Each week will be devoted to a letter of the alphabet, in order from A to Z. There will also be a nursery rhyme each week. A packet will be sent home every week with ideas and worksheets for each letter.
MONTHLY THEMES
These subjects are not set in stone, and may change a little each month, especially in the spring. The weather also may create a change of plans. Every month we learn about one or two colors, and follow the weather, seasons and holidays:
SEPTEMBER - yellow
Welcome to school, Farm Animals, Safety, Apples, Applesauce, Autumn, Scarecrows, Owls
OCTOBER - orange and black
Pumpkins, Spiders, Columbus, Ghosts, Cats, Bats, Monsters, Halloween, Autumn
NOVEMBER -brown
Gratitude, Veteran’s Day, Pilgrims, Indians, Turkeys, Autumn, Squirrels, Nuts, Thanksgiving
DECEMBER - no color this month
Countdown to Christmas, The First Christmas, Stars, Santa, Rudolph, Gingerbread, Jingle Bells
JANUARY -white and gray
Happy New Year, Winter, Arctic Animals, Mittens, Shapes
FEBRUARY -pink and red
Ground Hog Day, Health, Nutrition, Valentines Day, Hearts, Washington & Lincoln
MARCH -green
5 senses: Taste, Touch, Sight, Smell, Hearing; Weather, Spring, St Patrick’s Day, Frogs,Over in the Meadow, Pond Life, In like a lamb, Out like a lion
APRIL - purple
Eggs, Chicks, Ducks, Insects, Ladybugs, Butterflies, Birds, Worms, Bears, Jam, Spring
MAY -blue
Cinco De Mayo, Flowers, Seeds, Space, Night, Ocean Life, Caps for Sale, Summer, Safety, Community Helpers
