Month 1 of 10 · Weeks 1–4
September: Welcome to School / All About Me
We learn our school routines, our names and the first letters, and we notice the world with our five senses.
Goals this month
Reading & writing
Routines and listening, letters A to F, writing our names, clapping word parts
RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, L.K.1a, SL.K.1a, RL.K.1, RI.K.5
Math
Numbers 0 to 5, counting objects one by one, first shapes
K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5, K.MD.B.3, K.G.A.2
Science
The five senses and what scientists do
NGSS practices: asking questions and making observations (builds toward K-LS1-1)
Social studies
Classroom rules, my family, our school community
C3 D2.Civ.3.K-2, D2.Civ.2.K-2, SL.K.4
Weeks
- Week1Welcome to SchoolLetters A, B · Matching, sorting and counting 1 to 3 · 5 day plans
- Week2All About MeLetters C, D · Numbers 1 to 5: count objects one by one · 5 day plans
- Week3My FamilyLetters E, F · Zero and numbers 0 to 5: show and write · 5 day plans
- Week4Our School CommunityA–F review · Shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle · 5 day plans
Student games this month
Letters A and B Rules at School Think Like a Scientist Letters C and D Count to 5 My Five Senses Letters E and F Zero to Five Families Letters A to F Shape Hunt