PreK 3

Religion - Unit 3: “God Made Me Happy - I Can Talk”. The children reflect on their ability to speak. The children will practice saying polite words and speak with kindness. They will speak to God in prayer and thank Him for the gift of speech.

Social Studies - Assume various roles and responsibilities as part of a classroom community. Identify and follow classroom rules.

Language/Literacy - Focus on the Letter of the week Hh. Recognizing our name in print. Identifying beginning letter of our name.

Math - Counting and Cardinality: reciting numbers 1 - 5 or beyond from memory. Shapes around us.

PreK 4

Religion - Unit 3: “God Made the Earth - God Made Land”. The children learn that God made the Earth. They will appreciate certain land features and gain a desire to keep the Earth beautiful. Seeds: God made everything that is alive and cares for all that lives.  

Social Studies - Voting/Elections.  Election week activities will focus on voting and elections. After casting votes for their favorite fruit, children will tally and graph results. We will celebrate by feasting on Friendship Fruit Salad the children will help make. Vocabulary: ballot, majority, confidential, election, vote. My BIG World.

Literacy - OWL - Unit 2 - Week 5. Review Units 1 & 2. Concepts of print. Identify similarities and differences. Segment sentences. Deleting word from compound word. Blend/segment two-syllable words. Differentiate upper/lowercase letters. Focus on letter of the week: Hh.                            Hh is for House Glyph: All families are different/all families are special. Who lives in your house?

Math - Number & Operation: demonstrate that the order of the counting sequence is always the same. Identifying, creating, and documenting patterns.

PreK 3

Religion - Unit 2: “God Made Me Good - I Can Smile”. The children will know that God loves them and wants them to be happy. They will desire to make others happy.

Social Studies - Our weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and our Thanksgiving Feast will focus on the history and purpose of Thanksgiving. As we discuss what it means to be thankful and grateful, children will exchange ideas of what they are thankful for.

Language/Literacy - Letter review Aa-Gg. Recognizing our name in print. Building listening skills.

Math - Sorting by single attribute: color/shape. Focus on shape of the month: triangle.

PreK 4

Religion - Unit 2: “God Made Holy Things - God Made Food”. The children will be grateful for the food God gives us. They will know that the Mass is a festive meal. The children will appreciate food and a will desire to feed those who are hungry. Seeds: The children will recognize friends are people who like being with you and enjoy sharing with you. The children will recognize Jesus loves all people and that his love changes us.

Science - My BIG World - Leaf study: characteristics and properties of a leaf, chromatography.

Literacy - OWL - Unit 2 - Week 4. “Family Fun - What do families do together for fun?” Break It: two syllable compound words. Segmenting/deleting words from compound words. Concept words: guest, party, picnic, music, playground, trip. Letter review Aa-Gg.

Math - Numbers and Operations. How many are left? Use concrete models and make word problems for subtracting 1 to 5 objects. Matching sets of objects to cardinal number. Patterning.