Curriculum Reference Guide
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Links to Learning Preschool Curriculum overview Links to Learning is organized according to age and stage of development. The components of each program build upon each other as children grow and develop. To take advantage of preschoolers’ remarkable ability to absorb language, opportunities to learn Spanish are woven throughout the school day. In the next few pages, you’ll see how we incorporate new skills and concepts at each developmental stage.
Links to Learning is an integrated series of programs for children ages six weeks to five years that engages the young learner’s senses, mind and body. Each program takes advantage of a child’s readiness to learn with activities that are fun, challenging, easily understood and meaningful. Links to Learning draws from the collective expertise of renowned early-age educators such as Dewey, Piaget and Vygotsky. The 123 program was created by the Nobel Learning Education Department, a team of highly skilled experts in the field of early-age education. This team ensures that our curriculum reflects the 123 latest early education research.
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Creative Expression
Mathematics
Science and Social Studies
Social-Emotional
Citizens of the World
Wellness
Digital Interactions
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Table of Contents Infant & Toddler Developmental Stages......4 Birth to 3 months................................................. 5 3-6 months.......................................................... 6 6-9 months.......................................................... 7 9-12 months......................................................... 8 12-16 months........................................................ 9 16-20 months....................................................... 10 20-24 months...................................................... 12 Beginner Curriculum.....................................14 September............................................................ 16 October................................................................. 18 November............................................................ 20 December............................................................ 22 January................................................................. 24 February............................................................... 26 March................................................................... 28 April....................................................................... 30 May....................................................................... 32 June...................................................................... 34 July........................................................................ 36 August.................................................................. 38 Intermediate Curriculum...............................40 September............................................................ 42 October................................................................. 44 November............................................................ 46 December............................................................ 48 January................................................................. 50 February............................................................... 52 March................................................................... 54 April....................................................................... 56 May....................................................................... 58 June...................................................................... 60 July........................................................................ 62 August.................................................................. 64
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Pre-K Curriculum......... 66 September.......................68 October............................70 November.......................72 December.......................74 January............................76 February..........................78 March..............................80 April..................................82 May..................................84 June.................................86 July...................................88 August.............................90 Pre-K 2 Curriculum...... 92 September.......................94 October............................96 November.......................98 December.......................100 January............................102 February..........................104 March..............................106 April..................................108 May..................................110 June.................................112 July...................................114 August.............................116
Infant & Toddler Developmental Stages
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth in these Links to Learning skill areas.
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Language and Literacy • Cries to express need • Varies pitch and loudness • Responds to familiar voices • Makes ooh and aah cooing sounds Creative Expression
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• Responds to sounds in environment • Searches for sound source Wellness
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• Opens and shuts hands • Brings hand to mouth • Grasps objects when placed in hand • Waves hands and feet when on back • Engages in tummy time for short periods of time • Lifts head briefly • Moves head side to side when on stomach Social-Emotional
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• Begins to make eye contact • Watches faces intently • Smiles responsively • Responds to being held • Responds to being spoken to • Recognizes caregiver • Imitates some movements or facial expressions
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth in these Links to Learning skill areas.
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• Laughs out loud • Vocalizes simple consonant sounds (m, p, b, n) • Answers a sound with another sound • Attends to baby sign language • Smiles at caregiver • Responds to own name • Uses voice to express joy and displeasure
• Holds head with control when in an upright position • Engages in tummy time for short periods of time • Lifts head and chest off floor during tummy time • Lifts head when on back • Brings feet to mouth • Rolls from side to back or from side to stomach • Reaches out when on stomach • Allows self to be pulled into a sitting position • Sits with support
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• Explores books orally and by touch • Looks at clear, simple pictures and designs • Follows objects with eyes from side to side, focusing both eyes at the same time
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• Expresses feelings by making sounds • Notices strangers • Recognizes and responds to familiar actions • Engages in social play with caregiver • Recognizes and responds to basic facial expressions of caregiver (e.g. smiles in response to happy facial expression) • Attends to mirrors
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• Reaches for toys • Grabs toys • Holds and shakes a rattle • Grasps with finger and thumb • Uses hand to “rake” smaller objects Creative Expression • Responds differently to a variety of sounds • Attends to noisemakers • Explores texture and sensation
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth in these Links to Learning skill areas.
6-9 Months 123
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Gross Motor Skills and Balance
• Strings together sounds (ba-ba, da-da, etc) • Uses toys to make noises • Stops in response to ‘no’ • Responds to voice games • Responds to familiar words • Attempts to mimic frequent baby sign language signs • Uses baby sign language to communicate needs
• Rolls over independently • Sits without support • Pushes self into a sitting position • Crawls forward with stomach on floor • Rocks on hands and knees • Creeps on hands and knees • Assists in pulling up • Bears some weight on legs when held in a standing position
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Literacy • Enjoys being read to • Looks at named picture • Recognizes pictures of familiar people, objects, and actions 123
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Mathematics • Tracks and locates objects falling from view • Develops object permanence • Shows some understanding of cause and effect • Repeats certain activities, such as dropping a spoon • Unstacks nesting blocks or rings
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Social-Emotional • Plays unattended for a short time • Plays peek-a-boo • Develops preferences, particularly with toys • Eats baby food from a spoon ñ • Eats finger food • Holds own bottle • Feeds self finger foods • Explores multi-sensory activities
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• Reaches and grasps toys • Uses fingers and palms to hold objects • Transfers objects from one hand to the other • Holds objects with both hands • Holds and releases objects • Strikes objects together • Takes objects out of large-mouth containers
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth in these Links to Learning skill areas.
9-12 Months Language and Literacy 123
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Communication • Associates meaning to familiar words • Says 3-6 words with meaning • Responds to simple verbal requests • Practices sounds in a variety of ways • Uses a variety of baby sign language signs to communicate wants and needs • Looks at object named • Shakes head for ‘no’ and uses other simple gestures • Imitates heard words • Squeals to elicit attention
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• Enjoys being read to • Looks at pictures in books • Shows preference for a certain book • Attempts to turn pages in board books • Interacts with textured or soundproducing books • Recognizes pictures of familiar people, objects, and actions
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• Uses physical behavior (such as pulling up) to establish closeness • Becomes upset if a toy or other object is taken away • Participates in games of imitation • Holds own bottle • Self-feeds • Begins to explore table foods • Independently uses a sippy cup • Participates in hand washing
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Gross Motor Skills and Balance • Crawls • Pulls self up to stand • Bears weight in standing position • Stands unaided • Walks with support • Cruises, using furniture • Helps with getting dressed, such as pushing hands into sleeves
Fine Motor Skills
Social-Emotional
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• Looks for hidden objects • Begins to remember where things are kept • Stacks rings or nesting blocks • Shows basic understanding of schedule of events, such as after nap expects bottle
Wellness
Literacy
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• Points • Picks things up with a pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger) • Continues to hold one small object when handed another • Retrieves dropped objects • Puts objects into a container
Creative Expression • Enjoys rhymes and songs • Claps hands • Moves body in response to music • Plays simple musical instruments • Explores the texture of paint • Holds and uses a large brush to explore paint • Explores large crayons and markers • Engages in multi-sensory art activities
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth in these Links to Learning skill areas.
12-16 Months Language and Literacy 123
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Communication
Geometry and Relationships
• Builds vocabulary • Imitates new words • Uses baby sign language and other gestures to communicate • Imitates animal sounds • Points to and names familiar objects • Points to facial features when named • Responds to simple one-step directions • Responds to simple questions with ‘yes’ or ‘no’
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• Remembers where things are kept • Nests or stacks three rings • Demonstrates an understanding of ‘up’ & ‘down’
Problem Solving and Reasoning ñ
• Retrieves a ball that has rolled out of sight • Handles three objects by setting one object aside • Matches lids with appropriate containers
Creative Expression
Literacy
Music and Musicians
• Enjoys being read to • Looks at picture books independently • Points to and names familiar objects in books • Gives a book to an adult to read • Turns pages in book
• Listens intently to music and tries to sing songs • Bobs or rocks body in response to music • Plays simple musical instruments
Art and Artists
Wellness
• Experiments with thick crayons and markers • Scribbles on paper using whole-arm movement • Experiments with finger paint
Gross Motor Skills and Balance • Walks with increased stability • Crawls up stairs • Pushes and pulls toys while walking ñ • Throws a ball forward • Sits in a child-sized chair
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Fine Motor Skills
• Imitates familiar adult behavior, particularly “helper” and “clean-up” behaviors • Pretends to be familiar animals
Social-Emotional
• Puts items into a container • Turns over small containers to find objects • Pushes button to produce an effect (for example, pop-up toy) • Stacks a tower of two to three blocks • Pulls apart pop beads • Points with index finger
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Health, Safety and Nutrition • Eats a variety of table foods • Stops in response to “no” • Sleeps on a toddler-sized cot
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• Helps to dress and undress self • Feeds self independently with hands • Attempts to feed self with spoon • Points to self when named • Takes off socks and shoes
Social Interaction • Assists in picking up toys • Offers a toy when prompted • Engages in parallel play • Engages in multi-sensory activities
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth 123 in these Links to Learning skill areas.
16-20 Months 123
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• Builds vocabulary • Imitates new words • Uses newly acquired vocabulary • Uses sign language and other gestures to communicate • Refers to self by name • Indicates knowledge of some friends’ names verbally or by pointing • Names some common animals • Names some simple facial features • Responds to simple one-step directions • Responds to simple questions with ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ or simple responses
• Dances in response to music • Stands with feet apart; sways side to side to music • Listens intently to music • Tries to sing songs • Plays simple musical instruments
Art and Artists • Experiments with thick crayons and markers • Scribbles on paper using whole-arm movement • Experiments with finger paint • Uses a paintbrush • Engages in multi-sensory art activities
Dramatic Play
Literacy • Turns familiar pictures right side up • Shows sustained interest in pictures • Pretends to read a book • Shows a preference for a familiar book • Listens to a 5-minute story with pictures • Responds to specific words in stories by showing what was named • Turns pages in book 123
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• Begins to understand the number concept of one • Repeats numbers 1-5
• Engages in dress-up activities • Mimics transportation noises and behaviors
Social-Emotional
Mathematics Numbers and Number Sense
• Drinks from an open cup • Feeds self with spoon • Recognizes self in mirror • Shows preferences, likes and dislikes • Retrieves personal items from cubby
Social Interaction • Briefly shares with others when prompted • Engages in give and take play, such as rolling a ball back and forth • Pays attention to other children
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• Points to simple shapes • Points to common colors • Matches a picture of an object to an object • Demonstrates an understanding of ‘big’ & ‘little’
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Wellness Gross Motor Skills and Balance • Dumps large containers • Catches a ball rolled from a short distance • Walks backwards ñ • Turns around • Seats self and maintains balance in a child-sized chair • Steps on or kicks ball in attempt to engage in kicking behavior
Fine Motor Skills • Pulls apart and pushes pop beads back together • Uses a large cup to scoop material • Manipulates Play-Doh through squeezing and pounding • Imitates motions of finger play • Pull up large zippers • Stacks 3-4 rings on a stick • Uses hands together to complete fine motor tasks
Health, Safety and Nutrition • Holds railing going up or down stairs • Gets a tissue when prompted
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How your child will be developing and learning during this stage. Your child’s teacher will take a purposeful approach to model, nurture and provide opportunities for growth 123 in these Links to Learning skill areas.
20-24 Months 123
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Language and Literacy
Creative Expression
Communication
Music and Musicians
• Uses two to four word sentences • Asks simple questions • Builds vocabulary • Uses newly acquired vocabulary • Uses sign language and other gestures to communicate • Shows recognition of peers and teachers verbally and/or emotionally • Knows and uses names of some friends & teacher • Responds to simple two-step directions • Responds to questions with simple responses • Uses “me” and “my” to refer to self and possessions
• Sings simple songs and claps along with music • Dances in response to music • Plays simple musical instruments
Art and Artists • Experiments with crayons and markers • Imitates vertical crayon stroke • Finger paints with some control • Uses a paintbrush • Engages in multi-sensory art activities
Dramatic Play
Literacy • Listens to a 5-minute story with pictures • Answers questions about familiar objects and events in books • Looks at picture books independently • Asks to be read to • Fills in words in familiar stories 123
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Mathematics Numbers and Number Sense • Understands the number concept of one • Begins to understand the number concept of two • Repeats numbers 1-10 • Tells which is one and which is many
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• Recognizes self in photographs • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Feeds self with spoon and fork • Indicates need for diaper change • Washes hands with minimal support • Attempts to put on shoes • Drinks small amounts of liquid from an open cup
Social Interaction
• Names simple shapes and common colors • Matches a picture of an object to an object • Sorts by color and begins to sort by size
Problem Solving and Reasoning • Uses size words to describe an object, such as big or little • Completes 1-3 piece puzzles through trial & error • Uses toys for intended purpose, including stacking blocks, simple puzzles, and interlocking blocks ©2014 Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.
• Acts out familiar routines with baby dolls and stuffed animals • Engages in symbolic play, such as calling someone with a pretend banana • Uses dress-up props to become new characters, animals, or people
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• Engages in close parallel play • Follows classroom routine and schedule with minimal prompting • Attends to and plays with a toy independently for a short span of time • Shows varied feelings • Says “please”
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Wellness Gross Motor Skills and Balance • Jumps in place with two feet • Runs • Climbs steps independently ñ • Throws a ball forward • Sits upright on floor with legs crisscrossed • Fills and dumps containers
Fine Motor Skills • Puts large pegs in a peg board • Places blocks in a row • Strings large beads • Turns large knobs • Builds a tower of 4 or more blocks • Lifts lids from large containers
Health, Safety and Nutrition • Climbs playground stairs holding the railing • Sits and stands from child-sized chair without falling
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Beginner Curriculum 2 years – 3 years
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills. 123
SEPTEMBER – BEGINNER 123
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Creative Expression
COMMUNICATION • Uses two to four word sentences • Refers to self by name • Says names of some peers • Refers to teacher by name (Ms. _______) • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Answers “what,” “where,” and “yes-no” questions • Asks simple questions • Follows two-step directions • Verbalizes likes and dislikes
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Sings familiar songs • Moves to music • Plays simple musical instruments ART AND ARTISTS • Scribbles with crayons or markers • Uses a paintbrush • Draws with a circular motion • Draws some shapes • Fingerpaints with some control • Begins to use a glue stick • Tears paper
LITERACY • Listens to a 5-minute story with pictures • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Pretends to read a book • Fills in words or missing information in familiar stories or rhymes WRITING
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• Acts out familiar routines with baby dolls and stuffed animals • Engages in symbolic play, such as calling someone with a pretend banana • Uses dress-up props to become new characters, animals, or people
Wellness FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Mathematics • Repeats numbers 1-10 • Tells which is one and which is many
• Strings large beads • Fits lids on containers • Introduced to safety scissors • Puts tops on markers
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Points to and names simple shapes • Names primary colors • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color and/or size • Understands big and little
• Stands in line for short periods of time • Climbs over, under, in and out • Jumps with two feet • Picks items up from the floor without falling
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Climbs playground stairs holding the railing • Sits and stands from a child-sized chair without falling
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HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Completes 3- to 5-piece puzzles • Nests or stacks rings • Knows uses of familiar objects • Identifies and describes differences in size
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE
• Explores size and shape of various objects SOCIAL STUDIES • Begins to understand classroom routines DIVERSITY • Recognizes self and family in photographs ©2014 Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.
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SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Introduced to Spanish as a language • Understands that the language spoken at school is called “English” • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary
• Assists in dressing/undressing • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Feeds self with a spoon and fork • Drinks from an open cup • Indicates need for a diaper change SOCIAL INTERACTION • Engages in close parallel play • Shows varied feelings • Attends to and plays in a center for a short span of time • Says “please” and “thank you” • Transitions to new activities with assistance
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
OCTOBER – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Says names of some peers • Refers to teacher by name (Ms. _______) • Verbalizes wants/needs • Answers “what,” “where,” and “yes-no” questions • Understands spatial vocabulary • Understands descriptive words
SCIENCE • Explores different textures of various objects (pumpkins, gourds. maize) SOCIAL STUDIES 123
• Explores common community helpers • Explores common forms of transportation in the community DIVERSITY
LITERACY • Listens to a 5-minute story with pictures • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Pretends to read a book • Connects events in story to own life • Talks about characters and events in a story WRITING • Begins to hold a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes marks on paper • Draws an arc on paper 123
• Talks about self • Knows own gender
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Sings familiar songs/fingerplays/rhymes • Identifies loud and soft noises • Plays simple musical instruments ART AND ARTISTS • Uses a paintbrush • Draws a picture that has a defined shape • Draws some shapes • Begins to use a glue stick • Makes prints using various materials • Paints on a textured surface
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Repeats numbers 1-15 • Tells which is one and which is many • Understands the number concept of one • Understands the number concept of two
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to personal experiences • Uses props or costumes to become new characters
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names simple shapes • Names primary colors • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color, shape, or size • Puts two halves together to make a whole PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Shows or tells the uses of familiar objects • Feels and describes differences in texture and temperature
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Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Strings large beads • Begins to use snaps, buttons, and zippers • Uses a spoon to scoop materials • Puts five pegs in a peg board • Begins to use pincer grip to pick up smaller objects
• Calms self when upset • Assists in dressing/undressing • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Feeds self with spoon and fork • Drinks from an open cup • Indicates need for a diaper change • Locates own cubby/personal belongings
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Walks in a line • Jumps with two feet • Climbs over, under, in, and out • Copies simple body movements • Throws a ball underhand without losing balance • Picks up objects off the floor without falling
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HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION • Follows simple hand-washing procedures • Recognizes familiar dangers (fire) • Recognizes and responds to a fire alarm • Identifies common fruits and vegetables by name
• Responds to greetings from adults • Shows varied feelings • Attends to and plays in a center for a short span of time • Says “please” and “thank you” • Transitions to new activities with assistance • Begins to follow classroom behavior expectations (indoor voice, calm body)
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Review previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Listens to music from another culture
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
NOVEMBER – BEGINNER 123
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Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Refers to self by name • Responds to first and last name • Answers “what,” “where,” and “yes-no” questions • Asks simple questions • Speaks in an audible voice
SCIENCE • Explores differences in temperature • Explores seasonal changes in nature SOCIAL STUDIES • Explores common community helpers • Knows and recognizes centers in the classroom 123
LITERACY • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Listens to a 5-minute story with pictures • Answers yes/no questions about a story • Pretends to read a book, holding the book right side up • Retells a familiar story in own words WRITING
DIVERSITY • Talks about own family • Talks about favorite foods • Talks about foods eaten at home
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Claps hands with music • Moves body expressively to the sound of music • Begins to show preference for a familiar song
• Begins to hold a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes marks on paper • Makes circular marks on paper 123
ART AND ARTISTS • Draws a picture using crayons and/or markers • Draws some shapes • Makes prints using various materials • Creates a painting using two or more primary colors • Begins to use a glue stick
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Repeats numbers 1-20 • Understands the number concept of one • Understands the number concept of two
DRAMATIC PLAY
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Explores clothing and props used in warm and cold weather • Engages in pretend cooking or food-centered activities
• Names shapes • Names primary colors • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color, shape, or size • Puts two halves together to make a whole • Understands same and different PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Names a familiar object when use is described • Answers simple questions about what comes next in simple, familiar tasks
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Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Fits objects together and takes them apart (Duplo Blocks) • Uses safety scissors • Turns over small containers to find things • Begins to use snaps, buttons, and zippers • Begins to use pincer grip to pick up smaller objects
• Calms self when upset • Assists in dressing/undressing • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Feeds self with spoon and fork • Verbalizes need for a diaper change or bathrooming
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Walks along a straight line • Crawls through tunnels • Copies simple body movements • Throws a ball underhand without losing balance • Sits with legs criss-crossed HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Begins to understand personal space • Responds to and reciprocates greetings from adults • Shows varied feelings • Says “please” and “thank you” • Starts to talk about emotions • Initiates play interactions with peers
• Identifies a variety of foods by name • Follows simple hand-washing procedures
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• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Listens to music from other cultures
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
DECEMBER – BEGINNER 123
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Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Refers to self by name • Understands plurals • Asks “why” and ”what” questions • Understands and uses descriptive words • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary
SCIENCE • Explores differences in temperature • Explores seasonal changes in nature SOCIAL STUDIES 123
• Recognizes and identifies common sights in the community (school, house, grocery store) DIVERSITY
LITERACY • Pretends to read a book • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Connects events in story to own life • Talks about characters and events in a story • Tells a simple story from sequenced pictures
• Talks about own family • Talks about family traditions and practices
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Explores holiday music from different cultures • Identifies loud and soft noises • Sings familiar songs • Makes music using non-musical instruments (spoons, boxes, pans)
WRITING • Begins to hold a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes horizontal and vertical lines on paper • Makes circular marks on paper 123
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Mathematics • Repeats numbers 1-20 • Understands the number concept of one • Understands the number concept of two • Understands the number concept of three
• Uses a paintbrush with increasing control • Creates a painting using two or more primary colors • Mixes primary colors to form secondary colors (blue + yellow= green) • Paints a defined picture with basic shapes • Draws with large body movements using crayons and/or markers
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
DRAMATIC PLAY
• Names shapes and colors (primary and some secondary) • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color, shape, or size • Puts two halves together to make a whole • Understands same and different
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to personal experiences • Acts out lyrics to familiar songs
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Answers simple questions about what comes next in simple, familiar tasks • Explains everyday occurrences using simple reasoning
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Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Uses safety scissors • Turns over small containers to find things • Uses snaps, buttons, and zippers • Picks up small objects with control
• Puts on and removes jacket with assistance • Verbalizes need for diaper change or bathrooming • Expresses needs and wants • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation SOCIAL INTERACTION
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• Walks in a line • Throws a bean bag at a target • Copies simple body movements • Sits with legs criss-crossed • Walks along a straight line HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Transitions to new activities with assistance • Follows classroom behavior expectations (indoor voice, calm body) • Shows varied feelings • Labels some emotions in self (happy, sad, angry) • Initiates play interactions with peers • Begins to understand personal space
Citizens of the World
• Coughs into elbow • Follows simple hand-washing procedures • Identifies a variety of foods by name
• Explores ways to say “hello” in different languages • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores foods from around the world
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JANUARY – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Understands simple pronouns • Asks “why” and ”what” questions • Answers “what,” “where,” and “yes-no” questions • Verbally states first and last name • Follows two-step directions
SCIENCE
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Retells a familiar story in own words • Connects events in story to own life • Talks about characters and events in a story
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• Explores water and ice • Matches parent to baby animals (big to little) • Identifies daily weather (hot, cold) • Describes temperature (hot/warm, cold) SOCIAL STUDIES 123
• Recognizes and identifies common places in the community (beach, park, mountains) DIVERSITY • Identifies age • Identifies characteristics of self (hair color, gender, eye color)
Creative Expression
WRITING
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Begins to hold a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes horizontal and vertical lines on paper • Makes circular marks on paper
• Makes simple musical instruments • Moves body expressively with music • Listens to music attentively • Sings familiar songs
Mathematics
ART AND ARTISTS
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Repeats numbers 1-20 • Understands the number concept of four • Counts items in groups of 1-4
• Paints with an object other than a paintbrush (e.g. ice cubes) • Explores and creates multi-sensory art (scent, texture) • Draws a picture that has a defined shape • Uses a glue stick
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
DRAMATIC PLAY
• Names shapes and colors (primary and some secondary) • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color, shape, or size • Matches a picture of an object to an object • Understands big and little
• Acts out scenes and events from the weekly book • Recreates winter experiences using a variety of props
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Answers simple questions about what comes next in simple, familiar tasks • Explains everyday occurrences using simple reasoning
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JANUARY – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Uses safety scissors • Stacks 3-6 blocks • Uses snaps, buttons, and zippers • Picks up small objects with control • Fits objects together and takes them apart (Duplo Blocks) • Laces lacing cards with support
• Removes shoes • Attempts to put shoes back on • Separates easily from parents • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Verbalizes need for a diaper change or bathrooming • Expresses needs and wants • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Throws a bean bag at a target • Stacks large objects • Sits with legs criss-crossed • Walks along a straight line • Begins to attempt pedaling on tricycles
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SOCIAL INTERACTION • Begins to show empathy towards the feelings of others • Shows varied feelings • Labels some emotions in self (happy, sad, angry) • Initiates play interactions with peers • Begins to share toys when asked
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION • Coughs into elbow • Follows simple hand-washing procedures • Recognizes and responds to fire alarm (and other disaster alarms, if appropriate) • Talk about the importance of exercise
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores animals from around the world
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
FEBRUARY – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Understands and uses plurals • Asks “why” and ”what” questions • Verbally states first and last name • Follows two-step directions • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary
SCIENCE • Explores speed of various objects (fast,slow) • Matches parent to baby animals (big to little) • Identifies daily weather (sun, rain, snow) 123
SOCIAL STUDIES • Talks about pets in the home DIVERSITY
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Retells a familiar story in own words • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Connects events in story to own life • Asks for specific books to be read • Uses pictures to predict text
• Identifies characteristics of self (hair color, gender, eye color)
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Claps hands fast or slow with music • Makes simple musical instruments • Dances with scarves or other musical props • Sings familiar songs
WRITING • Begins to hold a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes horizontal and vertical lines on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
ART AND ARTISTS • Creates 3D art using various materials • Paints or draws on a vertical surface (fence, classroom wall, easel) • Creates art using basic shapes • Finger paints with some control
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Repeats numbers 1-20 • Begins to hold up fingers to indicate a number • Understands the number concept of five • Counts items in groups of 1-5
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play related to animals • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and some secondary) • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color, shape, or size • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Labels items as “fast” or “slow” through trial and error • Explains everyday occurrences using simple reasoning
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FEBRUARY – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Begins to fold paper • Uses safety scissors • Uses snaps, buttons, and zippers • Picks up small objects with control • Adheres stickers to paper • Begins to put small objects in openings (buttons in sorting cups)
• Removes shoes • Attempts to put shoes back on • Separates easily from parents • Verbalizes need for a diaper change or bathrooming • Expresses needs and wants SOCIAL INTERACTION 123
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Jumps with two feet • Begins to attempt pedaling on tricycles • Climbs over, under, in, and out • Copies simple body movements
• Begins to show empathy towards the feelings of others • Shows varied feelings • Labels some emotions in self (happy, sad, angry) • Initiates play interactions with peers • Begins to share toys when asked • Begins to understand personal space
Citizens of the World
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores ways to say “goodbye” in different languages • Explores multicultural music
• Identifies which foods in meals or snack are fruits • Accepts water as a drink option • Follows some playground safety rules
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
MARCH – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Understands and uses plurals • Answers “what,” “where,” and “yes-no” questions • Distinguishes between similar sounds • Follows two-step directions • Verbally states first and last name
SCIENCE • Explores wind • Explores rain and raindrops SOCIAL STUDIES 123
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Answers questions about a story • Retells a familiar story in own words • Connects events in story to own life • Provides missing information in familiar stories and rhymes WRITING • Holds a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes repeated scribble marks on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
• Recognizes and identifies common places (beach, park, mountains) DIVERSITY • Names siblings • Talks about self
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Claps in rhythm with music • Listens to music from different cultures • Dances with scarves or other musical props • Sings familiar songs ART AND ARTISTS • Creates a painting using two or more primary colors • Mixes primary colors to form secondary color (red + yellow = orange) • Explores and creates multi-sensory art (scent, texture) • Uses a glue stick • Begins to use a glue bottle
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1-20 • Begins to hold up fingers to indicate a number • Understands the number concepts of one to five • Counts items in groups of 1-5
DRAMATIC PLAY
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and some secondary) • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Sorts a few objects based on color, shape, or size • Matches shapes regardless of orientation (e.g. triangle and upside-down triangle) • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to Spring weather • Acts out events from nature (wind, rain)
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Labels items as “fast” or “slow” through trial and error • Explains everyday occurrences using simple reasoning
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MARCH – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Uses safety scissors • Uses snaps, buttons, and zippers • Picks up small objects with control • Puts small objects in openings with increasing control • Adheres stickers to paper • Laces lacing cards with support
• Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Uses an open cup with control • Begins to follow bathrooming procedures • Expresses needs and wants • Puts on and removes jacket with assistance SOCIAL INTERACTION
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Tries to balance on one foot • Kicks a ball without falling • Throws a ball overhand • Tries to catch a ball • Jumps in place • Begins to attempt pedaling on tricycles
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HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Shows empathy towards the feelings of others • Labels some emotions in others (happy, sad, angry) • Initiates play interactions with peers • Begins to take turns when asked • Begins to understand personal space • Maintains attention to an activity for 5 minutes
Citizens of the World
• Identifies which foods in meals or snack are vegetables • Accepts water as a drink option • Follows some playground safety rules
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
APRIL – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Understands and uses plurals • Begins to add “ed” to make past tense of words • Follows two-step directions • Speaks in a clear, audible voice • Verbally states first and last name
SCIENCE
• Explores rainbows • Explores animal-connected textures (bunny fur, crab shell, snakeskin) • Describes texture • Explores insects SOCIAL STUDIES
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Answers questions about a story • Retells a familiar story in own words • Connects events in story to own life • Identifies the beginning of a story
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• Talks about keeping the classroom and environment clean DIVERSITY • Identifies age • Identifies characteristics of self (hair color, gender, eye color)
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
WRITING • Holds a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Draws an arc on paper • Makes scribble marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
Mathematics
• Claps an ABAB rhythmic pattern with music (hand-knees-hand-knees) • Sings familiar songs • Moves body expressively with music • Identifies music as fast or slow ART AND ARTISTS • Creates 3D art using various materials • Paints on a vertical surface (fence, classroom wall, easel) • Creates art using basic shapes
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–20 • Understands the number concepts of one to five • Counts items in groups of 1–5 • Uses fingers to represent numbers 1–5 • Tells which is one and which is many
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Dramatizes movements of different animals
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and most secondary) • Does simple matching of color, shapes, and objects • Matches shapes regardless of orientation (e.g. triangle and upside-down triangle) • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Repeats simple ABAB patterns • Explains everyday occurrences using simple reasoning • Uses picture references and deductive reasoning to determine who is and is not present at school
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APRIL – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Strings large beads • Puts small objects in openings with increasing control • Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Uses safety scissors • Removes and adheres stickers to paper • Laces lacing cards with support
• Removes shoes • Attempts to put shoes back on • Uses an open cup with control • Begins to follow bathrooming procedures • Expresses needs and wants 123
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Labels some emotions in self and others (happy, sad, angry) • Initiates play interactions with peers • Begins to take turns when asked • Maintains attention to an activity for 5 minutes
• Tries to balance on one foot • Kicks a ball without falling • Throws a ball at a target • Tries to catch a ball • Does simple exercises
Citizens of the World
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores animals from around the world
• Identifies a variety of foods • Talks about the importance of exercise • Accepts water as a drink option • Follows some playground safety rules
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
MAY – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Understands and uses plurals • Begins to add “ed” to create past tense words • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary • Speaks in a clear, audible voice
SCIENCE • Sorts animals into animal families • Compares hand and foot size to peers and adults SOCIAL STUDIES 123
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Connects events in story to own life • Pretends to read a book, holding the book right side up • Identifies the beginning and end of a story WRITING • Holds a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes scribble marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
• Explores roles of family members (mother, father) DIVERSITY • Identifies members of immediate family • Shares a family experience/ memory
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Claps in rhythm with music • Explores a variety of musical instruments • Sings familiar songs ART AND ARTISTS • Creates a painting using two or more primary colors • Explores and creates multi-sensory art (scent, texture) • Begins to use a glue bottle • Draws some shapes • Paints with a paintbrush with some control
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
DRAMATIC PLAY
• Counts from 1–20 • Understands the number concepts of one to five • Counts items in groups of 1–5 • Uses fingers to represent numbers 1–5
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing family roles
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and most secondary) • Sorts objects by color, shape, and/or size • Matches shapes regardless of orientation (e.g. triangle and upside-down triangle) • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Repeats simple ABAB patterns • Identifies what comes next in simple, familiar tasks
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MAY – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Strings large beads • Laces lacing cards with support • Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Uses safety scissors • Puts small objects in openings
• Begins to follow bathrooming procedures • Expresses needs and wants • Dresses self with minimal assistance • Feeds self with eating utensils 123
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Takes turns speaking in conversation • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Maintains attention to an activity for 5-8 minutes
• Tries to balance on one foot • Kicks a ball without falling • Throws a ball at a target • Tries to catch a ball • Attempts pedaling on tricycles
Citizens of the World
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores different musical instruments from other cultures
• Follows simple hand-washing procedures • Identifies common foods and drinks
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JUNE – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Understands and uses simple pronouns • Begins to add “ed” to create past tense words • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary • Speaks clearly so that most words are understood
SCIENCE • Explores temperature • Explores the effects of sun and sunlight SOCIAL STUDIES 123
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Connects events in story to own life • Answers questions about a story • Identifies the beginning and end of a story WRITING • Holds a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes scribble marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Talks about and recognizes common vacation destinations (beach, Grandma’s house) DIVERSITY • Explores career roles of family members
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Makes simple musical instruments • Explores sounds of different musical instruments • Claps an ABAB rhythmic pattern with music (hand-kneeshand-knees) ART AND ARTISTS • Begins to use a glue bottle • Explores and creates multi-sensory art (scent, texture) • Paints or draws on a vertical surface (fence, classroom wall, easel) DRAMATIC PLAY
• Counts from 1–20 • Understands the number concepts of one to five • Counts items in groups of 1–5 • Uses fingers to represent numbers 1–5
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Explores vacations and travel experiences with various props and costumes
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and most secondary) • Compares objects by color, shape, and size • Matches shapes regardless of orientation (e.g. triangle and upside-down triangle) • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Repeats simple ABAB patterns • Uses picture references and deductive reasoning to determine who is and is not present at school
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JUNE – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Laces lacing cards with support • Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Uses safety scissors • Removes lids from containers independently • Puts lids on markers
• Independently attends to bathrooming needs • Expresses needs and wants • Dresses self with minimal assistance • Locates cubby or personal belongings • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
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SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Tries to balance on one foot • Walks up and kicks a ball • Throws a ball at a target • Tries to catch a ball • Walks in a line
• Takes turns speaking in conversation • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Maintains attention to an activity for 5-8 minutes • Begins to exercise patience in waiting turn
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
Citizens of the World
• Talks about the importance of sun protection • Introduced to basic water safety • Accepts water as a drink alternative
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores music from other cultures
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JULY – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Asks “why” and “what” questions • Participates in rhyming games • Understands and uses descriptive words • Speaks clearly so that most words are understood • Verbally states first and last name
SCIENCE • Explores seashells and other oceanic objects • Explores things that grow SOCIAL STUDIES 123
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Answers questions about a story • Identifies the beginning and end of a story WRITING • Holds a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes scribble marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–20 • Understands the number concepts of one to five • Counts items in groups of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–5
• Talks about things found at a beach • Talks about things found at a park DIVERSITY • Identifies members of your family • Talks about what is a family
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Identifies sounds in the environment and nature • Claps in rhythm with music • Dances with scarves or other musical props • Sings familiar songs ART AND ARTISTS • Explores color through fingerpaint • Paints with an object other than a paintbrush (e.g. flowers) • Explores and creates multi-sensory art (scent, texture, temperature) DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Explores common summer experiences with various props and costumes
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and most secondary) • Compares and contrasts objects by color, shape, and size • Matches shapes regardless of orientation (e.g. triangle and upside-down triangle) • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes • Feels and describes differences in texture, temperature PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Repeats simple ABAB patterns • Uses picture references and deductive reasoning to determine who is and is not present at school
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JULY – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Laces lacing cards with support • Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Uses safety scissors • Removes lids from containers independently • Puts lids on markers
• Independently attends to bathrooming needs • Expresses needs and wants • Dresses self with minimal assistance • Locates cubby or personal belongings • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
123
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Tries to balance on one foot • Walks up and kicks a ball • Throws a ball at a target • Tries to catch a ball • Walks in a line
• Takes turns speaking in conversation • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Maintains attention to an activity for 5-8 minutes • Attempts to exercise patience in waiting turn
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
Citizens of the World
• Talks about the importance of sun protection • Introduced to basic water safety • Follows basic playground safety with support
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores music from other cultures
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Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
AUGUST – BEGINNER 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Tells about an event or picture when asked • Asks “why” and “what” questions • Participates in rhyming games • Follows multi-step directions • Speaks in a clear, audible voice • Verbally states first and last name
SCIENCE
• Explores things that grow • Explores color mixing with color paddles or transparent materials SOCIAL STUDIES 123
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Acquires new vocabulary through shared reading experiences • Provides missing information in familiar stories or rhymes • Answers questions about a story • Identifies the beginning and end of a story WRITING • Holds a crayon or other writing utensil correctly • Makes scribble marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
Mathematics
• Recognizes and identifies common sights in the community (school, flower shop, farmers’ market, grocery store) DIVERSITY • Talks about self (gender, age, personal characteristics)
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Identifies sounds in the environment and nature • Makes music using non-musical instruments (spoons, boxes, pans) • Sings familiar songs ART AND ARTISTS • Mixes primary colors to form a new color • Creates a painting using two or more primary colors • Makes a picture using different shapes • Creates 3D art using various materials
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
DRAMATIC PLAY
• Counts from 1–20 • Understands the number concepts of one to five • Counts items in groups of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–5
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Explores common stores and sights from community
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names shapes and colors (primary and most secondary) • Compares and contrasts objects by color, shape, and size • Matches shapes regardless of orientation (e.g. triangle and upside-down triangle) • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes • Understands big and little; fast and slow PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 3- to 10-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Uses picture references and deductive reasoning to determine who is and is not present at school
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AUGUST – BEGINNER
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Laces lacing cards with support • Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh • Uses safety scissors • Removes lids from containers independently • Puts lids on markers
• Independently attends to bathrooming needs • Expresses needs and wants • Dresses self with minimal assistance • Locates cubby or personal belongings • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
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• Tries to balance on one foot • Walks up and kicks a ball • Throws a ball at a target • Tries to catch a ball • Walks in a line
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Takes turns speaking in conversation • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Maintains attention to an activity for 5-8 minutes • Attempts to exercise patience in waiting turn
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION
Citizens of the World
• Talks about the importance of sun protection • Introduced to basic water safety • Follows basic playground safety with support
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores animals from around the world
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SEPTEMBER – INTERMEDIATE 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION • Speaks using a variety of vocabulary • Tells about an event or picture when asked • Answers “who,” “when,” and “if” questions • States first and last name • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary • Follows multi-step directions
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES • Demonstrates a familiarity with school’s layout • Understands the need for rules in the classroom and school
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Answers questions about a story
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• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Makes marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud
Creative Expression
Mathematics
• Moves body expressively to music • Claps hands in time to music • Learns new songs relating to numbers (Five Little Speckled Frogs, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed) • Sings familiar songs
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–20 • Understands sets of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–5 • Discriminates between numerals and letters in the environment
ART AND ARTISTS • Draws a picture of self and family • Looks at and discusses a painting of an animal • Draws a circle and other shapes
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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DIVERSITY • Identifies personal characteristics • Identifies immediate family members • Compares family characteristics (number of siblings, household size)
WRITING
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• Observes and explores personal characteristics with a magnifying glass (fingerprints, hair, skin) • Explores farm animal families • Identifies current season
• Recalls and names primary and secondary colors • Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, and star • Sorts by size • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes (sphere to circle, cube to square)
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• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing family roles
Wellness
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
• Strings large beads GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
Citizens of the World
• Walks to kick a ball • Walks on a wide balance board • Jumps forward • Runs with a starting and stopping place
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores what family members are called in other cultures
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Follows simple hand-washing procedures • Follows basic playground safety with support • Identifies a variety of fruits
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Digital Interactions
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Begins to understand basic technology safety rules (safe handling) • Identifies some forms of technology in the classroom • Uses and explores different types of technology
• Independently attends to bathrooming needs • Dresses self with minimal assistance • Locates and manages cubby or personal belongings • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Asks for help when needed SOCIAL INTERACTION • Introduces self by name • Responds to and reciprocates greetings from adults • Says “please” and “thank you” • Addresses teacher by name (Ms. Ann) • Begins to follow behavior expectations in centers
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Tells about an event or picture when asked • Explains own ideas • Answers questions logically • Follows multi-step directions • Whispers
• Identifies daily weather • Graphs daily weather • Identifies basic body parts • Explores size, shape, and texture of leaves
LITERACY
• Identifies common community helpers • Understands that there are various jobs in the classroom
• Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Answers questions about characters and events in stories • Retells a familiar story in own words
SOCIAL STUDIES
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Creative Expression
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Makes marks that resemble some letter forms on paper • “Reads” own writing aloud
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Sings body parts song • Moves various body parts to music (hands clapping, eyes blinking, head turning) • Listens to music attentively • Identifies different tempos in music (fast, slow)
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–25 • Understands sets of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–5
ART AND ARTISTS • Creates 3D art using various materials • Explores and creates multi-sensory art (scent, texture) • Uses a glue stick • Paints using a paintbrush with increasing control
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Recalls and names primary and secondary colors • Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, and star • Names some basic 3D shapes: sphere, cube • Describes how objects are the same and different
DIVERSITY • Discusses and compares favorite color and food • Talks about varying abilities connected to the five senses (glasses, hearing aids)
WRITING
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing gardens and how things grow
Digital Interactions • Begins to understand what technology is • Understands vocabulary: keyboard, mouse, screen • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Understands that the primary language spoken at school is called “English” • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores foods around the world using the five senses • Introduced to the concept of a globe
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OCTOBER – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Strings small beads • Rolls Play-Doh into strips and spheres • Cuts paper with safety scissors • Folds paper in half • Builds with blocks or other materials • Laces lacing cards
• Independently attends to bathrooming needs • Dresses self with minimal assistance • Engages in clean-up routines including clearing spot after eating • Asks for help when needed • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Kicks a ball • Rolls • Jumps forward • Runs with a starting and stopping place
• Calms self when upset • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Takes turns speaking in conversation • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Begins to follow behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Recognizes familiar dangers (fire) • Recognizes and responds to fire alarm • Identifies a variety of fruits and vegetables (pumpkins, corn, squash)
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Tells about an event or picture when asked • Explains own ideas • Answers questions logically • States first and last name • Understands simple sequence vocabulary (e.g. first, then) • Understands and uses descriptive words
• Identifies daily weather • Identifies basic body parts • Explores feathers and pictures of a real turkey SOCIAL STUDIES
LITERACY 123
• Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Identifies the cover of a book • Answers questions about characters and events in stories
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• Begins to understand today, tomorrow, and yesterday • Explores calendar concepts • Recognizes the symbols and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Thanksgiving DIVERSITY • Talks about family traditions related to Thanksgiving • Identifies immediate and extended family members
WRITING
Creative Expression
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Correctly forms some letters in first name • “Reads” own writing aloud
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Begins to play simple instruments with some rhythm • Listens to and explores music from different genres (classical, jazz, kids’ songs) • Introduces the word “musician” for someone who plays or makes music • Learns and sings songs related to body parts
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–25 • Understands sets of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–10 • Discriminates between numerals and letters in the environment
ART AND ARTISTS • Paints with items other than a paintbrush (feathers) • Paints with various objects using texture • Makes prints using different shapes • Draws a simple picture of a person
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Sorts by size • Puts three objects in a series based on size • Uses size vocabulary to describe an object • Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, and star • Names some basic 3D shapes: sphere, cube, pyramid
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to health and being healthy • Engages in pretend play roleplaying appropriate table manners
Digital Interactions
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs • Explains common occurrences using simple reasoning
• Begins to understand what technology is • Begins to understand why people use technology • Understands vocabulary: typing • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores traditions and customs of other cultures
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NOVEMBER – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Manipulates Play-Doh using various tools and cutters • Strings small beads • Cuts paper with safety scissors • Pinches clothespins • Fills a peg board
• Locates nap location in the classroom independently • Follows naptime routine • Remains seated during meals and snacks • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Accepts changes in routine with proper preparation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Jumps forward • Catches a bounced ball • Pedals a tricycle • Throws a bean bag at a target
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Maintains personal space • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Begins to solve problems with assistance • Remains in close proximity when talking to an adult • Plays cooperatively with peers • Complies with basic classroom behavior expectations with prompting and support • Begins to follow behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Identifies a variety of foods • Explores the importance of sleep • Discusses types of exercise
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Tells about an event or picture when asked • Explains own ideas • Answers “how” questions • Understands and uses simple sequence vocabulary (e.g. first, then) • Follows multi-step directions
• Identifies current season • Identifies daily weather • Explores colors and color mixing • Begins to understand how weather affects our lives • Explores buoyancy—What sinks? What floats?
LITERACY
• Recognizes the symbols and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other student-relevant holidays • Begins to understand today, tomorrow, and yesterday
• Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Identifies the cover of a book • Identifies the beginning and ending in a story
SOCIAL STUDIES
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• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Correctly forms some letters in first name • “Reads” own writing aloud
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Mathematics
• Follows a musical pattern using sounds & hand movements • Listens to a variety of holiday music • Sings familiar songs • Moves body to express lyrics of a song
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–25 • Understands sets of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–10
ART AND ARTISTS
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
123
• Creates 3D art using various materials • Paints on a vertical surface (fence, classroom wall, easel) • Explores color through color mixing • Collaborates with peers to create a group art project • Uses glue bottles with increasing control • Collages with various materials
• Sorts by color • Recalls and names primary and secondary colors • Sorts by shape • Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, and star PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
• Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs • Explains common occurrences using simple reasoning
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play roleplaying winter weather experiences (snow, winter clothing)
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Begins to understand what technology is • Labels different types of technology • Understands vocabulary: keyboard, mouse, screen • Uses and explores different types of technology
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores traditions and customs of other cultures
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DIVERSITY • Discusses family traditions • Identifies how families are alike and different in customs and traditions
WRITING
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DECEMBER – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Folds paper in half • Laces lacing cards • Cuts paper along a straight line with safety scissors • Manipulates Play-Doh using various tools and cutters • Strings small beads or objects • Fills a peg board
• Follows naptime routine • Remains seated during meals and snacks • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Easily separates from parents SOCIAL INTERACTION • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Takes turns speaking in conversation • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Recognizes and labels some emotions in book characters
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Walks on tiptoes • Throws a ball at a target • Balances on one foot for as long as possible • Does jumping jacks • Crawls through a tunnel HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Sneezes and coughs into elbow • Follows proper hand-washing procedures • Discusses and identifies food eaten in the holiday seasons
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Explains own ideas • Answers “wh-” questions • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary • States first and last name • Follows multi-step directions
• Explores fruits and vegetables • Identifies common pets • Identifies animals that live on a farm • Explores how animals communicate
LITERACY
• Explores tools found on a farm (tractor, plow, wheelbarrow) • Explores farm jobs
• Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Identifies the cover of a book • Identifies the beginning and ending in a story
SOCIAL STUDIES
123
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Correctly forms some letters in first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Counts from 1–30 • Understands sets of 1–5 • Recognizes numerals 1–10
• Learns new songs relating to numbers (Ten in the Bed, Six Little Ducks, Ants Go Marching) • Listens to and explores music from different genres (bluegrass, folk) • Claps or stomps a rhythm pattern that grows in length (B-I-N-G-O) • Dances with scarves or other musical props
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
ART AND ARTISTS
• Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, and star • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes • Names some basic 3D shapes: sphere, cube, pyramid
• Discusses an artist who uses animals in art • Creates a piece of art based off the artist discussed • Draws the head of a person, and one body part • Traces large shapes • Explores color through color mixing • Draws shapes
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
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DIVERSITY • Knows birthdate (month and day) • Describes self • Identifies any pets in the home • Identifies immediate and extended family members
WRITING
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores types of farms around the world (peach, rice, surgarcane, coffee) • Explores a globe
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• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing farm, farm jobs, and farm animals
• Begins to understand what technology is • Labels different types of technology found at school • Uses and explores different types of technology
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JANUARY – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Cuts paper along a straight line with safety scissors • Rolls Play-Doh into different shapes • Pinches tweezers or tongs to pick up small items • Fills a peg board
• Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Independently puts on and removes jacket • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Pedals a tricycle • Gallops • Does simple exercises • Does simple stretches • Walks on a wide balance board
• Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Begins to follow behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Explores a variety of foods (fruits, vegetables, dairy) • Groups foods into healthy and non-healthy foods • Discusses the need for exercise
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Explains own ideas • Answers “how” questions • States first and last name • Orally identifies compound words (e.g. what is dog + house) • Identifies rhyming words • Follows multi-step directions
• Observes, explores or experiments with various materials • Identifies animals that live in different places • Explores how different animals communicate (animal sounds, animal songs) SOCIAL STUDIES • Matches animals to their habitats or homes: home, jungle, forest
LITERACY 123
• Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Identifies the cover and spine of a book • Identifies the beginning and ending in a story
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DIVERSITY • Talks about what makes us each unique • Knows age • Describes self
WRITING
Creative Expression
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Correctly forms some letters in first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Listens to and explores music from different genres (classical, jazz, kids’ songs) • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Sings familiar songs • Identifies familiar animal sounds
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Counts from 1–30 • Counts items in a group • Recognizes numerals 1–10
• Collaborates with peers to create a group art project • Paints on a textured surface • Makes prints using different shapes • Draws a simple picture of a person
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
123
• Sorts by shape • Matches simple 3D shapes to simple 2D shapes • Names some basic 3D shapes: sphere, cube, pyramid, cone
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Identifies correct item when given multiple characteristics • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing family • Engages in pretend play connected to forests
Digital Interactions • Begins to understand what technology is • Labels different types of technology found at home • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores a lesser known animal from another country
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FEBRUARY – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Traces a stencil • Manipulates Play-Doh using various tools and cutters • Cuts out shapes with safety scissors • Matches shapes to basic shape cards with support • Folds paper
• Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Independently puts on and removes jacket • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Walks on tiptoes • Jumps forward with two feet • Bear crawls on hands and feet • Climbs under, over, and around • Pedals a tricycle • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time
• Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Begins to follow behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Discusses favorite foods and beverages • Discusses the need for sleep
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Explains own ideas • Answers questions logically • States first and last name • Orally identifies compound words (e.g. what is race + car) • Identifies rhyming words
• Identifies current season • Explores color mixing using different colored water • Explores and understands the forces of push/pull
LITERACY
SOCIAL STUDIES 123
• Explores nursery rhymes • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Identifies the cover and spine of a book • Begins to memorize text
• Know country of residence
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Uses hand motions to sing a familiar song (Wheels on the Bus, Itsy Bitsy Spider) • Dances with scarves or other musical props • Begins to play simple instruments with some rhythm
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Correctly forms most letters in first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud
ART AND ARTISTS
Mathematics
• Paints with watercolor paints • Paints with items other than a paintbrush (car) • Creates 3D art using various materials • Explores color mixing with art materials • Uses a glue stick • Draws people with a head and some body parts
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–30 • Counts items in a group • Adds two groups of concrete objects by counting the total • Recognizes numerals 1–5 • Identifies numbers that follow one another using a calendar or number line
DRAMATIC PLAY
• Sorts by design • Recalls and names primary and secondary colors • Recalls and names shapes
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Dramatizes nursery rhymes • Engages in pretend play connected to rainy weather • Engages in pretend play dramatizing various forms of transportation
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
Digital Interactions
• Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Identifies correct item when given multiple characteristics • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
• Begins to understand what technology is • Labels different types of technology found at different jobs • Uses and explores different types of technology
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Recognizes stoplights • Identifies red to mean stop and green to mean go • Recognizes the American flag as a national symbol DIVERSITY
WRITING
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Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores forms of transportation around the world
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MARCH – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Squeezes and releases eye droppers • Cuts out shapes with safety scissors • Matches shapes to basic shape cards with support • Laces lacing cards
• Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Independently puts on and removes jacket • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting • Asks for help when needed
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Catches a bounced ball • Runs with a starting and stopping place (Red Light, Green Light) • Does simple exercises • Walks on a wide balance board HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Discusses basic car safety (car seats, stoplights, red means stop) • Identifies a variety of green foods • Follows basic playground safety
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SOCIAL INTERACTION • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Follows behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Explains own ideas • Answers questions logically • States first and last name • Orally identifies compound words (e.g. what is lady + bug) • Identifies and produces real or nonsense rhyming words
• Explores plants • Explores insects and their relationship to plants • Identifies daily weather • Graphs daily weather
LITERACY
• Builds an understanding of the concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow • Identifies common places to see nature in the community (park, yard, garden, farm)
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Recognizes first name in print • Orally spells first name • Recognizes some letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Talks about characters in a story
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DIVERSITY • Describes self • Knows full names of parents/guardians
WRITING • Holds a writing utensil correctly • Writes first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Sings familiar songs • Moves to nature music (birds, trees, weather) • Makes simple instruments (rain sticks) • Begins to play simple instruments with some rhythm (rain sticks)
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–40 • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Recognizes numerals 1–15 • Identifies numbers that follow one another using a calendar or number line
ART AND ARTISTS • Discusses an artist who uses flowers or nature in art • Draws a picture based off the artist discussed • Traces large shapes • Explores color through fingerpaint • Paints using natural or recycled materials
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Sorts by size or color • Uses size and color to describe an object • Compares and contrasts objects by physical attributes (color, size, shape)
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing gardens or gardening • Acts out lyrics to a familiar song
Digital Interactions
• Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
• Labels different types of technology • Understands vocabulary: print • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Identifies a globe as a representation of Earth • Explores flowers or trees from around the world
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Cuts out shapes with safety scissors • Matches shapes to basic shape cards with support • Laces lacing cards • Manipulates Play-Doh into shapes or figures
• Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting • Asks for help when needed • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Walks on tiptoes • Jumps forward with two feet • Throws a ball overhand at a target • Pedals a tricycle • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time
• Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Follows behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Talks about nature safety • Follows basic playground safety • Identifies a variety of fruits and vegetables
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Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Asks and answers questions logically • States first and last name • Orally identifies compound words (e.g. what is butter + fly) • Identifies and produces real or nonsense rhyming words
• Explores insects • Explores sounds and textures in nature • Explores the metamorphosis process (caterpillar to butterfly) • Identifies how different objects move at different speeds (fast, slow)
LITERACY
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Recognizes first name in print • Orally spells first name • Recognizes most letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Discusses major events in a story
• Identifies land and water on a globe or map • Explores insects native to their community DIVERSITY 123
WRITING • Holds a writing utensil correctly • Writes first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Claps hands in rhythm with music • Explores and identifies music and sounds in nature • Moves body expressively to music with varying tempos (fast, slow)
• Counts from 1–50 • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Recognizes numerals 1–20 • Identifies numbers that follow one another using a calendar or number line
ART AND ARTISTS • Paints with natural materials • Explores mixing two or more primary colors to create secondary colors • Explores a piece of art showing an insect • Draws on a vertical surface • Engages in multisensory art • Draws people with a head and some body parts
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Sorts objects by physical attribute (color, size, shape) • Compares and contrasts objects by physical attributes (color, size, shape) • Demonstrates understanding of speed PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
Citizens of the World
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Acts out how a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly • Engages in pretend play connected to insects
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Listens to music from other cultures
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• Identifies how families are alike and different in structure • Compares and contrasts names for mother in families (Mom, Mommy, Mama, Mami) • Identifies and compares personal characteristics (eye color, hair color, height)
Creative Expression
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
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• Understands vocabulary: click, type • Finds letters for first name on keyboard or keypad • Uses and explores different types of technology
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MAY – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Folds paper • Removes and adheres stickers • Cuts out shapes with safety scissors • Strings small beads in a simple pattern • Squeezes and manipulates Play-Doh into caterpillars and balls
• Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting • Asks for help when needed • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Rolls a ball at different speeds (fast, slow) • Throws a ball • Balances on one foot for five seconds • Does simple exercises • Does simple stretches
• Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Follows behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Introduced to sun safety • Follows basic playground safety • Accepts water as a drink alternative
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JUNE – INTERMEDIATE 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Explains own ideas • Understands and uses spatial vocabulary • States first and last name • Orally identifies compound words (e.g. what is base + ball) • Identifies and produces real or nonsense rhyming words
• Explores textures and colors of rocks • Explores textures and colors of other natural objects (pinecones, leaves, seashells) • Identifies current season • Identifies and graphs daily weather
LITERACY
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Recognizes first name in print • Orally spells first name • Recognizes most letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation
• Identifies land and water on a globe or map • Begins to understand the concepts of yesterday, today, and tomorrow 123
WRITING
Creative Expression
Mathematics
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
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DIVERSITY • Identifies members in their immediate family • Compares and contrasts names for father in families (Dad, Daddy, Papi) • Explores family roles
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Writes first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud 123
• Counts from 1–50 • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Recognizes numerals 1–20 • Understands sets of 1–10
• Listens to and explores music from different genres (classical, jazz, kids’ songs) • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Scarf dances to music • Sings familiar songs
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
ART AND ARTISTS
• Recalls and names primary and secondary colors • Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, star • Compares and contrasts objects by physical attributes (color, size, shape, weight) • Demonstrates an understanding of weight
• Paints on a textured surface • Uses a glue bottle or glue stick • Makes a texture collage • Creates 3D art using various materials 123
DRAMATIC PLAY
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to nature
• Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
Digital Interactions • Labels different types of technology • Finds letters for first name on a keyboard or keypad • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Compares weather to another locale
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JUNE – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Fills a peg board • Pinches a clothespin • Cuts along a line in a continuous motion • Folds paper • Picks up small items with tongs
• Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting • Asks for help when needed • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Manages and identifies personal belongings • Follows bathrooming and hand washing procedures
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Walks on tiptoes • Pedals a tricycle • Walks on a wide balance board • Catches a bounced ball • Rolls
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Follows behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Discusses basic water safety • Discusses sun safety • Identifies a variety of foods by texture (rough, smooth, soft, hard)
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JULY – INTERMEDIATE 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Tells about an event using past and future tense • Answers “wh-” and “how” questions • States first and last name • Orally identifies compound words (e.g. what is base + ball) • Identifies and produces real or nonsense rhyming words
• Identifies and graphs daily weather • Identifies sun, moon, stars • Compares daytime sky to nighttime sky SOCIAL STUDIES • Recognizes the American flag as a national symbol • Begins to discuss the Fourth of July holiday
LITERACY • Recognizes first name in print • Recognizes most letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Discusses major events in a story
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• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Writes first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud
Creative Expression MUSIC AND MUSICIANS • Learns and sings patriotic songs • Claps hands in rhythmic pattern that grows in length (B-I-N-G-O) • Begins to identify simple musical instruments by sound • Explores percussion instruments
Mathematics NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE • Counts from 1–50 • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Recognizes numerals 1–20 • Understands sets of 1–10
ART AND ARTISTS • Discusses an artist or a piece of art related to America • Draws a picture based off the artist or art discussed • Explores painting to music • Creates art using shapes and lines • Draws people with a head and some body parts
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Recalls and names primary and secondary colors • Recalls and names basic shapes, including diamond, heart, oval, star • Compares and contrasts objects by physical attributes (color, size, shape)
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 10- to 20-piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing common American experiences • Engages in pretend play dramatizing a parade
Digital Interactions • Understands technology vocabulary: mouse, keyboard, screen, type, print • Finds letters for first name on a keyboard or keypad • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores American flag • Explores flags from other countries
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DIVERSITY • Knows state of residence • Knows country of residence • Describes self • Identifies immediate and extended family members
WRITING
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JULY – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Fills a peg board • Matches shapes to basic shape cards • Laces lacing cards • Cuts along a line in a continuous motion • Manipulates Play-Doh into shapes or figures
• Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting • Asks for help when needed • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Manages and identifies personal belongings • Follows bathrooming and hand washing procedures
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Marches • Walks in a line • Throws a ball overhand at a target • Catches a bounced ball • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Follows behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Plays simple games with peers
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Talks about basic summer safety (fireworks, hot car, grill) • Identifies a variety of dairy, grain, and protein foods
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AUGUST – INTERMEDIATE 123
Language and Literacy
Science and Social Studies
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCE
• Tells about an event using past and future tense • Describes familiar people, things, and events with support • Follows multi-step directions • Identifies and produces real or nonsense rhyming words
• Explores seasonal changes in nature • Explains how weather affects our lives • Explores textures and colors of natural objects (seashells, sand, soil, rocks) • Experiments with magnifying glasses
LITERACY
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Recognizes full name in print • Recognizes most letter names • Recognizes some letter sounds in isolation • Discusses major events in a story WRITING
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• Builds an understanding of the concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow • Identifies where natural objects are located (seashells, flowers, trees, rocks) 123
• Holds a writing utensil correctly • Writes first name • Writes some numerals • “Reads” own writing aloud
DIVERSITY
Mathematics
Creative Expression
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Counts from 1–50 • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Recognizes numerals 1–20 • Understands sets of 1–10
• Sings familiar songs • Scarf dances to music • Dramatizes movement of nature (waves, butterfly, flowers) • Claps rhythmic patterns with songs
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
ART AND ARTISTS
• Compares two objects for which has more or less of a feature (more petals, less legs) • Sorts by size or color • Compares and contrasts objects by physical attributes (color, size, shape)
• Draws or paints on a vertical surface • Explores colors with fingerpaint • Creates prints using various objects • Mixes primary colors to form secondary colors
• Identifies immediate and extended family members • Identifies how families are alike and different in structure • Knows full names of parents/guardians
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play dramatizing summer activities
• Completes 15- or more piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Begins to interpret data presented in bar graphs
Digital Interactions • Understands technology vocabulary: mouse, keyboard, screen, type, print • Finds letters for first name on a keyboard or keypad • Uses and explores different types of technology
Citizens of the World • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores music and musical instruments from around the world
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AUGUST – INTERMEDIATE
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Wellness
Social-Emotional
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Strings beads in a simple pattern • Matches shapes to basic shape cards • Squeezes eye droppers • Cuts along a line in a continuous motion • Manipulates Play-Doh into shapes or figures
• Regularly assumes a classroom helper job • Zips, snaps, and buttons clothing with minimal assistance • Cleans up with prompting • Asks for help when needed • Begins to understand and follow basic table manners • Manages and identifies personal belongings • Follows bathrooming and hand washing procedures
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Kicks a large ball • Throws a bean bag at a target • Catches a bounced ball • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time • Does simple exercises
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Follows behavior expectations in centers • Maintains attention within a center for 5-8 minutes • Begins to manage/verbalize frustration • Plays cooperatively with peers • Takes turns speaking in conversation
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Follows basic playground safety • Talks about nature safety • Identifies a variety of foods from different food groups
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Tells about an event using past and future tense • Answers questions logically • Defines words • Dictates simple sentences about objects or illustrations • Names a category for a heard series of words (cat, dog, mouse – animals) • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs • Generates real and/or nonsense rhyming words • Follows oral directions that involve several steps
• Understands the number concept of 0 • Understands sets of 1–10 • Recognizes numerals 1–20 • Counts 1–50 • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
LITERACY • Discusses major events in a story • Talks about characters and how they are related to the story • Recognizes uppercase letters • Recognizes common beginning consonant sounds • Uses word and picture clues, including own name, to function in environment • Retells a familiar story in their own words
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• Completes 15- or more piece puzzles • Repeats a pattern using up to three objects • Interprets data presented in bar graphs • Tries to solve everyday problems using mathematics (e.g., how many napkins are needed)
Science and Social Studies
• Holds a writing utensil with proper pincer grip • Attempts to write to convey ideas and messages • Writes first name • Writes the majority of uppercase alphabet letters • Writes numerals 1-10 • “Reads” own writing aloud
SCIENCE • Explores seasonal changes in nature • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Identifies basic body parts SOCIAL STUDIES
Social-Emotional
• Understands the layout of the classroom and the placement of centers within the classroom • Creates a simple map of the classroom • Recognizes the American flag and bald eagle as national symbols • Recites the Pledge of Allegiance with support • Participates in voting as a way of making choices
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing • Maintains belongings in cubby or personal space • Asks for help when needed • Separates easily from parents • Cleans up with prompting
DIVERSITY
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Knows full name, age, and birthdate • Talks about immediate and extended family • Shares family culture/customs/traditions
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Introduces self to peers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others
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• Compares two objects for which has more or less of a feature (more legs, less feathers) • Places three or four pictures in sequential order • Puts objects in a series based on length PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
WRITING
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Mathematics
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SEPTEMBER – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
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Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Claps a musical pattern • Sings familiar songs • Plays simple musical instruments • Moves body expressively to music • Identifies and distinguishes pitch (high, low notes)
• Matches shapes to shape cards • Builds structures with various sized and shaped blocks • Pours from a pitcher without spilling • Cuts out shapes with safety scissors • Laces lacing cards
ART AND ARTISTS
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Creates a self-portrait • Draws a stick figure with 3-6 body parts • Traces, copies, and draws basic shapes • Draws a complex picture
• Walks forward, backward, and sideways with balance • Imitates complex body movements • Throws a ball overhand with close accuracy • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Acts out a familiar story in sequence (Goldilocks and Three Bears)
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Citizens of the World
• Demonstrates an understanding of some playground safety rules • Demonstrates an understanding of classroom safety rules • Follows proper hand-washing procedures
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Identifies the United States of America on a map or globe
• Understands basic technology safety rules (safe handling) • Identifies some forms of technology in the classroom • Types first and last name on a keyboard • Uses and explores different types of technology
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OCTOBER – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Tells about an event using past and future tense • Answers questions logically • Describes previous experiences and relates them to new experiences or ideas • Uses descriptive words • Uses spatial vocabulary • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs • Generates real and/or nonsense rhyming words • Repeats a pattern or series of sounds, words, or numbers
• Understands sets of 1–10 • Recognizes numerals 1–30 • Identifies numbers that follow one another using a calendar or number line • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Explores different ways numbers can be represented (e.g. numeral, dots on a dice) GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Names the shape of common everyday objects • Identifies shapes as two-dimensional (2D, flat) or three-dimensional (3D, solid) • Compares two objects for which has more or less of a feature (more legs, less feathers) • Puts objects in a series based on length • Matches and names simple 2D and simple 3D shapes
LITERACY • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Talks about characters and how they are related to the story • Talks about setting and how it is related to the story • Recognizes uppercase letters • Recognizes common beginning consonant sounds • Uses word and picture clues, including own name, to function in an environment • Identifies words that look the same or different • Follows words from left to right
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WRITING
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Mathematics
• Holds a writing utensil with proper grip • Attempts to write to convey ideas and messages • Holds paper still with non-dominant hand • Writes first name in proper case • Writes the majority of uppercase alphabet letters and some lowercase • Writes numerals 1–15 • “Reads” own writing aloud
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Explores parts, texture, and color of fruits and vegetables • Participates in experiments to answer questions about how different fruits and vegetables grow • Explores fire alarms and flashing lights
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing • Maintains belongings in cubby or personal space • Asks for help when needed • Separates easily from parents • Cleans up with prompting
• Identifies and explores various community helpers • Recognizes that maps/globes are representations of places • Begins to determine the relative location of places using terms near/far • Recognizes the American flag and bald eagle as national symbols • Recites the Pledge of Allegiance
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others
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• Completes 15- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern • Interprets data presented in bar graphs • Tries to solve everyday problems using mathematics (e.g., how many napkins are needed) • Uses non-standard measurement units (how many “bears” long is the table?)
DIVERSITY • Shares and compares family celebrations • Identifies state and country of residence • Knows address
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OCTOBER – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Listens to and explores multicultural music • Explores and engages in multicultural dance (flamenco) • Plays a variety of multicultural instruments • Claps hands in rhythm with music • Identifies and distinguishes tempo (fast, slow)
• Cuts out shapes or designs with safety scissors • Uses tongs to pick up small items • Laces lacing cards • Uses a spoon to scoop • Strings small beads to create a pattern • Builds structures with various sized and shaped blocks
ART AND ARTISTS
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GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Discusses an artist known for multicultural art • Discusses what is seen in a piece of art • Creates a piece of art based off the artist discussed • Traces, copies, and draws basic shapes • Creates 3D art using various materials
• Stops, drops, and rolls • Throws a ball underhand with close accuracy • Hops on one foot • Climbs
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to farms, farming • Engages in pretend play connected to fire safety
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• Discusses fire safety • Discusses when to dial 911 • Sorts foods into healthy versus non-healthy foods
Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores geographically where the Spanish language is spoken
• Identifies some forms of technology in different lines of work • Locates numbers on different phone keypads • Explores changes in geography technology (compass, map, globe, GPS) • Uses and explores different types of technology
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NOVEMBER – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Tells about an event using past and future tense • Describes previous experiences and relates them to new experiences or ideas • Responds to “why” and “how” questions • Follows multi-step directions • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs
• Understands sets of 1–10 • Recognizes numerals 1–40 • Identifies numbers that follow one another using a calendar or number line • Counts items in two groups to obtain a total • Counts items in two groups to determine which group has more • Counts forward beginning from a given number between 1-20 (instead of having to begin at 1)
LITERACY • Talks about characters and how they are related to the story • Talks about setting and how it is related to the story • Recognizes the difference between words, letters, and numerals • Recognizes uppercase letters • Recognizes some lowercase letters • Recognizes common beginning consonant sounds • Uses word and picture clues, including own name, to function in an environment • Follows words from left to right
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Holds a writing utensil with proper grip • Attempts to write to convey ideas and messages • Holds paper still with non-dominant hand • Writes first name in proper case • Writes the majority of uppercase alphabet letters • Writes numerals 1–20
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Identifies the five senses and the corresponding body part • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predications based on prior knowledge • Explores different types of grains • Explores the concept of living vs. non-living things
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Separates easily from parents • Cleans up with prompting • Uses basic table manners
SOCIAL STUDIES • Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Thanksgiving • Participates in voting as a way of making choices • Explores different leadership roles (president, principal, teacher) • Recognizes that maps and globes are representations of locations
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Demonstrates appropriate response to authority figures
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• Compares two objects for which has more or less of a feature (more legs, less feathers) • Puts objects in a series based on weight • Describes a simple procedure in sequential order • Places three or four pictures in sequential order • Completes 15- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern • Interprets data presented in bar graphs
WRITING
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Mathematics
DIVERSITY • Shares and compares family celebrations • Appreciates differences in family traditions • Explores which native languages are spoken in the home • Knows birthdate, full name, address
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NOVEMBER – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Identifies simple musical instruments by sound • Listens to and explores music from different genres • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Identifies and distinguishes volume (loud, soft) • Recites and sings songs
• Cuts out shapes or designs with safety scissors • Uses tongs to pick up small items • Strings small beads to create a pattern • Matches shapes to create designs on shape cards • Shapes and manipulates Play-Doh
ART AND ARTISTS
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Explores a basic color wheel • Creates a color wheel using paint, crayons, or markers • Paints on textured surfaces • Explores and creates multi-sensory art • Draws complex picture
• Walks the length of a balance beam • Imitates complex body movements • Kicks a large ball • Jumps over a 6” high object and lands on feet • Throws a bean bag at a target with close accuracy
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to the grocery store or food related experiences • Engages in pretend play connected to family traditions and experiences
• Sorts foods into simple food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins) • Understands the importance of eating a balanced diet to keep us healthy • Discusses the importance of looking with our eyes and listening with our ears in different safety situations (crossing street, going down slide)
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Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores geographically where native languages of students in the classroom are spoken
• Identifies some forms of technology that assist with the five senses (glasses, microscope, hearing aids, etc) • Uses a mouse and clicks with accuracy • Uses and explores different types of technology
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DECEMBER – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Recalls favorite nursery rhymes, poems, and alliterative phrases • Dictates stories • Knows some opposite words • Uses three different words to describe an object • Uses rhyming words
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts by tens • Counts items in two groups to determine which group has more GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
LITERACY • Talks about setting and how it is related to the story • Recognizes uppercase and lowercase letters • Recognizes common beginning consonant sounds • Identifies words vs. letters vs. numerals • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Understands whether information in a story is real or pretend • Uses context/picture clues to question unknown vocabulary • Follows words from left to right and page by page • Reads/recognizes sight words
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• Compares two objects for which has more or less of a feature (more legs, less feathers) • Places three or four pictures in sequential order • Orders the days of the week • Identifies shapes as two-dimensional (2D, flat) or three-dimensional (3D, solid) PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Identifies pennies, nickels, and dimes • Completes 20- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph
WRITING
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Mathematics
Science and Social Studies
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes first name in proper case • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Writes numerals 1–20
SCIENCE • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Expresses data in a variety of ways, including illustrations, graphs, and oral explanations • Identifies season and predicts weather based on season • Graphs weather • Explores the relationship between water and ice
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Retrieves and uses a tissue when needed • Puts on and removes jacket independently • Maintains belongings in cubby • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Cleans up with prompting • Uses basic table manners
• Recognizes the use of money as a means of exchange for goods and services • Identifies different types of products sold at different types of stores • Explores changes over time by comparing pictures or hearing stories • Develops an understanding of wants vs. needs
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Demonstrates appropriate response to authority figures
• Shares and compares holidays celebrated within the home • Shares and compares family traditions • Names and talks about grandparents
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Plays a variety of multicultural instruments • Moves body expressively to music • Creates musical instruments • Explores and identifies emotions in songs or music • Explores a variety of holiday music • Sings a variety of songs
• Pushes coins into a money box or piggy bank • Cuts out simple shapes • Folds paper in half • Strings small beads or other items to make a pattern • Squeezes and releases castanets
ART AND ARTISTS
• Throws a small ball or bean bag into a basket • Catches a thrown ball from three feet • Kicks a rolling ball • Bounces a ball and catches it
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Paints with an object other than a paint brush • Draws a stick figure with 3-6 body parts • Draws or paints on a vertical surface • Creates a collage • Sculpts 123
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION 123
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to a store • Engages in pretend play connected to winter weather experiences
• Understands the importance of seasonal clothing to keep us warm • Sneezes and coughs into elbow • Follows proper hand-washing procedures
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Demonstrates the safe and cooperative use of technology • Communicates original ideas using digital tools • Types first and last name on a keyboard or keypad • Uses and explores different types of technology
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores different holidays celebrated around the world
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JANUARY – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Recalls favorite nursery rhymes, poems, and alliterative phrases • Dictates stories • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word • Uses rhyming words • Attempts to use newly acquired vocabulary • Knows some opposite words
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts by tens • Counts items in two groups to determine which group has more GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
LITERACY • Listens to and retells a story in sequence (2-3 parts) • Identifies characters and setting in a book • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Matches beginning sounds of words • Understands whether information in a story is real or pretend • Matches familiar spoken words to written words • Identifies labels and signs in own environment • Reads/recognizes sight words WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–20
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Identifies pennies, nickels, and dimes • Completes 20- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Understands the concepts of sink and float and is able to make predictions • Explores temperature • Listens to heartbeat and breathing
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Retrieves and uses a tissue when needed • Puts on and removes jacket independently • Maintains belongings in cubby • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Cleans up with prompting • Uses basic table manners
• Identifies common places in the community • Identifies various modes of transportation • Recognizes that maps and globes are representations of locations • Creates a simple map • Distinguishes between land and water on maps and globes • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict
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• Compares two objects for which has more or less of a feature (more legs, less feathers) • Places three or four pictures in sequential order • Orders the days of the week • Identifies shapes as two-dimensional (2D, flat) or three-dimensional (3D, solid)
DIVERSITY • Knows address • Knows state and country of residence • Talks about family and common health practices in family (physical activities, foods eaten, beverages at meals)
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LINKS TO LEARNING JANUARY FOR PRE-K
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JANUARY – PRE-K
123
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Identifies a variety of sounds in nature • Moves body expressively to music • Identifies and distinguishes tone (short, long) • Acts out lyrics to a song • Recites and sings songs
• Strings small beads or other items to make a pattern • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Picks up small items with tongs • Cuts out shapes • Squeezes an eye dropper
ART AND ARTISTS
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Discusses an artist known for a specific painting • Discusses what is seen in a piece of art • Creates a piece of art based off the artist discussed • Paints with an object other than a paintbrush (ice) • Draws a complex picture • Makes prints using various materials
• Demonstrates smooth body control • Does simple exercises • Does simple stretches • Walks on a balance beam • Bounces a ball and catches it • Hops on one foot
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to healthy living • Engages in pretend play connected to travel or transportation
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• Discusses winter weather safety • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition) • Sorts foods into healthy versus non-healthy foods
Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Learns about another country in the world
• Explores changes in technology over time related to travel and transportation • Uses a mouse and clicks with accuracy • Uses and explores different types of technology
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
FEBRUARY – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Recalls favorite nursery rhymes, poems, and alliterative phrases • Dictates stories • Uses three different words to describe a person or object • Uses rhyming words • Identifies the word in a series of three words that does not rhyme (cat, hat, mouse) • Repeats a pattern or series of sounds, words, or numbers
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts by tens • Counts a total and then recounts when a certain number of items are removed (concrete subtraction) • Given a number of objects between 1 and 9, can find the number to add to equal a total of 10 GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week • Identifies shapes as two-dimensional (2D, flat) or three-dimensional (3D, solid) • Sorts and identifies categories
LITERACY • Discusses major events in a story • Retells a story including the main characters and correct sequence of events with some detail • Identifies words vs. letters vs. numerals • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Matches beginning sounds of words • Understands whether information in a story is real or pretend • Matches familiar spoken words to written words • Reads/recognizes sight words WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–30
• Identifies pennies, nickels, and dimes • Estimates the length of an object using non-standard measurement units (how many “bears” long is the table?) • Completes 20- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph • Describes how he/she solved a problem in his/her own way
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Explains the differences in various animal habitats • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Explores concepts of buildings or structures (builds a home with various materials) • Explores similarities and differences in different animals
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS • Puts on and removes jacket independently • Maintains belongings in cubby • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Cleans up with prompting • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
SOCIAL STUDIES • Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Valentine’s Day • Creates a simple map of home • Recognizes the need for different rules in different places
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING 123
• Identifies members of their immediate family • Knows address • Shares and compares features of home
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LINKS TO LEARNING FEBRUARY FOR PRE-K
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FEBRUARY – PRE-K
123
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Recites and sings songs • Claps hands in musical rhythm pattern • Uses vocal sounds to create sound effects
• Shapes and manipulates Play-Doh into 2D or 3D shapes • Laces lacing cards • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Picks up small items with tongs • Cuts out shapes
ART AND ARTISTS
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Explores and creates multi-sensory art • Uses texture to create original art • Draws a complex picture using pencils, markers, crayons, or paint • Explores mixing colors to create different colors • Paints with an object other than a paint brush (tooth brush)
• Bear walks on hands and feet • Hops on one foot • Throws a ball overhand with close accuracy • Catches a thrown ball from three feet • Kicks a rolling ball
DRAMATIC PLAY
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HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Discusses dental health • Identifies a variety of healthy foods
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to animals and the zoo • Engages in pretend play connected to healthy teeth
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Identifies types of technology found in a home • Practices answering a phone • Uses and explores different types of technology
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores native locations of common zoo animals • Compares native animals in own community to native animals around the world
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
MARCH – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Dictates stories • Knows some opposite words • Uses rhyming words • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs • Repeats a pattern or series of sounds, words, or numbers • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Compares two numbers (1–10) when written as numerals • Counts a total and then recounts when a certain number of items are removed (concrete subtraction) • Given a number of objects between 1 and 9, can find the number to add to equal a total of 10 • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Discusses major events in a story • Identifies characters and setting in a book • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Matches beginning sounds of words • Understands whether information in a story is real or pretend • Matches familiar spoken words to written words • Reads/recognizes sight words • Uses picture reference books to obtain information
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING 123
WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–30
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE
Social-Emotional
• Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Explores the differences between the daytime sky and the nighttime sky • Explores concepts related to the solar system • Identifies and sorts things in the environment into living and non-living categories
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Knows we live on planet Earth • Distinguishes between land and water on a globe • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols • Recites the Pledge of Allegiance
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict • Attempts to solve peer conflict independently
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• Begins to match pennies, nickels, and dimes to their associated value • Estimates the weight of an object using non-standard measurement units (how many “paperclips” heavy is the rock?) • Completes 25- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph
DIVERSITY • Knows state and country of residence • Shares, explores, and appreciates differences in family traditions and customs
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LINKS TO LEARNING MARCH FOR PRE-K
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MARCH – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Learns and explores sports related songs • Plays a variety of simple musical instruments • Claps hands in rhythm with different types of music • Explores and identifies emotions in songs or music • Uses inventive body movements or dance to respond to music
• Shapes and manipulates Play-Doh into ball shapes • Laces lacing cards • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Removes and adheres stickers • Cuts out shapes
ART AND ARTISTS
• Throws a ball overhand with close accuracy • Throws a ball underhand with close accuracy • Bounces a ball and catches it • Catches a thrown ball from three feet • Kicks a rolling ball
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Creates a collage • Traces, copies, and draws basic shapes • Creates 3D art using various materials • Draws a complex picture using pencils, markers, crayons, or paint • Selects and uses paint colors to express an emotion
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HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Discusses basic sports safety • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition)
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to sports • Engages in pretend play connected to the solar system
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Uses a mouse and clicks with accuracy • Uses and explores different types of technology
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores popular sports around the world
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
APRIL – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Dictates stories • Uses three different words to describe an object • Knows some opposite words • Asks questions about unknown vocabulary • Substitutes initial consonant sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts by tens • Compares two numbers (1-10) when written as numerals • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Discusses major events in a story • Retells a story, with some detail, including the main characters and the correct sequence of events • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Matches beginning sounds of words • Matches familiar spoken words to written words • Reads/recognizes sight words • Uses picture reference books to obtain information
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS • Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week 123
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–40
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Explores how different vegetables grow • Identifies and sorts things in the environment into living and non-living categories • Explores the concept of recycling
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
• Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Earth Day • Participates in voting as a way of making choices • Begins to determine the relative location of places using terms near/far • Identifies common places in the community
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict • Attempts to solve peer conflict independently
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Begins to match pennies, nickels, and dimes to their associated value • Completes 25- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph • Describes how he/she solved a problem in his/her own way
WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Talks about immediate and extended family • Shares personal favorites (animal, color, etc)
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LINKS TO LEARNING APRIL FOR PRE-K
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APRIL – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Claps hands in rhythm with different types of music • Makes a musical instrument • Sings and recites songs • Identifies and distinguishes tempo and volume
• Shapes and manipulates Play-Doh into ball shapes • Laces lacing cards • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Squeezes clothespins • Cuts out shapes • Matches shapes to create designs on shape cards
ART AND ARTISTS
123
• Discusses an artist known for a specific painting • Discusses what is seen in a piece of art • Creates a piece of art based off the artist discussed • Explores and creates multi-sensory art • Uses texture to create original art • Creates a piece of art using recycled materials
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Throws a ball overhand and underhand with close accuracy • Walks forward, backward, and sideways with balance • Imitates complex body movements • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time • Hops forward ten times without falling • Skips alternating feet
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to gardens/gardening
Citizens of the World
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION 123
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Learns about another country in the world
• Demonstrates an understanding of playground safety rules • Sorts foods into simple food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins) • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition)
Digital Interactions • Uses a mouse and clicks with accuracy • Uses and explores different types of technology
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
MAY – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Dictates stories • Uses three different words to describe a person or object • Uses rhyming words • Asks questions about unknown vocabulary • Substitutes initial consonant sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word • Acts out words of similar meaning (run, walk, skip, march)
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts by tens • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group • Can break down numbers between 11 and 19 into ten plus a remainder (12 birds = 10 birds + 2 birds)
LITERACY • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Discusses major events in a story • Identifies and discusses setting and characters in a story • Listens to and retells a story in sequence (2-3 parts) • Identifies words vs. letters vs. numerals • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Matches beginning and ending sounds of words • Matches familiar spoken words to written words • Reads/recognizes sight words • Uses picture reference books to obtain information
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
123
• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week • Identifies 2D and 3D shapes by name PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Identifies and matches pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to their associated value • Completes 25- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph
WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–40
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Identifies and graphs daily weather • Identifies season and predicts weather based on season • Explores the parts of a plant • Engages in multisensory exploration of different healthy foods
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
• Identifies plants and natural items in the community • Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Mother’s Day • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols • Recites the Pledge of Allegiance
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels some emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict • Attempts to solve peer conflict independently
• Identifies members of their immediate family • Knows address, state, and country of residence • Describes mother or maternal figure
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LINKS TO LEARNING MAY FOR PRE-K
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MAY – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Recites and sings songs • Identifies and distinguishes tone and rhythm • Moves body expressively to music
• Laces lacing cards • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Squeezes clothespins • Cuts out shapes • Strings small beads to create a pattern • Folds paper • Removes and adheres stickers
ART AND ARTISTS • Traces, copies, and draws basic shapes • Creates 3D art using various materials • Draws a complex picture using pencils, markers, crayons, or paint • Paints with an object other than a paintbrush (plant, stick, nature) • Colors within a shape 123
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Walks forward, backward, and sideways with balance • Imitates complex body movements • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time • Hops forward ten times without falling • Skips alternating feet
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to mothers and family roles • Engages in pretend play connected to plants and nature
• Demonstrates an understanding of playground safety rules • Sorts foods into simple food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins) • Understands the importance of eating a balanced diet to keep us healthy
123
Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores plants and flowers from around the world
• Uses a mouse and clicks with accuracy • Communicates an original idea using digital tools • Uses and explores different types of technology
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JUNE – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Dictates stories • Knows some opposite words • Uses three different words to describe a person or object • Uses rhyming words • Asks questions about unknown vocabulary • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word • Acts out words of similar meaning (run, walk, skip, march)
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Compares two numbers (1-10) when written as numerals • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group • Can break down numbers between 11 and 19 into ten plus a remainder (12 birds = 10 birds + 2 birds)
LITERACY • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Discusses major events in a story • Identifies and discusses setting and characters in a story • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Matches beginning and ending sounds of words • Matches familiar spoken words to written words • Reads/recognizes sight words • Uses picture reference books to obtain information
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Identifies and matches pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to their associated value • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph • Begins to tell number stories
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Writes numerals 1–50
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Identifies and graphs daily weather • Identifies season and predicts weather based on season • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predications based on prior knowledge
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
SOCIAL STUDIES • Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Father’s Day • Explores the postal mail process • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict • Attempts to solve peer conflict independently
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• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week • Identifies 2D and 3D shapes by name PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Identifies state and country of residence • Knows birthdate and address • Describes father or paternal figure
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LINKS TO LEARNING JUNE FOR PRE-K
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JUNE – PRE-K
123
Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Recites and sings songs • Identifies and distinguishes tempo and volume • Moves body expressively to music • Claps hands in rhythm with different types of music
• Laces lacing cards • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Squeezes clothespins • Cuts out shapes • Matches shapes to create designs on shape cards • Folds square paper into triangles and rectangles
ART AND ARTISTS • Traces, copies, and draws basic shapes • Draws a complex picture using pencils, markers, crayons, or paint • Makes prints using various objects • Colors within a shape 123
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Throws a ball overhand with close accuracy • Throws a ball underhand with close accuracy • Bounces a ball and catches it • Catches a thrown ball from three feet • Kicks a rolling ball
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to fathers and family roles • Engages in pretend play connected to postal mail
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION 123
Citizens of the World
• Understands basic sun safety • Understands basic water safety • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition) • Knows their phone number
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Learns about another country in the world
• Understands vocabulary: email • Uses a mouse and clicks with accuracy • Uses and explores different types of technology
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JULY – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
123
COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Dictates stories • Knows some opposite words • Uses three different words to describe a person or object • Uses rhyming words • Asks questions about unknown vocabulary • Acts out words of similar meaning (run, walk, skip, march)
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Counts two groups to obtain a total • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
• Identifies and discusses setting and characters in a story • Identifies words vs. letters vs. numerals • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Reads/recognizes sight words • Uses picture reference books to obtain information WRITING
123
Mathematics
123
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Writes numerals 1–50
• Identifies and matches pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to their associated value • Completes 25- or more piece puzzles • Creates an original pattern using four objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph
Social-Emotional
Science and Social Studies
SELF-HELP SKILLS
SCIENCE
• Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
• Participates in experiments to answer questions • Identifies season and predicts weather based on season • Explores the parts of a plant • Explores and explains the differences in animal habitats SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Fourth of July • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols • Recites the Pledge of Allegiance • Explores common vacation destinations
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict • Attempts to solve peer conflict independently
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• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week • Identifies shapes as two-dimensional (2D, flat) or three-dimensional (3D, solid)
DIVERSITY • Shares and compares family traditions • Appreciates differences in family traditions • Shares and graphs any pets in the home
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JULY – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Recites and sings patriotic songs • Identifies and distinguishes tone and rhythm • Moves body expressively to music • Claps hands in rhythm with different types of music
• Builds structures with various sized and shaped blocks • Laces lacing cards • Shapes and manipulates Play-Doh into letters, shapes, and figures • Squeezes an eye dropper • Cuts out shapes • Matches shapes to create designs on shape cards
ART AND ARTISTS
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• Sculpts • Creates 3D art using various materials • Draws a complex picture using pencils, markers, crayons, or paint • Colors within a shape • Paints or draws on a vertical surface
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Marches • Imitates complex body movements • Balances on either foot for an extended period of time • Hops forward ten times without falling • Skips alternating feet
DRAMATIC PLAY • Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to vacations • Dramatizes the lyrics of a song
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
Citizens of the World
• Understands basic sun safety • Understands basic water safety • Sorts foods into simple food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins)
• Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Identifies United States of America on a map or globe
Digital Interactions
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• Demonstrates the safe and cooperative use of technology • Communicates an original idea using digital tools • Uses and explores different types of technology
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
AUGUST – PRE-K Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Knows some opposite words • Uses rhyming words • Asks questions about unknown vocabulary • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word • Acts out words of similar meaning (run, walk, skip, march)
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Counts two groups to obtain a total • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Compares how characters are similar in a book • Identifies words vs. letters vs. numerals • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Reads/recognizes sight words
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Mathematics
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the months of the year • Identifies 2D and 3D shapes by name
WRITING
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–50
• Estimates the length of an object using nonstandard measurement units (How many “bears” long is the table?) • Creates an original pattern using five objects • Interprets a simple pie graph • Describes how he/she solved a problem in his/her own way
Science and Social Studies
Social-Emotional
SCIENCE
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Participates in experiments to answer questions • Expresses data in a variety of ways, including illustrations, graphs, and oral explanations • Understands the concepts of sink and float and is able to make predictions • Explores sunlight
• Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Makes choices within the classroom • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Uses basic table manners • Begins to tie shoes
SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Recognizes the use of money as a means of exchange for goods and services • Identifies different types of products sold at different types of stores • Develops an understanding of wants vs. needs • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols
• Learns and follows behavior expectations in centers • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Plays cooperatively with peers • Recognizes and labels emotions in self and others • Demonstrates some control of emotions • Uses words to resolve peer conflict • Attempts to solve peer conflict independently
DIVERSITY • Talks about self • Talks about personal preferences • Shares and compares families and family practices
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LINKS TO LEARNING AUGUST FOR PRE-K
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AUGUST – PRE-K
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Creative Expression
Wellness
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
• Makes a simple musical instrument • Plays a variety of simple musical instruments • Claps hands in rhythm with different types of music • Explores and identifies emotions in songs or music • Uses inventive body movements or dance to respond to music
• Laces lacing cards • Reproduces a design using a peg board • Picks up small objects with tongs • Cuts out shapes • Pushes coins into a money box or piggy bank
ART AND ARTISTS
• Throws a ball overhand with close accuracy • Throws a ball underhand with close accuracy • Bounces a ball and catches it • Catches a thrown ball from three feet • Kicks a rolling ball
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Explores and creates multi-sensory art • Uses texture to create original art • Draws a complex picture using pencils, markers, crayons, or paint • Explores mixing colors to create different colors • Colors within a shape
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
DRAMATIC PLAY
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• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story • Engages in pretend play connected to a store • Dramatizes familiar summer experiences
• Understands basic sun safety • Understands basic water safety • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition) • Knows their phone number
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Demonstrates the safe and cooperative use of technology • Uses a mouse or touch pad and clicks with accuracy • Uses and explores different types of technology
• Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Identifies United States of America on a map or globe • Names other foreign countries
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
SEPTEMBER – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Dictates stories • Uses adjectives to describe people or objects • Knows some opposite words • Uses rhyming words • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word • Acts out words of similar meaning (run, walk, skip, march)
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts by tens • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Compares two numbers (1-20) when written as numerals • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
• Discusses major events in a story • Identifies a variety of stories, poems, nursery rhymes, and other literary pieces • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Compares how characters are similar in a book • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Reads/recognizes sight words
• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the months of the year • Identifies and explains categories in sorting activities 123
WRITING
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Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–50
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE
Social-Emotional
• Explores how wind moves objects • Identifies and graphs weather • Predicts weather based on season
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Begins to tie shoes with support • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing • Maintains belongings in cubby or personal space • Asks for help when needed • Separates easily from parents • Learns to follow behavior expectations in centers • Understands and follows basic table manners
SOCIAL STUDIES • Recognizes the American flag as a national symbol • Participates in voting as a way of making choices • Develops an awareness that a person’s vote may change DIVERSITY
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Talks about family • Appreciates differences in customs of families • Knows birthdate • Knows address
• Introduces self • Maintains attention within a center for extended periods of time • Uses manner words (please, thank you, excuse me) • Begins to use patience when waiting a turn • Labels emotions in self and others • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Refers to adults with proper title (Ms. Smith)
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 25+ piece puzzles • Estimates the length of an object using nonstandard measurement units (How many “bears” long is the table?) • Creates an original pattern using five objects • Interprets a simple pie graph • Describes how he/she solved a problem in his/her own way
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LINKS TO LEARNING SEPTEMBER FOR PRE-K 2
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SEPTEMBER – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Cuts out shapes holding scissors appropriately • Cuts along a zigzag line holding scissors appropriately • Traces around a large object • Pours from a pitcher without spilling • Strings small beads to create a pattern • Folds a square into triangles and rectangles • Builds a structure with various sized and shaped blocks • Uses tongs to pick up small items
• Recognizes the musical sounds of different musical instruments • Recognizes change in music tempo (fast, slow) • Listens to music from various genres • Recites and sings a variety of songs ART AND ARTISTS • Identifies some artists • Draws complex pictures with various art materials • Draws a non-stick figure person • Colors or paints within a shape • Creates a collage using natural materials
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Throws a ball overhand with some accuracy • Throws a ball underhand with some accuracy • Bounces a ball and catches it • Kicks a rolling ball • Jumps over a straight line • Skips alternating feet
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION 123
• Demonstrates an understanding of some playground safety rules • Does simple exercises • Sorts foods into simple food groups (vegetables, fruits, meats, grains) • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition)
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores weather around the world
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• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/ stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing seasonal changes • Dramatizes the movement of nature (wind, trees)
Digital Interactions • Identifies some forms of technology in the classroom • Understands basic technology safety rules (safe handling) • Uses and explores different types of technology
Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
OCTOBER – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Recalls favorite nursery rhymes • Dictates stories • Uses adjectives to describe people or objects • Knows some opposite words • Uses rhyming words • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word • Acts out words of similar meaning (run, walk, skip, march)
• Recognizes numerals 1–50 • Counts two groups to obtain a total, introducing the + sign • Develops the concept of subtraction using five or fewer concrete objects • Compares two numbers (1–20) when written as numerals • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
• Discusses major events in a story • Connects story to own life experiences • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Understands whether information in a story is real or pretend • Retells a story, with some detail, including the main characters and the correct sequence of events • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Reads/recognizes sight words
• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (getting dressed) • Orders the days of the week • Orders the months of the year • Identifies and explains categories in sorting activities 123
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Begins to use inventive spelling in writing • Writes the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) • Copies short words • Writes numerals 1–50
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE
Social-Emotional
• Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Recognizes that insects have six legs and three body parts • Explores differences and similarities in insects • Explores the differences in various animal habitats
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Begins to tie shoes with support • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing • Asks for help when needed • Learns to follow behavior expectations in centers • Understands and follows basic table manners • Assists with setting the table for meals and snack
SOCIAL STUDIES • Explores changes over time by comparing pictures and hearing stories • Explores different types of farms and what is grown/produced there • Participates in voting to make decisions • Recognizes the American flag and bald eagle as national symbols
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Maintains attention within a center for extended periods of time • Uses manner words (please, thank you, excuse me) • Begins to use patience when waiting a turn to speak • Labels emotions in self and others • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Attempts to manage peer conflict situations
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 25+ piece puzzles • Estimates the length of an object using nonstandard measurement units (How many “bears” long is the table?) • Creates an original pattern using five objects • Creates and interprets a simple bar graph • Interprets a simple pie graph
WRITING
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Mathematics
DIVERSITY • Knows age and birthdate • Knows address • Shares and compares family cultural celebrations • Recognizes, identifies, and accepts differences in personal characteristics
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LINKS TO LEARNING OCTOBER FOR PRE-K 2
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OCTOBER – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Cuts out shapes holding scissors appropriately • Completes lacing activities independently • Pours from a pitcher without spilling • Strings small beads to create a pattern • Folds square into triangles and rectangles • Builds a structure with various sized and shaped blocks • Uses tongs to pick up small items • Reproduces a design using a peg board
• Creates different sounds and music using traditional and non-traditional musical instruments • Explores natural sounds and music in nature • Identifies and recognizes changes in volume • Recites and sings • Moves body rhythmically to music ART AND ARTISTS • Explores an artist who created animal or insect themed art • Discusses what is visually seen in a piece of art • Creates 3D art using a variety of materials • Draws a complex picture • Draws a non-stick figure person
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Skips alternating feet • Demonstrates smooth body control • Bounces a ball and catches it • Kicks a rolling ball • Catches a thrown ball from three feet • Plays simple active games (Red Light, Green Light; Duck Duck Goose) • Runs with a starting and stopping place 123
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
DRAMATIC PLAY
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• Demonstrates an understanding of some playground safety rules • Does simple exercises • Sorts foods into healthy versus non-healthy foods
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play exploring various animal and insect habitats and behaviors • Engages in pretend play using props and costumes to become new characters
Digital Interactions • Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: internet, icon, app • Explores how technology has changed over time (camera)
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Begins to name months of the year in Spanish • Explores farms from around the world and what is grown/produced there
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
NOVEMBER – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Recalls favorite nursery rhymes • Produces words of similar meaning with prompting • Can give verbal clues to describe an object • Knows some opposite words • Uses rhyming words • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs • Finishes an incomplete sentence with an appropriate word
• Recognizes numerals from 1–100 with support • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts two groups to obtain a total, introducing the + sign • Represents addition and subtraction (0–10) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Identifies numerals 0–59 on a digital clock
LITERACY
• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (classroom routine, handwashing, etc.) • Begins to explore using a ruler to compare size • Correctly names 2D and 3D shapes regardless of their orientation • Classifies objects into categories and sorts the categories by count (which has the most, least, etc.)
• Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Connects a story to own life experiences • Interprets story situations and predicts outcomes • Understands whether information in a story is real or pretend • Identifies the beginning sound of a word • Identifies the ending sound of a word • Matches heard words that have a similar beginning or ending sound • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Independently continues a provided original pattern of five objects • Creates and interprets a pie graph
WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–50
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Predicts weather based on season • Graphs weather and is able to interpret data • Explores and experiments with different materials • Participates in experiments to answer questions
Social-Emotional
SOCIAL STUDIES
SELF-HELP SKILLS
• Recognizes the American flag and bald eagle as national symbols • Participates in voting as a way of making choices • Identifies common leadership roles: teacher, principal, president • Explores various community helper jobs and roles
• Begins to tie shoes with minimal support • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing independently • Puts on and removes jacket • Asks for help when needed • Follows clean-up routines in the classroom • Understands and follows basic table manners • Assists with setting the table for meals and snack with minimal support
DIVERSITY • Knows parents’ full names • Identifies and compares parents’ jobs or roles • Explores and discusses different family customs and traditions
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Maintains attention within a center for extended periods of time • Uses manner words (please, thank you, excuse me) • Begins to use patience when waiting a turn to speak • Labels emotions in self and others • Initiates play with a variety of peers • Attempts to manage peer conflict situations • Begins to regulate and calm self when angry or upset
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LINKS TO LEARNING NOVEMBER FOR PRE-K 2
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NOVEMBER – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Cuts out shapes holding scissors appropriately • Strings small beads to create a complex pattern with up to 5 colors/shapes • Picks up water with an eye dropper • Completes lacing activities independently • Uses proper grip when holding a pencil or other small writing instrument • Copies a design using small pattern blocks
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Sings patriotic songs • Repeats a musical pattern using sounds, words, or musical instruments ART AND ARTISTS • Makes prints using a variety of materials • Explores how artists create art • Creates a painting inspired by a piece of art • Draws or paints on a vertical surface
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Demonstrates smooth body control • Balances on either foot for a short duration • Throws a small ball at a target with increasing accuracy • Catches a bounced ball • Skips alternating feet 123
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Demonstrates an understanding of playground safety rules • Identifies community helpers and how they keep us safe • Talks about strangers and safety rules • Talks about when and how to dial 911
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing community helper roles • Engages in pretend play to explore different leadership roles
Digital Interactions • Uses and explores different types of technology • Identifies numbers on different keyboards and keypads (911) • Types first and last name on a keyboard or keypad • Explores how technology has changed over time (phone)
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores foods and customs of other countries around the world
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
DECEMBER – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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Mathematics
COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Asks questions about unknown vocabulary in a story • Produces words of similar meaning with prompting • Gives verbal clues to describe an object • Knows some opposite words • Can produce a rhyming word independently • Identifies rhyming words presented in pairs
• Counts from 1–100 with limited prompting • Recognizes numerals 1–100 with support • Counts by tens to 100 • Represents addition and subtraction (0–10) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Identifies numerals 0-59 on a digital clock
LITERACY
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
• Makes up and tells a short story aloud • Connects story to own life experiences • Identifies the beginning sound of a word • Identifies the ending sound of a word • Matches heard words that have a similar beginning or ending sound • Can tell how two stories are similar • Begins to segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable words (r-at, d-og, m-ap) • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
• Describes a five-step procedure in sequential order (classroom routine, handwashing, etc.) • Correctly names 2D and 3D shapes regardless of their size • Creates an original pattern with up to 5 objects • Orders the days of the week and the months of the year independently
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 25+ piece puzzles • Creates and interprets a pie graph
WRITING
Science and Social Studies
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100 with support
• Makes connections between water, ice, and steam • Understands seasonal changes in plants and trees • Explores parts of a plant • Understands that plants need air, water, and sunlight to grow
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES
Social-Emotional
• Explores the postal mail process • Compares the postal mail process to email • Recognizes the symbols and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa • Distinguishes between land and water on maps and globes • Explores changes over time by comparing pictures and hearing stories
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Begins to tie shoes with minimal support • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing independently • Puts on and removes jacket • Asks for help when needed • Follows clean-up routines in the classroom • Understands and follows basic table manners • Assists with setting the table for meals and snack with minimal support
DIVERSITY • Identifies and compares family traditions • Identifies and compares differences in family culture and customs • Identifies members of their immediate and extended family
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Maintains attention within a center for extended periods of time • Uses manner words (please, thank you, excuse me) • Begins to use patience when waiting a turn to speak • Labels emotions in self and others • Adjusts to changes in routine with preparation • Attempts to manage peer conflict situations • Begins to regulate and calm self when angry or upset
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DECEMBER – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Traces complex shapes or figures • Strings small beads to create a complex pattern with up to 5 colors/shapes • Folds square paper into rectangles and triangles • Completes lacing activities independently • Copies a design using small pattern blocks
• Listens to and explores holiday music from around the world • Sings and recites • Identifies and recognizes changes in pitch • Uses vocal sounds to create sound effects • Explores and identifies emotions in songs
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Discusses what is visually seen in a piece of art • Draws complex pictures with various art materials • Draws a non-stick figure person • Colors or paints within a shape • Explores hues of colors using watercolor paints
ART AND ARTISTS
• Balances on either foot for a short duration • Throws a small ball at a target with increasing accuracy • Bounces and catches a ball • Rolls a ball accurately at a target • Touches toes and stands back up without losing balance • Kicks a rolling ball • Catches a thrown ball from four feet HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
DRAMATIC PLAY
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• Identifies healthy vs. non-healthy foods • Understands the importance of seasonal clothing to keep us warm
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing winter weather scenarios • Dramatizes lyrics of a song
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: email, send • Types first and last name on a keyboard or keypad • Explores how technology has changed over time (mail, email)
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores traditions and celebrations around the world
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JANUARY – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Uses adjectives to describe events in a story • Produces words of similar meaning with prompting • Knows some opposite words • Gives verbal clues to describe an object • Produces a rhyming word independently • Takes turns speaking in group interactions
• Counts from 1–100 with limited prompting • Counts by tens to 100 • Recognizes numerals 1–100 • Represents addition and subtraction (0–15) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Identifies numerals 0–59 on a digital clock • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY • Makes up and tells a short story aloud • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Tells how two stories are similar and different • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship in blends • Matches heard words that have a similar beginning or ending sound • Begins to segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable words (r-at, d-og, m-ap) • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
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Mathematics
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS 123
• Orders the days of the week and the months of the year independently • Begins to use a ruler to compare size differences PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Completes 25+ piece puzzles • Creates and interprets a bar graph
WRITING
Science and Social Studies
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100 with support
• Makes connections between water, ice, and steam • Expresses data in a variety of ways, including illustrations, graphs, and explanations • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Uses various materials to create an invention
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES
Social-Emotional
• Recognizes that maps and globes are representations of locations • Identifies key features on a map • Identifies and names various landforms (mountains, river, lake)
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Follows naptime or quiet time routines • Ties shoes with minimal support • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing independently • Puts on and removes jacket • Asks for help when needed • Follows clean-up routines in the classroom • Transitions to a new activity with a signal
DIVERSITY • Shares unique qualities of their own family and family structure • Knows country and state of residence
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Maintains attention within a center for extended periods of time • Begins to use patience when waiting a turn to speak • Labels emotions in self and others • Attempts to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers
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LINKS TO LEARNING JANUARY FOR PRE-K 2
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JANUARY – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Completes lacing activities independently • Copies a design on a peg board • Bends pipe cleaners to form shapes and figures • Creates shapes and figures with dough
• Sings and recites • Uses vocal sounds to create sound effects • Explores and identifies emotions in songs • Plays simple musical instruments with rhythm
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Jumps from a crouched position (frog jumps) • Skips alternating feet • Touches toes and stands back up without losing balance • Rolls a ball at a target • Moves body to anticipate a rolled ball
• Explores an artist who is known for a unique style of art • Discusses what is visually seen in a piece of art • Predicts how a piece of art was made • Construct knowledge about a piece of art • Creates a piece of art inspired by a piece of art • Creates 3D art using a variety of materials • Draws a complex picture
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Understands the importance of seasonal clothing to keep us warm • Sneezes and coughs into elbow • Follows proper hand-washing procedures • Knows phone number
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play to create and act out a created story
Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Identifies the properties of Earth (land, water) on a globe • Names some countries other than the United States of America
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: drag and drop • Illustrates and communicates original ideas using digital tools
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
FEBRUARY – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Uses adjectives to describe the setting in a story • Uses a variety of emotional vocabulary to describe how characters feel in a story • Can produce a rhyming word independently • Takes turns speaking in group interactions
• Counts from 1–100 with limited prompting • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts by fives to 25 • Represents addition and subtraction (0–15) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Tells time from a digital clock • Identifies whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group
LITERACY • Answers questions about details in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Tells how two stories are similar and different • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship in blends • Matches heard words that have a similar beginning or ending sound • Segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable words (r-at, d-og, m-ap) • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS 123
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100 with support
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Explores how gears turn inside a clock • Explores various tools used to count (calculator, beads, abacus) • Understands the concept of magnetism and makes predictions
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Follows naptime or quiet time routines • Ties shoes with minimal support • Zips, buttons, and snaps clothing independently • Puts on and removes jacket • Asks for help when needed • Transitions to a new activity with a signal
• Identifies different types of products sold at different types of stores • Recognizes the use of money as a means of exchange for goods and services • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols • Participates in voting as a way of making choices • Develops an awareness that a person’s vote may change
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Maintains attention within a center for extended periods of time • Begins to use patience when waiting a turn to speak • Labels emotions in self and others • Attempts to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers • Refers to adults with proper title (Ms. Smith)
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• Puts 5 objects in a series based on length • Correctly names 2D and 3D shapes regardless of their size or orientation • Identifies and matches pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to their associated value • Explores calculators as a mathematical tool
WRITING
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Mathematics
DIVERSITY • Knows parents’ full names • Knows address and birthdate • Shares and compares who lives in a household
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FEBRUARY – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Copies a design using small pattern blocks • Rolls dough into a small ball • Completes lacing activities independently • Bends pipe cleaners to form shapes and figures • Creates shapes and figures with dough
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Explores and identifies emotions in songs • Identifies changes in tempo, volume, rhythm, and tone of music
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Jumps from a crouched position (frog jumps) • Bounces and catches a ball • Moves body to anticipate a bounced ball • Catches a thrown ball from four feet
• Discusses personal feelings about an art piece (how it makes you feel) • Paints on textured surfaces • Explores color through color mixing • Explores and creates multi-sensory art • Explores “cool” and “warm” colors
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Does simple exercises • Sorts foods into healthy versus non-healthy foods • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition)
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
Citizens of the World • Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Shares any other languages spoken at home
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing familiar stores • Acts out social situations and emotions of book characters
Digital Interactions • Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: digital • Explores how technology has changed over time (clocks, calculators)
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
MARCH – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Follows multi-step directions • Uses a variety of emotional vocabulary to describe how characters feel in a story • Selects language that is courteous (e.g., please, thank you, excuse me) and explains why it is appropriate • Takes turns speaking in group interactions
• Counts from 1–100 independently • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts by fives to 25 • Represents addition and subtraction (0–15) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Tells time from a digital clock • Tells number stories about addition or subtraction concepts
LITERACY • Answers questions about details in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Tells how two stories are similar and different • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship in blends • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Puts 5 objects in a series based on length • Begins to use a ruler to compare size differences • Correctly names 2D and 3D shapes regardless of their size or orientation PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Identifies and matches pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to their associated value • Creates and interprets a pie graph
WRITING
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Mathematics
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100 with support
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE
Social-Emotional
• Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Explores seasonal weather and nature changes • Explores various animal habitats/homes
SELF-HELP SKILLS
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Follows naptime or quiet time routines • Ties shoes with minimal support • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Maintains belongings in cubby • Follows clean up routines
• Develops an awareness of events that occurred before their birth • Interprets simple timelines to explain changes over time • Recognizes that maps and globes are representations of locations • Identifies some common landforms on a map or globe
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Says “excuse me” to interrupt conversation • Begins to use patience when waiting to speak while adults are speaking • Labels emotions in self and others • Attempts to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers
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• Talks about own home • Compares and contrasts home features
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LINKS TO LEARNING MARCH FOR PRE-K 2
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MARCH – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Copies a design on a peg board • Builds a structure with various sized and shaped blocks • Bends pipe cleaners to form shapes and figures • Creates shapes and figures with dough • Uses tongs to pick up small items
• Scarf dances to music from different genres • Sings and recites songs • Identifies and recognizes changes in tone, tempo, volume, and rhythm • Uses vocal sounds to create sound effects
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Jumps from a crouched position (frog jumps) • Throws a ball at a target four feet away or further • Moves body to anticipate a thrown ball • Catches a thrown ball from four feet • Walks along a wide balance board
• Traces, copies, and draws complex shapes • Creates 3D art using a variety of materials • Draws a complex picture • Paints on a vertical surface
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing weather changes • Engages in pretend play dramatizing animal habitats/homes
• Does simple exercises • Follows playground safety • Understands the need for sleep
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
Citizens of the World
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores homes around the world
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: scroll • Illustrates and communicates ideas using digital tools
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
APRIL – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Follows multi-step directions • Selects language that is courteous (e.g., please, thank you, excuse me) and explains why it is appropriate • Takes turns speaking in group interactions • Answers questions logically with complete responses
• Counts from 1–100 independently • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts by fives to 25 • Represents addition (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Represents subtraction (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Tells time from a digital clock
LITERACY • Identifies parts of a story: beginning, middle, end • Answers questions about details in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Identifies parts of a book (cover, title page, table of contents, etc) • Identifies whether information in a story is real or pretend • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship in blends • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Sorts pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters by appearance and value • Creates and interprets a bar graph • Explores calculators as a mathematical tool
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Gives examples of wants and needs • Explores a variety of fabrics • Explores parts of a plant • Explores differences in flowers
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS • Follows naptime or quiet time routines • Ties shoes with minimal support • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Maintains belongings in cubby • Follows clean up routines • Understands and follows basic table manners
SOCIAL STUDIES • Identifies different types of products sold at different types of stores • Develops an awareness that different people provide help, goods, and services • Recognizes the use of money as a means of exchange for goods and services • Interprets simple timelines to explain changes over time
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Says “excuse me” to interrupt conversation • Begins to use patience when waiting to speak while adults are speaking • Labels emotions in self and others • Uses different techniques to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers • Raises hand to speak
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• Describes a 5+ step procedure in sequential order (classroom routine, handwashing, etc.) • Puts 5 objects in a series based on length • Correctly names 2D and 3D shapes regardless of their size or orientation PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
WRITING
123
Mathematics
DIVERSITY • Identifies common clothing worn within the family • Identifies birthdate and age • Identifies address, state, and country of residence
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LINKS TO LEARNING APRIL FOR PRE-K 2
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APRIL – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Cuts out shapes holding scissors appropriately • Traces around shapes or figures • Pours from a pitcher without spilling • Strings small beads to create a pattern • Completes lacing activities independently
• Recognizes the musical sounds of different musical instruments • Recites and sings a variety of songs • Plays a variety of simple musical instruments • Moves body rhythmically to music
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Bounces a ball and catches it • Kicks a rolling ball • Walks on a balance beam • Jumps, alternating from one foot, to two feet
• Explores an artist who is known for his/her style of art • Discusses what is visually seen in a piece of art • Predicts how a piece of art was made • Constructs knowledge about a piece of art • Creates a piece of art inspired by a piece of art • Creates a collage using various textures
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Understands how weather affects clothing needs • Sorts foods into simple food groups (vegetables, fruits, meats, grains) • Knows their phone number
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
Citizens of the World
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing shopping • Engages in pretend play connected to Spring weather
Digital Interactions
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores clothing from around the world • Explores flowers seen around the world
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: click • Types first and last name on a keyboard or keypad
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
MAY – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Follows multi-step directions • Selects language that is courteous (e.g., please, thank you, excuse me) and explains why it is appropriate • Takes turns speaking in group interactions • Answers questions logically with complete responses
• Counts from 1–100 independently • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts by fives to 50 • Represents addition (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Represents subtraction (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations
LITERACY • Identifies parts of a story: beginning, middle, end • Answers questions about setting, characters, and action in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Identifies parts of a book (cover, title page, table of contents, etc) • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship in blends • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Segments onsets and rimes of single-syllable words (r-at, d-og, m-ap) • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Describes a 5+ step procedure in sequential order (classroom routine, handwashing, etc.) • Independently continues a provided original pattern of five objects PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING • Creates and interprets a bar graph • Describes how he/she solved a problem in his/her own way • Solves everyday problems using mathematics (e.g., how many napkins are needed for each table?)
WRITING
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Mathematics
Science and Social Studies
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100
SCIENCE • Observes and records differences in cloud formations • Identifies and graphs weather • Predicts weather based on season SOCIAL STUDIES
Social-Emotional
• Recognizes that maps and globes are representations of locations • Identifies key features on a map • Identifies and names various landforms (mountains, river, lake, ocean, hill) • Recognizes the American flag as a national symbol • Recognizes the symbols for and understands the meaning of certain holidays: Mother’s Day
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Ties shoes • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Maintains belongings in cubby • Follows clean up routines • Understands and follows basic table manners SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Labels emotions in self and others • Uses different techniques to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers • Raises hand to speak • Refers to adults with proper title (Ms. Smith)
• Discusses family members and family roles • Shares how their family celebrates different holidays or family celebrations • Discusses similarities between self and mother/maternal figure
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LINKS TO LEARNING MAY FOR PRE-K 2
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MAY – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Folds paper in half • Traces around shapes or figures • Bends pipe cleaners to form shapes and figures • Copies a design using small pattern blocks • Manipulates dough into a ball, shapes, figures
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Discusses a musician known for a specific genre • Explores and identifies emotions in songs • Identifies changes in tempo, volume, rhythm, and tone of music
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Jumps from a crouched position (frog jumps) • Bounces and catches a ball • Throws a ball overhand and underhand at a target • Catches a thrown ball from four feet • Moves body to anticipate a thrown ball • Touches toes and stands back up without losing balance
• Draws complex pictures with various art materials • Draws a non-stick figure person • Colors or paints within a shape • Explores using patterns in art
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
• Demonstrates an understanding of playground safety rules • Does simple exercises • Understands the importance of drinking water
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing a holiday or cultural celebration
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Illustrates and communicates original ideas using digital tools • Names various examples of technology
• Introduced to new Spanish vocabulary • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores how different holidays are celebrated around the world
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JUNE – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Follows multi-step directions • Uses a variety of descriptive words • Uses spatial vocabulary correctly • Takes turns speaking in group interactions • Answers questions logically with complete responses
• Counts from 1–100 independently • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts by fives to 50 • Represents addition (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Represents subtraction (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Can break down numbers between 11 and 19 into ten plus a remainder (12 birds = 10 birds + 2 birds)
LITERACY • Answers questions about setting, characters, and action in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences • Identifies books as fiction or non-fiction
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS
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• Creates and interprets a pie graph • Describes how he/she solved a problem in his/her own way • Solves everyday problems using mathematics (e.g., how many napkins are needed for each table?)
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE
Social-Emotional
• Explores the properties of Earth (land, water) • Explores how a ramp shape affects speed • Explores the effects of sunlight • Understands the concept of buoyancy (sink, float) and makes predictions • Participates in experiments to answer questions
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Ties shoes • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Follows clean up routines • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Asks for help
SOCIAL STUDIES • Explores various modes of transportation • Identifies key features on a map • Identifies and names various landforms • Interprets simple timelines to explain changes over time
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Labels emotions in self and others • Uses different techniques to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers • Raises hand to speak • Walks in a line to transition to activities
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• Orders days of the week and months of the year independently • Identifies 2D and 3D shapes regardless of size or orientation PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
WRITING
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Mathematics
DIVERSITY • Discusses where their family has traveled • Graphs and compares travel destinations • Identifies members of their immediate family by name and family role
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LINKS TO LEARNING JUNE FOR PRE-K 2
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JUNE – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Folds paper into rectangles and triangles (paper airplanes) • Copies a design using small pattern blocks • Bends pipe cleaners to form shapes and figures • Uses tongs to pick up small items
• Scarf dances to music from different genres • Sings and recites songs • Identifies and recognizes changes in tone, tempo, volume, and rhythm • Uses vocal sounds to create sound effects
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
ART AND ARTISTS
• Throws a ball overhand and underhand at a target • Catches a thrown ball from four feet • Moves body to anticipate a thrown ball • Touches toes and stands back up without losing balance • Walks on a balance beam 123
• Explores hues of colors using watercolor paints • Traces, copies, and draws complex shapes • Creates 3D art using a variety of materials • Draws a complex picture • Explores “cool” and “warm” colors
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Understands basic sun safety • Sorts foods into simple food groups (vegetables, fruits, meats, grains) • Identifies healthy living needs (exercise, sleep, nutrition)
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
Citizens of the World
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing travel • Engages in pretend play dramatizing summer experiences
Digital Interactions
• Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Explores common landmarks of other countries around the world
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Identifies types of technology used in different places • Illustrates and communicates original ideas using digital tools
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
JULY – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Follows multi-step directions • Uses a variety of descriptive words • Uses spatial vocabulary correctly • Takes turns speaking in group interactions • Answers questions logically with complete responses
• Counts from 1–100 independently • Counts by tens to 100 • Counts by fives to 50 • Represents addition and subtraction (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Identifies the + and – sign • Tells time from a digital clock
LITERACY • Answers questions about setting, characters, and action in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences • Identifies books as fiction or non-fiction
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS 123
PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100
Science and Social Studies SCIENCE • Explores the parts of a plant • Explores fruits and vegetables grown in the United States of America • Explores the effects of sunlight • Participates in experiments to answer questions • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge
Social-Emotional SELF-HELP SKILLS • Ties shoes • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Follows clean up routines • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Asks for help
SOCIAL STUDIES • Recognizes the American flag, bald eagle, and Statue of Liberty as national symbols • Participates in voting as a way of making choices • Develops an awareness that a person’s vote may change
SOCIAL INTERACTION
DIVERSITY
• Labels emotions in self and others • Uses different techniques to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers • Raises hand to speak • Walks in a line to transition to activities
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• Orders days of the week and months of the year independently • Identifies 2D and 3D shapes regardless of size or orientation • Creates and interprets a bar graph • Solves everyday problems using mathematics (e.g., how many napkins are needed for each table?)
WRITING
123
Mathematics
• Identifies full name, birthdate, age, and gender • Knows address • Shares and compares family culture, customs, and traditions
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LINKS TO LEARNING JULY FOR PRE-K 2
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JULY – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Copies a design using small pattern blocks • Bends pipe cleaners to form shapes and figures • Uses tongs to pick up small items • Uses proper grip when holding a pencil or other small writing instrument
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Learns American-themed songs • Explores and identifies emotions in songs • Identifies tempo, volume, rhythm, and tone of music
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
• Explores an American artist • Discusses what is visually seen in a piece of art • Constructs knowledge about a piece of art • Creates a piece of art inspired by a piece of art • Draws a complex picture • Paints on a vertical surface
ART AND ARTISTS
• Throws a ball overhand and underhand at a target • Catches a thrown ball from four feet • Kicks a rolling ball • Walks on a balance beam • Skips alternating feet • Balances on one foot for an extended period of time 123
DRAMATIC PLAY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Explores the importance of sunscreen • Understands basic water safety • Sorts foods into simple food groups (vegetables, fruits, meats, grains) • Knows their phone number
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• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play dramatizing common American pastimes
Digital Interactions
Citizens of the World
• Uses and explores different types of technology • Understands technology vocabulary: Internet, icon, scroll, drag and drop
• Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Locates the United States of America on a globe or map
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Here’s what your child experienced this month. Each month’s Links to Learning activities build on the month before, connecting previously learned skills with new learning. These activities include the essentials of language and math, along with a variety of other skills.
AUGUST – PRE-K 2 Language and Literacy 123
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COMMUNICATION
NUMBERS AND NUMBER SENSE
• Follows multi-step directions • Uses a variety of descriptive words • Uses spatial vocabulary correctly • Takes turns speaking in group interactions • Answers questions logically with complete responses
• Counts from 1–100 • Counts by tens to 100 • Represents addition and subtraction (0–20) with objects, fingers, verbal explanation, and/or equations • Identifies the + and – sign • Tells time from a digital clock
LITERACY • Identifies the role of the author and illustrator • Answers questions about setting, characters, and action in a story • Retells a story including main events and supporting details • Identifies letters and the letter/sound relationship • Attempts to sound out unknown words encountered in text • Reads/recognizes sight words • Begins to read simple sentences • Identifies books as fiction or non-fiction
GEOMETRY AND RELATIONSHIPS 123
• Creates and interprets a bar graph • Solves everyday problems using mathematics (e.g., how many napkins are needed for each table?)
Science and Social Studies
• Uses a journal as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through writing and drawing • Uses inventive spelling in writing • Writes all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet • Writes first and last name in proper case • Writes numerals 1–100
SCIENCE • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge • Explores seasonal weather and nature changes • Explores various animal habitats/homes SOCIAL STUDIES
Social-Emotional
• Develops an awareness of events that occurred before their birth • Interprets simple timelines to explain changes over time • Recognizes that maps and globes are representations of locations • Identifies some common landforms on a map or globe
SELF-HELP SKILLS • Ties shoes • Eats meals/snacks within a predetermined time frame • Follows clean up routines • Transitions to a new activity with a signal • Asks for help
DIVERSITY • Identifies full name, birthdate, age, and gender • Knows address • Shares and compares family cultures, customs, and traditions
SOCIAL INTERACTION • Labels emotions in self and others • Uses different techniques to manage peer conflict situations • Interacts with others in classroom activities • Respects personal space of peers • Raises hand to speak • Walks in a line to transition to activities
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• Orders days of the week and months of the year independently • Identifies 2D and 3D shapes regardless of size or orientation PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
WRITING
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Mathematics
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LINKS TO LEARNING AUGUST FOR PRE-K 2
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AUGUST – PRE-K 2 Wellness
Creative Expression
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
• Copies a design on a peg board • Completes lacing activities independently • Uses tongs to pick up small items • Builds a structure with various sized and shaped blocks • Uses proper grip when holding a pencil or other small writing instrument
• Listens to and explores music from different genres • Sings and recites songs • Identifies tempo, volume, rhythm, and tone of music ART AND ARTISTS • Draws complex pictures with various art materials • Draws a non-stick figure person • Colors or paints within a shape • Explores color mixing in an original art creation
GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE • Throws a ball overhand and underhand at a target • Catches a thrown ball from four feet • Kicks a rolling ball • Walks on a balance beam • Jumps alternating from one foot, to two feet • Balances on one foot for an extended period of time 123
DRAMATIC PLAY 123
HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION • Demonstrates an understanding of playground safety rules • Discusses basic sports safety • Understands the importance of exercise • Sorts foods into simple food groups (vegetables, fruits, meats, grains)
• Engages in pretend play connected to the weekly story/stories • Engages in pretend play related to sports • Engages in pretend play dramatizing school experiences
Digital Interactions • Uses and explores different types of technology • Types first and last name on a keyboard or keypad
Citizens of the World • Reviews previously acquired Spanish vocabulary • Locates the United States of America on a globe or map • Names some countries other than the United States of America
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