First Semester Themes August Weeks of Aug. 11th – 25th School Bus The Little School Bus by Roth Song: “Wheels on the Bus” Rhyme: Mary Had A Little Lamb Game: Pop Goes the Weasel Color: Yellow Shape: Circle Math Unit: Part/Whole Science Unit: Simple Machine - Wheels Dramatic play: Bus Driver September of Sept. 2nd – 15th Emotions Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberly & Anne Miranda Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” Rhyme: Monday’s Bairn [Child] is Fair of Face Game: Mirror Game Color: Red Shape: Rectangle Math Unit: 1-to-1 correspondence Science Unit: Building animals/ monsters Dramatic play: Monster Play Weeks of Sept. 22nd – Oct. 6th Police TBA Song: “Buckle Up Bear” Rhyme: Big Black Crow &/or Two Big Crows Games: Tag & Chase Color: Blue Square Math Unit: Sets of quantities to 5 Science Unit: Using tools Dramatic play: Police play October Weeks of Oct. 15th – 27th Farm Oink! Moo! How Do You Do? By Maccarone Song: “Old MacDonald” Rhyme: Little Bo Peep Game: Musical Chairs Color: Orange Triangle Math Unit: Sizes, Part/Whole Science Unit: Animal needs Dramatic play: Animal play November Weeks of Nov. 3rd – 17th Clothing The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything By Linda Williams Song: “Mary Wore a Red Dress” Rhyme: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Game: Hide & Seek Color: Brown Shape: Oval Math Unit: Ordinal numbers, Seriation Science Unit: Clothing for weather Dramatic play: Dress up – daily clothing (shirt, shorts, socks, etc.) December Weeks of Dec. 1st – 15th Winter Holidays The Gingerbread Man Traditional Song: “Three Little Kittens” Rhyme: Little Jack Horner Game: Freeze Color: White Shape: Star Math Unit: 1-to-1 correspondence, Sets of quantities to 10 Science Unit: Freezing/Melting Dramatic play: up – Winter clothing
Second Semester Theme January Weeks of Jan. 6th – 20th Air & Sea Vehicles Airport by Byron Barton & Harbor by Donald Crews Song: “Row Your Boat” Rhyme: Rub-a-Dub-Dub Game: Red Light / Green Light Color: Black Shape: Octagon Math Unit: Length, Currency Science Unit: Float, Sink, Glide Dramatic play: Vehicle play of Jan. 26th – Feb. 9th Friends The Very Lonely Firefly By Eric Carle Song: “Skid-a-mirink-a-dink-a-dink” Rhyme: Jack and Jill Game: I Spy Color: Pink Heart Math Unit: Height & Weight Science Unit: Healthy heart Dramatic play: Friendship play February Weeks of Feb. 17th – Mar. 2nd Home & Construction Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do By Eileen Christelow Song: “I’m a Little Teapot” Rhyme: This is the House that Jack Built Game: Johnny Works with One Hammer Gray Shape: Diamond Math Unit: Go-Togethers Science Unit: Building Dramatic play: Housekeeping & Construction March Weeks of Mar. 9th – 30th Shapes Mouse Shapes By Ellen Stoll Walsh OR The Shape of Me and Other Stuff By Dr. Seuss Song: “Shape Family” Rhyme: Hickory Dickory Dock Game: Hot Potato Green All Shapes & Shamrock/Clover Math Unit: Shapes, attributes Science Unit: Building objects with shapes Dramatic play: Sports play April Week of Apr. 13th – 27th Day & Night Good Night Moon By Margaret Wise Brown Song: “Ten in a Bed” Are You Sleeping? &/or Wee Willie Winkie Game: Duck, Duck Goose Color: Purple Shape: Crescent Math Unit: Categories Science Unit: Day & Dramatic play: Nighttime routine May of May 4th – 18th Folk Tales Three Bears Traditional Song: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear” Rhyme: Teddy Bear’s Picnic Game: Skip to My Lou Color: Teal Shapes: Irregular Polygons - create your own shape Math Unit: Ordinal numbers, Seriation Science Unit: Working with material Dramatic play: Three Bears play * some may change 11770 East Fox Court Alpharetta, GA 30005 770-740-7050 x. 303