. Appreciate God’s creation Language Enrichment Cards 21 & 22

Reading/Music Read: Baby Farm Animals 2 Read: Go, Dog, Go! 2 Read: How Does Your Read: Green Eggs and Ham 2 Lang. Dev. “Games” Letter Gg ~10 Fat Turkeys 2 ~Things That Go 2 Garden Grow?2 ~Dora’s Thanksgiving 2 pp 69-70 Enjoy and value reading and ~Poems & Finger Plays Sing: Pete the Cat The ~Good Morning, Garden 2 ~Growing Up With Amber Lamb “A Read: ~Witzy Plays Hide- music. “What God Made” p15 Wheels on the Bus 2 ~A Gardener’s Alphabet 2 Trip to the Grocery Store” Card 11 and-Seek 2 Healthy Attachment through Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 Play musical instruments Poems & Finger Plays Sing: “The Alphabet Song” ~Thanksgiving Parade 2 Attunement and Social Play ~ “Ten Little Indians” with a CD or while singing. “Vegetables” p 42 Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “The More We Get Baby Doll Circle Time Together” p 8

Math/Science Build different sized ramps Dramatic Play: Pretend to shop for Do an activity in the Classify objects. Make the letter “G” in the block area. Which one Plant a garden. groceries. Fine Motor Kit Practice number concepts with playdough. makes the cars go faster?

Bible Bible Memory Visuals The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving To Know God’s Love. Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Card 1 Card 2 Card 3 Card 4 To present the Thanksgiving Sing: “If You’re Thankful Sing: “If You’re Thankful Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful Story. and You Know It” and You Know It” You Know It” You Know It” and You Know It”

Art /Letter Gg Control small Using dot paints, put the Trace each child’s hand to make Using brown tempera paint that Free art using markers. muscles in hands. Explore correct number of dots Color a car. a turkey handprint card. has been slightly thinned, paint a different art materials. beside each number. football.

Gross-Motor Skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Play catch with the football. Kick the football.

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 ~Dramatic Play: ~Play Squirrel Tag. ~Repeat Monday’s ~Practice skipping. Fine and Gross motor skills Dell” Hold hands and walk in Ride Motor cycles!! ~Sing the clapping song. Gross-Motor Skill and galloping. a circle while singing. Pause ~Dramatic play: “Bingo” ~Sand play ~Play dough to choose next person. Have a “car wash.” ~Free Art with pencils/pens. Put up Thanksgiving Feast sign-up paper.

13b To teach the importance of listening and following specifc directons. To encourage motor manipulaton in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 11 Tuesday, November 12 Wednesday, November 13 Thursday, November 14 Friday, November 15

Phonics/Number/Aa-Gg Review Aa-Gg. Review 1-6 Review Aa-Hh, their sound and Review 1-6. Count to 10 Review Aa-Hh ~letters and their sounds, Introduce Letter Hh Count to 10 formation. Practice concept of 5 & 6 items Finger trace letters ~number counting, Sing: “Homer Horse” Letters and Sounds p 53 Finger trace letters Letters and Sounds p 54 recognition and concepts Finger trace Hh. (Letters A-D) Sometime/Anytime Cards (Letters E-H)

Language Development Review Aa & Bb Review Cc & Dd Review Letter Ee & Ff Review Aa-Ff Sing: “This Is The Way Fall/Thanksgiving LD Cards 6-13 LD Cards 14-21 LD Cards 22-29 Sing A through F songs We…” (use Fall themes, Introduce new vocabulary. Sing A & B songs Sing C & D songs Sing E & F songs ie rake the leaves, pick the Increase listening skills. Language Enrichment apples, etc.) Appreciate God’s creation Cards 57-60 (seasons) Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11

Reading/Music/ Fall/ Read: The Berenstain Bears Read: Lucia and the Razzly Read: Clifford's Good Deeds 2 Read: Yonder 2 Read: Black Bear Cub 2 Thanksgiving Count Their Blessings 2 Dazzly Wemberry Pies 2 ~Thank You God, For My ~What Makes the Seasons 2 ~Caps, Hats, Socks and Enjoy and value reading and ~The Seasons 2 ~A Thanksgiving Story 2 Family 2 Sing: “Pretty Leaves Are Mittens 2 ~The Extra- music. Finger play: “Twirling Leaves” ~Poems & Finger Plays Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Falling Down” Thankful Thanksgiving 2 Healthy Attachment through Sing: “Ring Around the “Leaves” p 24 You Know It” ~“Eat Mr. Pumpkin” Attunement and Social Play Pumpkin”, “Mr. Pumpkin” Sing: “The Leaves” Baby Doll Circle Time ~ “Five Little Pumpkins” Baby Doll Circle Time Preschool Fun Songs # 18

Math/Science Take a walk and count the Sort classroom items into groups Work with manipulatives at the Count to 15 in English Review concepts of 1-4. Use Classify objects. turkeys. of 6 orange, 6 red and 6 yellow. table. Talk about and show Less and Spanish . number cards and blocks. Practice number concepts and More. Explore environment.

Bible First Thanksgiving Card 5 First Thanksgiving Card 6 First Thanksgiving Card 7 Character Development Review The First To Know God’s Love. Sing: “If You’re Thankful Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful and “Thankful ” Card 33 Thanksgiving Cards 1- 7 Acquire knowledge of and You Know It” You Know It” You Know It” Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful Basic Bible Truths You Know It” and You Know It”

Art/Thanksgiving Free art with markers Water color the Pilgrims Practice cutting red, Water color the Indians Create an Indian headband Control small muscles in hands. orange, yellow and brown to wear during the Explore different art materials. paper. Make a class collage. Thanksgiving Feast next Friday.

Gross-Motor Skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Playground Playground/Gym/Breezeway Use bats and balls in the gym Teacher supervised activity.

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 ~Play “Simon Says” Do large ~Have a jumping race. ~Play Thanksgiving Games ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills p 76 “Mango and Tango” arm and leg Movements. ~Use “Stepping Stones” ~.Play Dough ~Puzzles ~Count to 10 while you clap ~.Finger paint in Ball storage container. your hands To provide opportunites for young children to experience and increase their 15 visual and auditory skills Christmas To create a genuine interest in learning..

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 18 Tuesday, November 19 Wednesday, November 20 Thursday, November 21 Friday, November 22 Thanksgiving Feast

Phonics/Numbers -Hh Review Aa-Gg. Review 1-6 Count to 10. Review Aa-Hh Review 1-6.Count to 10. Review Aa-Hh Teach:~letters and their Re-Introduce Letter Hh Numbers and Skills p 43 Numbers and Skills p 45 Practice concept of six. .Finger trace letters. sounds, ~number counting, Sing: “Homer Horse” (# 6/my skin) (house) (w/p 47) Numbers and Skills p 51 Letters and Sounds p 43 recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 45 Language Enrichment (#6/hen) (hen) (horse) Finger trace Hh. Cards 13 &14

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 33 “Healthy Bodies” Lang. Dev. Card 34 “House” Growing Up With Amber Lamb Talk about what Christmas Letter Hh/Christmas “Homer Horse” TG pg 77-79 TG pg 80-81 “Amber is a Helper” Card 12 means to us. Introduce new vocabulary. Poems & Finger Plays Poems & Finger Plays Poems & Finger Plays Finger play: Increase listening skills. “Hands On Shoulders” p 16 and “My House” p 17 “Christmas Giving” p 6 “Christmas Presents” p 11 Appreciate God’s creation “Hinges” p17 Sometimes/Anytime Cards Reading/Music Read: Horses 2 Read: Keeping Healthy 2 Read: The Little House 2 Read: The Christmas Story 2 SHOW AND TELL Hh/Christmas Sing: “Old MacDonald” Sing: “Head and ~Poems & Finger Plays Sing : “Away in a Manger” Read: Baby Jesus is Born 2 Enjoy and value reading and music. Shoulders” “Baby Jesus” p 21 Finger play: My Baby Doll Circle Time Healthy Attachment through Baby Doll Circle Time Sing : “Away in a Manger” Peppermint Stick” p11 Attunement and Social Play

Math/Science Review colors and 5. Read: From Head to Toe Practice counting to 15 in THANKSGIVING FEAST Classify objects. Using manipulatives make Exercise using cards. Healthy Habits for Life p 83-84 English and Spanish. Wear your Indian Practice number concepts groups of 5, each a group Headbands. different color.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals Read: Jesus, Me and My To Know God’s Love. Card 11 James 1:17 “The Baby in the Basket” “The Burning Bush” Card 11 James 1:17 Christmas Tree 2 To present the Christmas Character Development pp 77-79 pp 80-85 Read: Baby Moses in a Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Story. “Attentive” Card 3 Sing: “Every Move I Make” Sing: “Every Move I Make” Basket 2

Art/Hh Color a horse Color a Christmas stocking. Draw a picture of your house. Using markers, color an Using the sponge tree make Control small muscles in Cut, add child’s picture (if angel. Decorate paper with a Christmas tree. Use a hands. Explore different art available) and yarn to hang. Christmas stamps. pencil eraser dipped in paint materials. Use to decorate room. to decorate the tree.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway For a healthy body we Throw a ball up. exercise at the playground. Watch it come down.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Dramatic Play: pretend ~Do some exercises. ~Walk on tiptoes in a line. ~Play follow the leader ~Play Christmas Tree Game Fine and Gross motor skills to ride horses. ~Record heights of children. ~Dramatic play: Things I do in ~Provide scissors and scrap ~Play musical chairs. ~Puzzles my house. paper for free art. Use Christmas music. To provide opportunites for young children to experience and increase their 15 visual and auditory skills Thanksgiving To create a genuine interest in learning..

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 18 Tuesday, November 19 Wednesday, November 20 Thursday, November 21 Friday, November 22 Thanksgiving Feast

Phonics/Numbers -Hh Review Aa-Gg. Review 1-6 Count to 10. Review Aa-Hh Review 1-6.Count to 10. Review Aa-Hh Teach:~letters and their Introduce Letter Hh Numbers and Skills p 43 Numbers and Skills p 45 Practice concept of six. .Finger trace letters. sounds, ~number counting, Sing: “Homer Horse” (# 6/my skin) (house) (w/p 47) Numbers and Skills p 51 Letters and Sounds p 43 recognition and concepts Letters and Sounds p 45 Language Enrichment Language Enrichment (#6/hen) (hen) (horse) Finger trace Hh. Cards 13 &14 Cards 23, 24, 25 & 26

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 33 “Healthy Bodies” Lang. Dev. Card 34 “House” LD Card 35 “Hummingbird” THANKSGIVING FEAST Letter Hh/Christmas “Homer Horse” TG pg 77-79 TG pg 80-81 TG pg 82-83 Talk about what Introduce new vocabulary. Poems & Finger Plays Sometimes/Anytime Cards Thanksgiving Increase listening skills. “Hands On Shoulders” p 16 means to us. Appreciate God’s creation ~“Hinges” p17 Reading/Music/Hh Read: Horses 2 Read: Keeping Healthy 2 Read: The Little House 2 Growing Up With Amber Lamb SHOW AND TELL Enjoy and value reading and music. Sing: “Old MacDonald” Sing: “Head and Shoulders” Poems & Finger Plays “Amber is a Helper” Card 12 Read: Little Red Hen Healthy Attachment through Baby Doll Circle Time “My House” p 17 Baby Doll Circle Time Attunement and Social Play

Math/Science Review colors and 5. Read: From Head to Toe Practice counting to 15 in THANKSGIVING FEAST Classify objects. Using manipulatives make Exercise using cards. Healthy Habits for Life p 83-84 English and Spanish. Wear your Indian Practice number concepts groups of 5, each a group Headbands. different color.

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible R&L Bible Read: Baby Moses in a Character Development To Know God’s Love. Card 11 James 1:17 “The Baby in the Basket” pp 77-79 “The Burning Bush” pp 80-85 Basket 2 “Attentive” Card 3 Sing: “Every Move I Make” Sing: “Every Move I Make”

Art/Hh Color a horse Free art with orange, Draw a picture of your house. Color Baby Moses Free art with markers. Control small muscles in hands. brown and red paint. Explore different art materials.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway For a healthy body we Throw a ball up. exercise at the playground. Watch it come down.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Dramatic Play: pretend ~Do some exercises. ~Walk on tiptoes in a line. ~Play follow the leader ~Play Christmas Tree Game Fine and Gross motor skills to ride horses. ~Record heights of children. ~Dramatic play: Things I do in ~Provide scissors and scrap ~Play musical chairs. ~Puzzles my house. paper for free art. Use Christmas music. 14 To have the children listen and obey your directons. To be positve rather than negatve in dealing with the children

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 25 Tuesday, November 26 Wednesday, November 27 Thursday, Friday, Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Phonics/Numbers/Review Review Aa. Dd, Ee. Review Ff, Review Cc, Gg, Bb, Hh Teach: ~letters and their sounds Letters and Sounds pp 48 & 52 Letters and Sounds pp 51 & 47 Letters and Sounds pp 49-50 ~number counting, recognition and (p 48 paint red fingerprints on apples, (p 51 needs popcorn kernels on corn make pages 47-52 into a book . concepts p 52 paint white fingerprints on eggs ) ears-use extra glue.) Finger trace/crayon Finger trace/crayon Aa , Dd. Ee Finger trace/crayon Ff.. Hh, Bb,.Cc, & Gg. Review 1-6. Count to 10. Review 1-6. Count to 10.

Language Development Read and talk about: Discuss list of things the Talk about what we will do during Thanksgiving The Story of Thanksgiving 2 class is thankful for. the Thanksgiving holiday. Introduce new vocabulary. ~Poems & Finger Plays Draw a picture of something you Increase listening skills. “God Helped the Pilgrims” p 32 are thankful for. Appreciate God’s creation Sometime/Anytime Cards Play musical instruments

Reading/Music Read: Thank You God, Read: Thanksgiving is For Giving Read: A Special Thanks 2 Thanksgiving For all the Animals 2 Thanks 2 ~A Thanksgiving Story (on ~Harvest Time 2 Enjoy and value reading and music. Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 card) 2 ~Poems & Finger Plays “Fine Poems & Finger Plays Healthy Attachment through ~ “Ten Little Indians” Family” p 13 “Grandma’s Glasses” p 15 Attunement and Social Play Preschool Fun Songs # 26 Sing: “Gobble, Gobble” Preschool Fun Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11 ~“If You’re Thankful Songs # 20 ~ “Ten Little Indians” Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 and You Know It” Preschool Fun Songs # 26 ~“If You’re Thankful and You Baby Doll Circle Time Baby Doll Circle Time Know It”

Math/Science Review 1-6. Play: “Musical Turkeys” Do an activity in the Classify objects. Using blocks and number circles make Musical chairs-but you Gobble, Gobble Fine Motor Kit Practice number concepts groups for each number. while you walk around the chairs. Decorate classroom and a tree for Christmas. Bible/Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving Read: He Remembered to Say Character Development “ To Know God’s Love. Cards Review 1- 7 Thank You 2 “Thankful” Card 34 To present the Thanksgiving Story.

Art/Thanksgiving Free art with box of sponges. Marble painting. Glue the words, “We are Thankful Control small muscles in hands. Dip sponges into paint or paint sponge Use fall colors. for Food” and food items on blue Explore different art materials. with brush and then press on paper. paper. See sample in crate

Gross-Motor Skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Turn on the music and practice hopping. ~Play Squirrel Tag. ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills One foot, change foot, two feet. ~Sidewalk chalk. ~Free Art with dot paints. ~Dramatic Play: The First Thanksgiving Add nativity blocks to 16 Emotonal Focus - contnue to lessen separaton anxiety and build trust Block Center this month Gross Motor Focus - catching and jumping Fine Motor Focus - paintng and stringing

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 2 Tuesday, December 3 Wednesday, December 4 Thursday, December 5 Friday, December 6

Phonics/Numbers-Ii/7 Review Aa-Hh. Review Aa-Ii Review Aa-Ii. Review 1-7 Review Aa-Ii. Teach: Introduce letter Ii. Review 1-6. Introduce 7. Sing: “Itchy Inchworm” Count seven crayons. Sing: “Itchy Inchworm” ~vowels and their sounds, Finger trace Ii. Count to 10. Finger trace Ii. Count to 10. Finger trace Ii. ~number counting, Sing: “Itchy Inchworm Numbers and Skills p 55 Letters and Sounds p 63 Letters and Sounds, p 55 Letters and Sounds p 57 recognition and concepts Numbers and Skills p 53 (Israel) (igloo) (insect) (inchworm) (#7/insects)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: Lang. Dev. Card 39 “Israel” Lang. Dev. Card 38 “Indians” Lang. Dev. Card 37 “Insects” Talk about gifts to give to family and Letter Ii/Christmas “Itchy Inchworm” TG pg 90-92 TG pg 88-89 TG pg 86-87 friends. Use mirror box to ask, Introduce new vocabulary. Poems & Finger Plays Growing Up With Amber Lamb “What is the best gift you can give to Increase listening skills. “Insects” p 19 ~“An Inchworm Healthy Habits for Life Sometimes/Anytime Cards “What Happened to Jesus?” What is the most important thing about Christmas? Appreciate God’s creation Named Bill” p 18 p 80 Itchy?” Card 13

Reading/Music Read: Butterfly Story 2 Read: The Story of David and Read: Pocahontas 2 Read: The Friendly Beasts 2 Read: Rudolph The Letter Ii/Christmas Enjoy ~Merry Christmas Mom Goliath 2 ~Jingle Bells 2 ~The Gingerbread Man 2 Red-Nosed Reindeer 2 ~What and value reading and music. and Dad 2 ~Merry Christmas Eloise 2 ~Poems & Finger Plays Finger play: “Gingerbread Child is This? 2 Healthy Attachment through Sing : “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole “Indian Child” p18 Man” p 11 Baby Doll Circle Time Attunement and Social Play World in His Hands” Baby Doll Circle Time Sing: “Jingle Bells

Math/Science Examine and talk about hay. Discuss babies: What do you Language Enrichment Eat gingerbread cookies. Review concepts of 5-7. Use Classify objects. Would it be comfortable to need to take care of them? Cards 63-64 Fill out Gingerbread cookie number cards and blocks. Practice number concepts sleep in? Who slept on hay? How did Mary take care of Walk to the foyer and look at the chart. Explore environment. What is a manger? Jesus? Buddy Barrels today! Christmas trees. Count them. Read BGMC Letter.

Bible/Christmas Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible R&L Bible “A Message for R&L Bible “A Son for Read: The Very Special Night 2 To know God’s Love. Card 10 John 3:16 “Good News From the Mary” pp 246-249 Elizabeth: p 250 Action rhyme on blue card: Acquire knowledge of Character Development Angel Gabriel” pp 243-245 Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” “JESUS!” The true meaning of “Attentive” Card 4 Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Green Card: “Jesus is Coming” ~ “Every Move I Make” Sing: “Away in a Manger” Christmas. Green Card: “Jesus is Born”

Art/Letter Ii /Christmas Free art with Color the nativity scene paper. Make a Gingerbread Paint a reindeer. Control small muscles in red and green paint. Glue on cotton and hay. Talk Color an Indian. Man Christmas ornament hands. Explore different art about hay. Feel and smell the for parents. materials. hay. Talk about sheep. Feel the soft sheep.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes GYM-Ball Storage Container. Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway One foot/step-hop, next foot/ and Bounce House. step-hop… skip! Please remove socks.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read Christmas story paper. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Crawl like an inchworm ~Teach the children how to ~Pretend to be Indians. ~Practice throwing a beanbag ~Play “Simon Says Fine and Gross motor skills ~Free Art using red skip. ~Play “I Spy” using at least one into a container. ~Dramatic Play: Pretend to be and green markers. ~Puzzles color word for each object. ~Manipulative Play Shepherds looking for baby Jesus. Put up Christmas Party sign up sheet. To ensure that each child is watching and partcipatng 17 To evaluate the routnes and habits that need to be practced Gross/Fine Motor Focus - throwing/lacing

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 9 Tuesday, December 10 Wednesday, December 11 Thursday, December 12 Friday, December 13

Phonics/Numbers-Jj/8 Review Aa-Ii. Introduce Jj. Review 1-7.Introduce 8 Review Aa-Jj. Review 1-8 Review Aa-Jj. Finger trace Jj. Teach: Sing: “Jenny Jaguar” Teach concept of 7 items. Sing: “Jenny Jaguar” Count to 15. Sing: “Jenny Jaguar” ~vowels and their sounds, Finger trace letter Jj. Count to 15. Finger trace Jj. Letters and Sounds p 59 Lang. Dev. Card 42 ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 61 Numbers and Skills p 57 Numbers and Skills p 61 (jellyfish) Numbers and Skills p 63 recognition and concepts (jaguar) (#7/Japanese lanterns) (#8/parrots in the jungle) Numbers and Skills p 59 (#8A Jaguar in the Jungle) (Jam, Juice and Jellybeans)

Language Development Animal Alphabet Lesson: LD Card 40 “Japan” Lang. Dev. Card 42 “Jungle” Lang. Dev. Card 41 “Jellyfish” Letter Jj/Christmas “Jenny Jaguar” TG pg 93-94 TG pg 98-99 TG pg 95 SHOW AND TELL Introduce new vocabulary. Read: Poems & Finger Plays Sing: “Little Froggy” p 13 Growing Up With Amber Lamb Healthy Habits for Life Increase listening skills. choose from pp 20-21 Sometimes/Anytime Cards “Christmas Giving” Card 14 p 71 Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music/Christmas Read: The Christmas Story 2 Read: S is for Snowman 2 Read: Happy Bear Read: The Bear’s Read: If You Take a Mouse to Enjoy and value reading and Sing: ‘Twinkle Christmas Star” p Sing: Jingle Bells 2 Christmas Star 2 Christmas 2 the Movies 2 music. 11 ~Jingle Bells 2 ~“We Wish You a Merry Finger play: “Who Loves Using the Nativity dress up Finger play: Healthy Attachment through ~“We Wish You a Merry Christmas!” (traditional Little Baby Jesus?” clothes, Act out the Nativity “Christmas Presents” p 11 Attunement and Social Play Christmas!” (traditional and and active version) Sing: Jingle Bells 2 scene. Take pictures. Baby Doll Circle Time active version) Baby Doll Circle Time

Math/Science Count to 15 in English and Sort classroom objects into Have animal crackers for Using Nativity Blocks, talk Count candy canes 1 to 15. Classify objects. Spanish. groups of 7. snack. Identify the jungle about what kind of animals are Eat Candy canes, but first turn Practice number concepts animals. in a stable them upside down. What letter Explore environment. do they make?

Bible/Christmas R&L Bible “Jesus is Born” Character Development R&L Bible Character Development R&L Bible To know God’s Love. pp 251-253 “Generous” Card 35 “The Shepherds” pp 254-257 “Generous” Card 36 Jesus is Blessed” pp 258-260 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “Away in a Manger” ~ Sing: “Away in a Manger” Sing: “Away in a Manger” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Away in a Manger” The true meaning of “Mary and Joseph” ~ “Mary and Joseph” Green Card: “We Are ~ “Every Move I Make” ~ “Every Move I Make” Christmas. Green Card: “Jesus is Born” Shepherds”

Art /Christmas Control Free art with Color Japanese fans Color a shepherd. Watercolor a jellyfish Color a candy cane using a red small muscles in hands. Christmas stamps. Examine how fans open marker. Let the students cut it Explore different art and close. out and glue on a green bow. materials.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Kick a ball that is sitting still.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice Jogging ~Count while you jump. ~Dramatic Play: Take a Safari ~Play music and dance ~Practice jumping over a Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles ~puzzles ride. Look for wild animals! with scarves. towel rolled into a long snake. ~Use “Stepping Stones” ~Play dough ~Dramatic Play: Pretend to be in ball crate. Wise Men looking for baby Jesus. 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 environ- ment in the weeks ahead.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 16 Tuesday, December 17 Wednesday, December 18 Thursday, December 19 Friday, December 20 Christmas Party

Phonics/Numbers Review 1-8 Count to 15 Review Aa-Jj, Introduce Kk Review Aa-Kk, Review 1-8 Count to 15 Review Aa-Kk, Review/Letter Kk their names, sounds, Count to 15 in English their names, sounds, Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” their names, sounds, Teach: ~vowels and their shapes, and pictures. and Spanish . shapes, and pictures. Numbers and Skills p 67 shapes, and pictures. sounds, ~number counting, Letters and Sounds p 65 Letters and Sounds p 67 Letters and Sounds p 69 (crayons for Kindergarten) Finger Trace Kk recognition and concepts (jacket) (kite) (kangaroo) Sometimes/Anytime Cards Finger Trace Kk Sing: “Koala Bear”

Language Development The stable was full of farm Animal Alphabet Lesson: Talk about gifts to give to family Talk about some of the ways we Use mirror box to ask, Review/Christmas animals. What sis special about “Kathy Kangaroo” and friends. can GIVE this Christmas. “What is the best gift you Introduce new vocabulary. the stable? Finger play: “Baby Sing: “I Like Kites” p 12 Growing Up With Amber Lamb Poems and Finger Plays can give to Jesus?” Increase listening skills. Jesus” ~“Who Loves Little Poems & Finger Plays “The Birthday Surprise” “My Gift” p 14 LD “Kindness” Appreciate God’s creation Baby Jesus?” “A Kite ” p 22 Card 29 LD Card 44 “Kindergarten” TG pg 105 Numbers and Skills p 49 Using the gift visual, talk about LD Card 45 “Kolas” TG pg 108-109 (#6/farm-stable) the special gift God gave us. TG pg 110-111 Sing: “Kindergarten”

Reading/Music/Christmas Read: The First Night 2 Read: Merry Christmas Read: I Can’t Wait Until Read: The Poky Little Read: The Night Before Enjoy and value reading and Sing: We Wish You a Merry Everyone! 2 Christmas 2~Christmas Bear 2 Puppy’s First Christmas 2 Christmas 2 music. Christmas! 2 (traditional and Sing: We Wish You a Merry Sing: We Wish You a Merry Sing: We Wish You a Merry Sing: We Wish You a Healthy Attachment through active version) ~“Mary and Joseph” Christmas! 2 (traditional and active Christmas! 2 (traditional and active Christmas! 2 (traditional and Merry Christmas! 2 Baby Doll Circle Time version) ~“Mary and Joseph” Attunement and Social Play version) ~“Mary and Joseph” active version) (traditional and active version)

Math/Science With red and green blocks, Using red and green blocks Work with red and green blocks. With red and green blocks, make CHRISTMAS PARTY Classify objects. make groups of 1-4.Show make patterns. Talk about and show Less and groups of 5-8.Show matching AND Practice number concepts matching number cards. ABABA, AABAABAA, and More. number cards. GIFTEXCHANGE Explore environment. ABBABBABB. Morning Snack

Bible/Christmas R&L Bible “Wise Men from the Using The Christmas Using The Christmas Story Using The Christmas Character Development To know God’s Love. East” pp 261-264 Story Visuals, talk about the Visuals, talk about where baby Story Visuals: “Kind” Card 27 Acquire knowledge of Poems and Finger Plays angel who told Mary about baby Jesus was born. Talk about the shepherds. Using The Christmas The true meaning of “The Star” p 40 Jesus. Finger play: “Baby Jesus” Green Card: “We Are Shepherds” Story Visuals: Review the Christmas. Green Card: “Wise Men Finger Green Card: “Jesus is Coming” Green Card: “Jesus is Born” Christmas Story Play” Art/Christmas/Review Make a nativity scene Free art using red and green Color the picture that says “Jesus Cut red and green paper. Glue Free Art Control small muscles in hands. using shapes. markers. is God’s gift” onto aqua paper to make a Explore different art materials. collage. Add Stars

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground Ride Bikes Ball Storage Container Play catch Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway with a small ball. One foot/step-hop, next foot/ step-hop… skip!

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play “Simon Says” ~Take a walk and count the ~Have a jumping race. ~Have a jumping race. ~Practice throwing a Fine and Gross motor skills ~ Dramatic Play-Act out Christmas Trees. ~~Pretend to Jump from branch ~Puzzles beanbag into a container. Christmas story ~Play dough to branch like a Koala. ~Manipulative Play To have children improve in cooperaton and unselfshness in play 19 To promote self-confdence in each child To stress the importance of sharing

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 23 Tuesday, December 24 Wednesday, December 25 Thursday, December 26 Friday, December 27

Phonics/Numbers Review Aa-Cc, their Review Dd-Ff, their names, Review Teach: ~vowels and names, sounds, shapes, sounds, shapes, and pictures. their sounds, ~number and pictures. Review 1-8. Count to 15. C C C counting, recognition and concepts Review 1-8. Count to 15. Sometimes/Anytime Cards

Language Development Sing: “Alphabet Song” Sing: “Alphabet Song” Review Language Enrichment Introduce new vocabulary. Cards 65 & 66 Baby Doll Circle Time Increase listening skills. L L L Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music/Review Read: Bunny Cakes 2 Read: Llama Llama Time to Enjoy and value reading and I Like Bugs 3 Share 2 ~Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! 2 music. Read: The Twelve Days of SHOW AND TELL Healthy Attachment through Christmas 2 O O O Attunement and Social Play Bring a Christmas toy

Math/Science Work with manipulatives Practice cutting scrap paper Classify objects. at the table. Talk about with scissors. Take some pieces Practice number concepts and show Less and More. home in an envelope. Explore environment. S S S

Bible Bible Memory Visuals R&L Bible To know God’s Love. Card 15 Psalm 56:3 “The Escape to Egypt” Acquire knowledge of the pp 265-267 true meaning of Christmas. E E E

Art/Review Free Art with red and Ask children to create Control small muscles in green markers. a self portrait. hands. Explore different art Date and put in folder. materials. D D D

Gross-motor skills. Ball Storage Container Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Practice catching a small ball.

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Do The Hokey Pokey ~Have a jumping race. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play dough ~Free art with crayons To show the love of God to each child in the way you teach and react 19 to the children each day. To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 30 Tuesday, December 31 Wednesday, January 1 Thursday, January 2 Friday, January 3

Phonics/Numbers- Review Gg-Hh, their names, Review Ii-Jj, their names, sounds, Review Kk, names, sounds, Review/~vowels and their sounds, shapes, and pictures. shapes, and pictures. shapes, and pictures. sounds, ~number counting, Review 1-8. Count to 15. Review 1-8. Count to 15. Sing: “Kathy Kangaroo” C C Review 1-8. Count to 15. recognition and concepts

Language Development LD Card 43 “Kitchen Safety” Play Musical Instruments. SHOW AND TELL Introduce new vocabulary. pp 106-107 Increase listening skills. Healthy Habits for Life Appreciate God’s creation L L pp 44-45

Reading/Music Read: How Many Ways Can Read: If You Take a Read: All About Koalas 2 Enjoy and value reading and You Cut a Pie? 2 Mouse To School 2 If Big Can… I Can 2 music. Sing: “Sing a Song of ~WOW !School! 2 ~Katy No-Pocket 2 Healthy Attachment through Sixpence” O O Sing: “Three Blind Mice” Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Attunement and Social Play Baby Doll Circle Time Preschool Fun Songs # 40 Preschool Fun Songs # 3

Math/Science Sort objects into Have a letter J hunt in the Find 15 things that belong in a Classify objects. groups of 8. classroom. Letters in crate. kitchen. Count them. Practice number concepts Play Ball! Count to 15 Explore environment. S S

Bible R&L Bible “Jesus and John the R&L Bible Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Baptist” pp 273-279 “Twelve Men” pp 280-283 Card 11 John3:16 Acquire knowledge of Sing: “God’s Love is Like a Sing: “God’s Love is Like a Sing: “God’s Love is Like a Basic Bible Truths Circle” p 3 E E Circle” p 3 Circle” p 3

Art Color a Happy New Year ! Color an insect. Color a Kangaroo. Do the Control small muscles in picture. (Beetle) “Kangaroo Rap Tap” hands. Explore different art Poems & Finger Plays materials. D D “Kangaroo” p 23

Gross-motor skills. GYM-Ball Storage Container. GYM-Ball Storage Container. Ride Bikes Playground/Gym/Breezeway Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical instruments ~Practice skipping. ~Have a Kangaroo hopping Fine and Gross motor skills ~Dramatic Play: What do you ~Puzzles race. like to eat. Let’s pretend to ~Free art with color pencils. cook in the kitchen.