Room 18 Yearly Overview
     Month  Reading/
  Language      Arts		     Math         Science     Social Studies
August/September
Special Events: Parent Orientation/ Open House
Homecoming Parade
Teddy Bear Picnic		 Themes: Nursery Rhymes 
              Look At Us
              Friends Together
Concepts: Letters/Sounds 
Aa, Cc, Gg, Ii, Kk, Ll, Mm, Uu, Xx
Sight Words: I, can, like, a, see, the, my, me, am, it
       Our Names		 Colors and Shapes
Attibutes
Classification		 Theme: Senses/Health Class Rules
School Helpers
Problem Solving
Manners

Family Project: Body Replicas
October
Special Events: 
Fall Field Trip
Fall Festival 
Red Ribbon Week		 Theme: Colors All Around
Concepts: Letters/Sounds
    Bb, Ee,Ff, Oo, Rr, Ww, Zz
Sight Words: Color Words: red orange, green, yellow, blue, purple, black, brown, white, we, to, will, is, said, are		 Numbers and Concepts
0-5
Making Patterns
Following One Step Directions		 Themes: Nutrition / Trees
Plants
 Johnny Appleseed
Community Helpers / Safety
Columbus/Maps
Family Project: 
Community Helper Diorama
November
Special Events:
Veteran's Day 
Thanksgiving Feast 		 Theme: We're A Family
Concepts: Letters/Sounds
Dd,Hh,Jj,Pp,Ss, Tt, Vv, Yy,
Sight Words: he, she, you, no, here 
      StoryTelling		 Numbers and Concepts
6-10
Beginning Addition
Story Problems		 Theme: Wood :
    Where things come from		 Families/Address and Phone
Thanksgiving
Native Americans
Pioneers/ Veteran's
Family Project: 
          Family Posters
December
Special Events:
Christmas Party
Holiday Sing- A- Long		 Theme: Let's Count
Concepts: Letters/Sounds 
             Nn,Qq, 
Number Words: one, two, three, four, five, have, for 		 Numbers and Concepts 0-10
Following 1 to 2 step directions
Beginning Subtraction		 Theme: Fabric
Where things come from		 Holiday Celebrations
New Year Holiday
Family Project:
Food Drive Donations.
 
January
Special Events:
Martin Luther King Day
Pet Day		 Themes:
Wheels Go Around
 Down on the Farm
Concepts:
      Letters/Sounds: Xx-Zz
      Sight Words:  for, have		 Numbers and Concepts
11-15
Following 2 to 3 step directions		 Themes:
  Balls and Ramps
  Magnets		 Transportation
Farms 
Martin Luther King Jr.
Family Project:
Transportation Collage
February
Special Events:  
100th Day of School
Valentine Parties		 Theme: Down on the Farm
Concepts: Vowels
          Word Families
Sight Words: and, did 		Numbers and Concepts 15-20
Money		 Theme: Paper/
Plants
Valentine's Day
President's / Flags
Family Project: 
  100's Day Collections
March
Special Events:
Dr. Suess Day, 
St. Patrick's Day
Easter
 Themes:
 Author Studies
  Sunshine and Raindrops
Concepts: Writing and Editing
Sight Words:  review and use all sight words 		Working with Numbers and Concepts 16-20
Story Problems		 Themes:
Weather
Space		 Easter
St. Patrick's Day
Family Project:
 Leprechaun Traps
April
Special Events:  
Splash Day		 Themes:
 Spring Is Here
 A World of Animals
Concepts:Writing and Editing
Sight Words: Writing sight words 		Number Concepts
Beyond 20
Clocks/Time		 Theme: Solids and Liquids
Plants and Flowers
 Earth Day
Recycling
Family Project:
  Recycling or Tree Planting
May
Special Events: 
Kindergarten Circus
Spring Field Trip
Little Patriot Play Day		 Theme: A World of 
              Animals
Concepts: Reading/Writing		 Higher Numbers Theme: Animals 2 x 2 Family Project: Circus Acts