4K Thematic Units
This is our tentative thematic unit plan for this school year and is subject to change:
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SEPTEMBER (New Places, New Faces) Week 1 & 2: · Theme: Welcome/School/Wheels on the Bus · Doors to Discovery Book: My Big Day · Letter of the week: Beginning letter of students’ names Week 3: · Theme: All About Me/Friends · Doors to Discovery Book: Just Like Me! · Letter of the week: M (me) Week 4: · Theme: Apples · Doors to Discovery Book: Molly’s Morning and Our Big Book of Favorites · Letter of the week: A (apples)
***4K Falcon Football Family Fun Night
OCTOBER (Discovery Street) Week 1: · Theme: Neighborhood/Playground/Mail · Doors to Discovery Book: Tabby Tiger’s Neighbors · Letter of the week: N (neighbor) Week 2: · Theme: Neighborhood/Playground/Mail · Doors to Discovery Book: Let’s Go to the Park! · Letter of the week: S (spider) Week 3 & 4: · Theme: Library/Community Helpers · Doors to Discovery Book: Library Day and Our Big Book of Helpers · Letter of the week: P (pumpkin)
***Fieldtrip in October to: Pumpkin Patch ***Harvest Party
NOVEMBER (Tabby Tiger’s Diner) Week 1: · Theme: Fun Foods · Doors to Discovery Book: Tabby Tiger’s Treats · Letter of the week: F (food, fruit) Week 2: · Theme: Fruit · Doors to Discovery Book: Fruit Salad · Letter of the week: Y (yum, yuck) Week 3 & 4: · Theme: Turkeys · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Cooking · Letter of the week: T (turkey)
***Parent/Teacher Conferences ***Thankful Party
DECEMBER (Tabby Tiger’s Diner…continued) Week 1: · Theme: Traditions/Family · Doors to Discovery Book: Grandpa’s Surprise Recipe · Letter of the week: Q (quilt) Week 2: · Theme: Cooking/Recipes · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Cooking (again…review) · Letter of the week: Z (zipper) Week 3 & 4: · Theme: Winter · Doors to Discovery Book: --- · Letter of the week: W (winter)
***Winter Party
JANUARY (Build it Big!) Week 1 & 2: · Theme: Construction/Snow · Doors to Discovery Book: Knock It Down! Build It Up! · Letter of the week: B (build) Week 3: · Theme: Shapes/Color · Doors to Discovery Book: Tabby Tiger’s Saw · Letter of the week: REVIEW Week 4: · Theme: Pets · Doors to Discovery Book: The Doghouse · Letter of the week: D (dog) Week 5: · Theme: Winter Animals · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Building · Letter of the week: I (igloo, Iditarod)
***4K Family Swim Night
FEBRUARY (Healthy Me!) Week 1: · Theme: Dentist · Doors to Discovery Book: Open Wide · Letter of the week: X (x-ray) Week 2: · Theme: Healthy Body · Doors to Discovery Book: Doctor Tabby’s Clinic · Letter of the week: H (heart) Week 3: · Theme: Five Senses · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Staying Healthy · Letter of the week: L (look, listen) Week 4: · Theme: Feelings/Safety · Doors to Discovery Book: Signs Keep Us Safe · Letter of the week: REVIEW
***Special Guest: Doctor and/or Dentist ***Family Fun Night: Healthy Bodies ***Friendship Party
MARCH (Vroom! Vroom!) Week 1: · Theme: Dr. Seuss/Transportation · Doors to Discovery Book: Tabby Tiger, Taxi Driver · Letter of the week: K (key) Week 2: · Theme: Transportation · Doors to Discovery Book: Traffic · Letter of the week: J (jeep, jet) Week 3: · Theme: Vacation · Doors to Discovery Book: Sylvia’s Garage · Letter of the week: V (vacation) Week 4: · Theme: Farm · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Driving · Letter of the week: REVIEW
***Spring Party
APRIL (Backyard Detectives) Week 1: · Theme: Backyard/Bugs · Doors to Discovery Book: Backyard Adventure · Letter of the week: REVIEW Week 2: · Theme: Bugs/Birds · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Exploring · Letter of the week: E (egg) Week 3: · Theme: Nighttime/Camping · Doors to Discovery Book: Tabby Tiger’s Treasures · Letter of the week: C (camping) Week 4: · Theme: Flowers/Bees · Doors to Discovery Book: Grandma’s Flower Garden · Letter of the week: G (garden)
***Parent/Teacher Conferences ***Special Guest: Camp Y-Koda or Weatherman
MAY (Our Water Wonderland) Week 1: · Theme: Weather · Doors to Discovery Book: All Aboard! · Letter of the week: U (umbrella) Week 2: · Theme: Ocean · Doors to Discovery Book: Tabby Tiger’s Fish Tank · Letter of the week: O (ocean, octopus) Week 3: · Theme: Ocean · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Big Book of Water · Letter of the week: REVIEW Week 4: · Theme: Rainbow/The Very Hungry Caterpillar · Doors to Discovery Book: Our Rainbow · Letter of the week: R (rainbow)
***Family Fun Night: Open Gym and Tour of the Elementary School
JUNE Week 1: · Theme: Kites/Watermelons · Doors to Discovery Book: · Letter of the week: REVIEW
***End of the year outing to the park ***Classroom Goodbye Party |