5 Year Old Curriculum

This outline contains the major concepts and skills for each month. Additional concepts and skills that enhance the overall themes may be added.

SEPTEMBER

Lesson Plans 1-20

I’m Special

• ·Letters: M,P,T
• ·Numbers: Sets 1-5
• ·Patterning
• ·Shapes: Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle
• ·Nursery Rhyme: “Peas Porridge Hot”
• ·Character Education Rhyme: “Working Together”
• ·Senses
• ·Feelings
• ·Body Parts (skin, ankle, wrist, etc.)

OCTOBER

Lesson Plans 21-40

My Home & My Neighbors

• Letters: S, A, N
• Number: Set 0-10
• Ordinal Position (1^st- 10^th)
• Shapes: Oval, Pentagon, Octagon
• Nursery Rhyme: “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
• Character Education Rhyme: “A Friend”
• Homes & Families, Neighborhoods
• Friendship
• Need vs. Wants

NOVEMBER

Lesson Plans 41-60

Off We Go!

• Letters: B, O, F
• Numbers: Review sets 0-10
• Ordinal Position (1^st- 10^th)
• Shapes: Oval, Pentagon, Octagon
• Nursery Rhyme: “To Market, To Market”
• Character Education Rhyme: “Taking Turns”
• Types of Transportation
• Car Safety
• Map & Globes

DECEMBER

Lesson Plans 61-80

Let’s Pretend

• ·Letters: D, R, C
• ·Blending Phonemes
• ·Numbers: 11, 12
• ·Shape: Cube
• ·Nursery Rhyme: “Hey, Diddle, Diddle”
• ·Character Education Rhyme: “Being Dependable”
• ·Time to the Hour (digital/analog)
• ·Real vs. Make-Believe
• ·Daydreams

JANUARY

Lesson Plans 81-100

Eating Healthy, Growing Strong

• Letters: H, I, J
• Blending Phonemes
• Numbers: 13, 14, 15, 16
• Shapes: Cylinder
• Nursery Rhyme: “Jake Be Nimble”
• Character Education Rhyme: “Table Manners”
• Time to the Hour (digital/height)
• Measurement (weight/height)
• Healthy Habits, Exercise
• Food Guide Pyramid
• Table Manner

FEBRUARY

Lesson Plans 61-80

Let’s Go To Work

• Letters: L, E, K, G
• Blending Phonemes
• Numbers: 17, 18, 19
• Shapes: Cone
• Sight Words: the, is
• Nursery Rhyme: “Old King Cole”
• Character Education Rhyme: “Let’s Be Kind”
• Time to the Hour (digital/analog)
• Measurement
• Community Helpers
• Citizenship

MARCH

Lesson Plan 121-140

How Does Your Garden Grow?

• Letters: W, V, U, Qu
• Blending Phonemes
• Number 20
• Numerical Order to 20
• Shapes: Review
• Sight Words: to, this
• Nursery Rhyme: “This Little Piggy”
• Character Education Rhyme: “When You Have To Wait”
• Money: Identifying penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• Measurement
• Weather
• Seeds & Plants, Frams

APRIL

Lesson Plan 141-160

Animals, Animals, Animals

• Letters: Z, X, Y
• Blending Phonemes
• Addition & Subtraction: Facts to 5
• Sight Words: and, was
• Nursery Rhyme: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
• Character Education Rhyme: “Everybody Needs to Share”
• Money: Counting pennies and nickels
• Measurement
• Endangered Animals
• Conservation & Recycling

MAY

Lesson Plans 161-180

Bugs, Butterflies, & Spiders

• Letters: Review
• Blending Phonemes
• Addition & subtraction: Facts to 10
• Sight Words: are, it
• Nursery Rhyme: “Roses are Red”
• Character Education Rhyme: “Leave It on the Ground”
• Money Review
• Measurement
• Insects & Spiders
• Metamorphosis

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