Orange Class

ORANGE CLASS SKILLS

The skills covered in the Orange Class include: writes first name and last name in title case, writes and recognizes numbers 1-10, shapes (others listed plus octagon, pentagon), patterning, memorization of phone number and address, identification of all upper and lowercase letters, cutting objects for projects, beginning to make letter-sound connections.

These skills are taught through a series of thematic units.

LEARN ABOUT CREATIVE CURRICULUM

DAILY SCHEDULE

8:20-8:40 Arrival
8:40-9:00 Group Time
9:00-9:25 Outside/Large Motor
9:25-9:50 Hand washing/Snack
9:50-10:00 Story Time
10:00-10:55 Project/Choice Time
10:55-11:05 Music and Movement
11:05-11:15 Review and Dismissal

THEMATIC UNITS

August/Sept. – Getting to Know Your Preschool, All About Me, Manners
October – Fall, Trees, Fire Safety, Halloween
November – Night Critters, Thanksgiving
December – Fairy Tales, Christmas
January - Bears/Hibernation, Author Study
February – Valentines/Mail,Things that go
March – Space, Bugs
April – Spring, Ocean, Monkeys
May – Teacher's Choice, Portfolios

LETTER OF THE WEEK

Beginning the week of Sept. 10th
Sept – L, F, E
Oct – H, T, I, U, C
Nov – O, G, S
Dec – J, D
Jan – P, B, R, K
Feb – A, V, M, N
Mar – W, X, Y
Apr – Z, Q, blends
May – blends

PRESCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS

September – Preschool Playdate
October – Fall Open House
November – Parent Education Network
January – Community Open House
February – Parent/Teacher conference
April – Family Field Trip

FIELD TRIPS

October – Fire Station
April – Science Center of Iowa
May – Annett Nature Center
May – Barker Park

SPECIAL VISITORS

Every month, each class enjoys a visit from two special community helpers:
– Janis Comer, Indianola Public Library
– Logan Roberts, naturalist at Annett Nature Center

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