Curriculum Highlights
Week of October 15th 

All About Me - Caitlin
 

Religion – In chapter 5, God Made the Animals, the children will learn about God's gift of animals and their responsibility to care for them.

 ELA – The letter of the week is "Ss". During the week, the children will identify the letter s by sight and sound, use sight words (have, is) to complete sentences, practice their reading skills ("Sock Sack"), sort words by beginning sounds (m,s), blend individual letter sounds to make words, and continue with journal writing activites.

Math - We will continue chapter 3, Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6-9. During the week, the children will model and count 8 & 9 with ojects, and represent 8 & 9 with a numeral and number name. 

Science - The children will work in groups to determine which items will float or sink and learn about spiders!

Thematic Unit/Art - The children will use an upper case S to make a colorful snake, a lower case s to make a seahorse, use their handprints to finish a strawberry, add information & illustrations to complete a book about spiders, and make a skeleton with crinkled arms & legs.