Monthly+Thematic+Unit+Plans

Language Arts Unit 1: Here I Am Activities: small groups Letter and sound
 * __//Oct. 10 - Review Letters F, S, M, and A.//__** //SLE Communicate Effectively//

Oct. 17 - Theme 5: Fall. Letter Ll SLE Exhibit courtesy and show respect Activities: Syllables, read aloud, postion words and phrases

Unit 2: Let's Explore //Oct. 24 - Theme 6:// My Five Senses: Letter Dd. SLE Develop a curiosity and love for learning Activities: Five senses, sounds, Class sense book, Identify sounds in a series

//Oct. 31- Theme 7: Neighborhood: Letter Rr.// SLE Develop a curiosity and love for learning Activities: Recognize scramble sounds, Rhymes, Favorite places.

//Nov. 7 - Theme 8: Making Things! Letter Nn.// SLE Share God Given talents to serve community Activities: Clap words in a sentence, Rhymes, learning procedure and steps, Identify sounds //Nov. 14- Theme 9: Food!: Letter Pp.// SLE Act with Gratitude, compassion, and integrity Activities: Identifying words in rhyme, Identify sound, Identify foods, shared writing, graphing.

Nov. 21 - Theme: Thanksgiving: Review Letters Dd, Rr, Nn and Pp. SLE: Follow Jesus a model for reaching out to others. Activities: turkey placemas, letter review.

Nov. 28 Theme 10: Winter! Letter Cc. SLE: Demonstrate Academic Proficiency Activities: Syllables in names, Identify sounds, four seasons, writing about cold.

Dec. 6: Theme: Christmas! Review Letters: Ff, Ss, Mm, Aa, Dd, Rr, Nn, and Pp. Activities: Syllables, Rhymes, Letter Identification and Sounds, Positional Words.

**Share Writing/Journal Writing, Vocabulary, Poems, Letter Recognition, Letter Formation, Letter Sound/Matching, Phonological Awareness and Songs with the letters of the week.**

=Mathematics= •

__**//Calendar://**__ Identifying the day of the week, identifying the month, date, and year, counting, and reading AB patterns.
 * //October Meeting://**

November Meeting: Identifying the day of the week, month, the date, and year. Naming the days of the week. Counting by 1's, Identifying the next number in a sequence, identifying missing numbers (1-100) Creating and reading an ABB color pattern, and Extending ABB pattern.

//**Oct.10**// __Lesson 15 and Lesson 16:__ Covering designs using pattern blocks/Sorting by color (Assessment #2 counting by 1's) SLE Communicate Effectively. Oct. 17: //__Lesson 17 and Lesson 18__//: Sorting by color, creating graph, and acting out story problems. SLE Exhibit courtesy and show respect
 * __Math Concepts:__**

//Oct. 24: Lesson 19 and Lesson 20: Identifying circles and rectangles: (Oral assessment #3 counting by 1's)// SLE Develop a curiosity and love for learning

Oct. 31: Lesson 21 and 22: Identifying and Ordering numbers 1-5, Identifying missing number. graphs, few and most. SLE Share God Given talents to serve community Nov. 7: Lesson 23 and 24: Name a shape Peice using three attributes (shapes, color and size).Matching a Number Card to a set of objects. SLE Act with Gratitude, compassion, and integrity

Nov. 14: __//Lesson 25 and 26//__: creating and reading AB color pattern. SLE: Follow Jesus a model for reaching out to others.

Nov. 21 //__Review:__// concepts AB patterns, shapes, number sets. SLE: Demonstrate Academic Proficiency

Nov. 28: __//Lesson 27 and 28//__: Act out problems, Identifying ordinal position to fourth.

Dec. 5: __//Review concepts//__: act out problems and identifying ordinal postion to fourth.

Dec. 12 __//Assessments://__ shapes, numbers, patterns

Mr. Monti Monkey will visit class to introduce new numbers. __//Numbers and Number words://____//Week of://__ Oct. 10: __//Number 1 and 2//__ //**tracing and Writing number 1 and 2 word two and three. Understanding the value of 1and 2.**// . Oct. 17: __//Number word One and Two//__ //**tracing and Writing number 1 and 2 word two and three. Understanding the value of 1and 2.**// . Oct. 24__//: Review one and two//__. //**tracing and Writing number 1 and 2 word two and three. Understanding the value of 1and 2.**//

//Oct. 31: __Number 3__:// //**tracing and Writing number 3 and word three. Understanding the value of 3.**// Nov. 7**:** __//Number 1,2, and 3//__ tracing and Writing number 1, 2 and 3. Understanding the value of 1,2, and 3.

Nov. 14 : __//Number 4//__ tracing and Writing number 4 and word four. understanding the value of 4.

Nov 21: __//Number 4//__ tracing and writing number 4. and word four. Understanding the value of 4.

Nov. 28: __//Number 4.//__ Dec. 6: Review writing numbers 1-4 and understanding the value of 1-4. Assessment.

__//Shape of month://__ square __//Color of the month://__ brown/orange Number identification, number sequencing, word order sequencing, identifying geometric shapes, sorting, time, and money categorizing, number writing, Same/Difference, cooperative learning and fine motor.

=Religion=



Week Of: UNIT 2: GOD GIVES US ALL THAT IS GOOD //Oct. 10 __We Care for God's Creation__. -SLE Exhibit courtesy and show respect// God told people to take care of all that he made. We show our love for God when we take care of the world. Story: The Perfect Beach.

Oct. 17: __God Always Loves Us__.-SLE Develop a curiosity and love for learning God created people to share in his love. we are special. Story: God Made People Special: Genesis: 1:6-27

//Oct 24:// __We Love Others__**__//-//__**SLE Share God Given talents to serve community We are good. We take care of others.

UNIT 3: JESUS IS GOD'S OWN SON //Oct. 31:// - __Jesus is Born__ SLE Act with Gratitude, compassion, and integrity We celebrate the birth of Jesus. Mary is the MOther of Jesus, God's own Son. Story: Luke1:31, 2:3-7

We celebrate the birth of Jesus everyday. Story: The Christmas Play
 * Nov. 7:** __We celebrate Jesus' Birthday-__SLE Follow Jesus a model for reaching out to others

Nov. 14: __Jesus Belonged to a Family__-SLE: Demonstrate Academic Proficiency Jesus grew up in a family. The fmily of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is called the Holy Family. Story: The boy Jesus in the Temple. Story: Luke2:41-52

UNIT 4: GOD GAVE US OUR CHURCH FAMILY

Nov. 21: __Jesus Has Many Friends-__ SLE Exhibit courtesy and show respect We are friends of Jesus. We belong to our Church family. Story: Acts 2:14-47

Nov. 28: __We are friends of Jesus -__SLE Develop a curiosity and love for learning Baptism makes us members of the Church family. Story: Baby Diana's Special Day

Dec. 5: __Jesus Feeds Many People-__ SLE Share God Given talents to serve community God loves and cares about people. At Mass we give thanks to God for his love. Story: luke9:10-17 and John 6:1-13

Dec. 12: __Jesus Gives Us Special Food -__SLE Share God Given talents to serve community at Mass we share in Holy Communion. Story Justin and His First Communion.

reference: Stories of Gods Love magazine.

=Science=

__**Oct. 10Planting Bulbs**__ Planting spring bulbs gives us something to look forward to! Using observations skills we will see difference between bulbs and seeds, and use comparison, measurement, and prediction skills.

Oct. 12 __Set Up a Weather Station__ Autumn brings big changes in weather. Using Observation, prediction, problem solving, and recordings we will study the weather changes during the autumn season.

Oct. 17. __Appetizing Apples__ So many foods are made from apples. Using comparison and evaluation skills as they will explore different tastes.

Oct. 24: __Pumpkin, Pumpkin__ Let's bake seeds and make shakes. Students will compare raw and cooked pumpkin.

Oct. 31: __Popcorn Predictions__ How far will the kernel pop? Using observation and prediction skills while preparing popcorn.

Nov. 7: __Candle Dipping__ Let's see how candles are made! Students will watch a substance change from solid to liquid to solid. They'll also become aware of the importance of handling materials safely.

Nov 14: __Experimenting with time__. How long does it take? Students will observe, predict and record time.

Nov. 21 __//Thanksgiving://__ Project

Nov. 28: //__An Observation game__//: Observing is especially fun with this unusual game! Practicing observation and memory skills.

Dec. 5: __//Magnet Mania//__: Opposites attracts in this activity! Problem solving and build observation and prediction skills as they experiment with magnets.

Dec 12: __//Fill' er Up//__ There's lots to learn just filling containers! The will explore the concept of volume.



=Social and Emotional Studies= UNIT 2: EMOTION MANAGEMENT Week Of: Oct. 10 __Strong Feelings -__ SLE Communicate Effectively Understanding that feelings vary in strength.Children will learn basic coping skills, encouraging words & supportive illustrations to face fears, where to turn for help, and learn simple ways to help themselves.

//Oct. 17 __Calming Down Strong Feelings-__ SLE Exhibit courtesy and show respect// Applying the wasy to calm down to manage strong feelings.Children will learn basic coping skills, encouraging words & supportive illustrations to face fears, where to turn for help, and learn simple ways to help themselves

Oct. 24 __//More ways to Manage Strong Feelings//__ - SLE Develop a curiosity and love for learning Understanding more ways to manage strong feelings.

Oct. 31 __//More ways to Manage Strong Feelings -//__ SLE Share God Given talents to serve community Understanding more wasy to manage strong feelings Nov 7//: __Dealing with Waiting__ - SLE Act with Gratitude, compassion, and integrity// Identifying calming-down strategies to manage strong feelings. Learn please, thank you, excuse me, I'm sorry. The students will see the benefits that courtesy brings.

Nov 14**:** __//Dealing with Not Getting What You Want// //-//__ SLE: Follow Jesus a model for reaching out to others. Friendly and engagin children; listen to respect the feelings of those around them. Positive interaction, Friendly language to develop empathy and understanding.

Nov 21 __//Try and Stick with it//__ - SLE: Demonstrate Academic Proficiency Hard and try new things. It's even harder to stay the course when something is more difficult than we thought it would be. Flexibility and Perseverance are essential to success in all areas of life.

Nov. 28: //__Am I Angry__// -SLE Communicate Effectively Identifying how anger feels in the body, and recognizing the need to calm down.

Dec. 5: __//Dealing with Being Hurt -//__SLE Exhibit courtesy and show respect Finding ways to calm down and understanding what to do when accidentally hurt.

Dec. 12:__Review__: There are Many ways to manage strong feelings. Discuss the many ways to manage our feelings. Display acts of kindness, reason and love.

=Art/Music= Pablo Picasso