PreK 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: Vv. Home/school connection: bring an item from home that begins with ‘V’. 

Math - Counting to 10. Numbers 1-5. 

PreK 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.

OWL -  Unit 6 Week 1 - Daytime and Nighttime: “What happens when day changes to night?” Phonological awareness: blending 2 and 3- phonemes words, produce rhyming words, identify rhyming words. 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’.

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.

Preschool+Plus

Out of this World Travelers! - “To infinity and beyond!” Preschoolers will have an out-of-this-world, month long study of Outer Space!  This intergalactic unit will introduce the children to concepts and features of space, including aspects of an astronauts job!  They will begin awareness of the Earth, Sun, and Planets, and learn facts that are unique to each. Preschoolers will be introduced to new vocabulary such as rotation, orbit, and axis. Final Project: Using paper mache, our planeteers will create models of their focus planet. They  will paint their planet using images from NASA. We will map out locations, distance from the sun, and hang the planets in our classroom.