Preschool 3

Religion -  Special Lesson 11: Birthdays. We thank God for the gift of life. The children will grow in self-esteem. They will express gratitude to God the Father for the gift of life. The children will speak and act in ways that show respect for others.

Social Studies - Exploring our outdoor environment: sounds and nature.

Language/Literacy - Listening to stories - building comprehension and attention: answering questions. Rhyming words. Focused Letter Study: Ww. Home/school connection: bring an item from home that begins with ‘W’. 

Preschool 4

Religion -  Chapter 22 - God Made Big Things. God is great and powerful. The children will be impressed with some big things made by God. they will realize that God is great and powerful and praise and thank God.

STEAM -  Storytime STEAM: “Jack and the Beanstalk” - Preschoolers will create a beanstalk for our classroom! They will be involved in exploring several versions of this classic fairy tale, and explain the similarities/differences between them. They will sequence events in the story: beginning, middle, and end. Jack Feet vs. Giant Feet: using non-standard units, they will measure our beanstalk, record their findings, and make comparisons of size. The children will engineer their own beanstalk, using various materials, that can support the Giant’s castle. Preschoolers will plant their own bean plant and record observations over time.

Literacy/Language Alphabet knowledge: naming letter sounds. Motivation to read: engage in pre-reading and reading-related activities, use books and other written materials  Oral language: use language in discussion, respond appropriately, categorize words, demonstrate meaning of words. Comprehension: answer questions about a book. Focused Letter Study: Vv. Home/school connection: bring an item from home that begins with ‘V’.

Heggerty Lessons 28-35. Students will:

• produce words that rhyme.

• isolate the initial sound in spoken words

• continue to practice phoneme isolation with final and medial (vowel) phonemes in spoken words

• learn to blend 3 phonemes into a spoken word

• learn to segment a spoken work into 3 phonemes

• manipulate the initial phoneme in a spoken word with adding, deleting, and substituting

Math - Geometry: comparing/moving shapes, name common shapes, create a picture graph. Numbers & Operations: counting to 20, writing our numbers, comparing numbers, recognizing and sequencing numbers 0-10, graphing results of bean probability. Using non-standard units to measure.

Art in the Box  Art-in-a-box is a program where volunteers come in and teach a lesson about a particular artist or author/illustrator, and then lead a hands-on project based on that artist’s work. These lessons are tailored specifically for preschoolers, and give parents a special opportunity to help out in our classroom!  We look forward to sharing this special St. Joseph Little Knights unit with our preschoolers presented by Mr. Coutinho and Jill Souza! This month’s author: Mo Willems.  

Preschool+Plus

World Traveler - Summer at the Beach!! Ahoy, Maties! Get ready to hit the high seas for adventure during our May month-long study of all things OCEAN!  Our seafarers will be introduced  to concepts and features of the beach and ocean, including properties of salt water. Preschoolers will be introduced to new vocabulary such as fluke, anemone, and tide. They will  identify and classify sea animals. We will integrate skills such as addition, by playing the fun game, “Get on My Boat”! This week before setting sail, we will explore the coastal area, and conduct an up-close investigation of seashells,  learn who inhabits the sandy shoreline, and explore properties of sand.