Religion -  Special Lesson 8: Valentine’s Day. God loves us. The children will know that God loves them. They will gain a desire to show love to others.

Social Studies - February 14 is for friends! Getting along with friends. Using kind words when communicating with others. Games and activities to encourage cooperation and promote friendship.

Language/Literacy - Rhyming. Same & Different. Letter recognition Aa-Nn. Focus on letter of the Week: Oo.

Math - Recognizing attributes of basic shapes. Identifying/sorting shapes. Focus on shape of the week: Heart. Count to 10.

PreK 4

Religion - Special Lesson 8: Valentine’s Day. On Valentine’s Day we express love. The children will know that on Valentine’s Day we show love. They will be grateful for God’s love. Valentine’s Day offers a good opportunity to plant the seeds of understanding Christ’s Great Commandment.  Seeds: The children will learn that Jesus’s rule is to love one another.  

Social Studies - Scholastic My BIG World: “Friends Say, “Thank You”. February 14 is for friends!   What can you say when a friend shares with you?Celebrating President’s Day - Presidents Washington and Lincoln.  

Science - Candy Heart Science.  The children will make predictions and observations about how candy hearts react in different liquids.  They will learn how to document their results.

OWL - Unit 5 - Week 1 -  Journey to a Jungle: “What is a jungle?”. Sequencing a story. Phonological awareness: rhyming words, delete onset. Alphabet knowledge:  letter naming, upper/lowercase letters. Recognize letter sounds. Focus on Letter of the Week: Oo. Concept words: branch, color, hot, jungle, leaf, trunk. Amazing words: explore, hunt, twig, giant, graze, moist.  

PreK 3

Religion – Unit 4 – God Made Me Active: “I Can Work”. We are meant to work with our heads and our hands to make the world a better place. The children will know that Jesus worked. They will appreciate what workers do for them and gain a desire to work well.

Social Studies – Friendship & Sharing. The children will participate in hands-on activities that promote the importance of cooperation, friendship, and sharing. Our classroom is a special community made up of special friends. Using our kind hearts/caring words.

Language/Literacy – Letter review: Aa-Nn. Building vocabulary and listening skills through oral language/reading. Following/understanding  one-two step directions. Developing  phonemic awareness (hearing sounds) through rhyme.

Math – Differentiate items using single attribute. Counting 1-10.

PreK 4

Religion – Unit 4 – God Made the World: “God Made Flowers”. The children will know that God made a variety of flowers. They will realize that creation demonstrates God’s goodness and wisdom. They will gain an appreciation for God’s gift of flowers. Seeds: The children will learn that Jesus' rule is to love one another. They will hear the story of St. Valentine and learn of his love for Jesus.

Social Studies – Working cooperatively in a group.  Prayer Buddies from Mrs. Binkley’s class and PreK 4 pm will work together in this S.T.E.M. activity to build catapults! Who’s pom-pom will go the farthest? Our Minute-to-Win-It challenge will have groups working together to build the tallest candy heart tower in one minute.  

Science – Color-Changing Carnations. Where does water go when a plant is watered? As colored water is absorbed by white carnations, children will see how it moves into the flower.

OWL – Unit 4 – Week 5:  Review. “On Our Way to K!”

Unit 3: Our Community. “What is a community?”

Unit 4: Life on a Farm. “What happens on a farm?.

Phonological Awareness: Same/different sounds, rhyming words segment onset and rime.

Alphabet Knowledge: Match and Name Upper/lowercase letters.

Concepts of print, directionality (left to right).

Math – Review

Geometry: Location words, identify common shapes.

Number & Operations: Concrete models to add up to five objects, subtracting 1-5 objects from a set. One to one correspondence.