Everything Preschool: Alphabet/Literacy & Marvelous Math Spring Semester Ongoing

This class is a combination of my Amazing Alphabet and Literacy class and Marvelous Math class. I also offer these classes separately for students who are not developmentally ready for a 40 minute class.

Amazing Alphabet and Literacy-These are the topics we will study during the reading portion of the class.

*Alphabet and phonemic awareness
We will have an in-depth study of each letter of the alphabet and the phonetic sound. We will practice writing the letters. Students will listen to a letter book to go along with the letter that we are learning. Students will explore and learn the letters through hands-on and engaging activities that utilize all modes of learning. Students will have numerous phonological awareness activities. We will clap words, syllables, and learn how to recognize and make rhymes.

*Reading and Literacy
Each week I will introduce a new story. Students will discuss the story and I will reread the story every day. During the week we will discuss unfamiliar vocabulary words found in the story. I will ask questions to help with comprehension. Each week we will focus on one text and each day look closely at that text. This class will include activities for oral language, phonological awareness, print awareness, whole-group reading, and follow-up practice sheets. We will build interest on the topic of the story, make predictions, answer essential questions and cold read. Students will build knowledge of unknown vocabulary and perform simple recall activities. We will discuss story elements, such as main idea and characters.  Students will learn print awareness. We will learn concepts of print, title, author, illustrator, and environmental print. Students will also practice retelling the stories.

Each week we will have a category of vocabulary words to study. These words will be on top of the vocabulary words found in the context of the book. I will show vocabulary picture cards, discrimination cards, expansion of verbal vocabulary and following one and two-step directions using the words.

These are the books that we will study during the literacy portion of the class.
Week of Jan 18: Various Fairy Tales will be read this week
Week of Jan 25: Penguin Problems by Jory John
Week of Feb 1: The Hat by Jan Brett 
Week of Feb 8: Grumpy Groundhog by Maureen Wright
Week of Feb 15: Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems
Week Feb 22: Olivia by Ian Falconer
Week Mar 1: Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Week of Mar 8: Solar System by Jill McDonald
Week of Mar 22: We are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
Week of Mar 29: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Week of Apr 5: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andrede 
Week of Apr 12: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick 
Week of Apr 19: The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 
Week of Apr 26: The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright
Week of May 3: A Storm is Coming by Heather Tekavec
*Students will need to purchase a copy of each book because of copyright laws.

Marvelous Math
In this semester long pre-k math course students will learn important preschool math concepts through songs, rhymes, finger plays, stories and activities. I believe that young students learn best by being active so most of the in class activities will be moving, singing and being active. I will also have an optional daily practice sheet that can be completed as homework.

This is the plan for topics that will be covered in the spring semester. I will do my best to stick to this schedule but if it is necessary I may change it slightly depending on student needs. 

Complex Shapes
Week of Jan 18 Lesson 9.1 2D Shapes Review
 Lesson 9.2 Solid Shapes Introduction
 Lesson 9.3 3D Shapes: Cubes
 Lesson 9.4 3D Shapes: Spheres
 Lesson 9.5 3D Shapes: Cones

Week of Jan 25
 Lesson 9.6 3D Shapes: Cylinders
Lesson 9.7 3D Shapes Review
Lesson 9.8 Comparing 3D Shapes
Lesson 9.9 Construct and Build 3D Shapes
Lesson 9.10 Flat Shapes in 3D Shapes

Complex Comparing
Week of Feb 1
Lesson 10.1 The Number 11
Lesson 10.2 The Number 12
Lesson 10.3 The Number 13
Lesson 10.4 The Number 14

Week Feb 8 Lesson 10.5 The Number 15
Lesson 10.6 The Number 16
Lesson 10.7 The Number 17 and Comparing for More
Lesson 10.8 The Number 18 and Comparing for Less
Lesson 10.9 The Number 19 and Comparing for the Same
Lesson 10.10 The Number 20 and Comparing for More, Less, and the Same

Complex Measurement
Week of Feb 15 Lesson 11.1 Measuring Height
Lesson 11.2 Comparing Height
Lesson 11.3 Ordering Height
Lesson 11.4 Measuring Capacity
Lesson 11.5 Comparing Capacity

Week of Feb 22 Lesson 11.6 Ordering Capacity
Lesson 11.7 Nonstandard Measurement
Lesson 11.8 Nonstandard Measurement
Lesson 11.9 Measurement Tools
Lesson 11.10 Measurement Tools Part 2

Estimation and Data
Week of Mar 1 Lesson 12.1 Sort by One Attribute
Lesson 12.2 Sort by More Than One Attribute
Lesson 12.3 Eye Color Graphing
Lesson 12.4 Color Graphing
Lesson 12.5 The Graphing Process


Week of Mar 8 Lesson 12.6 Creating a Graph
Lesson 12.7 Analyzing Data
Lesson 12.8 Estimation Introduction
Lesson 12.9 Hand Estimation
Lesson 12.10 Grab, Guess, and Count

Combining Sets
Week of Mar 22 Lesson 13.1 Combining Sets to 5
Lesson 13.2 Combining Sets to 5
Lesson 13.3 Combining Sets to 5
Lesson 13.4 Combining Numbers to 5
Lesson 13.5 Combining Sets to 10

Week of Mar 29 Lesson 13.6 Combining Sets to 10
Lesson 13.7 Combining Numbers to 10
Lesson 13.8 Addition Symbols: Plus and Equal Signs
Lesson 13.9 Plus 1
Lesson 13.10 Addition Within 10

Subtracting Sets
Week of April 5 Lesson 14.1 Subtracting Sets to 5
Lesson 14.2 Subtracting Sets to 5
Lesson 14.3 Subtracting Sets to 5
Lesson 14.4 Subtracting Sets to 5
Lesson 14.5 Subtracting Sets to 10

Week of April 12 Lesson 14.6 Subtracting Sets to 10
Lesson 14.7 Subtracting Sets to 10
Lesson 14.8 Subtraction Symbols: Minus and Equal Signs
Lesson 14.9 Minus 1
Lesson 14.10 Subtraction Within 10

Kindergarten Prep
Week of April 19 Lesson 15.1 Counting by 2's
Lesson 15.2 Counting by 5's
Lesson 15.3 Counting by 10's
Lesson 15.4 Start and Stop Counting

Week of April 26 Lesson 15.5 Counting Sets to 50
Lesson 15.6 Addition Word Problems
Lesson 15.7 Addition Word Problems
Lesson 15.8 Subtraction Word Problems
Lesson 15.9 Subtraction Word Problems
Lesson 15.10 Subtraction and Addition Word Problems

Students will need pattern blocks, linking cubes (3 colors), Wikki Stix (can substitute yarn), 10 foam 2 color counters, at least 10 color counting bears (other type of color counter could be used), play-doh and craft sticks. Students will also need a whiteboard and marker or pencil and paper. Crayons, construction paper, glue sticks and scissors.

As much as possible this course will be active. I will try to do whole body literacy learning to incorporate movement in the lesson. The lessons will incorporate dance, singing, visual art and drama. Students may need parental support on days that we make a craft.

*More mature 3-year-old students with prior math and alphabet exposure (some numeral and letter recognition, shapes, colors, counting to 10) are welcome to enroll.