Our themes will be displayed below (subject to change):
September:
School Rules and Safety; Nursery rhymes and fables; Rhyming; Shape identifcation Number identification, classify, count and write numbers 0 - 10; Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Name writing (first and last names - first letters capital only); Individual development and cultural identity (all about me).
October:
Christopher Columbus Informational texts; Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Sight words; Classifying, counting and writing numbers 0 - 10 (number identification); Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Launch Writing Workshop; drawing pictures and writing labels Classroom and school rules (appropriate school behavior); Forces and Interactions (Motion and Stability)
November:
Native Americans; Non-fiction texts; Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Sight words; 2D and 3D shapes; Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Pictures with details and labels; begin writing pattern books Being a Good Citizen
December:
Holidays; Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Sight words; Number identification and writing 10 - 20; Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Pattern books in writing; Family and community;
January:
Martin Luther King, Jr. 5 Senses Solids and liquids Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); CVC words; Sight words; Measurement; Position words (above, below, beside, behind, etc.); comparing length and weight (longer, shorter, heavier, lighter); Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; All About Book writing Understanding Economics;
February:
Presidents Plants Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); CVC words; Short Vowels; Capital letters; Sight words: Numbers in the teens; Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; "Small Moments" Writing (True Stories);
March:
Stories; Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Short Vowels; Digraphs (ch, sh, th, qu, ing); Sight words; Numbers in the teens; Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Opinion Writing ( I like ___ beacause ___); Earth's systems - weather;
April:
Plants; Earth's systems - plants and animals; Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Digraphs (ch, sh, th, qu, ing) Magic E; Sight words; Addition and Subtraction (fluency through 5); Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Letter Writing; Earth's Systems and Weather;
May:
Mother's Day; Farms; Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Sight words; ABC Order; Addition and Subtraction (fluency through 5); Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's; Letter writing/Opinion Writing/Small Moments/All Abouts Sentence Structure
June:
Letter identification, sounds and formation (writing); Sight words; Counting to 100 by 1's and 10's Free Choice writing Review; Assessments;