Monthly Themes
September
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds and recognition, beginning book skills, color recognition. Left to right tracking
Science/Social Studies: All About Me and Apples
Math: Shapes and beginning patterning
October
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds, recognition and writing, story comprehension, retelling, one to one correspondence
Science/Social Studies: Night, Nocturnal Animals
Math: Counting to 10, number ID writing numerals to 5, graphing, patterning
November
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, rhyming, understanding text
Science/Social Studies: Thanksgiving and Families
Math: Patterning, more/less/equal graphing
December
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text
Science/Social Studies: Celebrations around the world
Math: Number recognition to 15 counting to 50, writing numbers, counting backwards from 10, patterning
January
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop
Science/Social Studies: Winter - animals, winter activities, water properties
Math: money, numbers recognition to 15, estimation beginning addition
February
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Community jobs, Dental health
Math: Sequencing numbers, money, counting by 10’s and 5 counting to 75, number words
March
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Human Body Unit
Math: time telling, addition, writing numbers to 100, counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s
April
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning, middle and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Life Cycles of the Plant and Frogs
Math: measurement, recognition of numbers to 20, number words, counting to 100 by 1’s 5’s and 10’s, counting by 2 to 20
May
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding and encoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Sciences/Social Studies: the 5 groups in the Animal Kingdom
Math: Addition and subtraction
June
Literacy: Alphabet sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding and encoding. Sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Ocean/Beach summer safety
Math: review
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds and recognition, beginning book skills, color recognition. Left to right tracking
Science/Social Studies: All About Me and Apples
Math: Shapes and beginning patterning
October
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds, recognition and writing, story comprehension, retelling, one to one correspondence
Science/Social Studies: Night, Nocturnal Animals
Math: Counting to 10, number ID writing numerals to 5, graphing, patterning
November
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, rhyming, understanding text
Science/Social Studies: Thanksgiving and Families
Math: Patterning, more/less/equal graphing
December
Literacy: Alphabet letter - names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text
Science/Social Studies: Celebrations around the world
Math: Number recognition to 15 counting to 50, writing numbers, counting backwards from 10, patterning
January
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop
Science/Social Studies: Winter - animals, winter activities, water properties
Math: money, numbers recognition to 15, estimation beginning addition
February
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Community jobs, Dental health
Math: Sequencing numbers, money, counting by 10’s and 5 counting to 75, number words
March
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Human Body Unit
Math: time telling, addition, writing numbers to 100, counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s
April
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning, middle and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Life Cycles of the Plant and Frogs
Math: measurement, recognition of numbers to 20, number words, counting to 100 by 1’s 5’s and 10’s, counting by 2 to 20
May
Literacy: Alphabet letter names, sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding and encoding, sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Sciences/Social Studies: the 5 groups in the Animal Kingdom
Math: Addition and subtraction
June
Literacy: Alphabet sounds, recognition and writing, beginning decoding and encoding. Sight words, rhyming, understanding text, writing workshop, beginning and ending sounds
Science/Social Studies: Ocean/Beach summer safety
Math: review
