Preschool 3’s
Religion - Unit 3: God Made Me Happy - “I Can Laugh”. The children will know that God is with them. They will appreciate being able to laugh. The children will be introduced to the story of Isaac.
Social Studies- The children will begin to understand that holidays are celebrations of special events. They will participate in birthday celebrations and realize these are also important days we celebrate. The children will realize that these celebrations are meant to honor their friends and they will participate in our own classroom birthday traditions.
Language/Literacy - Storytime: Increasing listening and attending skills. Integrating visual (pictures) with auditory (spoken words) to facilitate learning. The children will enjoy listening to the reading/re-reading of traditional Christmas stories. They will learn a Christmas poem and engage in music/movement activities that build vocabulary, language, as well as gross motor skills. Letter Focus of the Week: Ll. Home/school connection: bring an item that begins with ‘L’.
Math - Magic Reindeer Food: use of conventional tools to measure ingredients. Fractions and wholes. Follow verbal directions and sequencing steps.
**Polar Express Day! Wear your pajamas to school on Wednesday! Preschoolers will participate in a variety of activities centered around the beloved holiday classic, “The Polar Express”, by Chris Van Allsburg. All Aboard!
PreK 4
Religion - Unit 3 - “God Made the Earth - God Made the Light”. The children will be grateful to God for the gift of light. They will identify Jesus as light and know that Jesus had the power to heal. Prayer Buddy December visit: We will share the story of the candy cane with our Buddies, and create pattern bead candy cane ornaments. Our Buddies will help our preschoolers write a special letter to Santa.
Social Studies - Scholastic My BIG World: Holiday Sparkle Social Studies Focus: holidays. Sensory Focus: 5 senses. Theme Vocab: holiday, sparkle, senses, see, taste, hear, smell, feel. Skills: group discussion, critical thinking, vocab, science knowledge.
Literacy/Language Heggerty Lesson Overview: Weeks 13-18. Preschoolers will:
- Isolate the initial sound in spoken words.
- Learn to blend two party into a spoken word
- Learn to isolate the medial sound in a spoken word.
- Learn to segment a spoken word into two parts, onset and rime.
- Manipulate the initial phoneme in a spoken word by adding and deleting the first sound.
Gingerbread Man Unit (cont’d): We will explore this holiday folk tale by comparing/contrasting different versions focusing on characters, outcome, and repeated phrases. Gingerbread Girl, Gingerbread Bear, Gingerbread Man #3, Ninjabread Man.We will graph our favorite selection from this unit! Writing/forming letters. Matching upper/case lowercase letters. Writing prompts: learning to share ideas in pictures and words. Letter Focus of the Week: Ll. Home/school connection: bring an item that begins with ‘L’.
Math - Jingle Bell Measurement: using non-standard units to measure. Marshmallow Shape Building: name common shapes, identify solid shapes, create fat shapes and flat shapes. Identifying/sequencing numbers 1-10. Writing numbers 1-10. Writing numbers 0-10.
**Polar Express Day - Wear your pajamas to school on Wednesday! Preschoolers will participate in a variety of activities centered around the beloved holiday classic, “The Polar Express”, by Chris Van Allsburg. All Aboard!
Preschool+Plus
Christmas Around the World! We will be celebrating diversity as we learn about other cultures and traditions. Activities involved will help foster enthusiasm and curiosity for other customs and celebrations around the world. Our holiday unit will focus on: Christmas celebrations in Holland, England, and Germany, Las Posadas in Mexico, and Hanukkah in Israel.
