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. Home/School connection: bring an item from home that begins with Letter ‘W’.

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.

Social Studies Scholastic - My BIG World: “Go, Spring Babies!” Science Focus: baby animals. Social- Emotional Learning: trying new things. Movement: gross motor skills. Prewriting: fine motor skills.

Science - Seed to Sprout. “How does a plant grow?” Preschoolers will be able to identify parts of a plant: flower, leaves, stem, roots, and basic functions of each. They will create their own flower, and label these parts. The children will identify the needs of a plant. They will compare living and non-living plants.

OWL Unit 6 Week 3: From Season to Season . “What changes in each season?” Phonological awareness: segment phonemes, identify ending sounds, identify words that do and do not end with same final sound.  Alphabet knowledge: recognize and produce letter sounds, same/different ending sounds. Concepts of print.  Oral language: What’s My Word?, label and categorize words, demonstrate understanding of words, retell a story. Comprehension: respond appropriately, answer questions about a book, draw conclusions, demonstrate understanding of words, compare/contrast books. Concept words: cold, fall, spring, summer warm, winter. Amazing words: bud, boil, chilly, next, perfect, tip. Focused Letter Study: Ww. Home/school connection: bring an item from home that begins with Letter ‘W’.

Math - Geometry: naming shapes. Patterns: Recognize, extends, & create patterns. Number & Operations: share up to 10 items, combining numbers. Concept of more or less. Writing numbers 1-10. Estimating.

Preschool+Plus -  

World Traveler - 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 before setting sail, we will explore the coastal area, and conduct an up-close investigation of seashells,  learn who inhabits the sandy shoreline, and explore properties of sand.