Preschool Pumpkins: A Fall Themed Preschool Circle Time

This Preschool Circle Time class meets once a week and is designed for Preschoolers (3-5 year olds) to practice and develop early literacy and math skills. Through fun and engaging Fall themes learners will build their letter knowledge, phonics skills, vocabulary, and number sense. **Please see below for the class schedule that details the theme, letter, and skills we will be working on each week** 

Each class we will focus on a letter that relates to the Fall theme of the week. Learners will learn what the letter of the week looks like, the sound it makes, and words that begin with that letter. We will also practice writing the letter. Songs, rhymes, and games will be used throughout class to engage learners and solidify the skills we are practicing. 

Each week I will post supplemental activities that you can do with your child outside of class to continue the learning and the fun! These activities may include worksheets, crafts, or sensory play activities that relate to the letter, math skill, and/or Fall theme that we worked on in class. 

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       Muting During Class
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Please make sure that your learner knows how to mute/unmute themselves prior to class. I prefer to keep all learners unmuted to add an interactive element to class. However there may be times that learners may be muted during class to minimize background noise and facilitate direct instruction. 

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         Class Schedule
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**Week of September 3rd**
Theme: Fall Leaves 🍁 
Letter: F
Skill: Recognize and sort by color

**Week of September 10th**
Theme: Apples 🍎 
Letter: A
Skill: Counting 1-15
 
**Week of September 17th**
Theme: Scarecrows 🌽
Letter: S
Skill: Compare/contrast size

**Week of September 24th**
Theme: Fall Animals 🦉 
Letter: O
Skill: Rhyming words

**Week of October 1st**
Theme: Pumpkins 🎃 
Letter: P
Skill: counting 1-10

**Week of October 8th**
Theme: Acorns 🐿 
Letter: T
Skill: Rhyming/Counting

**Week of October 15th**
Theme: Candy 🍬 🍭 
Letter: C
Skill: Vocabulary development, turn taking

**Week of October 22nd**
Theme: Spooky Spiders 🕷 
Letter: I
Skill: Directional words (up, down, in front, behind, etc)

**Week of October 29th*
Theme: Halloween 👻 
Letter: H
Skill: Public speaking (Show and Share) Learners are invited to wear their costumes to class this week

**Week of November 5th**
Theme: Fall Festival  🍁
Letter: M
Skill: Sort by color and shape

**Week of November 12th**
Theme: Thanksgiving 🦃 
Letter: G
Skill: Rhyming words

**Week of November 19th**
NO CLASS

**Week of November 26th**
Theme: Cozy Campfire
Letter: W
Skill: Cause/Effect