Curricular Themes and Academic Focal Points

August and September
Curricular Theme:

• Ocean and Beach
• Getting to Know You 

Language Arts Focus:

• Phonics

Math Focus:

• Colors
• Shapes
• Positional Words

October
Curricular Theme:

• Owls and Nocturnal Animals 

Language Arts Focus:

• Letter Recognition
• Parts of a Story

Math Focus:

• Sorting and Classifying

November
Curricular Theme:

Thanksgiving and Friendship 
Language Arts Focus:

• Upper and Lower Case Letter
• Letter Identification

Math Focus:

• Patterns
• December

Curricular Theme:

* Holidays Around the World 
Language Arts Focus:

• Beginning Sounds

Math Focus:

• Numbers and Counting

January
Curricular Theme:

• Nursery Rhymes 

Language Arts Focus:

• Rhyming Words

Math Focus:

• Review

February
Curricular Theme:

* Transportation 
Language Arts Focus:

• Following Directions

Math Focus:
   

March
Curricular Theme:

* Weather 

• Language Arts Focus:

• Sight Words

Math Focus:

• Measurement

April
Curricular Theme:

• Farm 

Language Arts Focus:

• Blends, Ending Sounds and Sightwords

Math Focus:

• Money and Time

May Curricular Theme:

* Insects and the Garden
Language Arts Focus:

• Long and Short Vowels

Math Focus:

• Simple Adding
• Simple Subtraction