PreK 3

Religion - Unit 3 -”God Made Me Happy - I Can Sing”. The children will express an understanding that a song can be a prayer. They will thank God the Father for the gift of song. The children will learn about Mary and the angels.

Science - ‘Ii’ is for Indian Corn. The children will understand that corn is a food that is grown on the farm. They will learn that living things grow. This week they will be involved in making observations as we watch our Indian corn grow.

Social Studies - I Am Thankful. The children will begin an understanding of what it means to be thankful and grateful.  They will learn about the First Thanksgiving celebration between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans and realize this is the event we celebrate.

Literacy/Language - Seasonal songs, rhymes, and stories to help foster auditory memory, sequencing, and build oral language skills.  Focus Letter of the Week:  Ii. Home/school connection: Bring an item that begins with Ii.

Math- Sorting/Matching. Sort shapes by characteristics. Match the same shapes of varying sizes. Collaboration Color Sort. Color Focus of the Month: Brown.

PreK 4

Religion - Unit 2: God Made Holy Things - God Made Water. Water is necessary for life, just as God is. The children will thank God the Father for the gift of water. They will understand that water is needed for life. The children will explain that water is used in the church.

Prayer Buddy Get-together: The children look forward to meeting with our fourth grade Prayer Buddies from Mrs. Pankau’s class this week. Preschoolers will work with their Buddies to create a Thanksgiving story bracelet and teach their buddies the Grateful Game.

STEM - Building Cranberry Structures: creating 2-D and 3-D shapes using common materials. Problem solving, counting, designing, developing abstract thinking skills, and finger dexterity.

Literacy -  Unit 2 - Week 5: Review - On our way to K! Phonological awareness: segment sentences, blend and segment 2 syllable words, delete a word from  a compound word  Alphabet Knowledge: identify uppercase letters, name letters, differentiate uppercase/lowercase letters. Comprehension: answer questions about a book, retell a story. Oral Language: use language in a discussion, respond appropriately.  Letter Focus of the Week: Ii. Home/school connection: Bring an item that begins with Ii. 

**Little Red Hen Literacy Study. Preschoolers will be involved in story sequencing activities: sequencing characters and events of a story. They will be introduced to using a venn diagram to compare differences/similarities of “The Little Red Hen” using two different texts. 

Math - Geometry: examine and sort a variety of solid shapes, naming sphere & prism. Use location words to describe location of objects. Number & Operations: demonstrate that order of counting sequence is always the same, subtracting 1-4 objects from a set of 4. One to one correspondence.  Color Focus of the Month: Brown.

Preschool+Plus

STEM - Mayflower STEM: Does it sink or float? Preschoolers will be introduced to a basic concept of physical science, buoyancy. They will choose and categorize items that are buoyant (float) and not buoyant (sink). Children will document their findings with a follow-up activity that includes organizing their findings in a book.

Alphabet Awareness - Preschoolers will be involved in various hands-on activities to help build awareness and knowledge of letters, phonics, phonemic awareness.