1st Quarter BIG IDEAS for PreK

2024-25

August/September Theme: All About Me/Back to School

October: Fall/Apples/Pumpkins

I can practice health & safety: hand washing, self-care, clothing management

I can identify body parts/ I can describe myself using basic characteristics (personal features-hair color, etc)

I can communicate personal needs, preferences and feelings

I can tell about the functions of school tools

I can state my first, last name, age, and the names of significant adults

I can tell the rules of my classroom/participate in group activities

I can recognize and participate in daily routines

I can answer questions by using my senses and observation skills (why leaves change/what does fall look like/clothes you wear/what the weather feels like)

I can use my five senses to understand the world and use description words (related to vocabulary)

I can participate in nature activities (life cycles of apples/pumpkins/how to make or cook)  

I can identify similiarities and differences (how fall is different from summer,  apples/pumpkins)

Math Topics:

Sorting

Matching

Classify

Colors

Comparing Objects

Patterns

Fundations:

Introducing uppercase and lowercase letters Aa-Rr