 Emotional Focus - to lessen separation anxiety and build trust 1  Gross Motor Focus - running and climbing K-4  Fine Motor Focus - to provide experiences with different art materials

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

Phonics/Numbers Center Play-Begin learning Center Play-Begin learning Center Play-Begin learning Center Play-Begin learning Center Play-Begin learning Will begin next week centers play rules centers play rules centers play rules centers play rules centers play rules

Language Development Group Talk: Introduce New Group Talk: -Repeat Monday. Group Talk: Talk about our Talk about Rainbow Talk about Rainbow School/Colors Students, Discuss centers and Get to know your morning new friends. Colors-Red, Yellow, Colors-Green, Purple, Introduce new vocabulary. Classroom rules.-Learn good teacher. Teacher brings in family LD Card 1 & 2 “Rainbow Blue and Brown Orange and Black. habits-How to wash our hands and pictures, and items of Increase listening skills. Colors” TG pg 7 LD Cards 1& 2 “Color” LD Cards 1& 2 “Color” line up. How to recognize our interest to share with class. Appreciate God’s creation names so we know where to put Practice good habits Practice good habits TG pg 7, 8-9 Part 1 & 2 TG pg 7, 9-10 Part 3 & 4 our things. Hand Wash Paper. Discuss Feelings

Reading/Music Read: Dora Goes to School 3 Read: Chicka - Chicka, Boom Read: If You Take a Mouse To Read: Mouse Paint 3 Read: Baby Bear, Baby Bear, Back to School/Colors ~The New Teacher 3 -Boom 3 ~The Baby Sister 3 School 3 ~The Way I Feel 3 ~The B Book 3 ~Little Blue What Do You See? 3 Enjoy and value reading and Finger Play: “Name Finger ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Once Inside the Library 3 and Yellow 3 ~Dr. Seuss’s ABC’s 3 music. play” p 4 “Listening Time” p 24 Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing : “I Am Special” p 12 Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 “Clap With Me” p 6 ~“Getting Ready For School ” “Yellow” p 46, ~“Getting Ready For School” ~“Getting Ready For School” Sing: “We Welcome You” p 4 Harmony 1.1 “Rickety, Tickety” p 36 Language Enrichment Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Getting to Know One Another Finger Play: Cards 49-50 Cards 4 & 5 Cards 14 “Meet Z” p1-32 “Ten Red Apples” p 2

Math/Science Mystery Box Science Center Science Center-Encourage Using manipulatives Finger paint Colors Guess the items by feeling Talk about items on the children to bring in Nature create red and yellow Classify objects by colors. them in the box. discovery shelves and how to items for the Science Center. patterns. (no peeking!) play with them. Put Science letter in cubbies.

Bible/Pledges Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals “Creation” “Creation” Bible Memory Visuals Acquire knowledge of Card 1 Genesis 1:1 Card 11 “Selfish” Bible Story Cards 1-2 Bible Story Cards 3-4 Card 1 Genesis 1:1 Basic Bible Truths Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “His Banner Over Me is Sing: “God’s Love is Like a Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Creation review with signs Begin Daily Bible ~ “The B-I-B-L-E” Love” ~ “The B-I-B-L-E” Circle” p 3 ~“The B-I-B-L-E” ~“Jesus Loves the Little Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” and Flag Pledges Children” Send home copies of pledges.

Art Readiness Skills p 1 Bus Readiness Skills p 11 Readiness Skills p 7 Readiness Skills p 3 Readiness Skills p 5 Control small muscles in Sing: “The Wheels On the Going to school Orange and purple fruit Color bluebirds Color a black rabbit and hands. Bus” Fun Songs # 2 Color a picture of a child Free Art with markers. green basket. doing her art activity. Use the rainbow of colors.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Follow the Teacher” ~Have a jumping day. Jump ~Play “Red light, Green Light” ~Practice kicking a ball. Can ~Play musical instrument and Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles ~Take a Nature Walk. ~Explore centers you hold a ball and jump? march. Explore the Playground! ~Play Dough ~Blow bubbles!  Emotional Focus - continue to lessen separation anxiety and build trust 2  Gross Motor Focus - catching and jumping K-4  Fine Motor Focus - cutting and sorting

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

Phonics/Numbers Ii/1-2 Using Animal Alphabet ABC-123 p 1 ABC-123 p 5 ABC-123 p 3 Readiness Skills p 17 Teach: Friends, Introduce Letter Ii. Review Letter Ii. Review Letter Ii. Review Letter Ii. Lion Cage ~vowels and their sounds, Talk about it’s name, short and Introduce # 1 Using Animal Alphabet Work on recognition and Review Letter Ii. ~number counting, long sounds, and picture. ~Poems and Finger Plays Friends CD, sing Ii. concept of # 1 & 2. Practice sound of Ii . recognition and concepts Sing: “Ten Little Indians” Read poems on pages 18-19 Introduce 2. Practice Tt blend ladder

Language Development LD Card 2 p 10 Review all LD Cards 4 &5 “Shapes” LD Cards 4 &5 “Shapes” LD Cards 4 &5 “Shapes” Discuss Feelings Shapes colors. Point out colors TG pg 16-17 Part 1- 2 TG pg 17-19 Part 3-4 TG pg 19-20 Part 5 Review Play musical instruments Introduce new vocabulary. throughout the classroom. Squares/ Circle Rectangle/Triangle Have a shape search. with a CD or while singing. Increase listening skills. Read: “A World of Colors and Sing: “What Shape is This?” p 14 Sing: “What Shape is This?” p 14 Look for Circles/Squares/ Language Enrichment Appreciate God’s creation Colors of Things I See” Rectangles/Triangles Cards 15-16 Reading/Music Read: Froggy Goes to School 3 Read: The Shapes Game 3 Read: My First Counting Book 3 Read: Bears on Wheels 3 SHOW AND TELL Colors/Shapes/School ~Llama Llama Red Pajama 3 ~Junior’s Colors 3 ~Good as Gold 3 ~All Tutus Should Be Pink 3 Read: School 3 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The Rainbow Song” Sing: “The Rainbow Song” ~ The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to Sing: “What Shape is This?” p 14 ~The Pout-Pout Fish 3 music. p 2 and “Colors” p 2 p 2 and “Colors” p 2 School 3 Harmony 1.2 Sing: “What Shape is This?” Discovering Commonalities Sing: “The Rainbow Song” p 14 p 2 and “Colors” p 2 “Finding Things in Common” p 33-60

Math/Science Color sorting. Using Play Ball! Each Child counts Let each child find an object Collect a bucket of toy animals. Draw shapes on a piece of paper. Shapes/Colors/Counting Manipulative sort items into to 20 or as far as they can. that is a triangle or rectangle. What color is each animal? Make Include circle, square, diamond, Classify objects. Use tools for different colors. Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals sure you include a pink pig. triangle, octagon, rectangle, star, writing and drawing. Health and Safety Visuals Cards 4 & 5 Cards 6 & 7 Health and Safety Visuals heart and hexagon. Health and Safety Visuals Cards 1, 2 & 3 Poetry For You and Me Cards 8, 9 & 10 Cards 11 & 12 “Do You Know…” p 42

Bible /Pledges Character Development Visuals Review Cards 1-4 “Adam and Eve” “Adam and Eve” Bible Memory Visuals Present the Bible through the Card 12 “Unselfish” Poems and Finger Plays Tell Bible Story Card 5 Review Bible Story Card 5 Card 2 I John 1:3 telling of stories from the Old Sing: “His Banner Over Me is “Adam and the Animals” p 2 Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Sing: “He’s Got the Whole and New Testament. Love” ~ “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” World in His Hands World in His Hands World in His Hands

Art /Shapes Readiness Skills p 13 Readiness Skills p 9 Readiness Skills p 15 Readiness Skills p 23 Readiness Skills p 21 Control small muscles in hands. colors square Umbrella Shape Clown Boat

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Actively pretend to be brown ~Hop in circles and squares. ~Play music and dance ~Play “Simon Says” ~Take a nature walk. Fine and Gross motor skills kangaroos and blue birds. ~Sidewalk chalk draw a with scarves. ~Puzzles ~Sidewalk chalk ~Play dough picture using all the colors. ~Go on a shape hunt.

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To ensure that each child is watching and participating Decorate your room for “Our 3  To evaluate the routines and habits that need to be practiced K-4 World.” Theme for next 4 weeks  Gross/Fine Motor Focus - throwing/lacing

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

Phonics/Numbers/Uu/3 Using Animal Alphabet Friends, Readiness Skills p 127 ABC-123 p 7 ABC-123 p 9 Readiness Skills p 31 Teach: review Ii and (The World) Using Animal Alphabet Review Letters Ii and Uu. Color and cut ~vowels and their sounds, introduce Uu short Review classroom rules. Friends CD, sing Ii and Uu.. Work on concept of and Review Letters Ii and Uu. ~number counting, and long sounds. Review the sound of the letter Review Letter Uu. recognition 1-3. Review Work on recognition and recognition and concepts Ii and Uu Introduce 3 classroom rules. concept of 1-3.Count to 10 Language Development Lang. Dev. Card 76 TG pg 216 LD Card 38 & 76 “Indians” LD Card 22 & 76 “England” LD Card 54 & 76 SHOW AND TELL Our World Talk about the world. LD cards 13, TG pg 88-89 & 216 TG pg 53-54 & 216 “Netherlands” COTW Cards 1-2 Introduce new vocabulary. 14 & 66. TG pg 34-37, 186-187. Poems and Finger Plays COTW Cards 12-13 TG pg 139-140 & 216 “Swedish Children” Card 5 Increase listening skills. Talk about things that are close by, “Indian Child” p 18 COTW Cards 14-15 Sing: He’s Got the Whole Appreciate God’s creation and places that are far away. How Healthy Habits for Life p 11 World in His Hands 3 do you get to a far away place?

Reading/Music Read: What is Your Language 3 Read: We Are All Alike… We Read: The Tale of Peter Read: A My Name Is…3 Read: I Love School 3 ~Be Our World ~Poetry For You and Me Are All Different 3 Rabbit 3 ~ My “u” Book 3 ~The Hole in the Dike 3 My Neighbor 3 Enjoy and value reading and “Happy Thought” p 2 ~Hugs and Kisses God 3 Sing: He’s Got the Whole Harmony 1.3 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little music. Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little World In His Hands 3 Learning From Diversity Children” COTW Card 3 Children” COTW Card 3 Children” COTW Card 3 “Celebrating Diversity” p 61-88

Math/Science Read: Animals Around the World 4 Teach the children a COOKING DAY! Poems and Finger Plays “One, To have an idea of what the Look at a map or ball globe of the Readiness Skills p 19 handclapping song. Make/Eat chocolate Two Buckle My Shoe” p 31 world looks like. world. Find where we live. Find (Fish) (brown) pudding. Explore different textures. the places you are reading about.

Bible/Pledges “Noah Obeys God” “Noah Obeys God” # 8-10 Character Development “Abraham and Lot” Read: Disobeying 3 Present the Bible through Cards 6-7 Sing: “Get in the Ark” Visuals Card 11 Sing: “The Wonder Song” the telling of stories from Sing: “Get in the Ark” ~ “Old Noah Built an Ark” Card 5 “Disobedient” Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” the Old and New Testament. ~ “The Wonder Song” Poems and Finger Plays Read: For God So Loved the “Noah” p 29 World 3

Art /Our World Control Language Enrichment Free Art Collage Color girl of the Have students draw a self small muscles in hands. Cards 73-74 Place bucket on Art Shelf for Color a teapot. Netherlands. portrait. Place in Folder. Readiness Skills p 133 (Airplane) center play time.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read: My America and My World Read: MAMW pp 58 ~Read: MAMW pp 76-77 ~Read: MAMW pp 78-79 ~Read: MAMW pp 80 Enjoy and value reading pp 52-57, 59-61, 68-69~Dramatic ~Practice skipping ~Play musical chairs. ~Practice kicking a ball. ~Play hopscotch. Fine and Gross motor skills Play: Pretend to take a trip on an ~Play with shaving cream. ~Work with play dough. ~Look for circles and (game on shelf in copy room) airplane. What do you see out the squares in the classroom. ~Play musical instruments window? Talk about where you Draw a circle and square. with a CD or while singing. would like to travel… what you Paint with finger paint. would like to see.  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 environment in the K-4 weeks ahead.

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

Phonics/Numbers/Ee/4 Do name paper. ABC-123 p11 Readiness Skills p 35 ABC-123 p 13 Review Ee, Ii and Uu. Teach: Using Animal Alphabet Using Animal Alphabet (Rocket/Moon) Review Ee, Ii and Uu. Practice vowel sounds ~vowels and their sounds, Friends, review Ii , Uu and Friends, review Ii , Uu and Ee. Using Animal Alphabet Review Numbers 1-4 Work on recognition and ~number counting, Introduce Ee short Introduce 4 Friends CD, review Ee/Ii/Uu. Work on recognition and concepts of 1-4 recognition and concepts and long sounds. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Work on concept of 3 and 4. concepts of 1-4 SHOW AND TELL Do name paper.

Language Development LD Card 23 & 76 p LD Card 17 & 76 “Canada” LD Card 42 & 76 “Jungle” LD Card 40 & 76 “Japan” LD Card 50 & 76 “Mexico” Our World “Eskimos” TG pg 55-56, 216 TG pg 42-43 TG pg 98-99, 216 TG pg 93-94, 216 TG pg 124-125, 216 Introduce new vocabulary. Play Eskimo Games COTW Cards 6-7 COTW Cards 1-2 COTW Cards 24-25 COTW Cards 8-9 Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays Sing: He’s Got the Whole South America /Jungle Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Sing: “He’s Got the Whole Appreciate God’s creation “Eskimo” p 10 World In His Hands 3 COTW Cards 10-11(Peru) Children” COTW Card 3 World in His Hands”

Reading/Music Read: Mama Do You Read: The Three Snow Bears 3 Read: The World in a Read: Come Over to My Read: My “e” Book 3 ~ Abuela 3 Our World Love Me? 3 ~I Am Canada 3 Supermarket 3 House 3 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Enjoy and value reading and Sing: He’s Got the Whole Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Sing: He’s Got the Whole Read Buddy Barrel Letter. Children” COTW Card 3 music. World In His Hands 3 Children” COTW Card 3 World In His Hands 3 Bring Buddy Barrel today! Math/Science Harmony 1.4 Using the scale, weigh small Color sorting. Sort items into groups of Using mystery box, have children Classify objects. Building Community items in the classroom. Use Sort color bears and blocks. 2, 3 and 4. Let every child feel items and guess what they are “Belonging Together” p 89-114 the terms heavier and lighter. sort out four of an item. before seeing them.

Bible/Pledges Character Development Visuals “Isaac, the Promised Son” “A Bride for Isaac” Bible Memory Visuals Read: Be Polite and Kind 3 Present the Bible through the Card 6 “Obedient” Cards 12-13 Cards 14-16 Card 3 Psalm 139:14 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Bible telling of stories from the Old Sing: The B-I-B-L-E Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: The B-I-B-L-E Songs # 17 and New Testament.

Art /Our World Make a snow picture by Language Enrichment Readiness Skills p 127 Using markers, color Readiness Skills p 37 Explore different art materials using white chalk on black Cards 71-72 (Children of the World) The World. (Circle/Square) paper. Color a Beaver

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~~Read: MAMW pp 97 ~Read: MAMW pp 72-73 ~~Read: MAMW pp 92-93 ~Read: MAMW pp 70-71 Enjoy and value reading ~Play Follow the Leader. ~Nature Walk: Talk about the ~Move your Elbows up and ~Play Follow the Leader. ~Play hopscotch. (game in copy room) Fine and Gross motor skills ~Puzzles “earth”. down and then in circles, act like ~Look at a map of the world ~Using the world ball, play ~Free art with markers. an Eel & Eagle and find the United States. addition (+1) facts. Teacher says ~Play dough addition sentence and tosses ball to student. Student answers and tosses ball back.  To have children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play 5  To promote self-confidence in each child K-4  To stress the importance of sharing

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

Phonics/Numbers/Aa/5 ABC-123 p 17 ABC-123 p 19 ABC-123 p 15 Review numbers 1-5 Teach: ~number counting, Using Animal Alphabet Friends, Review numbers 2-4 Introduce number 5 Using Animal Alphabet ~vowels and their sounds LABOR Introduce Aa, short and long Review name, sound, and Review vowels, both long Friends CD, review sounds, name, and picture. picture for Aa and short sounds, letter vowels Ii/Uu/Ee/Aa DAY Do name paper. Introduce formation of #1. names. Ii/Uu/Ee/Aa. Language Development LD Card 70 & 76 “Artic” LD Card 57 & 76 “Panda”/ LD Card 45, 49 & 76 SHOW AND TELL Our World First Northern Russia China “Koloa” & “Australia” COTW Cards 4-5 (Bahamas) Introduce new vocabulary. TG pg 199-200, 216 TG pg 148-149, 216 TG pg 110-111, 120-123. COTW Cards 1-2 Increase listening skills. Steps “Russian Children” Card 12 COTW Cards 22-23 216 Appreciate God’s creation COTW Cards 26-27

Reading/Music Read: Music Around the World 3 Read: The Story About Read: If Big Can… I Can 3 Read: Pete the Cat’s World Tour 3 Our World ~I’ve got a Job to Do 3 Ping 3/1b ~Shelter 3 ~Alexander and the Terrible, ~Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Enjoy and value reading and Sing: He’s Got the Whole World Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Horrible, No Good, Very Bad 3/1b music. Academy In His Hands 3 Children” COTW Card 3 Day 3 Sing: He’s Got the Whole World Harmony 2.1 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little In His Hands 3 Recognizing Feelings Children” COTW Card 3 Language Enrichment “Feelings on the Outside” p 1-28 Cards 19-20 Math/Science Play dough: Make snakes. Shape Readiness Skills p 39 Readiness Skills p 27 Sand Play: The desert Explore textures. into the letter A and a. What sound does a train make. Octopus live in the water is made of sand, Practice number concepts. is Readiness Skills p 41 Where would you like to travel around Australia. with very little water. Listen and identify sounds. (Cutting) on a train? Sing: “Down By the Station” Fun Songs # 17

Bible/Pledges Bible Memory Visuals Read: Understand and Care 3 “Joseph” Card 17-18 “Baby Moses” Card 19- 21 Present the Bible through the Card 4 Psalm 18:30 Sing: “My God is So Great” Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “My God is So Great” telling of stories from the CLOSED Character Development Visuals “Joseph” p 20 Poems and Finger Plays Old and New Testament. Card 3 “Attentive” Sing: “My God is So Great” “One Baby in a Basket” p 5

Art /Our World Color a picture of Joseph Let the class use scissors Poems and Finger Plays Using markers, Explore different art to cut out the Panda. Talk about “Kangaroo” p 23 color a tugboat. materials cutting around on the outside. Color kangaroos. Don’t cut the legs off! Opps! Have some tape ready to put the legs back on.

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

Afternoon Activities ~~Read: MAMW pp 82-83 ~Read: MAMW pp 94-95 ~Read: MAMW pp 96 ~Read: MAMW pp 74-75 Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical ~Practice skipping and hopping. ~Play catch with the Globe ~Play: Musical Chairs Fine and Gross motor skills Instruments and march. ~Look at the World Map. ball. ~Puzzles ~Sidewalk chalk Where do Pandas live? ~Free art with water colors.  To show the love of God to each child in the way you teach and 6 react to the children each day. K-4  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 14 Tuesday, September 15 Wednesday, September 16 Thursday, September 17 Friday, September 18

Phonics/Numbers/Oo/6 ABC-123 p 21 ABC-123 p 23 Using Animal Alphabet Friends ABC-123 p 25 ABC-123 p 27 Teach: Introduce Oo, short and Count-1 to 10. CD, review vowels. Review vowels. Review vowels learned. ~vowels and their sounds, long sounds, name, and Review concepts of 1-5. Introduce number 6. Review numbers 1-6. Introduce consonants. Say and sing ~number counting, picture. Review vowels Using Animal Alphabet Readiness Skills p 25 Introduce formation of 2. ABC song. Play: Is the letter a vowel or a consonant? recognition and concepts Do name paper. Friends review vowels. (Cutting)

Language Development Our LD Card 39 & 76 “Israel” LD Card 9, 55, 76 LD Card 16, 76 LD Card 76 TG pg 216 SHOW AND TELL World TG pg 90-91, 216 “Africa” “Ostrich” “Egypt” & “Camel” COTW Cards 16-17 (Italy) LD Card 76 TG pg 216 Introduce new vocabulary. COTW Cards 18-19 TG pg 26-27, 142-143, 216 TG pg 40-41, 216 “Spanish Children” Card 7 COTW Cards 1-2 Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays COTW Cards 20-21 Poems and Finger Plays “French Children” Card 4 Appreciate God’s creation “When I Was Young” p 47 Language Enrichment “Animal Play” p 3 Sometimes/Anytime Cards “Grandma’s Glasses” p15 Cards 35-36

Reading/Music Read: God Gives the 10 Read: Roar 3 ~Brining the Read: Like Me and You 3 Read: The Story of Ferdinand 3 Read: Madeline (France) 3 Our World Commandments 3 Rain to Kapiti Plain 3 ~Thank you God 3 ~My “o” Book 3 Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: He’s Got the Whole World Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 Poetry For You and Me music. Harmony 2.2 “Africa” p 3 In His Hands 3 ~“Jesus Loves the ~ He’s Got the Whole World In “What Can I Do?” p 41 “Predicting Feelings” p 29-56 Little Children” COTW Card 3 His Hands 4 Healthy Habits for Life p 17

Math/Science Finger paint! Allow each child Dramatic play: Working with pictures of Phonics Test 1 Readiness Skills pg. 61 Exploring color and texture. to pick two colors of red, Go on a safari in Africa. What animals identify their names Let’s Pretend “Oo” (Scarecrow) Classify objects. yellow or blue finger paint. animals can you find? and where in the world the Eat Oatmeal, put On Overalls, TODAY!!! Fall is here! Ask what color they made. animals live. and be an Octopus.

Bible/Pledges “Hannah Prays for a Son” Samuel Listens to God” Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Read: The Berenstain Bears To Know God’s Love. Present the Card 22-23 Card 24-25 Card 4 “Attentive” Card 5 Psalm 23:1 Forget Their Manners 3 Bible through the telling of stories Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 from the Old and New Testament.

Art /Our World Control Using markers, Color a pyramid Color a camel Free Art– Draw your Free art with watercolors. small muscles in hands. color a flag of Israel. in the desert. favorite pizza. Date and display.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read: MAMW pp 86-87 ~Read: MAMW pp 90-91 ~Read: MAMW pp 88-89 ~Read: MAMW pp 84-85 ~Read: MAMW pp 81 Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Simon Says” ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill ~Practice skipping and hopping. ~Play Ball! *Say the child’s ~Play: Musical Chairs Fine and Gross motor skills Practice good listening ~Play dough snakes. Shape ~Sort classroom items into name. *Throw them the ~Play musical instruments with a ~Sing: “He’s Got the Whole them into the letter O. groups of 5. Globe *They count as far as CD or while singing. World in His Hands” they can. *They throw the Globe back to you. ~Free art with crayons. 7  To promote self-confidence in each child K-4  To have children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play.

Themes and Objectives Monday, September 21 Tuesday, September 22 Wednesday, September 23 Thursday, September 24 Friday, September 25 Fall Begins Today! Phonics/Numbers-Tt ABC-123 p 31 ABC-123 p 29-30 Review letter Tt. ABC-123 p 33 ABC-123 p 37 Teach: ~letters and their Introduce Tt. Review Vowels. Read: My “t” Book 3 Review numbers 1-6 Review letter Tt. sounds, ~number counting, Do name paper. Review numbers 1-6. Language Enrichment Review Vowels and letter Tt. Review Tt blend ladder. recognition and concepts Cards 33-33, 41-42 Introduce Tt blend ladder. Review numbers 1-6

Language Development Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals LD Card 52 “Night” Health and Safety Visuals SHOW AND TELL Health Cards 4 and 8. Cards 5, 6 and 7 TG pg 132-133 Card 10, 11 and 12 Poems and Finger Plays Introduce new vocabulary. Keep germs from spreading. Keep yourself clean. Health and Safety Visuals Play outside, “Hinges” p 17 Increase listening skills. Look at and discuss Read: Did You Know fan/ Cards 3 Get plenty of rest. dress appropriately. Healthy Habits for Life Appreciate God’s creation Hand Washing Cards poster p 21

Reading/Music/Health Read: Read: Bear Feels Sick 3 Read: Goodnight Moon 3 ~A Read: Keeping Healthy 3 Read: Thank You For Me! 3 Enjoy and value reading and What’s Inside My Body?3 Sing: “Wash Your Hands” p 9 Child’s Good Morning Book 3 Read and Sing: Head and ~Soccer Game 3 music. Sing: “Wash Your Hands” p 9 Discuss hand washing Finger play: “Here I Am” p 12 Shoulders, Knees and Toes 3 (Talk about Team) Reminder-Circle Time-Includes Harmony 2.3 posters Sing: “Are You Sleeping?” Sing: “Wash Your Hands” p 9 ~Poetry For You and Me movement with music. Explaining Feelings Preschool Fun Songs # 49 Use Body Movement Cards “Rhyme” p 39 “Being a Feelings Play musical instruments Detective” p57-88

Math/Science Pick some of the plastic Collect leaves, acorns, seeds, cones Color sorting. Use Discuss and Do Classify objects. manipulatives in the Talk about “What’s and other nature items to place in manipulatives from the different types of exercises. Explore environment. classroom to clean by using Wrong” cards. nature box on science center shelf. classroom. Find six things of Fill in the graph water play with a few drops Encourage children to continue each color. Assign each table “Our Favorite Exercise.” bringing in items for the nature box. Hand out nature box note. of soap. Dry on towel. Pass out letter to parents. or group different colors. Display

Bible /Pledges “David the Shepherd” “David and Goliath” Character Development Visuals “King David is Kind” Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Cards 26-27 Cards 28-31 Card 27 “Kind” Cards 32-34 Card 6 Philippians 4:19 Present the Bible through the Sing: “Only a Boy Named Sing: “Only a Boy Named Sing: “Only a Boy Named Sing: “Only a Boy Named David” telling of stories from the Old David” ~“The Lord is My David” ~“The Lord is My David” ~“The Lord is My ~“The Lord is My Shepherd” and New Testament. Shepherd” Shepherd” Shepherd”

Art/ Health Draw a picture of what you Color: Readiness Skills p 59 Readiness Skills p 51 (Ball) Read: Poetry For You and Me Control small muscles in think a germ would look like Clean Hands are Healthy. (Praying) We get exercise when “Down! Down!’ p 8 hands. if we could see them We pray before we go to bed. we play ball. Readiness Skills p 47 (Fall Leaves)

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

Afternoon Activities ~~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice skipping. ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Play follow the leader ~Play “Simon Says” ~Use stepping stones on Fine and Gross motor skills (step, hop, change feet…) p 11 ~Color: Sleeping Child ~Color: Using Watercolors, playground. (in copy room) ~Free art with water colors. ~Practice writing name. The Active Playground ~Work with play dough. Put up pumpkin sign up paper Put up Fall Party sign up paper  To show the love of God to each child in the way we teach and react to the children each day. 8 K-4  To have the children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play.

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

Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 p 35-36 ABC-123 p 39 Introduce Ll blend ladder ABC-123 p 43 ABC-123 p 41-42 Ll/Bb/7 Introduce Ll. Review 1-6 Review Ll, Tt and vowels. Review Tt & Ll blend ladders Introduce Bb. Teach: Practice Tt blend ladder Practice Tt blend ladder Review 1-6 Introduce 7. Introduce b blends ~letters and their sounds, Do name paper. Count groups of 3 items. Review all letters learned. Count groups of 6 items. Review 1-7 ~number counting, Readiness Skills p 17 Language Enrichment Sometime/Anytime Cards Sequence number flashcards. Practice Tt & Ll blend ladders. recognition and concepts (Lion) Cards 17-18 Read: My “L” Book 3 Language Development Talk about classroom safety. Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Health/Safety Visuals Card 13 SHOW AND TELL Safety Make a list of things we do in Card 14 Discuss: Playground Card 15 Traffic safety rules. Poems and Finger Plays Introduce new vocabulary. the classroom to stay safe. safety rules. ~Never talk to Home safety rules. Talk about ways police “What God Made” p 15 Increase listening skills. Reminder!!Circle Time-Include strangers. ~Report things that Sing: “The Mulberry Bush” officers help us stay safe. Language Enrichment movement with music. Appreciate God’s creation might hurt you or someone else. Preschool Fun Songs # 23 Poems and Finger Plays Cards 8-9 Use safety vest this week. “ Stop Look and Listen” p 24

Reading/Music /Safety Read: Arthur’s Fire Drill 3 Read: ~Just Lost 3 ~ Safe at Read: Safety -Home 3 Read: Safety in Traffic 3 Read: My Own Psalm 91 Book 3 Enjoy and value reading ~Safety-School 3 Home with Pooh 3 ~~Regina’s Glasses 3 ~How Do ~Poems and Finger Plays ~God’s Care is Everywhere 3 and music. Finger play: “Here I Am” p 12 ~Always Be Safe 3 Dinosaurs Stay Safe? 3 “Police Officer” p 33 Sing: “That’s Me, Complete” p 12 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” ~Poems and Finger Plays ~God’s Care is Everywhere 3 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” ~“Special Me” p 12 “Snap on My Seat Belt” p 39 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Community Helpers Visuals Harmony 2.4 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Police Officer-Card 3 Having Empathy “Knowing Just How Someone Feels” p 87-112

Math/Science Shape Review: Ask the Groups of 6 Have each child find Mystery box. Put plastic fruits Using Traffic Safety cards Play “I Spy” using Classify objects. children to cut scrap paper into six things that are the same. (6 and vegetables in the box. Have discuss their meaning and color and shape words. ie “I spy Explore environment. shapes. Make circles, triangles blocks, 6 cars, 6 bears, 6 dolls, the children reach in and guess what must be done to be safe. something that is round and red.” and squares. Glue onto a sheet 6 crayons…) Bring them to their what they have without looking. Read Buddy Barrel Letter LUNCH– Watch “Video Safety 4 of construction paper. table and count them for you. Buddy Barrel Day! Kids” or Barney Safety Movie

Bible/ Pledges “Elisha Helps a Widow Lady” Bible Memory Visuals “Elisha Raises the “Elisha Raises the Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love. Present Cards 35-37 Card 7 Isaiah 43:5 Shunammite’s Son” Shunammite’s Son” Card 28 “Kind” the Bible through the telling of Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Cards 38-39 Cards 40-41 Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 stories from the Old and New Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God Is So Good” p 4 Testament.

Art/ Safety Readiness Skills p 35 Readiness Skills p 43 Paint a picture Readiness Skills p 29 Readiness Skills p 33 (Dog) Control small muscles in (Rocket) (Wise Owl) of your home. (Traffic light) Discuss how to be safe hands. Explore different art Astronauts have (Easel painting w/tempera.) around a dog. materials. many safety rules.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice jumping over a stick. ~Practice throwing ~Play duck, duck, goose ~Have a jumping race. ~Play musical instruments Fine and Gross motor skills Start on the ground, then raise it a and catching a ball ~Practice writing name. ~Use yellow finger paint on with a CD or while singing. few inches each jump. ~Play with shaving cream. Use an extra paper. the light bulb. ~Sidewalk chalk ~Teach the children BINGO or another handclapping song.  To have the children listen and follow instructions. 9 K-4  To promote self-confidence in each child.

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

Phonics/Numbers-Nn ABC-123 p 45 ABC-123 p 49 Introduce Nn ABC-123 p 47-48 ABC-123 p 51 Teach: ~letters and their Review t, l, b blends. Review all letters learned. Review t, l, b blends Introduce n blends Review 1-7 sounds, ~number counting, Review numbers 1-7. Review 1-7. Review 1-7 Review 1-7 Review all letters learned. recognition and concepts Do name paper. Read: My “b” Book 3 Count groups of 7 items. Count 1 to 20 Language Development This week use the Food LD “Vegetables” Meat Bread SHOW AND TELL Nutrition Groups Game Board to discuss TG pg 196-197 Name some kinds of meat. Look at the grain. Discuss Review the four basic food Introduce new vocabulary. food groups. LD Cards 31-32 TG pg 71-74 What is your favorite? how flour is made. What groups. Increase listening skills. Milk What foods are from “Garden” and “Groceries” kinds of things are made with Healthy Habits for Life p 43 Appreciate God’s creation milk? When do you drink What is your favorite fruit and flours? (cheer) milk? vegetable?

Reading/Music/Nutrition Read: Milk and Cookies 3 Read: We Like Fruit 3 Read: Little Nino’s Pizzeria 3 Read: Bread Bread Bread 3 Read: The Berenstain Bears and Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “Ice Cream Sundae” p 7 ~Growing Vegetable Soup 3 ~On Top of Spaghetti 3 1b ~How Many Ways Can You Too Much Junk Food 3 music. Discuss Food plate and put in ~The Apple Pie Papa Baked 3 ~Cloudy With a Chance of Cut a Pie? 3 ~Amelia Bedelia 3 DAILY-Circle Time Dramatic Play Center. Healthy Habits for Life p 22 Meatballs 3 Finger Play: “Popcorn” p 7 Sing: “The Muffin Man” Include movement with Discuss soft skin and hard Healthy Habits for Life p 41 Preschool Fun Songs # 38 Harmony 2.5 Understanding music. bones. Language Enrichment Stereotypes about People Sing: “I Like Veggies” p 8 Cards 65-66 “Some Do Some Don't” p 113-138 Math/Science Healthy Habits for Life p 51 Trivia Game Food Groups Game. Classify objects. In home center, Have carrots for snack. Name That Fruit/Vegetable Make pretzels Explore environment. display and discuss poster Call office for baking. “At The Supermarket”

Bible/ Pledges Character Development Visuals “Naaman and the Servant Girl” “Naaman and the Servant Girl” “Naaman and the Servant Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 35 “Generous” Cards 42-43 Card 44 Girl” Card 45 Card 9 Luke 11:28 Present the Bible through the Sing: “ Praise Him, Praise Sing: “ Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “ Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “ Praise Him, Praise Sing: “ Praise Him, Praise Him” telling of stories from the Old Him” Him” and New Testament..

Art /Nutrition Using tempera paint and Readiness Skills p 155 Readiness Skills p 57 Readiness Skills p 55 Practice cutting diamonds. Cut Control small muscles in vegetables as stamps, make a (Fruit) (Pumpkin) (Acorns) What kind of pie did between the two solid lines. hands. Explore different colorful picture. the squirrel make? Glue on to construction paper. art materials.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: Musical Chairs ~Play “Hide and Seek” with 5 ~Play: Musical Chairs ~Play catch with a small ball. ~Play Follow the Leader Fine and Gross motor skills ~Practice cutting and gluing plastic fruits and vegetables, Sing: “On Top of Spaghetti” ~Play musical instruments ~Work with play dough. with scrap paper. ~Using watercolors, paint the (in book) with a CD or while singing. Make play dough vegetables! vegetables.  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 10 K-4  To help develop coordination through play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 12 Tuesday, October 13 Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15 Friday, October 16 Pumpkin Day! Phonics/Numbers-Mm/8 ABC-123 p 55 ABC-123 p 57 Review blends learned. ABC-123 p 53-54 Practice n &m blend ladders Teach: ~letters and their Review blends n, b, l, t Review letters learned. Introduce letter Mm Introduce m Review letters learned. sounds, ~number counting, Do name paper. Count 1 to 20. Review 1-7 Review 1-8 blend ladder Count 1 to 20. Review 1-8 recognition and concepts Columbus Day– Read card. Review 1-7 Introduce 8 Review letters learned.

Language Development Monday through Thursday Use 2)Eat food that is good for you. 3)Drink plenty of water. 4)Review the basic food SHOW AND TELL Nutrition the Food Pyramid Card, Health and Safety Visuals Health and Safety Visuals groups. Vegetables/Fruit & Milk Food Groups Game. Introduce new vocabulary. 1)discuss the four basic Cards 1 & 2 Card 9 & Bread/Cereal & Meat/Protein Read: Poems and Finger Plays Increase listening skills. food groups. Sometime/Anytime Cards Language Enrichment “Leaves” p 24 Appreciate God’s creation Cards 31-32

Reading/Music Read: The Turnip 3 ~Apples A Read: It’s Pumpkin Time 3 ~ A Read: Water, Water 3 ~The Little Read: If You Give a Pig a Read: Patty’s Pumpkin Patch 3 Nutrition Enjoy and value to Z 3 ~Healthy Eating 3 Bad Case of Stripes 3 Red Hen Makes a Pizza 3 Pancake 3 ~ Fuel the Body 3 ~If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 3 reading and music. ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “I Like Veggies” p 8 ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Give Me 5 a Day 3 ~Build a Burrito 3 ~Using My Plate “Vegetables” p 42 ~“Eat Mr. Pumpkin” “Water, Water” p 44 ~Poems and Finger Plays 3 “How Healthy is your plate?” Sing: “Mr. Pumpkin” Reminder-Circle Time-Include ~“Five Little Pumpkins” Sing: “The Mulberry Bush” # 23 “The Pancake” p 33 ~“Eat Mr. Pumpkin” movement with music. Play musical instruments

Math/Science Things that float. Cut open a real pumpkin. Harmony 2.6 Table Games. Classify objects. (In a plastic shoe box.) What’s inside? Grow some Understanding Stereotypes about Math Test Teach small groups how to play Explore environment. Let children guess if it will seeds in a sealed plastic bag. Objects, Activities and Roles table games. Candy Land, float, then test their guesses. Fill out pumpkin paper. “Everything is for Everyone” p139-168 Bingo, Dice Game, etc.

Bible/Pledges Character Development Visuals “Lions Cannot Hurt Daniel” “Lions Cannot Hurt Daniel” “Lions Cannot Hurt Daniel” Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 36 “Generous” Card 46-47 Cards 48 Cards 49-50 Card 17 Genesis 16:13 Present the Bible through the Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” telling of stories from the Old and Sing: “Praise Him, Praise New Testament. Him” ~“The Wonder Song” “The Wonder Song” “The Wonder Song” “The Wonder Song” “The Wonder Song”

Art/Nutrition Using the sample show the Read: Pumpkin Soup 3 Control small muscles in children how to fold their paper in Readiness Skills p 53 Free art: Readiness Skills p 65 Readiness Skills p 157 hands. half twice. After they fold their (Pumpkin) Draw you favorite foods. (Vegetables) (Fruit ) Explore different paper, they open it and glue a Glue some pumpkin seeds on favorite food from each of the four art materials. groups in a square. Let them cut the paper. pictures from food sale ads.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice skipping. Have a ~Play: “Ring Around the ~Find a grassy area to practice ~Play: “Teacher, May I” ~Play musical chairs. Fine and Gross motor skills skipping race. Pumpkin” Act out “A running. ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and ~Sing: “Who Stole the Cookie ~Sidewalk chalk and bubbles Pumpkin’s Life” ~Using markers, decorate and cut You Know It” From the Cookie Jar?” p 7 ~Practice writing name. out a toothbrush. Add Fall Stencils to Art Center this month. Add Lincoln Logs to Block Center this month  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 11 K-4  To help develop coordination through play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 19 Tuesday, October 20 Wednesday, October 21 Thursday, October 22 Friday, October 23 Fall Party Phonics/Numbers- ABC-123 p 61 ABC-123 p 59-60 ABC-123 p 63 ABC-123 p 65-66 ABC-123 p 67 Hh/Ss/9 Introduce Hh. Introduce h blends Introduce Ss Introduce s blends Review letters learned Teach: ~letters and their Review vowels. Review 1-8. Review letters learned Review blend ladders Review letters learned Review blend ladders sounds, ~number counting, Review blend ladders. Count 20 Review 1-8 Practice counting 8 objects. Count to 20 Review 1-8 Count to 20 Review 1-8 recognition and concepts Do name paper. Standing jump, start with feet Count to 20 Review blend ladders. Introduce 9. Discuss Lincoln logs– how early together. Fill in chart and display. Language Enrichment SHOW AND TELL settlers made homes from logs. Cards 61-64

Language Development America: Our Great Country America: Our Great America: Our Great Country America: Our Great Country America: Our Great Country Our Country “Our Great Country” Cards 1-2 Country “North and South “Christopher Columbus” “George Washington” “Abraham Lincoln” Card 23 Introduce new vocabulary. “Fifty States-One America” Cards 5-6 and Card 9 Card 20 “Washington D.C.” (Look for Lincoln’s face on a Increase listening skills. Country” LG pp 2-3 “Our Big World” Cards7-8 Healthy Habits for Life Cards 21-22 (Look for penny) Appreciate God’s creation To use for singing: Wee Sing Reminder!! Daily-Circle Time- p 31/Stretch Game Washington on a quarter) Fall Party at snacks times America 3 (WSA) Include movement with music.

Reading/Music /Our Read: Fievel’s Boat Trip 3 Read: Fievel and Tiger 3 ~Tony Read: The Story of Read: ~Kind And Brave 3 Read: Kind and Brave 3 Country ~Fievel’s Friends 3 and Fievel 3 ~Johnny Appleseed 3 America’s Birthday 3 pp 93-94 pp 95-98 and Enjoy and value reading Read & Sing: America The Sing: “He’s Got the Sing: “Happy Birthday Sing: “The Caissons” WSA p 31 Sing: “Old Abe Lincoln” and music. Beautiful 3 Whole World in His Hands” America” ~ “My Country “Tis Harmony 2.7 Understanding WSA p 23 Sing: “America” WSA p 14 ~ “I’ve Been Working on the of Thee” That People Can Change @Lunch Watch Fievel Movie Railroad” WSA p 36-37 “Growing, Learning and Changing p 169-198

Math/Science Using unit cubes, let each Hand out a number between 1-10 Color USA on the map. Read: Little Florida 3 Fall Snack Party! Classify objects. child pick an item to measure. to each child. Have them gather Put a star where we live. Talk about what makes Eat snacks, decorate cookies and Practice number concepts. Record and display small items to match the number. Florida special. Also talk about ~sing and play “Ring Around the Measurements on chart. Then count them for you. the front and back of books. Pumpkin” Sing: “Five Little Pumpkins” ~Play musical chairs.

Bible/Pledges Review “Creation” Review “Noah” Character Development Visuals Review “Abraham & Isaac” Review “Joseph” To Know God’s Love. Present Cards 1-5 Cards 6-10 Card 23 “Dependable” Cards 11-16 Cards 17-18 the Bible through the telling of Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 Sing: “God is So Good” p 4 stories from the Old and New ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” Testament.

Art/ Our Country Using the Free Art materials Poetry For You and Me “Down! Create a classroom “We Are Readiness Skills, p 109 Readiness Skills p 107 Control small muscles in make a fall collage. Leave Down!” p 8 Color Fall leaves on Thankful For..” collage. Cut and (George Washington) (Abraham Lincoln) hands. Explore different art extra materials in art center for both sides and hang from ceiling. glue pictures from print Discuss Lincoln logs. materials. the month. Look at /Display leaves and acorns materials. in Science Center.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read: MAMW pp 4-5 ~Read: Poems & Finger Plays ~Read: MAMW pp 6-8 ~Read: MAMW pp 27-29 ~Read: MAMW pp 33-38 Enjoy and value reading ~Practice hopping “Noah” p 29 ~Do The Hokey Pokey ~Practice skipping and hopping. ~Play with activity mats. Fine and Gross motor skills ~ Acorn Hunt: Fill the acorn ~Play “Knock Down the Cans” ~Play Squirrel Tag! ~Sidewalk chalk. Blue bag in ball storage container. container with acorns. Put in ~Free Art with pencils/pens ~Watch Video-“Fievel Goes Science Center West”  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 12 K-4  To encourage motor manipulation in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, October 26 Tuesday, October 27 Wednesday, October 28 Thursday, October 29 Friday, October 30 Phonics/Numbers-Dd/10 ABC-123 p 69 ABC-123 p 71-72 Introduce 10. ABC-123 p 73 ABC-123 p 75 Teach: Introduce letter Dd. Introduce d blends. Review letters learned. Review letters learned Review letters learned. ~letters and their sounds, Review letters learned. Review blend ladders Review h/s blend ladders. using ABC Containers Review blend ladders. ~number counting, Review 1-8 Count to 30 Find vowels in words. One-vowel word review Review 1-9 Review 1-9 Count to 30. recognition and concepts Do name paper. Review letters learned. Review 1-9Count to 30.

Language Development America: Our Great Country“ America: Our Great Country America: Our Great Country America: Our Great Country America: Our Great Country Our Country The Pilgrims” Card 10 “Native Americans” Cards 12-13 “Alaska” Card 14 “Hawaii” Card 15 “George W. Carver” Card 24 Introduce new vocabulary. MAMW p 24-26 Read: Poems & Finger Plays Sing: “The Snowman” Read: green card Hawaii 3 SHOW AND TELL Increase listening skills. Thank You For This “Indian Child” p18 Preschool Fun Songs # 32 Thank ... Food 3 pp 10-11 Sometime/Anytime Cards Appreciate God’s creation Food 3 pp 4-5 Thank ... Food 3 pp 6-7 Thank You For This Food 3 pp 8-9 Thank ... Food 3 pp 12-13

Reading/Music Read: The Thanksgiving Story 3 Read: Dancing With Indians 3 Read: Ootah’s Lucky Day 3 Read: Say It, Sign It 3~Sea Read: P is For Pumpkin 3 Our Country ~Poems & Finger Plays Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 Poems & Finger Plays Squares 3 ~By The Seashore 3 Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11 Enjoy and value reading “God Helped The Pilgrims” p 32 ~ “Ten Little Indians” “Eskimo” p10 ~ “Aloha” means hello and Sing: “Found a Peanut” and music. Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 Preschool Fun Songs # 26 Sing: “He’s Got the good-bye Play musical instruments ~ “Ten Little Indians” “Mahalo” means thank you Daily include movement Preschool Fun Songs # 26 Healthy Habits for Life Whole World in His Hands” with a CD or while singing. and music in Circle time Language Enrichment pg 14-exercise cubes Harmony 3.1 Cards 33-34 Listening to Others “Being a Good Listener” p 1-30

Math/Science Readiness Skills p 69 Read: MAMW p 22 November Calendar-Working Look at and talk about Have a classroom Classify objects. (Pilgrim) ~Two Dollars One Wallet 3 together, fill in the calendar with seashells. peanut hunt with the Examine coins numbers 1 - 30. Put a Read: Poems & Finger Plays paper peanuts. (Large paper coins in a bag) sticker on Thanksgiving Day. “Five Little Seashells” p 38 Eat peanut butter crackers.

Bible/Pledges Review “Moses” Cards 19-21 Review “Hannah and Samuel” Review “David” Review Elisha” Cards 35-45 Review “Daniel” Cards 46-50 To Know God’s Love. Character Development Visuals Cards 22-25 Cards 26-34 Sing: “Happy All the Time” Sing: “Happy All the Time” Present the Bible through Card 24 “Dependable” Sing: “Happy All the Time” Sing: “Happy All the Time” Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 the telling of stories from Sing: “Happy All the Time” Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 Pages 8-9 Pages 10-11 the Old and New Read: My Thank You Book 3 Pages 4-5 Pages 6-7 Testament. Pages 2-3

Art /Our Country Control Draw pictures on the paper Using watercolors, Readiness Skills p 85 Readiness Skills p 161 Watercolor the small muscles in hands. that says: “If I sailed to a new paint an Indian. (Eskimo) (Beach) Horn of Plenty Explore different art land I would take…” materials.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read: MAMW pp 26 ~Read: MAMW pp 14-17 ~~Read: MAMW pp 18-23 ~~Read: MAMW pp 39 ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Tip toe day! Walk on tip toe ~Play Squirrel Tag ~Play Eskimo Laughing Game ~Practice kicking a ball ~Play Squirrel Tag Fine and Gross motor skills while in line. ~Using watercolors, ~Clap and count to 50 that is rolling. ~Friendship Drawing: Create a ~Pretend to take a trip in a Draw and paint a tepee ~Sing: “Happy All the Time” picture with a friend. ship.  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 13a K-4  To encourage motor manipulation in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 2 Tuesday, November 3 Wednesday, November 4 Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6 Phonics/Numbers-Cc/Kk ABC-123 p 79 ABC-123 p 77-78 Review blends. Review 1-10 ABC-123 p 81-82 ABC-123 p 85 Teach: ~letters and their Introduce letters Cc and Kk. Introduce c/ k blends. Count to 30 Review letters learned Review blends sounds, ~number counting, Review letters learned. Review letters learned. What’s Wrong? Cards Count to 30 Review 1-10 Review 1-10 recognition and concepts Review d blends. Review 1-10. Count to 30. Healthy Habits for Life BGMC Barrels Today! Review letters learned using Do name paper. MAMW p 66-67 pg 14-exercise cubes Read Buddy Barrel Letter ABC containers. Language Development America: Our Great Country America: Our Great America: Our Great Country America: Our Great Country SHOW AND TELL Our Country Blessed By God” Card 11 Country “Symbols of Our “Symbols of Freedom” Card 25 “American Territories” Talk about the picture of Introduce new vocabulary. God Bless the USA 3 Country” Cards 18-19 ~Poems and Finger Plays “ Cards 16-17 something you are thankful for. Increase listening skills. Read: MAMW p 30 Sing: “Wave the Flag” p 10 Our Church” p 7 My America and My World Play musical instruments Appreciate God’s creation Read pp 4-8

Reading/Music Read: Yankee Doodle 3 Read: The Flag We Love 3 Read: The Statue of Liberty 3 Read: Richard Scarry’s Please Read: The Pumpkin Patch Our Country Finger play:“Mr. Turkey” p 14 ~The Story of the Star ~What is Thanksgiving? 3 and Thank You Book 3 Parable 3 Enjoy and value Sing: “America the Beautiful” Spangled Banner 3 Sing: “America” WSA p 14 Sing:: "If You’re Thankful and ~Poetry For You and Me reading and music. WSA p 16 ~Thank You For Sing: “You’re a Grand Old ~ “Yankee Doodle Boy” WSA p 21 You Know It” ~“Ring Around “Whisky Frisky” p 11 Daily include music and This Food 3 Pages 14-15 Flag” WSA p 10 ~ “The Star ~”Yankee Doodle” WSA p 22 the Pumpkin” ~“America the Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 movement in Circle Time Harmony 3.2 Spangled Banner” ~Thank You For This Beautiful” WSA p 16 ~Thank You For This Talking together Food 3 Pages 16-17 ~Thank You For This Food 3 Pages 20-21 “Talking Back and Forth” p 61-88 Food 3 Pages 18-19

Math/Science Readiness Skills p 111 Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” Poetry For You and Me Practice balancing on one foot. Classify objects. (Praying) Play the Dice Game. p 11 “The Big Clock” p 13 (alternate feet) How long can (Room 135-Use Lincoln Thank you, God for our great Have a Turkey Hunt Practice moving the little and big you last? Fill in chart/display. Logs in block center for 3 country. hands to numbers. Show “Time . weeks.) For Dinner” on the clocks. What time will your family have Thanksgiving Dinner?.

Bible/Pledges Bible Memory Visuals “The First Thanksgiving” “The First Thanksgiving” “The First Thanksgiving” Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Card 2 Card 3 Card 4 Card 33 “Thankful” Present the Bible through “The First Thanksgiving” Card 1 Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Read: Talk and Work it Out 3 the telling of stories from Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 Him” MAMW p 9-13 the Old and New Read: My Thank You Book 3 Pages 14-15 Pages 16-17 Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 Testament. Pages 12-13 Pages 18-19 Pages 20-21

Art /Our Country Control Trace each hand on the inside of Finger paint with red Readiness Skills p 101 Readiness Skills p 67 Cut hexagon on small muscles in hands. the turkey handprint card. Color and blue on white paper (Flag) (Turkey) dotted line. Explore different art materials. card, turkey. Sign name.. Cut and glue on shape word

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Play Thanksgiving Games ~Play Squirrel Tag. ~Play catch with the football. ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills p 31/Stretch Game ~Go on a American Flag hunt. ~Play dough. Kick the football. ~Free play in centers. ~Free Art with markers How many did you find? ~Free Art with craft materials Put up Thanksgiving Feast sign-up paper.  To teach the importance of listening and following specific directions. 13b K-4  To encourage motor manipulation in playing with toys.

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 9 Tuesday, November 10 Wednesday, November 11 Thursday, November 12 Friday, November 13 Thanksgiving Feast Phonics/Numbers-Gg ABC-123 p 87 ABC-123 p 83-84 Review ABC-123 p 91 ABC-123 p 93 Teach: Introduce Gg. Introduce g blends. blends d,s, h, m, n, b, l, t & g Use bucket of letters to Review letters learned. ~letters and their sounds, Review letters learned. Review blends m h s d. Review 8-10.Count 1-30. review letters learned. Review blends. ~number counting, Review blends t l b n Review 5-7.Count 1-30. Count to 30 by counting Review 1-10.Count 1-30. recognition and concepts Review 1-4.Count 1-30. up as you play catch SHOW AND TELL Do name paper. with the ball.

Language Development Discuss classroom Thankful Play musical instruments Review Why did the Poetry For You and Me Review : What role did the Thanksgiving collage. Ask “What else are with a CD or while singing. Pilgrims come America? ~What “Do You Know…” p 42 Indians play in the Introduce new vocabulary. you thankful for? Harmony 3.3 foods did the Pilgrims have or Language Enrichment Thanksgiving story? Increase listening skills. Being Assertive grow to eat? Cards 27-28 Sing: “Ten Little Indians” Appreciate God’s creation

Reading/Music/ Read: A Turkey For Read: The Berenstain Bears Read: Don’t Eat Too Much Read: The Night Before Read: Thanksgiving at the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 3 ~I Pledge Count Their Blessings 3 Turkey 3 ~Give Thanks to the Thanksgiving 3 Tappletons’ 3 ~Seed, Sprout, Daily include movement Allegiance 3 ~Thank You ... ~Thank You For This Lord 3 ~Thank You For This ~Duck, Duck Moose 3 Pumpkin Pie 3 and music in Circle time Food 3 pp 22-23 Food 3 pp 24-25 Food 3 pp 26-27 ~Thank You For This Food 3 ~Thank You For This Food 3 Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “If You’re Thankful and ~Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “If You’re Thankful and pp 28-29 pp 30-32 music. You Know It” You Know It” You Know It” Sing: “Little Pilgrim” p 11 Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11

Math/Science Work with the set of 5 Continue... Play “Pairs of Pears” Feel shapes THANKSGIVING Discuss how our food grows. Classify objects. “Dress-To-Nest Dolls” “Dress-To-Nest Dolls” inside of pears to make matches. FEAST! (in cabinet) (in cabinet) . Wear your pilgrim hat.

Bible/Pledges “The First Thanksgiving” Card 5 “The First Thanksgiving” Card 6 “The First Thanksgiving” Card 7 Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love. Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Sing: “Praise Him, Praise Him” Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Card 34 “Thankful” Present the Bible through Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 The First Thanksgiving” Sing: “Happy All the Time” the telling of stories from Pages 22-23 Pages 24-25 Pages 26-27 Review Cards 1-7 Read: Be Brave Anna 3 the Old and New Read: My Thank You Book 3 Read: My Thank You Book 3 Testament. Pages 28-29 Pages 30-32

Art /Thanksgiving Make a pilgrim hat. Thank You Plate. Add leg, Make patterns using markers. Readiness Skills p 49 Paint a turkey. Control small muscles in Keep for Feast on Thursday potatoes, butter, peas, green (Squirrel) hands. Explore different art beans and an apple to a plate. materials.

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read: MAMW pp 24-25 ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Practice skipping. Also teach ~Jump on two feet ,across the ~Play Squirrel Tag ~Healthy Habits for Life Fine and Gross motor skills p 76 children how to gallop. room. ~Pass out damp wash cloths pg 14-exercise cubes ~Free Art ~Play with shaving cream. ~Sing: “If You’re Thankful and and ask class to wipe shelves. ~Free art with crayons. You Know It”  To provide opportunities for young children to experience and increase their visual and auditory skills 15 Thanksgiving K-4  To create a genuine interest in learning. Themes and Objectives Monday, November 16 Tuesday, November 17 Wednesday, November 18 Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20

Phonics/Numbers/Rr/Ff ABC-123 p 97 ABC-123 p 89-90 Introduce letter Ff. ABC-123 p 95-96 Review n, b, s, c/k, r blends. ~letters and their sounds, Introduce letter Rr. Introduce r blends Review s, d, l, r blends Introduce f blends. Review 1-10. Count to 30. ~number counting, Review m, h, g , t blends Review 1-10 Count to 40 Count to 30. Review 1-10 Count to 40 recognition and concepts Review 1-10.Do name paper. Harmony 4.1 Health and Safety Visuals Identifying Problems Card 15 “ Different Feelings” p 1-32 Language Development LD Card 6 “Apples” LD Card 36 “Farm” LD Card 43 “Kitchen Safety” LD “Table Manners” SHOW AND TELL Thanksgiving TG pg 21-22 TG pg 84-85 TG pg 106-107 TG pg 182-183 Bring a baby photo of yourself Introduce new vocabulary. God gives us good food to eat. The farmer grows good We should practice safety in the We have a n enjoyable to show the class. Increase listening skills. Sometimes/Anytime Cards food for us to eat. kitchen when we help get the thanksgiving meal when we LD Card 27 “Family” Appreciate God’s creation Thanksgiving meal ready. have good table manners. TG pg 63-64

Reading/Music Read: Fancy Nancy Apples Read: Science In Our World 3 Read: Silly Tilly’s Read: Over the River A Read: My Family 3 Thanksgiving Galore! 3 If You Give a Dog a Donut 3 Thanksgiving Dinner 3 Turkey’s Tale 3 ~Growing as Jesus Grew 3 Enjoy and value reading Sing: “Happy All the Time” Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Sing: “Happy All the Time” Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Language Enrichment and music. ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” You Know It” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” You Know It” ~“Every Move I Cards 23-26,29-30 Make”

Math/Science Introduce Hand Bells. Mystery Box using food from Cut octagon on dotted line. Make ABC patterns using red, Play the Dice Game. Classify objects. kitchen. Cut and glue on shape word. yellow and orange bears.

Bible/Pledges “Queen Esther” “Queen Esther” Bible Memory Visuals Review “Queen Esther” Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love. Cards 55-58 Cards 59-61 Card 10 John 3:16 Cards 55-61 Card 19 “Thoughtful” Acquire knowledge of Basic Sing: “My God is So Great” Sing: “My God is So Great” Sing: “My God is So Great” Sing: “My God is So Great” Sing: “My God is So Great” Bible Truths Art/ Thanksgiving Using markers, Draw your favorite food Readiness Skills p 79 Easel painting with tempera Readiness Skills p 95 Control small muscles in draw an apple. growing on the farm. (Christmas Bells) paints. Free Art (Hat) hands. Explore different art Play Hand Bells with Music. Use two days so that materials. everyone has a turn.

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “The Farmer in the Dell” ~Play “Follow the Leader” on ~Healthy Habits for Life p 71 ~Practice kicking a ball that is ~Use Christmas music to play Fine and Gross motor skills ~Pass out damp wash cloths the way to the playground. ~Play with puppets. rolling toward you. Musical Chairs. and ask class to wipe shelves. ~Play a color hunt game. ~Sort blocks into groups of ~Using color words, play 10 and. count them “I spy something…”

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide Not a VPK week  To have the children listen and obey your directions. 14 K-4  To be positive rather than negative in dealing with the children

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 23 Tuesday, November 24 Wednesday, November 25 Thursday, Nov. 26 Friday, Nov. 27 Phonics/Numbers Review letters learned using bucket Review letters learned using ABC Review letters learned. Review letters and Review blends. Count to 40 containers. Review blends. Review blends. numbers Do name paper. Review concepts 1-9. Play Ball! Count to 40

Language Development Review Thanksgiving Story. Look at and discuss your “We Are Talk about what you will do for the Thanksgiving Discuss: ~Why did the Pilgrims come Thankful For..” collage. Thanksgiving holiday. Introduce new vocabulary. to America? ~What foods did they Talk about things we are thankful for. Poems & Finger Plays Increase listening skills. have to eat? MAMW pp 14-23 “Made to Praise Him” p 33 Appreciate God’s creation Read: Poems & Finger Plays We are Thankful for Our Country. Poetry For You and Me “God Helped The Pilgrims” p 32 Poetry For You and Me “Do You Know…” p 42 “Thank You for the World So Sweet” p 5 Sometime/Anytime Cards Reading/Music Read: Good Job, Rob! 2 Read: The Best Thanksgiving Day 2 Read: Amelia Bedelia Talks Thanksgiving ~The Berenstain Bears and The ~10 Special Blessings 2 Turkey 2 Enjoy and value reading Prize Pumpkin 2 ~Babar’s USA 2 Apples For Everyone 3 ~Bear Says Thanks 2 and music. Sing: “If You’re Thankful and Finger play: “Mr. Turkey” p 11 Sing: “If You’re Thankful and

You Know It ” Sing : “Gobble, Gobble” You Know It” Decorate classroom P. Fun Songs # 20 Character Development Visuals and a tree for Christmas. Harmony-Discussion Cards Cards 33 & 34 “Thankful”

Math/Science Play Ball! Count to 40 Table Games. Practice moving the little and big Classify objects. As you throw the ball say child’s Teach small groups hands to numbers. Show “Time For name and a number. The child how to play table games. Dinner” on the clocks. catches the ball says the number and Candy Land, Bingo, Dice game, etc. What time will your family have throws back the ball. Go around the Healthy Habits for Life Thanksgiving Dinner?. group, counting up each throw. pg 14-exercise cubes

Bible/Pledges The First Thanksgiving” Card 51 The First Thanksgiving” Cards 52-53 “The First Thanksgiving” Card 54 Thanksgiving Bible Memory Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Card 8 Psalm 118:1 Story of Thanksgiving. Sing: “Happy All the Time” Sing: “Happy All the Time” Sing: “Happy All the Time” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him” ~“Praise Him, Praise Him”

Art/ Thanksgiving Using the Free Art materials Free Art Draw a turkey Control small muscles in hands. make a collage. Easel Painting Explore different art materials.

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Put on music and practice hopping. ~Play Thanksgiving Games ~Play Thanksgiving Games Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sing: “Ring Around the Pumpkin” ~ Free art. ~Take a nature walk. What can we be thankful for? Add nativity blocks to  To have the children learn to respect and be thankful for others. Block Center this month 16 K-4  To stimulate an interesting in learning

Themes and Objectives Monday, November 30 Tuesday, December 1 Wednesday, December 2 Thursday, December 3 Friday, December 4 Phonics/Numbers-Jj/11 ABC-123 p 99 ABC–123 p 101-102 Introduce 1l. ABC-123 p 103 ABC-123 p 105 Teach: ~vowels and their Introduce Jj Introduce j blends Review blends r, t, and m. Review blends j, f, c/k & b. Review letters learned sounds, ~number counting, Review blends n, g, r, & f Review letters learned Count to 40 Review 1-10 Count to 40 concentrating on recognition and concepts Count to 40. Do name paper. Review blends l, d, h, & s. Sometimes/Anytime Cards Buddy Barrels today! Rr, Ff and Jj. Language Enrichment Review 1-10 Read BGMC Letter. Cards 55-56 Language Development Using the Christmas story Using the red “gift,” talk about what How do we celebrate Using the Christmas felt SHOW AND TELL Christmas figures, talk about the Christmas means to us. Why do we Christmas at school? figures, talk about the wise birth of Jesus. What do you need give gifts? Discuss baby Jesus and Using the Christmas felt figures, Introduce new vocabulary. We will have a Christmas party. men and the star they saw. talk about baby Jesus growing Increase listening skills. to take care of a baby? His present to us. Poems & Finger Plays Dramatic Play: Be Wise Dramatic/Water play- Sing from blue card: “Twinkle, up. He was obedient. Appreciate God’s creation Take care of a baby. Twinkle Pretty Star” “Christmas Giving” p 6 Men looking for baby Jesus. Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Healthy Habits for Life Green Card: “Wise Men Green Card: “Jesus is Born” p 80 Finger Play”

Reading/Music/ Read: Gingerbread Mouse 3 Read: Froggy’s Best Christmas 3 Read: Madeline’s Christmas 3 Read: Mistletoe and the Read: Dance at Grandpa’s 3 Christmas ~The Gingerbread Man 3 ~Poetry For You and Me ~Jingle Bell Sleigh 3 Christmas Kittens 3 Poetry For You and Me Enjoy and value reading Sing: We Wish You a Merry “Mice” p 14 Sing: We Wish You a Merry ~Baby Jesus is Born 3 “Long, Long Ago” p 17 and music. Christmas 3 (two versions) Sing: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3 Sing: “Silent Night” Sing: “We Wish You a Harmony 4.2 Christmas” (two versions) (two versions) (large songbook) Merry Christmas” Solving Problems (two versions)~ “Silent “Deciding Together” p 31-58 Night” (large songbook)

Math/Science ORAL PHONICS TEST 2 Using Christmas Erasers, teach Readiness Skills p 83 Cooking Day Play with Christmas bells. Classify objects. Eat ginger bread cookies. AB and ABC patterns. (Christmas Ornament) Make Monkey Bread. Listen for higher and lower Fill out Gingerbread Let the student make AB and Fill out chart with each sounds. cookie chart ABC patterns. Play Hand Bells with Music. child’s name and comment

Bible/Christmas “Jonah” Cards 62-65 Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Review cards 62-65 Bible Memory Visuals To know God’s Love. Sing : “Jonah” Card 11 James 1:17 Card 20 “Thoughtful” Sing :“Jonah” Card 10 John 3:16 Acquire knowledge of the Sing: “Every Move I Make” Sing “Jonah” Sing “Jonah” ~“Every Move I Make” Read: Share and true meaning of Christmas. Take Turns 3

Art/Christmas Control Free Art with Christmas Craft/ Readiness Skills p 71 Watercolor a Readiness Skills p 105 Readiness Skills p 73 small muscles in hands. Art Materials. Glue onto a (Gingerbread man) coffee filter angel. (Star) (Christmas decorations) Explore different art Christmas Stocking. Add materials. Photo. Date and display.

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Do the Hokey Pokey ~Play: Duck, Duck, Goose! ~Play Musical Chairs ~Play follow the leader ~Play Knock down the cans. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Take a walk and look at ~Free art with markers Use Christmas music. ~Play Dough ~Using craft materials decorate Christmas decorations. ~Christmas Sequence and a cardboard circle. matching cards. Put up Christmas Party sign up sheet  To show the love of God to each child in the way we teach and react to the children each day. 17 K-4  To have the children improve in cooperation and unselfishness in play.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 7 Tuesday, December 8 Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10 Friday, December 11 Phonics/Numbers-Vv/ ABC-123 p 109 ABC-123 p 107-108 ABC-123 p 111 ABC-123 p 113-114 ABC-123 p 115 Ww/12 Introduce letter Vv and Ww Introduce v blends Review j, g and c/k blends. Introduce w blends. Review v and w blends. Teach: ~vowels and their Review blends learned. Review blends learned. Introduce 12 Language Enrichment Review 1-12. Count to 50. sounds, ~number counting, Do name paper. Review 1-10. Count to 50. Review 1-10. Count to 50. Cards 45-46 recognition and concepts Language Development Talk about Christmas. What do Jesus was born in Using the felt Christmas story Let each child answer the SHOW AND TELL Christmas you think Christmas is about? Bethlehem. Look at Israel on and by asking questions, let each Question, “Except for getting How do you celebrate Introduce new vocabulary. Poems & Finger Plays the map. Is it far away, or close child tell a portion of the story. gifts, What is your favorite Christmas? Discuss picture Increase listening skills. “Baby Jesus” p 21 to where we live? Hand Bells thing about Christmas?” you brought from home. Appreciate God’s creation Healthy Habits for Life Sing: “Mary and Joseph” Language Enrichment Reminder: Bring a Christmas p 83-84 Hand Bells Cards 67-68 photo for Show and Tell . Hand Bells

Reading/Music/ Read: God Gave Us Read and Sing: ~Rudolph the Read: Snowmen at Christmas 3 Read: If You Take a Mouse to the Read: Snowballs 3 Christmas Christmas 3 Red-Nosed Reindeer 3 ~Sing: Jingle Bells 3 Movies 3 Sing: “Silent Night” Enjoy and value reading ~Frosty the Snowman 3 ~The Christmas Story 3 ~ “Every Move I Make” Sing: Jingle Bells 3 (large songbook) and music. Sing: Jingle Bells 3 Sing: “We Wish You a Merry ~“We Wish You a Merry ~ “Mary and Joseph” Christmas” (two versions) ~ “Every Move I Make” Christmas” (two versions)

Math/Science Dramatic Play: During circle time, set up two sets of Using a box of farm animals, let Learning how to measure. Sort objects into separate groups Classify objects. Using the Nativity Dress up blocks. Ask the children which set has each child choose one and tell what Use the connecting cubes. of 1-10. Match groups with more blocks? Continue with different they know about that animal? Which The paper is ?# cubes long. clothes, act out the Christmas amounts of blocks. Start out obvious number cards Story. Take pictures. animals would have been in the Change the word “paper” to other Harmony 4.3 and easy, then gradually make place Jesus was born? objects in classroom. Get amounts nearly the same. everyone to measure something. Cooperating “Being a Team” p 59-86

Bible/Pledges/Christmas “Jesus is Born” “Jesus is Born” “Kings Worship Jesus” Character Development Visuals Poems and Finger Plays To know God’s Love. Cards 66-68 Cards 69-71 Cards 72-75 Card 17 “Cheerful” “My Gift” p 14 ~Action rhyme Acquire knowledge of Sing: “Christmas Day” Sing: “Christmas Day” Sing: “Christmas Day” Sing: “Christmas Day” on blue card: “JESUS!” the true meaning of ~”Jesus, Our Friend” ~”Jesus, Our Friend” ~”Jesus, Our Friend” Green Card: “Jesus is Born” Green Card: “Jesus is Born” Green Card: “We Are Shepherds” ~ “Mary and Joseph” Green Card: ~”Jesus, Our Friend” Christmas. “Wise Men Finger Play” ~ “Mary and Joseph”

Art/Christmas Sponge paint a Christmas tree. Readiness Skills p 77 Free art with Christmas craft Readiness Skills p 81 Readiness Skills p 99 Control small muscles in hands. Dip pencil eraser in paint and (Candy canes) materials and Christmas Stamps. (Christmas Wreath) (Toys and Dog ) Explore different art materials. dot lights on the tree. Count the candy canes. Eat a Candy Cane!!

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Musical Chairs” with ~Walk on tip-toe when ~Play the “Christmas Tree ~Play catch with a small ball. ~Jump over blocks. a few at a time, Fine and Gross motor skills Christmas music. you are in a line. Game” (thrown underhand) to see how high you can jump. ~Use “Stepping Stones” in ~Sing: Play Christmas music and ~Play with puppets. ~Sing: Jingle Bells 2 ~Sidewalk chalk: Draw use musical instruments. Christmas trees. playground. Located by copier Play musical instruments.  To promote self-confidence in each child. 18 K-4  To encourage shy children to join in play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 14 Tuesday, December 15 Wednesday, December 16 Thursday, December 17 Friday, December 18 Christmas Party Phonics/Numbers Yy/13 ABC-123 p 117 ABC-123 p 119-120 ABC-123 p 121 ABC-123 p 123 Count to 50 by counting Teach: ~vowels and their Introduce letter Yy Introduce y blends. Introduce 13 Review 5-8. Review letters learned up as you play catch sounds, ~number counting, Review blends t l b n Review blends m h s d. Review blends c/k g r f Review 9-13. with the ball. recognition and concepts Count 1-50. Review 1-4. Discuss the things we do to Harmony 4.4 Do name paper. Sometimes/Anytime Cards celebrate Christmas? Being Considerate “Z Gets the Ziggles” p 87-120

Language Development Talk about why Using the Mirror box ask, Finger play: “Who Loves Little CHRISTMAS PARTY AND Discuss what you are Christmas Christmas is important. “What is the best gift that we Baby Jesus?” GIFT EXCHANGE doing for Christmas. Introduce new vocabulary. Finger play: “Baby Jesus” can give Jesus?” Sing: “Every Move I Make” @ Morning Snack Language Enrichment Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays “Mary and Joseph” Poems and Finger Plays Cards 43-44 Appreciate God’s creation. “My Gift” p 14 “Christmas Giving” p 6

Reading/Music/ Read: The B. Bear’s Read: All You Need For a Read: Counting To Christmas 3 Read: The Night Before Read: If You give a Mouse a Christmas Christmas Tree 3 ~Christmas Snowman 3 ~Jingle Bells 3 Christmas 3 Brownie 3 Enjoy and value reading in the Big Woods 3 Sing: “Silent Night” Sing: “We Wish You a Merry Sing: “Joy to the World” Sing: “We Wish You a Merry and music. Sing: “Joy to the World” ~“Mary and Joseph” Christmas” ~ “Jingle Bells “ ~“Silent Night”~ “Jingle Christmas” ~ “Jingle Bells “ ~ “Mary and Joseph” ~ “Jingle Bells “ ~“Mary and Joseph” Bells” Use Christmas Bells ~“Mary and Joseph”

Math/Science Work with the set of 5 Readiness Skills p 75 Make AB patterns using red and Play with/Talk about Classify objects. “Dress-To-Nest Dolls” (Christmas Tree) green color bears. Work with a matching/sequence Christmas Hand Bells (in cabinet) small groups. cards.. Introduce Hand Bells. Play Hand Bells with Music. Hand Bells

Bible/Pledges/Christmas Review Cards 66-75 Bible Memory Visuals “Jesus’ Boyhood” Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals To know God’s Love. Sing: “Away in a Manger” ~ Card 11 James 1:17 Cards 76-77 Card 10 John 3:16 Card 18 “Cheerful” Acquire knowledge of the “Christmas Day” Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Away in a Manger” ~ Finger Play”, “We Are Sing: “Away in a Manger” ~ true meaning of Christmas. Green Card: “Jesus is “The Star” p 39 “Christmas Day” Green Card Shepherds” Hand Bells “Christmas Day” Green Card Coming”, “Jesus is Born” Green Card: “Wise Men

Art/Christmas Control Free Art Draw Color or paint the four pieces of Color a Christmas Angel. Free Art with craft materials. Free Art with craft materials. small muscles in hands. “My favorite thing about the shepherds with Jesus. Glue Explore different art Christmas.” cotton on the sheep. Fold to materials. Paper in crate for activity. stand up when dry.

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical chairs. ~Practice skipping. Also teach ~Jump on two feet across the ~Play catch with a small ball. ~Play “Follow the Leader” Fine and Gross motor skills ~ Color: Jesus Grows Up children how to gallop. room. (thrown underhand) ~Play a color hunt game. ~Play Dough ~Sing: “We Wish You a Merry ~Pass out damp wash cloths Christmas “ and ask class to wipe shelves. Not a VPK week  To promote self-confidence in each child. 19 K-4  To encourage shy children to join in play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 21 Tuesday, December 22 Wednesday, December 23 Thursday, December 24 Friday, December 25 Phonics/Numbers/Review Review letters learned. Review letters learned. Teach: ~vowels and their Review blends. Review 1-11. Review blends. sounds, ~number counting, Count to 50 by counting Review 1-6 recognition and concepts up as you play catch .Harmony-Discussion Cards with the ball.

Language Development Talk about seasons. “Wind and Weather” Christmas Discuss the weather in each of What is weather? Introduce new vocabulary. the four seasons. Finger play: “I See the Wind” p 17 Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays Appreciate God’s creation “Rainbow” p 36

Reading/Music/ Read: Sky Painters 2 Read: God’s World of Christmas ~Minnie’s Rainbow 2 Weather 2 Enjoy and value reading ~What is a Rainbow? 2 ~The Stranger in the Woods 2 and music. Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 Finger play: “I See the Wind” p 17 (change “new” to “back”) Sing: “Brand New Year” p 4 ~“Cheer the Year” p 10 (change “new” to “back”)

Math/Science Go for a walk. Work with the set of 5 Classify objects. Talk about seasons. “Dress-To-Nest Dolls” What changes do you see?

Bible/Pledges/Christmas Character Development Visuals Character Development Visuals To know God’s Love. Card 35 “Generous” Card 36 “Generous” Acquire knowledge of the Sing: “Oh Be Careful” ~“If Sing: “Oh Be Careful” ~“If You’re true meaning of Christmas. You’re Happy and You Know It” Happy and You Know It”

Art/Christmas Control Free Art with Christmas Free Art small muscles in hands. craft materials. Draw “What I want for Explore different art materials. Christmas.”

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Using a soft ball, ~Play “Simon Says” Fine and Gross motor skills play dodge ball. ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and You ~Free art with crayons. Know It” Not a VPK week  To promote self-confidence in each child. 19 K-4  To encourage shy children to join in play activities.

Themes and Objectives Monday, December 28 Tuesday, December 29 Wednesday, December 30 Thursday, December 31 Friday, January 1 Phonics/Numbers Review letter Yy Review y blends. Review letters learned. Teach: ~vowels and their Review 12 Review letters learned. Review blends. sounds, ~number counting, Review blends. Review blends. Review 13 recognition and concepts Do name paper. Review 1-12.Count to 50. Poems and Finger Plays Harmony-Discussion Cards Choose “Y” poems pages 46-47

Language Development What is the weather like Talk about clouds, Play Musical Instruments Christmas today? wind and rain. ~Poetry For You and Me Introduce new vocabulary. Sing: “What’s the Weather” p Health and Safety Visuals “Rhyme” p 39 Increase listening skills. 17 Finger play: “I See the Card 12 Appreciate God’s creation Wind” p 17 Reading/Music/ Read: Franklin and the Read: Rainy Day Alphabet 2 Read: I Love the Rain 2 Christmas Thunderstorm 2 ~Clifford and the Big Storm 2 ~One Rainy Day 2 Enjoy and value reading ~Penguins Skating Party 2 ~Poetry For You and Me Sing: Whistling Wind” p 17 and music. ~Poems & Finger Plays “First Snow” p 21 ~ “If All the Raindrops” “Umbrella Chant” p 42 “What Do We Wear?” p 45

Math/Science Talk about time. Healthy Habits for Life Make patterns with manipulatives. Classify objects. What time do you go to View and Do: school? Playground? Lunch? Elmo’s Tricycle p 85 Nap? Snack? Write times for students to see.

Bible/Pledges/Christmas “Beside the Pool” Character Development Visuals “The Woman at the Well” To know God’s Love. Cards 81-83 Cards 17 & 18 “Cheerful” Card 84 Acquire knowledge of the Bible Memory Card 13 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” true meaning of Christmas. Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Children” p 3

Art/Christmas Control Easel painting. Color the Umbrella and Cut out the cloud shape. small muscles in hands. Paint your favorite raindrops. Look at clouds when outside. Explore different art weather or season. Poetry For You and Me materials. “Clouds” p 33

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Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~play Hide-n-seek with ~Play music and move. ~Game-Four Corners. Fine and Gross motor skills a small toy. ~Play What do you do ~Pretend to be a cloud .What do ~Play What do you do when___?” Game. you see? when___?” Game.  To help develop good listening habits 20  To encourage the children to always do their best. K-4  To learn to express appreciation and love for others

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 4 Tuesday, January 5 Wednesday, January 6 Thursday, January 7 Friday, January 8 Phonics/Numbers- Writing W/Phonics p 1-2 ABC-123 p 125-126 ABC-123 p 127 ABC-123 p 129 ABC-123 p 133 Pp/14/15 Introduce letter Pp Writing W/Phonics p 3-4 Writing W/Phonics p 5-6 Writing W/Phonics p 7-8. Writing W/Phonics p 9-10 Teach: ~vowels and their Introduce 14 Introduce p blends Review letters learned. Introduce 15 Review 1-15 Count to 50 sounds, ~number counting, Review letters/blends learned. Review 1-13 Count to 50 Read: My X, Y, Z Book 3 Work on concept of 7-13 Review all letter names. recognition and concepts Do name paper. and concepts of 1-6. Review teen family formation. Language Development LD Card 63 “Seasons: Spring LD Card 63 “Seasons: Spring LD Card 64 “Seasons: Summer LD Card 64 “Seasons: SHOW AND TELL Seasons and Fall” TG pg 174-175 and Fall” TG pg 174-175 and Winter” TG pg 176-177 Summer and Winter” TG pg Language Enrichment Introduce new vocabulary. Read: Poetry For You and Read: Poetry For You and Me Read: Poems and Finger Plays 176-177 Cards 61-64 Increase listening skills. Me “Wise Johnny” p 34 “Down Down” p 8 “Five Little Seashells” p 38 Health & Safety Visuals Card 11 Harmony 5.1 Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “Spring Is Here” “Whisky Frisky” p 11 ~“The Butterfly” p 5 ~Poems and Finger Plays Caring For Others Preschool Fun Songs # 50 Sometimes/Anytime Cards ~“A Kite” p 22 “North Wind” p 29 “ Have a Good Day” p 1-24 Reading/Music Read: Snow Bear 3 Read: Fresh Fall Leaves 3 Read: It’s Summer 3~Curious Read: Snow 3 Read: Snowmen at Night 3 Seasons ~When Will It Be Spring? 3 ~Pumpkin Pumpkin 3 George Goes Camping 3 ~Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep 3 ~Froggy Gets Dressed 3 Enjoy and value reading Poems & Finger Plays Finger play: “Ten Red Apples” p 2 ~Health and Safety Visuals Sing: “Twinkle Christmas ~Poems and Finger Plays and music. “Here Is the Beehive” p 4 ~Poems and Finger Plays Card 10 Star” p 11 ~The Snowman” “Snowmen” p 39 “Zips” p 49 “Leaves” p 24 “Apple Tree” p 3 Sing: “Bumblebee Song” p 1 Sing: “You are My Sunshine” p 14 Read Buddy Barrel Letter Play Musical Instruments. Math/Science– Seasons Daily Sing: “What’s the Weather” Experiment: Blowing water When you are outside, Water play. Work on mastering Classify objects. p 17 Working together this month, across table with straws. Ask: What season is it now? Put ice in the water. lacing cards. create a weather graph. At the end Pour and Measure. Discuss wind blowing. How can you tell? Talk about cold and hot. of the month you will discuss the Health and Safety Visuals Choose 3-4 of the activities graph. Buddy Barrel Day! What’s Wrong Cards. Card 12 in the Fine Motor Kit. Bible/Pledges “The Nobleman’s Son” Character Development Visuals “Fishing with Jesus” Bible Memory Visuals Read: Let’s Talk About To Know God’s Love. Cards 85-86 Card 31 “Courteous” Cards 87-89 Card 13 Matthew 8:27 Showing Off 3 Present the Bible through the Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Poems and Finger Plays Read: Mamma Zooms 3 Sing: “Oh Be Careful” telling of stories from the Old “ Four Fishermen” p 12 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little and New Testament. ~“If You’re Thankful and You Know It” Sing: “Fishers of Men” Children” Art-Seasons Using free art materials and Color by number: leaves. Sing: “I Cream Sundae” p 7 Readiness Skills p 87 Self Portrait Draw your self in Control small muscles in black paper, create a collage. Write name on back. Color an ice cream cone. Playing in the snow. your favorite season. hands. Cut around the square. Date and display. Explore different art materials.

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

Afternoon Activities ~God’s World p 15-17 ~God’s World p 18, 20-22 ~God’s World p 23-24 ~God’s World p 26-27, 29 ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical instruments and ~Jump over blocks on floor. ~Play: “Follow the Leader” ~Practice throwing a small ~Walk on tip-toe down the march. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play What do you do ~Go for a walk. Look for ball overhand. hallway. ~P Snack: Make popcorn! when___?” Game. Yellow things. Feel the wind. ~Sidewalk chalk: Review letter p. ~Dramatic Play: Weatherman Draw the letter Y. 21  To show consistency with each child throughout the day. K-4  To encourage the children to show love to those around them.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 11 Tuesday, January 12 Wednesday, January 13 Thursday, January 14 Friday, January 15 Phonics/Numbers-ZzXx Writing W/Phonics p 11-12. ABC-123 p 131-132 ABC-123 p 135 ABC-123 p 137-138 ABC-123 p 139-140 Teach: ~vowels and their Introduce Zz. Introduce z blends. Review teen family formation. Writing W/Phonics p 13-14. Writing W/Phonics p 15-16. sounds, ~number counting, Do name paper. Review 1-15. Review letters learned. Introduce Xx. Count to 60. Play Ball! Count to 60. recognition and concepts Review letters learned. Teach counting to 60. Poetry For You and Me Review letters learned. Review letters learned. Review v, w, y blends “Holding Hands” p 18 Review 1-15 ; concepts 4-6. Review blends. Language Development LD Card 62 “Pond” LD Card 67 “Sea” Harmony 5.2 LD “Water” TG pg 204-205 SHOW AND TELL Water TG pg 170-173 TG pg 189-193 Being Inclusive Poems & Finger Plays Health and Safety Visuals Things that live in water. Things that live in water. “Water, Water” p 44 Introduce new vocabulary. “Including Everyone” p 25-52 Card 4, 6, 7 & 9 Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays “One, Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays Discuss the water cycle. Water is important to us! Appreciate God’s creation Two Three, Four, Five” p 13 “Baby Seal” p 38 Choose “Z” poems from To the Mountains and Back 3 Poems and Finger Plays ~ “The Little Turtle” & Language Enrichment pages 48-49. “Jack and Jill” p 20 “My Turtle” & “Tadpole” p 40 Cards 1-3

Reading/Music– Water Read: The Rainbow Fish `3 Read: Over in the Ocean 3 Read: Stormy Weather 3 Read: Move Over Rover 3 Read: Water, Water 3 ~In the Enjoy and value reading ~Come Along Daisy 3 ~A Swim Through the Sea 3 Weather Words and What They ~A Rainbow of My Own 3 Rain With Baby Duck 3 and music. Play Musical Instruments Sing: “I’m a Fish” p 14 Mean 3 ~Wild Weather 3 Sing: “It’s Raining, It’s ~Rupert Takes a Bath 3 ~“Wide, Wide as the Ocean” Finger play: Windshield Wiper” p 16 Pouring” ~“Rain, Rain, Go ~Sing: “It’s Raining, It’s Sing: ”Whistling Wind” p 17 Away” Preschool Fun Songs # 48 Pouring” ~ “If All the ~“The Rainbow Song” p 2 Raindrops”

Math/Science-Water Play the dice game. (While you Play What do you do Choose 3-4 of the activities Play What do you do Read: City Patterns 3 Talk about Classify objects. are naming the child with the most when___?” Game. in the when___?” Game. patterns. Using the small colored dots the WINNER! , your goal is Fine Motor Kit. blocks make an ABCABC... pattern to have each child count as they and have the children repeat the point to or touch each dot.) pattern. Ask, “What comes next?” Bible/Pledges Bible Memory Visuals “Heaven” Cards 90-92 Read: Faithful Friends 3 Character Development Visuals Read: Interrupting 3 To Know God’s Love. Present the Card 14 Matthew 28:20 Sing: “The BIBLE” Sing: “This Little Light of Card 32“Courteous” Sing: “The BIBLE” Bible through the telling of stories Sing: “This Little Light of Mine” Mine” from the Old and New Testament. Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Art– Water Pasta art! Draw a picture of a storm. Poems and Finger Plays Color a circle/small paper Control small muscles in hands. Make a fish or other Watercolor a Seal. Don’t forget to include “Rainbow” p 36 plate-blue, cut a spiral. Hang Explore different art materials “water critter” from pasta lightning! Readiness Skills p 139 yesterday’s rainbow from the Rainbow /Save for tomorrow spiral.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend to be animals that ~Walk backwards down the ~Find pairs of things outside. ~Chalk and bubbles outside. ~Game –Four Corners Fine and Gross motor skills live in the pond. hall today. ~Child: Draw a straight line ~Draw a picture of yourself at Instructions in crate. ~Free Art with scissors, glue ~Talk about and find things that across the paper. Cut the line the beach. ~Make “animals that live in and paper. begin with the letter Zz. with scissors. water” with play dough. 22  To let each parent know of the academic progress of his child. K-4  To promote parent-teacher cooperation in helping in the total development of the child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 18 Tuesday, January 19 Wednesday, January 20 Thursday, January 21 Friday, January 22 Phonics/Numbers- ABC-123 p 141-142 Writing W/Phonics p 19-20. ABC-123 p 143-144 ABC-123 p 145 Qq/16 First Introduce qu blends. Review blend ladders. Review the letters. Writing W/Phonics p 21-22. Teach: ~vowels and their Review all letters learned. Play What do you do when___?” Count to 60. Review 1-16. Review blend ladders. sounds, ~number counting, Count to 60. Review 1-16 Game. Poems and Finger Plays Count to 60. recognition and concepts Read poems on pages 34-35 Language LD Card 72 “Wind and LD Card 63 & 64 “Seasons” LD Cards 62, 67 “Pond” SHOW AND TELL Development Weather, Steps Weather” TG pg 207-208 TG pg 174-177 “Sea” & “Water” Sometimes/Anytime Cards Seasons and Water. Poetry For You and Me Harmony 5.3 TG pg 170-171, ~Sticker Day! If you can follow Making Amends and Forgiving Introduce new vocabulary. “Clouds” p 33 189-193, 204-205, three unrelated directions. Increase listening skills. “Staying Friends” p 53-84 Language Enrichment Appreciate God’s creation Cards 10-12

Reading/Music Read: The Cloud Book 3 Read: The Missing Mitten Read: Sea Creatures 3 Read: The Seasons 3 Weather, Seasons ~Little Cloud 3 Mystery 3~Summer 3 ~In the Small Small Pond 3 ~It Looked Like Spilt Milk 3 and Water. ~What Makes the Wind 3 ~Spring Surprises 3 ~Poem on card: “There are ~Poems & Finger Plays Enjoy and value reading and Academy ~When the Wind Stops 3 Sing: “What’s the Weather” Big Waves” “I’m Glad” p 15 music Sing: “What’s the Weather” p 17 p 17 Sing: “Wide, Wide as the Sing: “If All the Raindrops” Finger play: “I See the Wind” p 17 Ocean” Preschool Fun Songs # 51

Math/Science- Weather, Talk about patterns. Using the Readiness Skills p 89 Look at the seashells. Sing: “What’s the Weather” p 17 Seasons and Water. Closed for small colored blocks make AB... (snowman) What do you see/feel? Discuss the weather graph Classify objects. Explore and ABC... Patterns ~have the Put mystery box in centers. Colors, shapes, textures… you made this month. “touch”. children repeat the patterns. Where are they from? Bible/Pledges Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals “Jesus Raises Jairus’ Character Development To Know God’s Love. Present the Martin Card 15 Psalm 56:3 Card 13“Truthful” Daughter” Cards 96-97 Read: A Child’s Book of Bible through the telling of stories Sing: “ Wide, Wide as the from the Old and New Testament. Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “God Made Me” p 3 Manners 3 Ocean” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Art-Weather, Seasons, Readiness Skills p 141 Readiness Skills p 119 Readiness Skills p 159 Practice writing without Water. Control small muscles Luther Rain Spring Fun Picture Seashells tracing: L, +, l, O, in hands. V, H, T, C, and A. Explore different art materials Use paper supplied.

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

Afternoon Activities ~God’s World p 33-34 ~God’s World p 35-37 ~God’s World p 38-40 ~God’s World p 42 Enjoy and value reading ~Jump forward as far as you ~Practice skipping. ~Move to music. ~Game –Four Corners Fine and Gross motor skills can. Measure and post. ~Name some things that start ~Finger paint with blue. ~Play What do you do Day ~Play What do you do with Z . Water is blue. when___?” Game. when___?” Game. 23  To help the children to improve each day in cooperation and unselfishness. K-4  To build self-confidence in each child.

Themes and Objectives Monday, January 25 Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 Thursday, January 28 Friday, January 29 Phonics/Numbers-17 ABC-123 p 149-150 ABC-123 p 147 Writing w/Phonics p 25-26 ABC-123 p 151-152 ABC-123 p 153-154 Teach: ~vowels and their Review sounds of letters, Writing w/Phonics p 23-24 Review all letters & blends. Review 1-16 Introduce 17 Writing w/Phonics p 27-28 sounds, ~number counting, blends, and one-vowel words. Review v, w, y, z blends. Play Ball! Count to 60. Review one-vowel words. Review blend ladders. recognition and concepts Do name paper. Review 1-16 Review 1-16 Review 1-17. Count to 60 Language LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 3 “God Made Me” SHOW AND TELL Development TG pg11-12 Part 1 TG pg 12-13 Part 2 TG pg 13-14 Part 3 TG pg 14-15 Part 4 Read about the inventor of a “God Made Me” “Special Features” “Eyes, Ears, Nose” “Parts That Bend” “Hands That Help” machine that sews the tops and Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays Harmony 5.4 Body Awareness Cards ~Poems and Finger Plays bottoms of shoes together. Increase listening skills. “What God Made” p 15 Reflecting and Connecting Language Enrichment “Open, Shut Them” p 30 1883 Jan Matzeliger Appreciate God’s creation “Hands on Shoulders” p 16 “Remembering Friends” p 85-116 Cards 13-14 Reading/Music Read: Hands, Hands, Fingers, Read: What Color is Love 3 Read: Busy Feet 3 Read: All About Hands 3 Read: What I Like About Enjoy and value reading Thumb 3 ~God Made You Special 3 ~ABC Valentine 3 ~Thankful 3 ~God Loves You 3 Me 3 1b and music. ~Hugs and Kisses God 3 ~Arlo Needs Glasses 3 Finger play: “Here I Am” p 12 Sing: “You Are My ~Papa, Do You Love Me? 3 ~What Color are My Eyes ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “Special Me” p 12 ~“The Sunshine” p 14 ~ABeka’s-God’s World pp 4-14 (with Mirror) 3 “Two Eyes to See” p 40 More We Get Together” p 8 Finger play: “That’s Me, Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 & Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Complete” p 12 “Special Me” p 12 Math/Science Discuss Healthy foods. ABC containers. Mix up Play “Slap the letter.” Play the dice game. Using Puzzles and/or Blocks, ask Classify objects. Instructions Included. items and return to Practice touching each the children to find pieces that are big, bigger and biggest. Also use the Poem & Activity Game: : “What I correct containers dot as you count. Eat Helps Me See” words small, tiny, and large with er and est added. Bible/Pledges “Feeding the Five “Peter Walks on the Water” Character Development Visuals “Tax From a Fish’s Mouth” Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Present Thousand” Card 98 Cards 99-102 Card 14 “Truthful” Cards 103-104 Card 24 I Peter 5:7 the Bible through the telling of Sing: If You’re Happy and Sing: “Fishers of Men” Sing: “God Made Me” p 3 Sing: “God Made Me” p 3 Char Dev. Being Selfish 3 stories from the Old and New You Know It” ~”Wide, Wide as the Ocean” ~If You’re Happy…” ~”Wide, Wide as the Ocean” Testament. Art Free painting with tempera Readiness Skills p 137 Color child .Make the Groundhog. Color the shoes. Control small muscles in paint. (Birthday Cake. jumping rope. Read: “The Legend of Trace child’s foot in book/p4 hands. Draw yourself in book/p 9 We are growing up.) Groundhog Day” ~“Here’s a Explore different art materials Little Groundhog” Trace child’s hand in book/p3

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read: Frog and Toad ~Read: “The Garden” p 18 ~Read: “Cookies” p 30 ~“Dragons and Giants” p 42 ~Read: “The Dream” p 52 Enjoy and value reading Together 2“ A List” p 4 ~Read and Do: ~Do the cards from the story ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Play follow the leader. Fine and Gross motor skills ~Nature walk: Look for shadows. From Head to Toe 2 From Head to Toe 3 ~If needed, trace child’s hand ~If needed trace child’s foot in ~Play Simon Says. ~Sidewalk chalk ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and in book. page 3 book. page 4 You Know It” Put up sign up sheet for Valentine Day Party. 24  To encourage the children to do more things for themselves. K-4  To give praise to each child for something he/she has accomplished during the week.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 1 Tuesday, February 2 Wednesday, February 3 Thursday, February 4 Friday, February 5

Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 p 157 ABC-123 p 155-156 Writing w/Phonics p 33-34 ABC-123 p 159 ABC-123 p 161-162 Teach: ~vowels and their sounds, Writing w/Phonics p 29-30 Writing w/Phonics p 31-32 Blend Practice Writing w/Phonics p 35-36 Review one-vowel rule. ~number counting, recognition and Review blends and one-vowel Review 1-17 Count to 70 Review A-Z & 1-17 Review 1-17 Count to 70 Review one-vowel words. concepts words. Do name paper. Review all letters Review one-vowel words Buddy Barrel Day Review 1-17 Count to 70. Language Development Emphasize ways to be healthy. LD Card 33 “Healthy Bodies” LD Card 20,53 “Doctor” and LD Card 21 “Dentist” SHOW AND TELL Healthy Body LD Card 33 “Healthy Bodies” TG pg 78-79 Part 2 “Nurse” TG pg 49-50, 134-135 TG pg 51-52 Finger play: “That’s Me Introduce new vocabulary. TG pg 77-78 Part 1 Health and Safety Visuals Sometime/Anytime Cards Health and Safety Visuals Increase listening skills. Complete” p 8 Language Enrichment Cards 1, 2, 3, 9 & 10. Cards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 & 12. Appreciate God’s creation Cards 27-28

Reading/Music/ Read: The Story of Valentine’s Read: I Love You Always and Read: Froggy Goes to the Read: A Chair For My Mother 3 Read: God Made Our Bodies 3 Healthy Body Day 3 ~Goodnight Moon 3 Forever 3 Doctor 3 ~God Gave Us You 3 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Enjoy and value reading ~Arthur’s First Sleepover 3 ~Jamberry 3 ~Lunch 3 ~Silly Tilly’s Valentine 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays ~“If You’re Happy and You and music. ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays “Dentist” p 8 Know it” ~Head and Shoulders, “At Night” p 28 “Apple Tree” p 3 “My Doctor” p 8 Review letters with “S is for Knees and Toes 3 “All by Myself” p 27 “What God Made” p 15 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Smile” poster Sing: “Wash Your Hands” p 9 Sing: “God Made Me” p 3 BGMC Day/Letter Math/Science Use Action Cards for a healthy Using blocks and number Examine X-Rays. Review Give Oral Phonics Sort blocks into groups Classify objects. body! Cards, review 1-17. PJ Party today! Test 2 again to students of 14, 13 and 10. Practice number concepts Do page 5 in book. Harmony Discussion 12:45pm in Calvary Kids who scored below 90. Explore environment. Cards

Bible/Pledges “The Younger Brother, The “Jesus Heals the Paralyzed “Blind Bartimaeus” Be Honest and Tell the Truth 3 Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love. Prodigal Son” Cards 117-119 Man” Cards 120-124 Cards 125-126 Sing: “God Made Me Special” Card 9 “Impatient” Present the Bible through the Sing “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing “The B-I-B-L-E” ~ “I Am Special Song” Sing: “God Made Me Special” telling of stories from the Old and Play Veggie Tales CD this New Testament. ~ “I Am Special Song” week. Art/ Healthy Body Provide small pieces of Color the hearts Using hearts holding hands, Readiness Skills 131 (Pre fold bags ) Control small muscles in hands. construction paper, scissors, holding hands. make a Valentine Card (toothbrush, toothpaste Decorate a Valentine bag for Explore different art materials glue and a full size pink Add heart sticker. for parents. and soap) your party next week. Save for tomorrow’s craft. construction paper for a free art Instructions in basket. Do page 11 in book. project. May also use Valentine stamps.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Have a Heart Hunt! Play hide– ~Practice touching your toes ~Have a Heart Hunt! Play hide – ~~Can you do this 16 times? ~Can you do this 16 times? Hop Fine and Gross motor skills n-seek with the hearts. with both hands and without n-seek with the hearts. Skip, Walk backwards on two feet, Hop on one foot ~If needed, do page 5 in book. bending your knees. ~Puzzles ~If needed, do page 11 in ~Self portrait ~Play musical instruments. book. Date and place in folder.  To help the children to improve each day in cooperation and unselfishness. 25  To build self-confidence in each child.. K-4  To discuss the concept of Love.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 8 Tuesday, February 9 Wednesday, February 10 Thursday, February 11 Friday, February 12 Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 p 163-164 ABC-123 p 165-166 Writ. w/Phonics p 41-42 ABC-123 p 167-168 Using card, Discuss Presidents’ Day Teach: ~vowels and their sounds, Writing w/Phonics p 37-38 Writ. w/Phonics p 39-40 Review one-vowel words. Introduce 18 Discuss Washington and Lincoln. ~number counting, Review all letters. Review 1-17 Count to 70. Review one-vowel sentences Practice one-vowel sentences Read: The Everything Bedtime Story recognition and concepts Mini Book 3 “George Washington Do name paper. “I Love You “ in sign language. (Don’t forget to bring everyone a and blend ladders. and the Cherry Tree” p71-76 Language Enrichment Valentine card Friday!) Review one-vowel rule. ~Discover Abraham Lincoln 3 Cards 69-70 Review sounds for all letters.

Language Development Using the three Valentine cards LD Card 3 “God Made Me” LD Card 27 “Family” Using Valentine cards: How do we show love to Jesus Love One Another discuss: What is Valentine’s Day? TG pg11-13 Review TG pg 63-64 Talk about the Valentine’s Day and others? Introduce new vocabulary. Talk about some ways we Use Action Cards from last week. God loves us and gave us party. Discuss using Read: Poems and Finger Plays Increase listening skills. celebrate Valentine’s Day. Poetry For You and Me families. manners and being kind . “I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” p 25 This week learn “I Love You “ Appreciate God’s Love. “Jesus Sees Me” p 25 “I Love You “ in sign language. “I Love You “ in sign language. “I Love You “ in sign language. in sign language. Reading/Music Read: Countdown to Read: The Missing Tooth 3 Read: When We’re Together 3 Read: The Night Before SHOW AND TELL Love One Another Valentine’s Day 3 ~Just In Case You Ever ~Poems and Finger Plays Valentine’s Day 2 Read: The Biggest Snowman Enjoy and value reading and Sing: “The More We Get Wonder 3 “Secret Valentine” p 43 Sing: “Love Your Friends” p 8 Ever 3~Happy Valentine’s Day Together” p 8 music. Sing: “The More We Get ~“Fine Family” p 13 ~“My Valentine” ~”If You’re Mouse 3 ~“Ten Little Valentines” Together” p 8 ~“You Are My Sing: “Love, Love, Love” p10 ~ Happy and You Know It” Play Veggie Tales CD this week. Sing: “Love, Love, Love” p 10 Sunshine” p 14 “Be My Valentine” ~ “I Love You” “Love Your Friends” p 10 Math/Science Make AB and ABC For the first half of play time As you walk, count how Ask each child to find their Mix up the numbers cards 1-10. Classify objects. patterns with the do sidewalk chalk and many hearts you see. favorite “small” objects in the Show the cards, ask “What Practice number concepts Valentine erasers. room. Count the objects. Are there number comes next ?” bubbles outside. Use Action Cards for a healthy any the same, or are they all Explore environment. Harmony Discussion body! different.? Valentine’s Day Party am Cards

Bible/Pledges “Peter Is Freed” Read: Llama Llama Time to Bible Memory Visuals “Jesus Loves the Children” Character Development Visuals To Know God’s Love. Cards 105-107 Share 3 Card 16 I John 4:8 Card 111 Card 10 “Patient” Present the Bible through the Sing:: “Oh, How I Love Jesus” Poetry For You and Me Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Bible Memory Cards 23 Children” p 3 Sing: “O Be Careful” telling of stories from the Old Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” “Jesus Sees Me” p 20 and New Testament. (Change Sees to Loves) Prayers for My Loved Ones 2 Closed MONDAY

Art/Love One Another Using markers and scissors Readiness Skills p 113 Readiness Skills p 115 Using markers, color hearts Draw a picture of someone or Control small muscles in hands. trace and cut the pink dotted (I Love You, Dad) (I Love You, Mom) with Bible verse. something you love. Decorate Explore different art materials heart. Date, display, and place Do page 8 in book. Do page 10 in book. the picture with items from the in child’s folder. free art box. Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: Heart, Heart, Valentine! ~Have a Heart Race ~Do heart race again. ~Play: “Simon Says” ~Play Musical Chairs and Fine and Gross motor skills (Duck, duck, goose) (Instructions in crate. Requires two ~Play Candy Land ~If needed, draw family on “Hokey Pokey” ~Play Candy Land paper hearts per child) page 10 in book. ~Play Four Corners ~If needed, do page 8 in book. Instructions in crate. 26  To give praise to each child for something they have accomplished. K-4  To help each child gain self confidence.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 15 Tuesday, February 16 Wednesday, February 17 Thursday, February 18 Friday, February 19 Phonics/Numbers 18 ABC-123 p 169-171 Writing w/Phonics p 43-44 ABC-123 p 173-174 Writing w/Phonics p 45-46 Teach: ~vowels and their Review all blends. Review 1-17Count to 70 Count to 70. Review 1-18 Review all letters using the sounds, ~number counting, Review 1-17 and count to 70. Review teen family formation. Language Enrichment ABeka CD recognition and concepts C Do name paper. Practice one-vowel words. Practice blends. Cards 21-22 ORAL PHONICS TEST 3 Review 10-18 Count to 70. Language Development LD “Senses” TG pg 180-181 LD “Senses” TG pg 178-179 Read: Inventor of a Traffic SHOW AND TELL Healthy Body “Seeing, Hearing, Touching” “Tasting and Smelling” Light 1923 Garrett Morgan. Make popcorn for snack. What Introduce new vocabulary. Quiet Talk Card (In crate) Sing: “I Am Special” p 12: ~and~ Inventor of Peanut senses did you use? Increase listening skills. L Butter in America Our Great Talk about way to play sensory ~“The Muffin Man” Talk about the popcorn and Appreciate God’s creation touch game. (cards and shapes) Country “George Washington review senses using the cards Put up banana sign. Banana Day! Discuss Presidents’ Day card. Bring a banana for snack today! Carver” Card 24 “My Five Senses.” Reading/Music Read: City Sounds 3 Read: Arthur’s Nose 3 Read: My Five Senses 3 1b Read: Five Senses 3~My Body 3 Healthy Body ~ For God So Loved the World 3 ~What’s That Awful Smell 3 ~Clean Your Room Harvey ~Moo Pie in the Moonlight 3 Enjoy and value ~Nona's Porch 3 ~Poetry For You and Me Moon 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays reading and music. O Sing: “You Are My “Thank You For the World So “Five Senses” p 39 Sing: “I Am Special” p 12 Sunshine” p 14 ~“Here I Am” p Sweet” p 5 ~“Found a Peanut” Sing: “The More We Get 12 ~ “Three Blind Mice” Together” p 8 ~“Special Me” p 12 Math/Science Put sensory touch game on shelf. “Senses” Let each child make a traffic light ABC containers. Classify objects. Sensory Cups Listening Lotto Game to eat. Graham cracker, peanut Mix up items and return to butter and M&M’s correct containers. Practice number concepts Sensory balloons. Outside Sounds Explore environment. S (red yellow and green). Harmony Discussion Cards What senses did you use? Listen and Identify

Bible/Pledges “Jesus Heals Ten Lepers” Cards Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals “Rich Young Ruler” To Know God’s Love. 108-109 Card 7 “Polite” Card 12 I John 3:23 Card 110 Poems and Finger Plays Present the Bible through the ~Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “God Made Me” p 3 Sing: “Oh, How I Love Jesus” telling of stories from the Old E “Ten Lepers” p 41 “Good Manners” p 15 and New Testament. Sing: “O Be Careful” Play Veggie Tales CD this week. Sing: “Oh Be Careful”

Art/Healthy Body Readiness Skills p 135 (train) Color the Bananas. Wubbzy Straw Toppers Color by number using Control small muscles in hands. Can you make train sounds? Do they taste good? What sense do you use? markers. “Smell the Explore different art materials D Bananas are a healthy snack. Do pages1&12 in book. Flowers” Do page 2 in book. Gross-motor skills. Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Play with parachutes. Check Schedule

Afternoon Activities ~God’s World p 4-6 ~God’s World p 7-14 ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Play Red Light, Green Light ~Sit on the floor, put your ~Allow students to jump Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play: “I Spy” color ~Talk about the sounds and hands in the air. Stand up (safely) recognition game smells you like the best. without touching the floor. with the characters. Eat Popcorn ~If needed, do pages 1 and 12 ~ If needed, do page 2 in book. in book.  To help develop good listening habits. 27 K-4  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

Themes and Objectives Monday, February 22 Tuesday, February 23 Wednesday, February 24 Thursday, February 25 Friday, February 26 Phonics/Numbers Writing w/Phonics p 53-54 Writing w/Phonics p 55-56 ABC-123 p 187-188 ABC-123 p 185-186 ABC-123 p 189-190 Teach: Rev. blends/one-vowel words. Review letters and sounds. Introduce 20 Writing w/Phonics p 57-58 Review blends. ~vowels and their sounds, Rev. 1-vowel rule and words. Review teen family formation Review of all letters. Review letters and blends. Review 1-20, count to 80 ~number counting, Review 1-19, count to 80 Review 1-19, Count to 120 by 10’s Review 1-20, count to 80. Count to 120 by 10’s recognition and concepts Introduce sight word “a” Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!! Introduce 1+1=2 Count to 120 by 10’s Sing: “The Alphabet Song” Do name paper Sometimes/Anytime Cards Preschool Fun Songs # 3 Language Development LD Card 28“Flowers” What do flowers need to grow? LD “Zinnias” TG pg 211 Read: Poems and Finger Plays SHOW AND TELL Take a nature walk outside and look ‘Here is the Beehive” p 4 Flowers TG pg 65-66 Poems and Finger Plays Language Enrichment Introduce new vocabulary. at the different kinds of flowers. Sing: “Bumblebee Song” p 1 Poems and Finger Plays Daffodils” p 8 Cards 61-64 Increase listening skills. “Violets” p 43 ~“Zinnias in My Garden” p 49 Appreciate God’s creation On Tuesday, Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Wear a Crazy Hat or Hair.

Reading/Music/Flowers Read: The Parable of the Lily 3 Read: Song of the Flowers 3 Read: Chrysanthemum 3 Read: Honeybee 3 Read: Flower Garden 3 Enjoy and value reading ~The Reason for a Flower 3 ~Horton Hears a Who! 3 ~Planting a Rainbow 3 ~Bees and Their Hives 3 ~Big Yellow Sunflower 3 and music. ~Alison’s Zinnia 3 Look at and identify the flower Sing: “Flowers” p 7 ~“Spring, What do honey bees do for ~Leo The Late Bloomer 3 Sing: “A Song of Flowers” p 7 cards. Spring, Spring” flowers? Why is pollen Harmony Discussion Finger play: “My Garden” p 9 important to the flower? Cards Math/Science Readiness Skills p 125 Bring a Flower to class today! Healthy Habits for Life Taste honey on crackers. Readiness Skills p 121-123 Classify objects. Flowers & Dog Using real flowers, Identify the p 43 “View and Do: I Eat the Watch a honey bee video. Flowers are growing in a Practice number concepts leaves, petals and stem. Where Colors of the Rainbow” Buddy Barrel Day garden pot. Explore environment. is the pollen in a flower? Cut Use plastic food or cut from open the flower. Draw a picture grocery flyers. Buddy Barrel Letter of the flower

Bible/Pledges “Zacchaeus” Cards 127-128 Character Development Visuals Bible Memory Visuals Friends at Bethany” Card 129 I Am Responsible 3 To Know God’s Love. Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Card 37 “Helpful” Card 21 Proverbs 20:11 Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Present the Bible through the Do Zacchaeus Puzzle. Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 telling of stories from the Old and New Testament. Art/ Flowers Provide craft materials to Readiness Skills p 129 Readiness Skills p 151 Using markers, color a Paper Cup Flowers. ~Color and Control small muscles in hands. make a flower. Start with a (Sun and Flowers) Color daffodils and tulips. spring bouquet. cut three circles for middle of Explore different art materials “flowers.” Draw grass, stems circle in the middle. and leaves for three flowers. See sample.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play musical instruments/march ~Play “Simon Says” using large ~Run quickly, walk quickly and ~Healthy Habits For Life p 25 ~Dramatic Play: Pretend to Fine and Gross motor skills ~Using plastic plates of flowers and motor movements. clap your hands quickly “View and Do: Get Up and Move” collect honey and leaves, do crayon rubbings. ~Play “I Spy” ~Sidewalk chalk. Draw flowers. ~Take a walk outside and look for pollen like a bee. Leave plates in Art center. using color words. flowers. ~Practice counting to 100.  To give praise to each child for something they have accomplished this week.  To help each child gain self confidence. 28 K-4  To increase the child’s vocabulary. Themes and Objectives Monday, March 1 Tuesday, March 2 Wednesday, March 3 Thursday, March 4 Friday, March 5 Dr. Seuss Birthday Party! Phonics/Numbers 19 ABC-123 p 175-176 ABC-123 p 177-178 ABC-123 p 179-180 ABC-123 p 181-183 Writing w/Phonics p 51-52 Teach: ~vowels and their Writ. w/Phonics p 47-48. Writing w/Phonics p 49-50 Review all blends. Introduce 19 Practice blends. sounds, ~number counting, Review letters learned. Practice blend ladders. Practice one-vowel words. Review 1-18, count to 80 Review 1-19 Count to 80 recognition and concepts Review teen family formation. Review one-vowel rule. Review 1-18 Count to 80 Review all letters Count to 120 by 10’s Do Name paper. Practice one-vowel sentences. Count to 120 by 10’s Language Enrichment Cards 51-52 Lang. Dev. Dr. Seuss. Using orange card, Read: Mr. Brown Can Moo! Read: I Can Read With My Poems and Finger Plays SHOW AND TELL Introduce new vocabulary. discuss-Who is Dr. Seuss? Can You? 3 Eyes Shut 3 “Hey, Diddle Diddle” p 8 Increase listening skills. Dr. Seuss’ birthday is March 2 ~Great Day For Up! 3 Harmony Discussion Cards Readiness Skills p 93 Appreciate God’s creation Wear crazy hat of hair. (Dish and Spoon) Put Up Green Eggs CRAZY HAT or and Ham Sign HAIR DAY

Reading/Music Read: Cat in the Hat 3 Read: Green Eggs and Read: And to Think I Saw It Read: There’s a Wocket in My Read: Hop on Pop 3 ~Cat in Dr. Seuss ~ Hooper Humperdink… Not Ham 3 ~Oh, The Thinks You on Mulberry St. 3 Pocket 3 ~One Fish, Two the Hat Comes Back 3 Enjoy and value Him! 3 Can Think 3 ~Wacky Wednesday 3 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 3 Dr. Seuss Songs and Poems reading and music. Sing/Read: Dr. Seuss Songs Dr. Seuss Songs and Poems Dr. Seuss Songs and Poems Dr. Seuss Songs and Poems What is your favorite and Poems Dr. Seuss book? Math/Science Dr. Seuss Lacing Cards Make Green Eggs with ham Mystery Box-Take turns Measure and record Chart– How long can you hop Classify objects. Use for a Center then leave out slices and chocolate milk guessing what is in the box by each child’s height. before putting your foot down? Practice number concepts for week. for snack. Fill out chart. feeling it before you see it. Post chart in room. Explore environment. Let child write answer. Office needs a copy.

Bible/Pledges “The Lost Lamb” Card 112 Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals “The Good Samaritan” Read: Hands are To Know God’s Love. Veggie Tales CD # 6 Card 18 I John 4:19 Card 8 “Impolite” Cards 113-116 Not for Hitting 3 Present the Bible through the “Good Shepherd” Sing: “Oh, How I Love Jesus” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Sing: “Oh, How I Love Jesus” Veggie Tales CD # telling of stories from the Old Forgiveness Song and New Testament.

Art/Dr. Seuss Color/cut two of the Cat’s Free Art –On the red striped Color and cut out Read and do together: Do the Cat in the Hat Control small muscles in hands. Hats. Fold the long paper and paper, draw an green eggs. Cat in the Hat addition Connect the dots. Explore different art materials cut in half to make the hats unusual creature. Glue on Do pages 6 and 7 in book. sentences. Get a class picture. fit each child’s head. Wear stickers. Display with poster all week.

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

Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Lay a stick on the ground and ~Play: The Cat in the Hat says. ~Play musical instruments. ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Healthy Habits For Life Fine and Gross motor skills jump over, both feet together. ~Play animal charades by Have a parade. ~Play Candy Land p 17 “View and Do: ~Play Candy Land making animal sounds and ~Watch a Dr. Seuss Movie Follow Me: Hips Dance” guessing “What Animal?” ~Watch a Dr. Seuss Movie

Monday, March 1 Tuesday, March 2 Wednesday, March 3 Thursday, March 4 Friday, March 5 Dr. Seuss Birthday Party!  To increase the children’s vocabulary. 29 K-4  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday March 8 Tuesday, March 9 Wednesday, March 10 Thursday, March 11 Friday, March 12 Phonics/Numbers-20 ABC-123 p 191-192 ABC-123 p 197-198 ABC-123 p 193 ABC-123 p 199-200 ABC-123 p 195 Teach: Writing w/Phonics p 59-60 Review one– and two-vowel rules Writing w/Phonics p 61-62 Review teen family formation. Writing w/Phonics p 63-64 ~vowels and their sounds, Review 1-20.Count to 90. and words. Introduce 20 Count to 90. Review 1-20.Count to 90. Review one-vowel rule and ~number counting, Name paper Before and after numbers. Review long and short vowel Count to 120 by 10’s words. Review all addition recognition and concepts Review 1+1=2 Review 1-19 sounds. Count to 120 by 10’s Harmony Discussion Cards sentences learned. Introduce 2+1=3 Language Development LD Card 31 & 46 “Garden” LD Card 56 “Peanuts” LD Card 32 “Groceries” LD Card 7, 37 “Ants” SHOW AND TELL Gardening “Ladybugs” TG pg 146-147 “Vegetables” TG pg 73, 196 “Insects” TG pg 23, 86 Bring an apple for Introduce new vocabulary. TG pg 71-72, 112-113 Discuss Sequence Cards. What helps things grow? Poems and Finger Plays “Ants” p 3 Increase listening skills. How are ladybugs to gardens. Poems and Finger Plays “Little Miss Muffet” p 24 snack. Save the seeds. Appreciate God’s creation “Vegetables” p42 “Mary Mary” p 26 Finger play: “My Garden” p 9

Reading/Music/ Read: I Like Bugs 3 Read: The Tiny Seed 3 Read: Curious George Plants a Read: Blueberries For Sal 3 Read: Johnny Appleseed My Gardening ~The Garden Project 3 ~The Watermelon Seed 3 Seed 3 ~The Carrot Seed 3 Sing: “A Little Sun” p 8 Story 3 ~The Story of Enjoy and value reading Sing: “Seeds” p 9 Sing: “Planting Time” p 8 Poems and Finger Plays Language Enrichment St. Patrick 3 “Hummingbird in My Garden” p16 Finger play: “My Garden” p 9 ~“A Little Sun” p 8 ~ “If All the Cards 39-40 Finger play: “Climbing up the and music. “Once I Saw a Little Bird” p 4 ~“Seeds” p 9 Raindrops” psfs# 51 Poetry For You and Me Apple Tree” p 7 Sing: “I Like Veggies” p 8 “Fuzzy Wuzzy, Creepy Crawly” p 36 Math/Science Healthy Habits For Life Show seed sample. Talk about LD Card 68 “Underground Using large paper plate and Look at the apple seeds. Classify objects. “Build Me a Salad” p 44 parts of seeds. Examine the soaked Animals” TG pg 194-195 paint blobs, How are the bean seeds and apple seeds different? Practice number concepts Do page 45 beans and find the parts of a bean Discuss Worms as Do worm painting. Explore environment seed. (seed coat, seed food, root, Underground Farmers Discuss your classroom plants. Send home p 47-48. How do we care for them? and leaves) Read: What Do Scientists Do? 3

Soak beans for tomorrow. Plant lentils in cups of dirt. Bible/Pledges “First Family” Cards 17-19 Bible Memory Visuals Read: How To Deal With Character Development Read: How To Deal With Goal: Life is a precious gift Pray: Thank You God, for our Card 20 John 14:6 Friends 3 Card 38 “Helpful” Parents 3 that comes from God! families. Talk about goal Read: “A New Baby in the Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Sing: “O Be Careful” Sing: “O Be Careful” Present the Bible through the Sing: “God Made Me Special” Family” Children” Talk about goal Talk about goal telling of stories from the Old Card w/John 14:6 Sing: “I Am Special Song” Talk about goal and New Testament.

Art/ Gardening Read: The Grouchy Ladybug 3 Use the paper “What do plants Draw a picture of a vegetable Shamrock Tear and glue green Make red, yellow and green. Control small muscles in hands. Make a lady bug need to grow?” (in crate.) garden, or your favorite thing strips of paper onto the apple prints. Dip apples in Explore different art materials from paper plates. & Readiness Skills p 143 that grows in a garden. shamrock. See sample. tempera paint and stamp. with dirt to complete the picture. Date and display

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

Afternoon Activities ~God’s World p 43-45 ~God’s World p 46-49 ~God’s World p 52 ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play: “Simon Says” ~Healthy Habits for Life ~Healthy Habits for Life p 46 ~Practice skipping, hopping ~Use the scarves while Fine and Gross motor skills Use cross lateral movements p 41 “I Say…” “Pick and Pull” and jumping. playing a music CD. ~Make play dough veggies. ~Sand Play ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Sand Play ~Sidewalk chalk. Spring Break No VPK this week.  To help develop good listening habits. Spring/Easter A K-4  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 15 Tuesday, March 16 Wednesday, March 17 Thursday, March 18 Friday, March 19 Phonics/20/Long Vowels ABC-123 p 253 ABC-123 p 254 ABC-123 p 255 ABC-123 p 256 Review all letters and Teach: ~vowels and their Review alphabet. Review 1-20, Introduce two-vowel rule. Review 1-20, Count to 80. Count to 80. one-vowel words. sounds, ~number counting, Count to 80. Count to 120 by 10’s Review blends and Count to 120 by 10’s Review 1-20 Count to 80 recognition and concepts Practice one-vowel words. Review 2+1=3 one-vowel word sentences. Practice long vowel sounds Count to 120 by 10’s Do name paper. Discuss St. Patrick’s Day. And review two-vowel rule.

Language Development What is spring? Talk about how new life Read: What is your favorite part SHOW AND TELL Spring/Easter Read: An Egg Is An Egg 2 begins this time of the year. Poems and Finger Plays about Spring or Easter? Introduce new vocabulary. Poems and Finger Plays Read: Animal Babies 2 “Eggs” p 10 Sing: “Ten Little Bunnies” Increase listening skills. “Tadpole” p 40 Appreciate God’s creation (new life)

Reading/Music Read: The Golden Egg Read: Make Way For Read: The Little Rabbit Who Read: The Runaway Bunny 2 Read: Home For a Bunny 2 Spring/Easter Book 2 Ducklings 2 Wanted Red Wings 2 ~The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 Sing : Ten Little Enjoy and value reading Poems and Finger Plays ~Poetry For You and Me ~Hopscotch the Tiny Bunny 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays Bunnies and music. “Eggs” p 10 “What is It?” p 7 Sing : Ten Little Bunnies “Hop and Stop Bunny” p 17 Harmony Discussion Sing: “I’m a Little Chickie” Sing: “I’m a Little Bunny” Cards ~“Ten Little Bunnies” Math/Science Play hot and cold- PLAY BALL! Healthy Habits for Life p 22 Play Candy Land Play Bingo Classify objects. hide and seek with Practice counting by 1’s and “Hokey Pokey Muscles and During lunch watch the Practice number concepts an Easter egg. 10’s to 100. Bones” video The Easter Carol. Explore environment.

Bible/Pledges The Story of the First Easter 2 Character Development Visuals Read: 3 in 1 Bible Memory Visuals Read: What is Faith? 2 To Know God’s Love. Sing: “Jesus Died For All the Card 1 “Self-control” (A Picture of God) 2 Card 19 I Timothy 1:15 Sing: ** “Jesus Is Our Present the Bible through the Children” ~**“Jesus Is Our Sing: “Jesus Died For All the Sing: “Jesus Died For All the Poems and Finger Plays “I Am Friend Today” p 4 telling of stories from the Old Jesus’ Little Lamb” p 25 Friend Today” p 4 Children” ~**“Jesus Is Our Children” ~**“Jesus Is Our and New Testament. Sing: “Jesus Died For All the Friend Today” p 4 Friend Today” Children” Art/Easter Spring Duck Free Art Collage using Spring/ Free Art: Color four eggs. Free Art using paints. Control small muscles in hands. Color by number Easter craft materials. Draw and color a spring Explore different art materials using markers. Use construction paper. picture. Date and display.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls-Practice kicking Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls-Practice kicking Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym a rolling ball. Check Schedule Check Schedule a stationary ball. Check Schedule

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 ~Healthy Habits for Life p 11 ~Spoon-Egg Walk ~Egg Basket Toss ~Take a walk, talk about Fine and Gross motor skills playing a music CD. “Move Together!” ~Sidewalk chalk ~Nature walk– What what is growing. ~Play Bean Bag toss game. ~Play musical instruments. reminds us of Easter? ~ Play “I Spy” Put up Egg Hunt sign.  To help develop good listening habits. 30 K-4  To increase the children’s vocabulary.

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 22 Tuesday, March 23 Wednesday, March 24 Thursday, March 25 Friday, March 26 Phonics/Numbers- ABC-123 p 201-202 Writing w/ Phonics p 65-66 ABC-123 p 203-204 ABC-123 pp 205 Writing w/Phonics p 69-70 Teach: Review letters and blends. Review long and short vowel Review letters and blends. Writing w/Phonics p 67-68 Review letters and blends. ~vowels and their sounds, Work on sentences. sounds. Review 1-20. Count to 90. Review 1-20. Count to 90 Work on sentences. ~number counting, Review 1-20. Do Name Paper Review 1-20. Count to 90. Count to 120 by 10’s Review one– and two-vowel words. Review all addition recognition and concepts Review 2+1=3 Count to 120 by 10’s Introduce 3+1=4 Count to 120 by 10’s sentences learned. Language Development LD Card 26 “Forest LD Card 42 “Jungle” Poems and Finger Plays LD “Rain Forest” SHOW AND TELL Trees Animals” TG pg 61-62 TG pg 98-99 “What God Made” p 15 TG pg 100-101 Part 1 Introduce new vocabulary. Review Flowers, Gardens and Emphasize Trees Emphasize Trees Talk about trees that grow food. “Plants” Emphasize Trees Trees. Increase listening skills. What kinds of fruit/non-fruit Appreciate God’s creation Sing: “The Birds Upon the Language Enrichment Caterpillars are coming Look at Seasonal Trees card. Treetops” Cards 75-76 trees grow where we live? today!!

Reading/Music/Trees Read: A Tree is Nice 3 ~In the Read: Over in the Jungle 3 Read: Rain Forests 3 LD Card 11 “Butterflies” Read: Caps For Sale 3 Enjoy and value reading Forest 3 ~Look at a Tree 3 ~ Stellaluna 3 ~“Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” TG pg 30-31 ~Poetry For You and Me and music. Sing: “Forest” p 8 ~ “The (bat in crate for circle time) said the Sloth 3 Read: Waiting For Wings 3 “What Is It?” p 7 Leaves” Preschool Fun Songs # 18 Sing: “The ABC Song” ~ The Ants go Marching 3 ~Caterpillars on the Move 3 Sing: “The Birds Upon the Action Rhyme: “I Can” Action Rhyme: “I Can” Poems and Finger Plays ~Poems and Finger Plays Treetops” Discuss pinecones-Set out on Harmony Discussion “Little Nut Tree” p 29 “Apple Tree” p 3(change Science shelf. Cards HHFL p27-28 Send Home “apples” to “oranges”)

Math/Science -Classify Hand out Day 25 bags! Readiness Skills p 145 Healthy Habits for Life p 46 BAG OF 25 ITEMS!!! Healthy Habits for Life p 42 objects. Practice number Frog/Learn to draw an animal “Pick and Pull” Mystery Food Box-Focus on When outside, stop, look Day 25 Using the bags of 25 concepts Explore environment. that lives in the rain forest. ~Sometimes/Anytime Cards fruits that grow on trees. around and identify the items each child brought and the Day 25 paper, practice different trees. counting, adding and subtracting.

Bible/Pledges “Abraham Shares” 20-22 Bible Memory Visuals Review Bible story and goal. Read: The Giving Tree 3 Character Development Visuals Goal: Sharing is important. Pray: Thank You God, for our Card 26 Psalm 145:9 Sing: “Jesus Loves the Little Sing: “Oh, How I Love Cards 1 & 2 Present the Bible through the home, our mother and father. Sing: “God Is So Good” p 7 Jesus” “Self-control/ Poor Self-control” telling of stories from the Old and Children” ~“The B-I-B-L-E” New Testament. Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Read: “You Pick First” Talk about goal. Talk about goal Sing: “O Be Careful”

Art/Trees Build a tree or trees Make leaf rubbings from the At the easel, Draw a caterpillar Draw a fruit tree/glue fruit on Control small muscles in hands. with craft materials. leaf and flower plates. paint a picture of a tree. and a butterfly. it. (Punch out dots red, orange Explore different art materials (May use real leaves also.) Date and display. etc. and glue on tree for fruit.)

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Use bats and balls. Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Use Activity Mats (In blue bag ~Play “Hide and Seek” at the ~Healthy Habits For Life p 26 ~Practice throwing a small ~Play musical instruments and Fine and Gross motor skills with balls) playground. (Hide an object) Play: “Telly’s Triangle Tag” ball overhand and underhand. march around the room. ~Take a walk outside and ~Provide watercolors ~Make trees with play dough. ~Blow bubbles outside ~Play picture dominoes. look at trees. for free art. Talk about matching/same.  To further develop the awareness of the world in which they live in. Easter B K-4  To give praise to each child for something they have accomplished during the week

Themes and Objectives Monday, March 29 Tuesday, March 30 Wednesday, March 31 Thursday, April 1 Friday, April 2 Phonics/Numbers 20 ABC-123 p 211-212 Writing w/Phonics p 73-74 ABC-123 p 209-210 ABC-123 p 207 Teach: Writing w/Phonics p 71-72 Review 1-20,Count to 80. Writing w/Phonics p 75-76 Count to 120 by 10’s ~vowels and their sounds, Review all letters, name, Review one-vowel rule. Review all letters. Count to 80 Practice blends. ~number counting, sound, and picture. one-vowel word sentences. Play Ball! Count to 80. Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 recognition and concepts Do name paper. Review teen family formation. Review concepts of 1-20. ~**”Jesus Is Our Friend Today” Remind students of what to Review long vowel sounds on white card GOOD bring for the egg hunt Practice two-vowel rule. Poem/Green Card: “Easter Was tomorrow. God’s Way”

Language Development LD Card 48, 60 “Lamb” EASTER EGG HUNT Using the 3 Easter cards, discuss Using 3 Easter cards: Why do Easter/Spring “Rabbit” TG pg 118, 162 in Grassy Field Easter. What is Easter? What are we celebrate Easter? Discuss the Introduce new vocabulary. Read: The Resurrection Eggs 3 Hide eggs @ 10:45-11:00 some ways we celebrate Easter? life of Jesus. Using the mirror Increase listening skills. Look at eggs while you read story. Do you have new clothes to wear box, Ask, “Who did Jesus die

Appreciate God’s creation Why do we celebrate Easter? Hunt eggs @ 11:00-11:30 to church on Easter Sunday? for?” FRIDAY Poem/Green Card: “Easter Was Why? Sing: **”Jesus Is Our Sing: **”Jesus Is Our Friend God’s Way” Friend Today” on white card Today” on white card Reading/Music/ Peter Rabbit’s Happy Easter 3 Read: The Story of Easter 3 Read: Horton Hatches the Egg Read: The Wonder of Easter 3 Easter/Spring ~There Was an Old Lady Who ~Chickens Aren’t the Only 3 ~Happy Easter Curious George ~A Nest Full of Eggs 3 FIRST Enjoy and value Swallowed a Chick 3 Ones 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Finger play: “Easter reading and music. Sing: “Egg Hunt” p 10 “Easter Was God’s Way” p 10 “Little Bunny” p 4 Rabbits” Harmony Discussion ~“I’m a Little Chickie” Green Card: “Clap Your Hands” Remind students of what to Buddy Barrel Day STEPS Cards Language Enrichment Sing: “I’m a Little Bunny” on bring for the egg hunt. Buddy Barrel Letter Cards 59-60 white card

Math/Science Classify End of the Year Practice Let each child find 10 items of End of the Year Practice Children will choose a book and objects. 11:10-11:30 one color. Use the items to count 11:10-11:30 look at he pictures and talk Practice number concepts by tens. Write numbers on cards. about what is happening in the ACADEMY Explore environment. pictures. Bible/Pledges “Resurrection Week” “Resurrection Week” “Resurrection Week” Bible Memory Visuals To Know God’s Love. Part One Cards 130-132 Part Two Cards 133-138 Part Three Cards 139-143 Card 20 John 14:6 CLOSED Present the Bible through the Sing: “Jesus Died For All the Character Development Visuals telling of stories from the Old Sing: “He is King” Sing: “He is King” and New Testament. Children” on white card Card 2 “Poor Self-control”

Art/ Easter Make a cross Easter card. Read: God’s World p 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Readiness Skills p 91 Control small muscles in hands. Readiness Skills 63 “Humpty Dumpty” p 16 (Rabbits) Explore different art materials We Love God Readiness Skills p 97 (Humpty Dumpty) Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground, Breezeway or Gym Make cross lateral moves. Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice skipping, hopping and ~Easter Egg roll. ~Play Easter Egg games. ~Circle Game-call a number, the Fine and Gross motor skills. jumping ~Play Bingo ~Play Candy Land child bounces the ball that many ~Play Candy Land times and throws it back to you. ~Play dough make Easter eggs. Put up Teddy Bear Sign.  To increase the children’s vocabulary. 31 K-4  To create a genuine interest in learning.

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 5 Tuesday, April 6 Wednesday, April 7 Thursday, April 8 Friday, April 9 Phonics/ Numbers ABC-123 p 213-214 ABC-123 p 215-216 Writing w/Phonics p 79-80. ABC-123 p 217 ABC-123 p 219 Teach: Writing w/Phonics p 77-78 Review 1-20.Count to 100. Review one-vowel rule and Writing w/Phonics p 81-82. Review letters and blends. ~vowels and their sounds, Review blend ladders. Review Rev. long & short vowel sounds. double consonant rule. Review one-vowel & Count to 100. Review 1-20 ~number counting, one-vowel words. Review long Rev. one & two vowel rules. Count to 100. Review 1-20, double consonant rules. Review concepts of 16-20. recognition and concepts and short vowel sounds. Practice one & two-vowel word Review concepts of 6-10. Count to 100. Review 1-20 Count to 120 by 10’s Do name paper. sentences. Introduce 4+1=5 Review concepts of 11-15. Work on concept of larger and Review 3+1=4 Review concepts of 1-5. Review all addition smaller number* sentences learned. Lang. Development Bears LD Card 10 “Bears” LD Card 10 “Bears” LD Card 70 “Polar Bear” Teddy Bear Day! Wear your SHOW AND TELL Introduce new vocabulary. TG pg 28-29 TG pg 28-29 TG pg 200-201 PJs and bring your favorite Poetry For You and Me Increase listening skills. Read: “Looking and Thinking” Read: “Learning More” and Teddy Bear today. In circle Appreciate God’s creation “Grizzly Bear” p 28 Sing: “Little Bear” “Let’s Talk about It” time tell us about your bear. Sing: “Winnie the Pooh” Play “Rank My Bear”

Reading/Music/ Bears Read: Emma’s Vacation 3 Ask Mr. Bear 3 ~ Baby Bear, Read: Whatever Happens to Read: Gotcha! 3 Read: Panda Bear, Panda Enjoy and value reading ~Just Like Daddy 3 1b Baby Bear, What Do You See? 3 Bear Cubs? 3 ~Cuddle 3 ~About A Bear 3 Bear... 3 and music. Another fun thing to do on Sing: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Sing: “You Are My Teddy ~Please, Mr. Panda 3 2b Bear” ~“Bear song” Harmony Discussion vacation or while cooking on a Bear!” p 15 Sing: “Little Bear” ~“Did You Cards campfire is to make s’mores. ~ “Creative Movement” Ever See A Teddy Bear?” Let’s Make S’mores! Language Enrichment Cards 47-48 Math/Science MATH TEST this week. Healthy Habits for Life Using the large dice , Read: Notorious Numbers 3 End of the Year Classify objects. Practice number End of the Year Practice p 12 “Movement Grab Bag” of play the dice game. Practice concepts Explore environment. 11:10-11:30 Forest Animals. (In Crate) 11:10-11:30

Bible/Pledges “God Gives...Son” 23-25 Card w/John 14:6 Bible Memory Visuals Read: Being Careless 3 Character Development Visuals Goal: God always keep His Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Card 23 Jeremiah 33:3 Sing: “O Be Careful” Card 25 “Orderly” promises! Talk about goal. Read: “Birthday Promise” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Talk about goal. Present the Bible through the Sing: “O Be Careful” telling of stories from the Old and Talk about goal. New Testament. Art/Bears Color small bears. Readiness Skills p 45 Readiness Skills 103 Free art: Draw your Teddy Using paint, make some Control small muscles in hands. Hang from ceiling. “Bear and Cub” Benjamin Bear Bear. Date and display Bear (bare) foot prints. Explore different art materials

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Teddy Bear Toss-Toss your Check Schedule Teddy Bear in to a basket .

Afternoon Activities ~Read Little Bear “What Will ~Read Little Bear “Birthday ~Read Little Bear “Little Bear ~Read Little Bear “Little ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading Little Bear Wear?” 3 Soup” 3 Goes to the Moon” 3 Bear’s Wish” 3 ~Do chalk and bubbles near the Fine and Gross motor skills ~Play “Simon Says” ~Practice skipping, hopping and ~Play red light, green light ~Repeat Gross-Motor Skill entrance to the school. ~Play dough-Make a bear. jumping. ~Free play in centers. ~Have a Teddy Bear Hunt ~Play “I Spy” ~Play musical instruments.  To train the children to be more independent in their work. 32 K-4  To help the children who are weak in certain areas.

Themes and Objectives Monday, April 12 Tuesday, April 13 Wednesday, April 14 Thursday, April 15 Friday, April 16 Phonics/Numbers Writing w/Phonics p 83-84 ABC-123 p 221-222 ABC-123 p 223-224 Writing with Phonics p 87-88 ABC-123 p 225-226 Teach: Review one-vowel word Writing w/Phonics p 85-86 Review 15-20. Count to 100. Long & short vowel sounds. Review letters. ~vowels and their sounds, sentences. Review letters and blends. Count to 120 by 10’s Review 1-20. Count to 100. Practice reading sentences. ~number counting, Review one-vowel words. Review long & short vowel sounds. Review one & two vowel words. Work on concept of larger and Review addition sentences recognition and concepts Do name paper. Review 15-20, Count to 100 Review 4+1=5 smaller number Introduce 5+1=6 Language Development What are feelings? Read: The Three Bears 3 Dramatic play: Act-The Three Using bear puppets, let each SHOW AND TELL Bears/Feelings Use feelings cards for Bears-Dramatize feelings child talk about their feelings. Introduce new vocabulary. Sing: “Goldilocks, LD Card 51 “Mice” Increase listening skills. identification and discussion. Goldilocks, Turn Around” Healthy Habits For Life Sometimes/Anytime Cards TG pg 130-131 Appreciate God’s creation Use the “Feelings” card Language Enrichment p 63 “Cookie Monster and How do mice make you feel? Explore the feelings in each about teams. Cards 57-58 the Four Bears” Empty/full book you read this week.

Reading/Music Read: Feelings 3 ~That’s Read: Little Bear’s New Read: Chaucer’s First Read: Good Job Little Bear 3 Read: Bear Up 3 Bears/Feelings When I’m Happy 3 Friend 3 Winter 3~You Will Be My ~We’re Going on A Bear ~Bear Feels Scared 3 Enjoy and value ~Corduroy 3 Sing: “Little Bear” ~ “Every Friend 3 Hunt 3 Sing: “Happy All the Time” reading and music. Sing: “If You’re Happy and Move I Make” ~ “Happy All Sing: “Goldilocks, Sing: “The Bear Went Over Review the feelings in the Harmony Discussion You Know It” ~“Teddy Was the Time” Goldilocks, Turn Around” the Mountain” books you read this week. Cards His Name O”

Math/Science End of the Year Using small connecting Using small Using the small connecting End of the Year Classify objects. Practice cubes ,practice making basic color connecting cubes , practice cubes make a color pattern and Practice Practice number concepts 11:10-11:30 patterns. ABABAB…, making color patterns. have the children repeat the 11:10-11:30 Explore environment. ABBABBABB, AABAABAAB, ABCABC...and pattern. Make AAABAAA... and AABBAABB… AABBCCAA… ABBCCCA... patterns.

Bible/Pledges “Isaac Grows Up” Cards 26-29 Read: “Daddy’s Bride” Read: Learn the Value Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Goal: Finish your work and Pray: Thank You God, for our Sing: “My God Is So Great” p 24 of Trust 3 Card 12 I John 3:23 Card 26 “Orderly” do your best. parents and teachers. Talk about goal. Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” p 17 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” p 17 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” p 17 Present the Bible through the Sing: “My God Is So Great” p 24 Talk about your feelings and the Talk about goal. telling of stories from the Old and goal. New Testament. Art/Bears Make a bear puppet. Make a bear puppet. Free art: Use paint sponges. Using the units of connecting Free art with markers. Control small muscles in hands. Color & cut Cut & glue cubes to measure and record Draw patterns. Explore different art materials on the chart . Post chart.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play “Hokey Pokey” ~Play: “A Tisket, ~Practice skipping. ~Kick a rolling ball. ~Do chalk and bubbles near the Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and A Tasket” ~Peg boards, Geo Boards and ~Dramatic Play- Bear Hunt entrance to the school. You Know It” ~Play bingo. Puzzles ~Watch: Bear video

LD-Language Development TG-Teacher Guide  To increase awareness of the world around them. 33 K-4  To create a genuine interest in learning. Themes and Objectives Monday, April 19 Tuesday, April 20 Wednesday, April 21 Thursday, April 22 Friday, April 23 Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 p 227-228 ABC-123 p 229 Writing with Phonics p 91-92 ABC-123 p 231 Writing with Phonics p 93-94 Teach: Writing w/Phonics p 89-90 Review letters and blends. Review all letters. Review blends. Teach more and less. ~vowels and their sounds, Review long and short vowel Review one-vowel words. Count to 100. Review 1-20. Review + number sentences ~number counting, rules and sounds. Review two-vowel words. Review 1-20 Review long and short vowel Count to 100. recognition and concepts Practice sequencing. Review 1-20 Count to 100. Count to 120 by 10’s sounds and rules. Do name paper. Introduce 6+1=7 Language Development LD Card 36 “Farm” TG pg 84-85 Farm Animals: What “Roosters and Chickens” LD Card 19 “Dogs” SHOW AND TELL Farm Community Helper Visuals animals live on a farm? LD Card 24 “Eggs” TG pg 57 TG pg 46-48 LD Card 15 “Cats” Introduce new vocabulary. Farmer-Card 10 How does the farmer take care Chicken-egg to chicken How do they “help” farmers? TG pg 38-39 Increase listening skills. Talk about farmers, what they of his animals? What is your sequence cards. Begin with Language Enrichment Appreciate God’s creation How do they “help” farmers? grow, and how they grow favorite farm animal? “God created the chicken…” Cards 6-7 Sing: “To the Farm” p 6 things. What equipment do Farm Animals –CD 3 Farm Animals –CD 3 farmers use?

Reading/Music/Farm Read: Good Morning Farm 3 Read: Farm 3 Read: Little Red Hen 3 Read: The Digging-est Dog 3 Read: Dog on a Frog 3 Enjoy and value reading (Read p 32 first) ~Who took the Farmer’s Hat? 3 ~Splat the Cat and the Quick ~Dogs Working For People 3 ~Pat the Cat’s Big Book 3 b and music. ~Busy Tractors, Busy Days 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Chicks 3 ~Poems and Finger pp 1-15 ~Poems and Finger ~Poems and Finger Plays Harmony Discussion ~Our Wonderful Earth “Raining on the Farm” p 36 Plays “Rooster Song” p 36 Plays “My Doggie” p 8 “Five Kittens” p 23 ~“Wishes” p 44 ~ “One, Two, Cards pp 27-30 3 Sing: “Little Bo Peep” ~Old ~Tog the Dog’s Big Book 3 2 b “I Love Little Kitty” p 22 Sing: “Seeds” p 9 MacDonald Had a Farm 3 Buckle My Shoe” p 31 Farm Animals –CD 3 Use finger puppets Sing: “Animals on the Farm” Math/Science End of the Year Practice Collect all the farm animals in ~Poems and Finger Plays Using Clock, End of the Year Classify objects. 11:10-11:30 your room. Count how many “Two Little Blackbirds” p 40 Discuss Farm time. Practice Practice number concepts you have of each animal. Make a Dramatic play with stick puppets (See paper for times) 11:10-11:30 Explore environment. chart to display. Farm CD listening game.

Bible/Pledges Card w/ Colossians 3:20 Read: “Obeying is Important” - Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Character Development Visuals Goal: To know that obeying “Miriam Watches the Basket” Talk about goal. Card 22 Ephesians 4:32 Read: Teasing 3 Card 16 “Respectful” is very important Cards 30-33 Review Bible Story and goal. Bible Memory Card 21 Present the Bible through the telling of Bible Memory Card 25 stories from the Old and New Testament. Pray: God, help us obey. Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Talk about goal. Talk about goal. Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Art/Farm Using green markers, Connect the dots on the Using watercolors, paint the Make a dog puppet. Free art Control small muscles in hands. color a tractor. Dot-to-dot Chicken, color. chicken with the eggs. Draw a cat Explore different art materials

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

Afternoon Activities ~God’s World p 53-55 ~God’s World p 56-59 ~God’s World p 60-62 ~God’s World p 63-67 Read: Good Morning Farm 3 Enjoy and value reading ~Sing/Game: “The Farmer in ~Practice throwing and ~Play: “Farmer (Mother) May I” ~Practice kicking a rolling ball ~Sing and Play: “Here We Go Fine and Gross motor skills the Dell” 3 catching a small ball. (overhand ~Dramatic play: Using the stick ~While you are standing still Round the Mulberry Bush” ~Mystery box– use items found and underhand) puppets- The Little Red Hen ~While you are running toward it. Use the farmer’s schedule... on a farm. ~Watch a farm video. ~Finger painting. ~Dramatic Play-Farmer (use ~Make Farm book all week. Good Morning Farm for ideas)  To have the children feel secure at preschool. 34 K-4  To ensure that each student is watching and participating. Themes and Objectives Monday, April 26 Tuesday, April 27 Wednesday, April 28 Thursday, April 29 Friday, April 30 Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 pp 233-234 ABC-123 p 235-236 Writing w/Phonics p 97-98 ABC-123 p 237-238 Writing w/Phonics p 99-100 Addition Writing w/Phonics p 95-96 Review one and two vowel Review all letters. Count to 100. Review blends. Teach: Review blend ladders. rules and words. Review blends. Use 10’s number cards. Review 1-20. ~vowels and their sounds, Review one-vowel words. Review blends. Review one-vowel words. Review + combinations Review + combinations ~number counting, Count to 100.Review 1+1=2. Review 1-20. Language Enrichment Introduce 7+1=8 learned. recognition and concepts Introduce 3+1=4. Count to 120 by 10’s Cards 4-5 Sometimes/Anytime Cards SHOW AND TELL Do name paper. Review + combinations. Language Development “Pigs” LD Card 48 “Lamb” LD Card 18 “Ducks” Farm Animals “Cows” Farm Animals “Horses” How do Farm Read: Three Little Pigs 3 TG pg 118-119 TG pg 44-45 ~Buttercup, the Clumsy Cow 3 farmers take care of horses? How Introduce new vocabulary. Lambs are baby sheep. What Blue card/Sing: “Little White Duck” ~Poetry For You and Me do horses help farmers? ~Mig the Pig’s Big Book 3 b covers the sheep’s body? How do Increase listening skills. Sing: “Animals on the Farm” Poems and Finger Plays “The Friendly Cow” p 27 Read: Big Red Barn 3 Appreciate God’s creation people use the wool? Talk about ~Horses 3 Language Enrichment “My Turtle” and Finger play: Shepherds. They are “farmers” Sing: “Take Me Out to the Cards 53-54 “The Little Turtle” p 40 “This Little Cow” p 6 who take care of sheep. Barnyard” p 6

Reading/Music/ Farm End of the Year Practice Read: Little Baa 3 Read: Duckling At Home Read: Click, Clack, Moo Cows End of the Year Practice Enjoy and value reading 11:10-11:30 ~The Lord is My Shepherd 3 on the Pond 3 That Type 3 11:10-11:30 and music. ~Poems and Finger Plays ~Baby Farm Animals 3 ~Some Things Are Big, “I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” p 25 ~Farm Animals –CD 3 Some Things Are Small 3 Harmony Discussion Sing: “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Cards Sing: “I Love Mommy” Sing: “Take Me Out to the ~ “Baa Baa Black Sheep” ~ “Happy Mother’s Day” Barnyard” p 6 Math/Science Play Game using “What Am Healthy Habits For Life p 51 ORAL PHONICS Show and discuss the unit of Using manipulatives, review Classify objects. I?” Farm Characters. View and Do: “Cookie is a “inches.” Measure things with more and less. Play Ball! Practice number concepts Sometime Food” the rulers, and record. Count to 100 by 1 & 10’s. Explore environment. Read play using characters. TEST 4 Bible/Pledges “Hannah’s Son, Samuel” Card w/ Colossians 3:20 Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Read: Listen and Learn 3 Goal: To know that God Cards 34-37 Read: “Boots New Pants” Card 25 Exodus 20:12 Card 15 “Respectful” Sing: “He’s Got the Whole cares about us and answers Pray: Thank you God, for Talk about goal. Review Bible Story. Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” World in His Hands” our prayers. Talk about goal. Present the Bible through the telling of listening to our prayers. stories from the Old and New Testament. Talk about goal. Art/ Farm Art class 135/138 Readiness Skills p 149 Art class 121 Using markers, do Free Art with markers. Control small muscles in hands. Make a cover for the “book” “Baby Farm Animals” Readiness Skills p 147 color by number farm. Explore different art materials you will send home at the end “Duck” of the year.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Practice tossing a ball ~Sing: “The Hokey Pokey” ~Healthy Habits For Life p 46 ~Play: “The Farmer in the ~Play musical instruments Fine and Gross motor skills Underhand. ~Act out The 3 Pigs story. “Pick and Pull” Dell” 3 and march. ~Use farm stamps ~Sidewalk chalk/farm animals ~Practice writing your name. ~Watch a farm video. Continue to use Farm Free Art Materials in Art Center  Teach the children to be neat and orderly. 35 K-4  To instill in the children thoughtfulness and appreciation of others. Themes and Objectives Monday, May 3 Tuesday, May 4 Wednesday, May 5 Thursday, May 6 Friday, May 7 Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 pp 239-240 ABC-123 pp 241 Writing w/Phonics p 103-104 ABC-123 p 243 Writing w/Phonics p 105-106 Review: Writing w/Phonics p 101-102 Review blend ladders. Review blends. Review blends. Review blends and words. ~vowels and their sounds, Review letters and blends. Review one and two vowel Rev. formation of numbers 10-20. Review combinations. Review long and short ~number counting, Review one/two vowel words. words and sentences. Review + combinations. Introduce 8+1=9 vowel sounds. recognition and concepts Practice reading sentences. Language Enrichment Count to 120 by 10’s Sing: “I Love Mommy” Sing: “I Love Mommy”

Do name paper. Cards 1-26 ~”Happy Mother’s Day” ~ “Happy Mother’s Day” Language Development Community Helpers: LD Card 44 “Teacher” LD Card 47 “Letter Carrier” LD Card 59 “Pastors” SHOW AND TELL Community Helpers Who are community helpers? Make TG pg 108-109 TG pg 116-117 TG pg 154-155 Community Helper Visuals and display a list. Introduce new vocabulary. Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals Mayor-Card 9 Increase listening skills. Finger play: “Helpers” p 6 Teacher– Card 4 Postal Employee– Card 8 Pastor– Card 1 What is the Mayor’s Job? Appreciate God’s creation Read: People at Work 3 ~Poetry For You and Me Add mailman bag/uniform The Pastor’s job is to tell us ~Busy Workers 3 Read: ~Poems and Finger Put up Community “A Good Boy” p 13 to Dramatic play center for the about God. ~Are You My Mother? 3 Health and Safety Visuals Plays“ All By Myself” p 27 Helpers Poster rest of this theme. Read: What is God Like? 3 Talk about teams and players. Cards 10 & 14 End of the Year Practice 11:10-11:30

Reading/Music End of the Year Practice Read: Teachers 3 Read: Snowmen at Work 3 Poems and Finger Plays Read: Who Are You Sue Community Helpers 11:10-11:30 ~Jonathan and His Mommy 3 ~Nothing in the Mailbox 3 “What Can I Do”? p 9 Snue? 3 ~What is Mother’s Enjoy and value reading Sing: songs for program ~Kitty Cat… School 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays BGMC letter. Day? 3 ~Amelia Bedelia for and music. Sing: “I Love Mommy” “My Letter” p 24 and BUDDY BARREL DAY! Mayor 3 ~Poems and Finger Plays Harmony Discussion ~ “Happy Mother’s Day” “The Postman” p 32 “Listening Time” p 24 Cards ~“M-O-M-M-Y” Sing: songs for program Math/Science ABC Containers Community Helper Play the Game: Review more and less, Healthy Habits For Life Classify objects. Review letters Lotto Game What Am I? smaller and larger. p 76 “View and Do: Practice number concepts Count to 100. Career Characters Review #1-20. Mango Tango” Explore environment. Practice sequencing. Review combinations. Bible/Pledges “Ruth Keeps Her Promise” Card w/ Colossians 3:20 Bible Memory Visuals Read: Patience 3 Character Development Visuals Goal: To know that doing Cards 38-40 Read: “Mitten’s Decision” Card 25 Exodus 20:12 Sing: “God is So Good” Cards 21 & 22 “Diligent” right is important. Pray: Help us God, to do right. Talk about goal. Review Bible Story. Sing: “The B-I-B-L-E” Present the Bible through the telling of Talk about goal. stories from the Old and New Testament. Talk about goal. Art/ Community Helpers Make a Mother’s Day Card Draw a picture of your Using markers, Readiness Skills p 153 Free Art with water colors. Control small muscles in hands. teacher. Date and Display. color a mailman. “Mother’s Day” Explore different art materials

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Pretend to be your favorite ~Use the scarves while ~Play hopscotch. ~Practice hitting a ball ~Practice skipping. Fine and Gross motor skills you play music. ~Sing: “If You’re Happy and ~Watch a helper video All Week-Play with community helper. with a bat. ~Blow bubbles outside. You Know It” Sing: M-O-M-M-Y figures and community ~Play musical instruments. ~Play “Teacher Says” map .  To increase the children’s vocabulary. 36 K-4  To help each child understand the basic Bible principles of God’s love. Themes and Objectives Monday, May 10 Tuesday, May 11 Wednesday, May 12 Thursday, May 13 Friday, May 14 Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 p 245-246 Writing w/Phonics p 109-110 ABC-123 p 247-248 ABC-123 p 249- 250 Writing w/Phonics p 111-112 Review: Writing w/Phonics p 107-108 Review letters and blends. Review long and short vowel Review letters and blends. Review letters and blends. ~vowels and their sounds, Review blend ladders.. Count to 120 by 10’s sounds. Review one vowel words. Review one & two vowel words. ~number counting, Review one & two vowel words. Read: Poems and Finger Review one and two vowel Review + combinations. Review combinations. recognition and concepts Practice counting by 10’s. Plays “Block City” p 4 words and sentences. Introduce 9+1=10 LD Card 29 “Firefighters” Do name paper. Review + combinations TG pg 67-68 Language Development Discuss Garbage Men. LD Card 34 “House” LD Card 58 “Police Officer” LD Card 69 “Veterinarian” Community Helper Visuals Community Helpers What do they do for us? Discuss Construction Workers TG pg 152-153 TG pg 198-199 Firefighter-Card 2 Introduce new vocabulary. How would things look What do they build? Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals Sing: “9-1-1”p 5 ~“I’m a Increase listening skills. without them? Health and Safety Visuals Police Officer– Card 3 Veterinarian-Card 13 Firefighter” p 5 ~“Out Goes Appreciate God’s creation Card 15 Make a list of how they help us. Language Enrichment the Fire” p 6 ~Poems and Read: Sanitation Worker 3 Healthy Habits For Life Sing: “I’m A Police Officer” p 5 Cards 27-52 Finger Plays “At the Fire “Healthy Choice Voice” p 80 Health and Safety Visuals Poems and Finger Plays Station” p13 ~“Ten Brave Card 13 “The Vet” p 43 Firefighters” p 13 Reading/Music End of the Year Practice Read: Kitten Red Yellow Blue 3 Read: Officer Buckle and Read: People At Work 3 Read: Fire Fighters 3 Community Helpers 11:10-11:30 ~Three Little Pigs 3 Gloria 3 ~A Day With Police End of the Year Practice ~A Day with Firefighters 3 Enjoy and value reading and ~Goodnight, Goodnight, Officers 3 11:10-11:30 music. Construction Site 2 ~Poems and Finger Plays Harmony Discussion Cards Sing: “I Am Special” p12 “Police Officer” p 33 Math/Science Practice smallest and largest. Review concepts of Review smallest and largest Review recognition of SHOW AND TELL numbers 1-20 Classify objects. Count to 100. numbers. numbers 1-20. Review smallest and largest. Practice number concepts Practice smallest and largest. Community Helper Count to 100. Count to 100 Lotto Game Bible/Pledges “Joash the Boy King” Card w/ Colossians 3:20 Read: Kindness 3 Bible Memory Visuals Character Development Visuals Goal: To know it is important Cards 41-43 Read: “Boot’s Helps Daddy” . Sing: “Oh Be Careful” Card 21 Proverbs 20:11 Card 29 “Gentle” to learn about God now so Talk about goal. Pray: Help us God, Talk about goal. Review Bible Story. that we will remember when Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “Oh Be Careful” to learn about you.. Talk about goal. we are bigger. Present the Bible through the telling of stories from the Read: Prayers For People Who Talk about goal. Old and New Testament. Make a Difference 3

Art/Community Helpers Art class135/138 Color a picture of a Art class 121 Color Pets. Free Art Control small muscles in hands. Draw a picture of what you garbage truck. Display Badge samples. Ask Explore different art materials would like to build if you were students to design a police a construction worker. badge.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Act out “Three Little Pigs” ~Play musical chairs ~Play: Red light, Green light ~Do the Hokey Pokey ~Dramatic Play “Train” Fine and Gross motor skills ~Practice writing your name. ~Play “I spy” using ~What’s My Career? ~Dramatic play:“Fireman” All Aboard! All Week-Play with figures color words. Listening Lotto Game Have a practice Fire Drill. ~Blow bubbles outside and community map .  To increase the children’s vocabulary. 37 K-4  To create a genuine interest in learning

Themes and Objectives Monday, May 17 Tuesday, May 18 Wednesday, May 19 Thursday, May 20 Friday, May 21 Last Day of VPK

Phonics/Numbers ABC-123 p 251-252 Writ. w/Phonics p 113-114 ABC-123 p 253-254 ABC-123 p 255-256 Review letters & blends. Review: Review letters and blends. Review long and short vowel Review letters & blends. Review letters and blends. Review all combinations. ~vowels and their sounds, Review one and sounds. Review one and two Practice reading sentences. Review one-vowel words. Review one & two-vowel ~number counting, two vowel words. vowel words & sentences. Review recognition of 1-20. words. recognition and concepts Review concepts of 1-20. Do name paper. Review + combinations. Count to 120 by 10’s

Language Development Read: When the Rooster Crowed LD Card131“Nurses” TG pg 134 LD Card 21“Dentists” TG pg 51 LD Card 20“Doctors” Community Helper Visuals Community Helpers 3 ~Jobs People Do 3 Community Helper Visuals Community Helper Visuals TG pg 49 1)Server-Card 11 Introduce new vocabulary. ~Biscuit’s Graduation Day 3 Nurse-Card 6 Dentist-Card 7 Community Helper Visuals 2)Baker-Card 12 Increase listening skills. Poems and Finger Plays Sing: “You are My Poems and Finger Plays “Dentist” p 8 Doctor– Card 5 3)Salesperson-Card 14 Appreciate God’s creation “Raining on the Farm” p 36 Sunshine” p 14 Discuss the Dental Sequence Poems and Finger Plays Poems and Finger Plays “Rooster Song” p 36 cards and look at a tooth x-ray “My Doctor” p 8 Sing: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” Finger play: “Helpers” p 6 “The Pancake” p 33 Health and Safety Visuals Language Enrichment Community Helper Visuals Health and Safety Visuals Card 7 Cards 53-76 Farmer-Card 10 Cards 4 & 8 Reading/Music Community Helper Read: Nurses 3 Sing: “Special Me” p 12 Read: Doctors 3 Read: Pancakes, Pancakes! 3 Community Helpers Lotto Game ~Tiggy Goes To The Hospital 3 Read: Show Me Your Smile 3 ~When I Grow Up 3 ~Bunny Cakes 3 Enjoy and value Sing: “You are My Sunshine” p 14 ~Where The Wild Things Are 3 Sing :“I’m a Helpful Doctor” p 5 reading and music. Math/Science Healthy Habits for Life p 53 Review more and less. Review smallest and Review numbers Review smallest and largest. Classify objects. The Sometime/Anytime Café (throw the dice which one has largest numbers. before and after. Count to 100. Practice number concepts End of the Year Practice the most dots, which one has the Count to 100. End of the Year Practice Review numbers 1-20. Explore environment. 11:10-11:30 least dots.) Review all + combinations. 11:10-11:30 Bible/Pledges Review Cards 113-116 Card w/ Colossians 3:20 Read: “The ‘New’ Room” Character Development Visuals Read: Share and Goal: To know that Sing: “God is so Good” p 4 “Heaven, A Special Place” Talk about goal. Card 30 “Gentle” Take Turns 3 Heaven is a real place Pray: Help us God, to learn Cards 14-16 Sing: “Jesus Loves Me” Sing: “I’m In The Lord’s Present the Bible through the telling of stories from the Old about Heaven Talk about goal. Army and New Testament.

Art/ Com. Helpers Art class135/138 Color a picture of a Art class 121 Color a picture of a doctor. Draw a picture of your Control small muscles in hands. Draw a picture of your nurse. Free Art with favorite farm animal. Explore different art materials favorite place to eat. Tempera paints,

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play hopscotch. ~Play “Follow the Leader.” ~Using scarves, play music, ~Practice kicking a rolling ~Pretend to be farmers Fine and Gross motor skills move. ball. planting in the field. All Week-Play with figures ~Blow bubbles outside. ~Dramatic play in centers ~Play musical instruments. ~~What’s My Career? ~Sing: “I’m in the and community map . Listening Lotto Game Lord’s Army”  To have the children feel secure at preschool. 38 K-4  To ensure that each student is watching and participating Themes and Objectives Monday, May 24 Tuesday, May 25 Wednesday, May 26 Thursday, May 27 Friday, May 28 Phonics/Numbers Review letters and blends. Review one– and Review letters & blends Review letters and blends. Review letters & blends. Review:~vowels and their Sometimes/Anytime Cards two-vowel words & sentences. Review concepts of #1-20 Review one-vowel words. Review all + combinations. sounds, ~number counting, Count to 120 by 10’s Review one & two-vowel recognition and concepts words. Language Development Review the Community Poems and Finger Plays Play the Game: Who/What is in your What community helper Community Helpers Helper Cards. “My House” p 17 What Am I? community? would you like to be ? Introduce new vocabulary. Who is your favorite Career Characters Make a list. Increase listening skills. community helper? Why? Appreciate God’s creation SHOW AND TELL

Reading/Music Read: Piggy Visits the Doctor 2 Read: Triple Checkup 2 Community Helper Read: Doctor & Vet 2 Read: Machine Operator & Community Helpers ~The BB Bears Visit the ~Froggy Builds a Tree House 2 Lotto Game Ambulance 2 ~Jobs 2 Construction Worker 2 Enjoy and value reading Dentist 2 Sing: “The More We Get ~ Poetry For You and Me ~The Cow Loves Cookies 2 and music. Together” p 8 “Hiding” p 22-23 Community Helper “Picnic in the Park” p 13 Lotto Game

Math/Science Practice smallest and largest. Healthy Habits For Life .Review recognition of End of the Year Practice End of the Year Classify objects. Count to 100. p 91 “View and Do: Get #1-20.Practice sequencing. in main. 10 am Practice 10 am Practice number concepts End of the Year Practice Healthy Now” Count to 100. Program Tonight 6:30pm Explore environment. 11:10-11:30

Bible/Pledges Card w/ Psalm 119:11 “Wise and Foolish Builders” Read: “Sandbox Fun” Pick one or two Character Development To Know God’s Love. Goal: Learn to Build our life Cards 37-40 Talk about goal. Harmony Discussion Read: Tattling 2 Present the Bible through the telling of stories from the Old and on Jesus Talk about goal. Cards New Testament. Art/Community Helpers Color a picture of Mr. Tooth and Show the community map. Ask Art class 121 Read “Mothers and Fathers.” Free Art Control small muscles in hands. his toothbrush. Remind students the children to draw a map of their Fill in the blank. On the With tempera paints at easel. Explore different art materials to brush teeth. community or classroom.. back, draw a picture of yourself doing the job you want to do.

Gross-motor skills. Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground or Bikes Gym w/ Balls Playground or Bikes Playground, Breezeway or Gym Check Schedule Check Schedule Check Schedule Afternoon Activities ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. ~Read a book. Enjoy and value reading ~Play “Simon Says” ~Play: “Duck, Duck, Goose” ~Play musical instruments ~Practice kicking a rolling ~Lay a stick on the ground Fine and Gross motor skills ~Sing: “You are My Sunshine” ~Sing: “Going Off to ball. All Week-Play with and march. and practice jumping over, p 14 Kindergarten” p 9 ~Sidewalk chalk ~Blow bubbles outside both feet together. figures and community map . ~Play Dough