Themes for Kindergarten:
Nursery Rhymes, problem solving, geometry, measuring, calendar, daily journal writing,
modeled writing, will be ongoing
August- cowboys, back to school
A
Free exploration, graphing, estimating, problem solving
September- farms, -at family
S, F, T
Free exploration, graphing, estimating, problem solving
October- pumpkins, bats, spiders, -ot/-op family
O, H, G, P
Free exploration, graphing, estimating, problem solving
November- Thanksgiving, pilgrims and Indians, Elections,Turkeys -it/-in/-an family
N, I
Patterning, graphing
December- gingerbread man, holidays around the world
D, X, C, B
# writing, graphing
January – weather, animals in winter, MLK Jr. Day, -et/-en family
J, W, E
# writing, graphing
February- Valentines’ Day, Lincoln, Washington, dinosaurs, -ain family
F, V,L
Addition, subtraction, graphing
March- rainforest, Dr. Seuss, Leprechauns, -ack family
M, K, R
Addition, subtraction, graphing
April- plans, recycling, -ut/-un family
Q, U, Y
Addition, subtraction, graphing, estimating
May- insects, zoo, -ay family
Z
Addition, subtraction, graphing, estimating
Other themes if time available: Ocean, Space, Trains
Field Trips: Stuckey Farm, Children’s Museum, Build-A-Bear (ECHO Grant), Zoo
All themes will be integrated to include: social studies, math, science, language arts