October Curriculum
Letters/Sounds
2. Long Ii--says its own name
High Frequency Words
Math Concepts (not current as of now)
Writing--Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Color--BLACK and ORANGE
- Ii /i/
2. Long Ii--says its own name
- Uu /u/
- Short Uu /u/ "uh"--make a motion like you are rubbing your chin in thought while saying "uhhh"
- Long Uu--says its own name
- Cc /c/
- hard c- --make the motion of breaking a stick
- soft c--(sss)--sounds like a snake hissing
- Oo /o/--
- Long Oo--says its own name
- Short Oo--open your mouth wide and say "aaaaa" like you are at the doctor getting your throat checked.
- Aa /a/
- long a--says it's own name
- short a--"aaahh" make a motion of putting hands up like you are scared and yelling
High Frequency Words
- can
- the
- to
- is
- and
- we
Math Concepts (not current as of now)
- counting objects to 10
- counting on from a given number (you say 4 and the child says 5, 6, 7)
- Represent number of objects with a numeral (number)
- Count and find how many in an organized array (objects spread out in rows) to 20 and a scattered array to 10
- Positional words--above, below, in between, behind, inside, outside, beside, in front
- sorting objects by size, shape, color
- Plane Shapes--recognize, name, describe circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon
Writing--Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
- making books and scrolls (using stapler and tape)
- stretching words and putting letters on the paper to represent the sounds we here
- adding details to the picture and words to tell more about the topic
- working with partners
Color--BLACK and ORANGE