All Things Pre-K! (25Minutes)

By popular demand, I have created a shorter version of my 45 minute class. The material is identical, but the phonics and math portions have been eliminated. 
In this 25 minute ongoing class, students will be introduced to the basic social and academic skills needed to prepare for Kindergarten. Students will be given the opportunity to move around via song and dance during calendar. I do my best to give each student an opportunity to speak and participate throughout the lesson. I attempt to leave everyone unmuted, but often mute to eliminate background noise and distraction. There will not be any homework, but I often provide optional activities to do outside of class. 

Each lesson will consist of:
- Daily greeting
- Name identification 
- Calendar time( days of the week, months of the year, seasons...)
- Seasonal Unit( fire safety, holidays, etc.)

- Calendar: I will present a visual calendar via Starfall.com. Students will learn a song for the months of the year, days of the week, seasons, and weather. We will explore holidays, seasons, and weather patterns as well. 
- Phonics: Students will begin learning sight words from the primer Dolch word list. Students will learn to say, read, spell, and identify a 2-3 sight words each week. 
- Math: Math lessons will differ each week. Please see the semester  plans below for detailed lessons. 

- Themed Units: This portion will consist of seasonal activities. Students will engage in social studies, science, writing, and art activities. 
                              
Spring:
Week 1.)    Winter
Week 2.)    Hibernation/ Groundhog Day
Week 3.)  Warm and cozy
Week 4.)   Valentine’s Day
Week 5.)   President’s Day
Week 6.)  Staying Well/ Living Healthy
Week 7.) 100th Day of School
Week 8.)  St. Patrick’s Day
Week 9.)   Spring
Week 10.)  Easter
Week 11.) Life Cycles
Week 12.)  Baby Animals
Week 13.) Farming
Week 14.)  Earth Day
Week 15.)   Rainbows
Week 16.)   Mother’s Day

Summer:
1.)Transportation
 2.)The Ocean
3.)   7 continents
 4.)Planets
 5.)Dinosaurs
 6.)Father's Day
 7.) Weather
8.)The 4th of July
9.) Clifford Book Study
10.)Clifford Book Study
 11.)Clifford Book Study
 12.)Clifford Book Study
 13.)Sports
 14.)Show and Tell
15.)Over the Summer I...
 16.)Class Birthday Party

Fall 
Week 1.)  Back to School
Week 2.) All About Me/ We are Different
Week 3.)  Patriotic
Week 4.)  Apples
Week 5.)  Community Helpers
Week 6.)  Fire Safety
Week 7.)  Columbus/ Land, air, and sea
Week 8)  Camping
Week 9.) Pumpkins
Week 10.) Halloween
Week 11.) Autumn and leaves
Week 12.)   The First Thanksgiving 
No class the week of Thanksgiving
Week 13.)  I am thankful for…
Week 14.) Giving and manners
Week 15.)  Instruments and Christmas Music
Week 16.)   Holiday Traditions around the World
No class the week of Christmas
Week 17.)  New Years
Week 18.)  Penguins
Week 19.)   Martin Luther King Jr. Day.