Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD



Big Day for PreK

Curriculum Overview

Themes |Ready for School! |My Family |Our Community |Awesome Animals |Imagine It, Make It |Growing Up Healthy |Nature All Around Us |Moving On | |Social-

Emotional

Focus |Cooperation |Kindness |Responsibility |Attention |Initiative |Self-Awareness |Curiosity |Persistence | |Knowledge Focus |Children learn the expectations, routines, and behaviors of school. |Children learn about family members, family roles, and unique qualities of families. |Children learn about the role of the community in their lives and the importance of good citizenship. |Children learn about life science through the exploration of animals and animal life cycles. |Children learn how imagination and creativity shape our world. |Children learn about their bodies and how to take care of themselves. |Children learn about their environment by investigating characters of the natural world. |Children reflect on the ways they have grown and changed during the year. | |Big Ideas:

Week 1 |My School

I am getting to know my school. |Who's in My Family?

I am an important part of my family. |Places We Go

I visit many places in my community |All Kinds of Animals

I live in a world full of animals. |Using My Imagination

I can imagine all kinds of things. |My Senses

The five senses help me explore my world. |How Do Plants Grow?

I can plant a seed and watch how it grows. |Going New Places

I am ready to go to new places. | |Week 2 |Making Friends

I will make friends at school. |We Take Care of Each Other

I love my family and they love me. |People We Meet

The workers in my community help everyone. |Animal Homes

Animals have a home just like me. |Tools We Use

I can use tools to create and build. |Taking Care of Myself

I know how to be healthy. |What's in the Sky?

I see how the sky is different during the day and at night. |Trying New Things

I feel comfortable trying new things. | |Week 3 |Learning Together

I work and play with my friends at school. |Family Fun

I share special times with my family. |Things That Move

Transportation is for doing jobs and getting around my community. |Creepy, Crawly Insects

I am very curious about bugs. |Things We Build

I can use different materials to make new things. |Eating Well

I eat healthy foods. |Our Weather

The weather affects what I wear and do each day. |I Can Do It!

I always try my best. | |Week 4 |Getting Along

I know how to share and I care about the feelings of others. |All Kinds of Families

Every family is unique. |Going Green!

I can make a difference. |Animals Grow and Change

Animals grow and change just like me. |Art All Around Us

I enjoy art that other people create. |Staying Safe

I know what to do to be safe. |The Seasons

I notice how the seasons change. |We're Big Now!

Look at what I can do now. | |

Themes |Ready for School! |My Family |Our Community |Awesome Animals |Imagine It, Make It |Growing Up Healthy |Nature All Around Us |Moving On | |Alphabet Books |Annie, Bea, and Chi Chi Dolores |My Day From A to Z |ABCDrive! |Click, Clack, Quackity, Quack |Alphabet Under Construction |Eating the Alphabet |ABC I Like Me! |Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom | |Big Books,

Audiobooks,

Little Books |My Friends

• Owen |Herman the Helper

• What Mommies Do Best/ What Daddies Do Best |Carlo Likes Counting

• A Good Night Walk |Is Your Mama a Llama?

• Over in the Meadow |The Shape of Things

• White Rabbit's Color Book |Good Food

• How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? |The Snowy Day

• What the Sun Sees/ What the Moon Sees |The Little Engine That Could

• We're Going on a Lion Hunt | |Read Aloud

Books |The Kissing Hand

• My New School

• Friends at School

• A Splendid Friend, Indeed

• Mouse's First Day of School

• The Pledge of Allegiance

• How Many Can Play?

• The Little Red Hen |Bear's Busy Family

• Daddy Calls Me Man

• Mama Zooms

• Too Many Tamales!

• Celebrations

• Feast for 10

• We Are All Alike...We Are All Different

• You and Me Together |Snuggle Bunny

• Lola at the Library

• Dot the Fire Dog

• Jobs

• Dig, Dig, Digging

• I'm Your Bus

• Big Earth, Little Me

• The Cleanup Surprise |Biggest, Strongest, Fastest

• Roar! A Noisy Counting Book

• Animal Homes

• Bear Snores On

• Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

• What Do Insects Do?

• Butterflies

• Dora's Eggs |Not a Box

• Ten Black Dots

• Harold and the Purple Crayon

• Science Tools

• Buildings

• The Three Little Pigs

• Dots! Dots! Dots! At the Museum

• Too Loud Lily |Look, Listen, and Learn

• My Five Senses

• The Beastly Feast

• How Does Your Salad Grow?

• First Aid

• I Am Sick

• Always Be Safe

• Please Play Safe! |Counting in the Garden

• Growing Vegetable Soup

• Little Cloud

• Mommy's Little Star

• Weather

• What Will the Weather Be Like Today?

• The Apple Pie Tree

• What Makes the Seasons? |Can You Say Peace?

• In Our Country

• Giraffes Can't Dance

• Little Bat

• Leo the Late Bloomer

• Read and Rise

• If You Take a Mouse to School

• Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten | |Technology

Center Books |Curious George Rides a Bike |Chato's Kitchen |Rosie's Walk |The Caterpillar and the Polliwog |Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin |Harry the Dirty Dog |Happy Birthday, Moon |The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash | |Nonfiction

eBooks |We Help Out at School

• Everyone Uses Math |My Food

• My Neighborhood |New York City

• Living on Farms |Animal Babies

• A Tadpole Grows Up |Where Can Art Take You?

• All About Sound |You Are What You Eat

• Keeping Clean |Snowy Weather Days

• The Moon |We Are Alike, We Are Different

• We Need Directions | |Clifford

Books |Clifford's First School Day

• Clifford the Small Red Puppy |Clifford's Kitten

• Clifford, We Love You |Clifford's Spring Clean-Up |Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors |Clifford to the Rescue |Clifford's Pals |Clifford Grows Up |Clifford Gets a Job | |Additional

Books | | | | | | | | | |

Concepts

Themes |1. Ready for School! |2. My Family |3. Our Community |4. Awesome Animals |5. Imagine It, Make It |6. Growing Up Healthy |7. Nature All Around Us |8. Moving On | |Knowledge Focus |Children learn the expectations, routines, and behaviors of school. |Children learn about family members, family roles, and unique qualities of families. |Children learn about the role of the community in their lives and the importance of good citizenship. |Children learn about life science through the exploration of animals and animal life cycles. |Children learn how imagination and creativity shape our world. |Children learn about their bodies and how to take care of themselves. |Children learn about their environment by investigating characters of the natural world. |Children reflect on the ways they have grown and changed during the year. | |Big Ideas

Week 1

Theme

Vocab |My School

Going to school, riding the bus, the crossing guard, school helpers, my classroom, daily schedules & routines, manners & good behavior, on my own, all about me |Who's in My Family?

I am an important part of my family. |Places We Go

I visit many places in my community |All Kinds of Animals

I live in a world full of animals. |Using My Imagination

I can imagine all kinds of things. |My Senses

The five senses help me explore my world. |How Do Plants Grow?

I can plant a seed and watch how it grows. |Going New Places

I am ready to go to new places. | | |Class, name, school, teacher |Brother, family, father, mother, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, kindness |Apartments, block, community, building, firehouse, hospital, library, neighborhood, park, sidewalk |Animal, climb, feathers, fur, fly, scales, shell, slither, swim |Imagination, pretend, visualize, imagine, create |Hear, see, senses, touch, sight, smell, sound, taste |Flower, petals, plant, roots, seeds, tree, vine |Travel, trip, visit | |Big Ideas

Week 2

Theme

Vocab |Making Friends

Friendship, what friends do together, friends help each other, making friends when we go to new places, sharing w/ friends, friends are alike & different |We Take Care of Each Other

I love my family and they love me. |People We Meet

The workers in my community help everyone. |Animal Homes

Animals have a home just like me. |Tools We Use

I can use tools to create and build. |Taking Care of Myself

I know how to be healthy. |What's in the Sky?

I see how the sky is different during the day and at night. |Trying New Things

I feel comfortable trying new things. | | |Friends, help, play |Caring, cousins, love, feelings |Doctor, firefighter, librarian, mail carrier, police officer, work, workers |Burrow, habitat, hibernate, hive, nest, tunnel, web, woods |Build, tools, structure, bridge, ramp |Exercise, fitness, healthy, hurt, medicine, nutrition, rest |Lightning, moon, sky, stars, sun, thunderstorm |Challenge, encourage, try | |Big Ideas

Week 3

Theme

Vocab |Learning Together

Working together, playing together, taking turns, good manners, songs & games, everyone has strengths |Family Fun

I share special times with my family. |Things That Move

Transportation is for doing jobs and getting around my community. |Creepy, Crawly Insects

I am very curious about bugs. |Things We Build

I can use different materials to make new things. |Eating Well

I eat healthy foods. |Our Weather

The weather affects what I wear and do each day. |I Can Do It!

I always try my best. | | |Learn, partners, together |Celebrate, holiday, relatives, together, thankful |Vehicle, transportation, safety, travel, traffic, passenger, driver |Antenna, bug, crawl, insect, pinch, stinger, stings, swarm, wings |Materials, construct, invention, plan |Fruit, grains, health, nutritious, protein, vegetables |Clouds, cloudy, rainy, sunny, weather, windy |Finish, goal, quit | |Big Ideas

Week 4

Theme

Vocab |Getting Along

Sharing, caring about others & their feelings, saying "I'm sorry", including other children in activities, being a good winner &loser, making other children feel special |All Kinds of Families

Every family is unique. |Going Green!

I can make a difference. |Animals Grow and Change

Animals grow and change just like me. |Art All Around Us

I enjoy art that other people create. |Staying Safe

I know what to do to be safe. |The Seasons

I notice how the seasons change. |We're Big Now!

Look at what I can do now. | | |Cooperate, share, turns |Alike, different, respect, similar, special, traditions |Recycle, earth, protect, reuse, reduce, trash, environment |Adult, baby, develop, change, grow, growth, stage |Art, music, appreciate, artwork, design, sculpture, artist, dance |Accident, emergency, caution, safety, harm, danger, injury |Branches, fall, leaf, season, spring, summer, twigs, winter |Kindergarten, practice, succeed, proud, success | |

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