PreK 3
Religion - Special Lesson 10 - Special Seasons and Days: Father’s Day. God gave us fathers. The children will appreciate what their fathers do for them. They will know that God loves them like a good father. The children will identify Joseph as the man who was like a father to Jesus.
Social Studies - Exploring our outdoor environment: sounds and smells of nature.
Language Literacy - We have ZOOMED through the alphabet this year!!! Focused Letter Study: Zz. Home/school connection: bring item from home that begins with Z.
Math - Puzzles to develop spatial sense. Shapes: Using math language to identify the number of sides and corners on each basic shape. Classifying objects: making sets
Music w/ Mr. Showstead.
Media with Mrs. Hoglund
PreK 4
Religion - Special Seasons and Days - Special Lesson 10: Father’s Day. God gave us fathers. The children will know that God gave them fathers. They will appreciate what their fathers do for them. The children will show love for their fathers.
Social Studies - Scholastic: My BIG World “Baby Shark” Science Focus: animal behavior. Theme vocab: lemon shark, blue crab. Skills: group discussion, critical thinking, vocab, number recognition, counting. Preschoolers will also be introduced to some other animal babies and Daddies, and gain an understanding of the role of a father in the animal kingdom!
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: Zz. Home/school connection: bring item from home that begins with Z’.
Math - Geometry: comparing/moving shapes, name common shapes, create a picture graph. Numbers & Operations: counting to 20, making 10, writing our numbers 1-12, comparing numbers.
Music w/ Mr. Showstead.
Media with Mrs. Hoglund
Preschool+Plus
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”!
Pirate Pete’s Phonics: Preschoolers will count and categorize syllables, identify beginning/ending sounds, gain confidence in alphabet knowledge during fun games and activities.
Weighty Water Measurement: Preschoolers will compare the attributes of length, weight/mass, capacity. They will use comparative language to solve problems and answer questions. Preschoolers will compare two objects according to weight/mass (heavier than, lighter than, or equal to).
