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SEPTEMBER

Writing Names
Routines
Morning Meeting
Making friends
All About Me posters
Colors
Patterns AB, ABC
More/less
Rhymes, Poems, 
Safety 
Classroom rules
Helpers
Same and Different
Shapes
Apples
Color and Color word: red
Beginning Counting by 1's and 10's to 110
Sorting objects
Writing, sequencing,  and recognizing numbers 1-10
Number words 1-5
Johnny Appleseed
Syllables
Nursery Rhymes
Germs
Alphabet letters
Beginning Daily 5: Read to Self
Beginning Sign Language
Pete the Cat
Bullying, Bullies, and Bystanders
Summer
Autumn
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Homework
Monthly Reading Log
Writing sentences
Coins: penny
Sight Words: I, can
Category words: Names, colors, number words 1-5
Aimsweb testing
STAR 360 testing
District Readiness testing









FEBRUARY

Measuring
Continue Habitat Study
Review Counting by 1's, 5's, and 10's to 110
Counting backwards
Identifying numbers 0-75
2D and 3D shapes
The Raft game
Tally Marks
Addition and Subtraction
Coin Review
Number Grids
Graphing
Math: Read My Mind
Transportation
Patterns
Sorting objects
Solid Shapes/3D shapes
Magnets
Matter
Heat and Light
Presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
More Daily 5
Letters: Bb, Ll, Kk, Uu
Color words: gray, white, brown, pink
Words: is, little, she, was, for , have
Words Families:-op and -ox
Sight Word review
Nouns
Category Words: seasons, weather, question
Voice in writing
I Love to Read Month
Dental Health
Valentine's Day party
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Address and phone numbers
Homework
Monthly Reading Log
Trimester Assessments
AIMSWEB assessments




OCTOBER

Positional Words
Number Review
Bus Safety
Solving Conflicts
Sequencing
Pumpkin Life Cycle
Fire Safety
One-to-One Matching
Name Review
Letter/Sound Review
Feelings
Family words
Senses
Friendship/Bullying
Printing
Staying Healthy
Seasons and focus on Fall
Life cycle of a pumpkin
Color Words
Counting up and down by 10, counting to 110 by 1's and 10's
Writing numbers
Missing Numbers
Finger Counting
Patterns
Penny
Height Comparisons
More Sign Language
Letters: Mm, Aa, Ss, Pp
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Word review: I, can
Words: the, we, see, a
Word family: -am
More Daily 5: Word Work and Listening to Reading
Pre-decodable Books 
Halloween Party
Birthdays
Homework
Monthly Reading Log
Grammar: nouns (naming words), verbs (action or doing words)
Category Words: feelings, family, sensory
Sorting objecs
Shapes








MARCH

Graphing
Money - penny, nickel, dime
Number Grid review
Penny Flip Game
Solid Shapes/3D shapes review
Calculators
Then and Now: Baby Pictures
Number Stories
Count to Measure
Counting 1's, 5's, and 10's to 110
Counting backward
Pattern, sorting,and shape review
Time
Mapping
Coin Exchange
Surveys
Habitats
Jr. Achievement
Conferences
Letters: Uu, Gg, Ww, Xx, Vv, Jj, Qq, Uu, Yy, Zz
Letter Review
Words: for, have, of, they, said, want, here, me, this, what
Number words: zero, one, two, three
Word families: -ot, -ox,  -op, -et, and -en
Dr. Seuss
More Daily 5
Category words: animal parts, pets, animal homes, vehicles, ordinal numbers
Writing: word choice, ideas, sentence fluency
Verbs and sentences with prepositions
MN symbols
My address
Living and Non-living 
Plants
Personal safety
Medicine vs. dangerous substances
Conferences
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Homework
Monthly Reading Log

NOVEMBER

Estimating
Dominoes
Balancing heavy and light
Trees
More seasons
Math Pocket Problems
Turkey Project
Turkeys
Thanksgiving/Pilgrims
Ojibwe or Chippewa/ Sioux/Wampanoag
Marie Curie
Telling and Drawing Number Stories
Monster Squeeze
Measuring objects
Practice counting by 1's
Intro counting by 2's, 5's, and review counting by 10's
More Color Words
Coins: Penny, Nickel
Review letters, sounds, words, and word families
Folktales
Rhymes
Number Card Games
Numbers 0-35
Quanity Discrimination
Pan Balance
Probability
Sequencing
Shapes
Patterns AB, ABC
Color Word review
Letters: Tt, Ii, Nn
Words: like, to, and
Word families: -ap, -am,  and -at
Category Words: action, movement, sounds
More Daily 5
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Word exploration
Verbs and sentences
Developing ideas
How things work
Media Awareness
Madame Curie
Homework
Monthly Reading Log
Conferences
End of trimester testing
Report cards


APRIL

Coin Exchanges
3D Shapes and Shapes games
Collections
Quarters
Good Touch/Bad Touch and Stranger Danger
Marshmallow 3D sculptures
Dice Addition and Subtraction games
10's and 1's with craft sticks
Earth Day
Habitats
Landforms
What's My Rule? game
Double Digits
Sequencing Numbers
Plus or Minus game
Number Scrolls
Math and Language review
Letters: Aa, Ii, Oo, and silent Ee
Words: help, too, has, play, where, look
Number words: four, five, six, seven
Word families:-ed, -ut, and -un
Category words: opposite, household, furniture, farm animals, food made from grain
Sentences with prepositions and adjectives
Writing with fluency, word choice, and organization
Community helpers
Growing and Changing
Seeds
Life cycle of Frog
Why we work
Goods and Services
More Daily 5
Easter
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Homework
Monthly Reading Log



DECEMBER

Numbers 0-50
Balance using a pan balance
Counting by 10's
Review counting by 1's, 5's, and 10's to 110
Quantity Discrimination 0-70
Christmas traditions and Christmas in different cultures: Hanukkah, Las Posadas, and Kwanza
Counting, Shape, and Measurement Review
Pattern Blocks and Attributes
Patterns: AB, ABC
3D shapes: cone, sphere, cube and 2D shape review
Dominoes
Coins: Penny,  Dime
Winter
Letter and Sound review
Letters: Cc, Oo, Dd
Words: go, you, do
Word families: -it and -ig
More Daily 5: Work on Writing
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Color words: red, orange, yellow
Category Words: sequence, jobs, food
Adjectives
Sentence fluency, word choice, and ideas
Wants and Needs
Homework
Monthly Reading Log
Special Person's Day
Color Book Exchange
Service Project













MAY

More Addition and Subtraction
Pattern and Sorting review
2D and 3D shapes
Function Machine
Money Review
Time
Measurement
Name Collection Posters
What's My Rule? with numbers
National Symbols review
Review Counting
Bike Safety
Map Exploration
Stories and More
Review: How a Plant Grows and Parts of a Plant
Word family: -ug
Word family review
Math and Language Review
Sight Words: good, who, come, does
Vowels
Number words: eight, nine, ten 
Color word review
Category words: questions, farm animals, baby animals
Grammar: pronouns
Writing: word choice and voice
Map skills:  equator and cardinal/intermediate directions
Landforms
Great Art
Habitats
5 Senses review
Bike safety and bike rodeo
More Daily 5
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Mother's Day
Homework
Monthly Reading Log
End of Trimester, STAR, and other Assessments
JANUARY

The calculator
Symmetrical objects
Double Dice Rolls
Rope Shapes
2D and 3D shapes 
Adjectives
Category words: jobs, tree parts, food, positon
Food
Food Pyramid
Healthy Food Choices
Additions/Subtraction
Shape Comparisons
Slate Activities
Math Games
What's My Rule?
I Spy Shapes
Fast/Slow
Number Identification 0-65
Number Sequencing
Opposites
Geoboards
Counting by 1's,  5's and 10's to 110
Counting backward
Tally Marks
Coins
More Daily 5: Read to Someone 
Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream
Getting along 
U.S. symbols
Animal Habitats
Hibernation
My Plate: Nutrition
Quantity Discrimination to 70
Review: Numbers, Letters, Sight Words, Counting, and Shapes
Letters: Hh, Ee, Ff, Rr 
Words: my, are, with, he
Color Words: green, blue, black, purple
Word families: -ip, -ig, -it, and -ot
Word choice and organization
Adjectives and Pronouns
UPCOMING: Groundhog Day
STAR 360
Pre-decodable Books
Birthdays
Homework
Monthly Reading Log