Curriculum

My lessons are very well rounded as they incorporate songs, numbers, colors, letters, reading, math concepts and cooking. I believe that preschool is the prime opportunity to develop social skills as they learn through play. I believe that children learn through hands on experiences that focus on the whole child and help the child develop socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Your child’s learning this year will be about the process and not the product and they will learn in a safe, nurturing environment. There will be a sense of routine in our classroom, as I believe children thrive in this kind of environment when they know what to expect.

I will be using the AZ Preschool Core Curriculum to help plan all lessons. Here is what your child will learn throughout the year:

2012- 2013 Curriculum

(If you want a better view of this, please e-mail me! For some reason, the table graph I have it in won't transfer to this site!!)

Week - Letter - Number -Color -Theme
Aug. 7 Open House
Aug. 8,9 Intro 0 All About Me
Aug. 14-16 A 1 Red Family/Friends
Aug. 21-23 B 2 Manners/Etiquette (phone, table)
Aug. 28-30 C 3 Body/Nutrition
Sept. 4-6 D 4 Yellow Instruments/Music
Sept. 11-13 A-D Review Weather
Sept. 18-20 E 5 Johnny Appleseed/Apples
Sept. 25-27 F 6 Blue Nursery Rhymes
Oct. 2,3 G 7 5 senses
Oct. 9-11 Fall Break- No School
Oct. 16-18 H 8 Desert/Cowboys
Oct. 23-25 A-H Review Orange Fall/Autumn
Oct. 30-Nov.1 I 9 Halloween
Nov. 6-8 J 10 Fairy Tales
Nov. 13-15 K 11 Pilgrims/Indians
Nov. 20 Thanksgiving Feast
Nov. 27-29 L 12 Purple Animals/Teddy Bear Picnic
Dec. 4-6 A-L Review Gingerbread Man/House
Dec. 11-13 M 13 Christmas Around the World
Dec. 18-20 N 14 Green Christmas Around the World
Dec. 25-Jan. 3 Christmas Break
Jan. 8-10 O 15 Ocean
Jan. 15-17 P 16 White Rocks
Jan. 22-24 A-P Review Winter/Hibernation
Jan. 29-31 Q 17 Shadows/Ground Hog Day
Feb. 5-7 R 18 Pink Money/Sandwich Shoppe
Feb. 12-14 S 19 Chinese New Year/Valentine’s Day
Feb. 19-21 T Teens Space
Feb. 26-28 A-T Review Black Dinosaurs
Mar. 5-7 U 20’s Dr. Seuss / Wacky Week
Mar. 12-14 Spring Break
Mar. 19-21 V 30’s Animal Life Cycles/ Butterflies
Mar. 26-28 W 40’s Light colors Spring/Easter
Apr. 2-4 X 50’s Dentist/Dr. (get ready for kindergarten)
Apr. 9-11 A-X Review Science Experiment Week
Apr. 16-18 Y 60’s Brown Rainbows/ Color Review
Apr. 23-25 Z 70’s Community Helpers/Careers
Apr. 30-May 2 A-Z 80’s Cooking Classes
May 7-9 Vowels 90’s Gray Summer
May 14-16 Vowels 100’s Moving Up Party !!!