PreK 3

Religion -Special Seasons and Days: Special Lesson 9 Mother’s Day. God gave us a mother on earth and in heaven. The children will realize what their mothers do for them. They will be grateful for their mothers on earth and know that Mary is their mother in heaven.

Social Studies - Sandpaper words: Planting seeds of kindness. Families: Mother’s Day.

Language/Literacy - Expressive language: using language during songs/stories. Receptive language: listening to stories/building comprehension. Cotton words vs sandpaper words (cont’d.) Developing hand strength and dexterity to help form letters. Alphabet knowledge. Focused Letter Study: Ww.

Math - Shape Review: recognizing and naming basic shapes. Recognizing numbers. Counting 1-5.

PreK 4

Religion - Special Seasons and Days: Special Lesson 9 Mother’s Day. God gave us mothers to love us. The children will know that God gave them mothers. They will be grateful for their mothers and show love for their mothers. Seeds Lesson: Jesus meets his friends again. The children will recognize the happiness of celebrating with family and friends. The children will identify how Jesus’ friends recognized him. They will learn the Blessing Before Meals. The children will identify who they share food with. They will identify who they share Mass with.

Social Studies Scholastic - My BIG World: “Are You My Mother?”  Science Focus: animal life cycles • Social-Emotional Learning: personal development • Vocabulary Theme Words: baby, parent, piglet, chick, hatchling, calf, infant • Science/Visual Discrimination: observation/matching.

OWL - Unit 5 Week 4 Desert Animals: “What are desert animals like?” Phonological awareness: produce words that begin with same sound, combine onset and rime.   Alphabet knowledge: recognize and produce letter sounds. Writing: write uppercase and lowercase letters. Oral language: understand meaning of words, label and describe things. Concept words: hide, lizard, snake, spider, turtle, under,. Amazing words: cowboy, sniff, gobble, herd, toss, burrow. Focused Letter Study: Ww.

Math - Geometry: use attributes to name shapes, name common shapes, combining shapes. Tracing shapes. Recognizing and writing our numbers 1-10. Numbers “before” or “after” one another. One to one correspondence. Creating patterns.

Preschool+Plus

Mass with our Prayer Buddies

Gym with Ms. Nash’s Class

World Travelers - 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, preschoolers will gain a better understanding of the BIGGEST creature God created, the Blue Whale. They will conduct a hands-on investigation to gain knowledge of how a blue whale eats. They will listen to recordings of blue whales communicating with each other. They will be introduced to several different kinds of whales, and know there are characteristics unique to each.

STEAM: Ocean Slime: Preschoolers will be involved in using standard units of measurement to add and mix ingredients. They will begin to understand what a Polymer is and how chemical reactions can change the state of certain ingredients. Preschoolers will learn of other polymers that they are familiar with, such as: Jell-O, rubber bands, plastic soda bottles, sneaker soles, even gum!