Religion Objectives:  

“God Made Laughter”.  The children will know that God wants them to be happy.  They will desire to give joy to others and that God for the gift of laughter. 

Seeds – Jesus’ friends know him. The children will know that a party is for sharing. The children will hear how Jesus’ friends recognized him when he broke and shared bread with them.  The children will become familiar with what they see in church and recognize that we share bread at mass like Jesus did with his followers. 

Literacy Objectives: 

Unit 7 – My Shadow and Me – Why do we see shadows? Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of a word. Concept words between, dark, light, shadow, sidewalk and wall.  Amazing words errand, pretend, whistle, practice, whirl and entertain. Using appropriate writing conventions when giving dictation. Participate to music activities through movement and play.  Coordinate sequence of movements. Use language to participate in a discussion.  Follow three-step oral directions. Make it: phonemes, letter sounds, name it and find it, delete onset, blend phonemes, identify letters and sounds.  Introduce possessive pronouns. Retell stories. Answer questions about a book.  Discuss conflict and resolution. Centers focus on ending and beginning sounds, counting syllables, letter recognition and sound production. Letter of the week: Vv. 

Science Objectives: 

Vv is for volcano – we will be making our own classroom volcano!  Investigation and describing of shadows. 

Social Studies: 

Discuss safety rules. Demonstrate that all people need shelter. 

Math Objectives: 

Naming common shapes: circles, triangles, rectangles.  Sharing. Phone number recognition, matching color names to colors. Tangram patterning and sorting shapes. 

Afternoon Enrichment:

Our last narrative of a wordless book Wave by: Suzy Lee.  Syllable counting, beginning/ending sounds and rhyming games.  Concepts of print.  Letter Vv alphabet book page.  IXL Math. We will also be attending the SJS Talent show on Friday!

Religion Objectives:  

“God Made Surprises – God Made Countries”.  The children will know that God made and loves all people.  They will respect people from other countries and appreciate the variety among people. 

Seeds – Jesus is Risen! The children will celebrate life and consider death as a part of life. The children will appreciate that Jesus’ Resurrection promises new life for us.  The children will find signs of the new life of spring around them. 

Science Objectives: 

Making plastic out of milk!  “How does a butterfly grow?” Life cycle of a butterfly. Lake County Forest Preserve in-school Field Trip: Butterflies. Children will “fly” through a series of activities to learn what makes butterflies and moths different. This hands-on program will let them experience the metamorphosis of these fragile animals first hand.

Literacy Objectives: 

PreK4 – Unit 5 and 6 review – What is it like to live in a jungle or a desert? What changes on the Earth and in the sky?  Concept words review of unit 5 and 6.  Letter naming and sounds, delete onsets, blend phonemes. Uppercase and lowercase matching. Finding letters in our names. Letter of the week: Uu. 

Social Studies:

Clifford's My BIG World - “What insect is that?” A moth is a lot like a butterfly. Comparing moths and butterflies.

Making bird feeders. Recognizing our home town names and our classmate’s last names in written form. 

Math Objectives: 

Learning our phone numbers. Number review 1 – 10. Sorting by size. Recognizing repeating patterns and continuing them. Patterns with three different attributes. Recognizing, naming and matching shapes and their attributes. Focus on shape of the month: Rhombus.

Afternoon Enrichment: