August
Themes: The Kissing Hand, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,
Friends, Nursery Rhymes
Religion
We will learn proper behavior in church. We will learn
about responses that are said during mass.
We will use our religion book and promise booklets to
learn about: Our Church Family, Parts of the Church, Care for the World
Math
Chapter 1: Alike and same, different, sorting by color,
size, and shape
September
Themes: Family and Pets, Teddy Bears, Apples,
Grandparent's Day, Farm
Religion
Monthly Prayer: Johnny Appleseed Prayer
God's Creation, Our Senses are Gifts, God Made You, We will learn about how grandparents are special and talk
to the class about our families.
Math
Chapter 2: shapes, solid shapes, plane figures, making
patterns, graphing, Identify and describe circles, rectangles,
squares and triangles, sort three-dimensional
shapes, identify and describe geometric solids (cube,
sphere, pyramid, cone, cylinder) count, compare, and graph solid
shapes
October
Themes: Community Helpers, Safety, Pumpkins, Halloween
Religion
Monthly Prayer: Sign of the Cross
God Made Us, God Loves You, The Rosary, God the Father,
God Shows Love, Ways to Pray
We will learn about the lives of different saints.
Math
Chapter 3: Patterns, positional terms, graphing
November - December
Themes: Western, Fall Harvest, Popcorn and Nutrition,
Thankful, Advent, Polar Express, Christmas
Religion
Monthly Prayer: Prayer Before Meals: Bless Us O Lord...In November we will discuss things that we are thankful
for and how to show our gratitude. In December we will learn about the story of Jesus' Birth.
Math
Chapter 3: Positional Terms, counting with dice,
one-to-one correspondence, identifying groups, identifying sets
Chapter 4: More, fewer, most, writing and counting 0-10,
number lines, ordinal numbers
more
fewer
second
fourth
less
first
third
fifth
Language Arts
Letters and sounds: Ff, Gg, Ii, Bb, Cc, Rr, Uu, Ll, Ww,
Jj, Kk, Word families: -ot, -op, -et, -en, -it, -in, -ug, -un,
-at,-ap sight words:
the
of
and
a
to
in
is
you
that
it
Science
The 5 Senses: the students will learn about the 5 senses and how they
affect our lives.
Magnets: the students will experiment to find out which materials are magnetic.
Recycling: To kick off the school wide recycling program the students
will learn about different ways to recycle and how it can help the Earth.
Social Studies
Pilgrims and Indians: The students will compare communities from
yesterday to those of ours today
Thanksgiving: The students will learn about the history and
traditions of the holiday.
Nursery Rhymes:
Little Miss Muffet
Hickory Dickory Dock
Jack and Jill
Little Jack Horner
Humpty Dumpty
January
Themes: Winter, Space, MLK Jr., 100th Day of School,
Dinosaurs, Catholic Schools Week
Religion
Monthly Prayer: Angel of God
We will learn the story about the 3 Kings coming to visit Jesus.
The Ephiphany and Jesus' Baptism
**We will celebrate Catholic School's Week at the end of
the month. We will discuss the importance of Catholic
education.
Math
Chapter 4-5: Recognize the numbers 11-20, count objects,
write the numbers 11-20, put the numbers 0-12 in order, greater than and less
than, make and recognize reasonable estimates for numbers 12 and
less.
Math Vocabulary
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
less
than
equal
greater
than
before
estimate
eleven
thirteen
between
after
twelve
fourteen
Language Arts
Review consonant letter sounds
Introduce the letters and sounds for Vv, Yy, Qq,
Xx, Zz
Word families: -ot, -op, -et, -en, -it, -in,
-ug, -un, -at,-ap
Blend sounds into words
Segment words into sounds, children use this when they are writing.
Identify and name rhyming words
The students will have the opportunity to read
and write everyday on their ability level.
The students will use the words on the word wall
in their writing.
The students will participate in guided reading groups.
Read Alouds: The student will sequence events in
a story, name the characters, identify the problem in a story, and guess what
the ending might be. The students will learn the difference between
fiction and and nonfiction books.
new sight words:
as
at
with
was
on
they
for
us
are
he
Our
character study for the month is Froggy by Jonathan London
Social Studies:
We will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and
his role in our country's history.We will learn how weather effects how people
live.
Science:
Space: Earth, moon, planets, sun, stars, solar
system
Weather: Snow
Solid, Liquid and Gas
February
Themes: Valentine's Day, Presidents and American
Symbols, Dental Health, Dr. Seuss
Religion
Monthly Prayer: Our Father
We will learn about the life of St. Valentine and why we
celebrate Valentine's Day today.
Lent: We will learn about the season of Lent and
read stories about Jesus.
Math
Chapter 6: Predict and record outcomes of activities
dependent on chance. We will learn about tally marks, graphs, parts, symmetry,
halves, and fourths.
Math
Vocabulary
tally
marks
tally
chart
survey
mode
picture
graph
pictograph
bar
graph
equal
parts
matching
parts
halves
whole
fourths
Language Arts
Review consonant letter
sounds:
Word families: -at, -am, -ip, -ig,
-ut,-ug
Blend sounds into
words
Segment words into sounds (children use this
when they are writing.
Identify and name rhyming
words
The students will have the opportunity to read
and write everyday on their ability level.
The students will use the words on the word wall
in their writing.
The students will learn to read what they have
written to make sure it makes sense. They will learn to edit their
papers with the teacher's help.
The students will learn how to write a letter.
The students will participate in guided reading
groups and literacy stations.
Read Alouds: The student will sequence events in
a story, name the characters, identify the problem in a story, and guess what
the ending might be.
new sight words:
be
or
this
by
from
I
have
had
one
not
Our character study for the month is Arthur by Marc
Brown
Science:
-We will learn about
mammals and their characteristics.
-We will learn about the human
body.
-We will learn about dental
health.
Social
Studies:
- We will discuss famous
Americans and why they were important to our country. (February is Black
History Month)
-We will learn about George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
-We will learn about the job of
a president.
March
Themes:
Weather and Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Lent, Going Buggy, Pond Life
Math
Chapter 7: Addition readiness, adding 1-4, joining,
vertical addition, using tens frames to add
Chapter 8: Take away, subtracting 1-4, vertical
subtraction
Math
Vocabulary
join
in
all
add
plus
equals
part
ten-frame
number
sentence
Science:
-we will learn about amphibians and their
characteristics
-we will learn about frogs
-we will learn about different types of weather and how it
affects us.
-we will learn about a liquid, solid and
gas.
-we will keep a calendar to track the weather.
-we will learn about different animals and their habitat.
-we will visit the Nashville Zoo
Social Studies:
-We will learn about St. Patrick.
-We will learn about our country and the
president.
-We will observe Earth Day and list ways to protect our
Earth.
April
Themes: Jungle Animals, Zoo, Nursery
Rhymes, Easter, Going Green, Gardens
Religion
This month we are learning about Lent and
Easter. We will be reading bible stories about Jesus in the
Bible.
-We will participate in the Stations of the
Cross.
-We will discuss the meaning of the days in Holy
Week.
-We will learn about Jesus' death and
resurrection.
-Plan and read in a Mass.
Math
Chapter 9: Money
-Learn to recognize the penny, nickel, dime and
quarter
-Know how much each coin is worth
-add pennies and nickels together
Chapter 10: Time
-calendar skills
Learn to tell time using and digital and analog
clock.
-Tell time to the hour and half hour
-learn to write time (3:00, 3 'o clock)
-Learn
about time to the hour and half hour.
- Learning about days and months on a calendar.
-We will compare temperatures.
-Compare digital and analog clocks.
Language Arts:
Word families: ip, it, ick, ot, op,
og
Blend sounds into
words
Segment words into sounds (children use this
when they are writing.
Identify and name rhyming
words
The students will have the opportunity to read
and write everyday on their ability level.
The students will use the words on the word wall
in their writing.
The students will learn to read what they have
written to make sure it makes sense. They will learn to edit their
papers with the teacher's help.
The students will learn how to write a letter.
The students will participate in guided reading
groups and literacy stations.
Read Alouds: The student will sequence events in
a story, name the characters, identify the problem in a story, and guess what
the ending might be.
Recite nursery rhymes
sight words:
March
but
what
all
were
when
we
there
can
an
your
April
which
their
said
if
do
will
each
about
how
up
Monthly Character Study:
Curious George
May
Themes: Mother's Day, Under the Sea, Fairy Tales,
End of the Year
Religion
This is the month of Mary. We will learn about the
life of Mary and why she is so special
-We will recite the rosary with rosary beads and go
outside and participate in a living rosary with our 4th grade
buddies.
Math:
Chapter 11: Length
-Compare by length
-order by length
-non standard measuring
-estimate by length
-use a ruler to measure by inches
Weight and Capacity
-compare weight
-sequence small to large
-compare capacity
Language Arts:
Word families: -ot, -on, -ug, -up, -un, -et,
-eg
Blend sounds into
words
Segment words into sounds (children use this
when they are writing.
Identify and name rhyming
words
The students will have the opportunity to read
and write everyday on their ability level.
The students will use the words on the word wall
in their writing.
The students will learn to read what they have
written to make sure it makes sense. They will learn to edit their
papers with the teacher's help.
The students will learn how to write a letter.
The students will participate in guided reading
groups and literacy stations.
Read Alouds: The student will sequence events in
a story, name the characters, identify the problem in a story, and guess what
the ending might be.
sight words:
out
them
then
she
many
some
so
these
would
other
Monthly Character Study:
Henry and Mudge
Science:
-We will learn about different ocean animals and their
characteristics
-we will learn about different types of insects
-we will learn the difference between living and
non-living
-we will plant a seed and help it grow.
-we will learn about pond life
Social Studies:
-We will learn about Cinco De Mayo
-We will celebrate Mother's Day with a special
tea
-We will celebrate Father's Day by going fishing with our
dads.