Tot School- March 2017 (3 Years, 4 Months)

Here are our Tot School plans for March! 

Just a reminder that  we're using these literacy and math curriculum bundles and will be following these directly, so I have not outlined any of the details in my plans, just noted which lesson we're doing or which concept we're focusing on.  

Also, these plans are geared towards children ages 3-4. If you are interested in younger activities, you can check out this March post for around 1.5, and this post for around age 2.5!  I'm sure I'll be pulling old ideas from those posts for Fynn to join us some too!

Color: Green
Color: Verde

Shape: Pentagon
Forma: Pentagono

Number: 7
Numero: 7

Letter: X, E, V
Letra: X, E, V

Themes:

    Wk 1: Dr. Seuss
    Wk 2: United States
    Wk 3: St. Patrick’s Day
    Wk 4: New York City

Bible Stories:

    Wk 1: Parable of the Sower
    Wk 2: Parable of the Lost Sheep
    Wk 3: Let the Little Children Come
    Wk 4: Catch up

Week 1:

Bible Story:

Catechism:

  • #39

Theme:

  • Dr. Seuss

Letter:

  • X

Library Book List:

Let’s Count It Out, Jesse Bear
Bears at the Beach, 10-20
Green Eggs and Ham
Oh, the Places You’ll Go
The Sneetches
The Lorax
The Foot Book
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Ten Apples Up On Top
Wacky Wednesday
There’s a Wocket in my Pocket
And to Think I Saw it On Mulberry
Fox in Socks
Dr. Seuss ABC’s
Yertle the Turtle
The Butter Battle Book
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
The Cat in the Hat
Hop on Pop
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut

Music/Chants:

  • Songs/Chants from Phonological Awareness Preschool Pack

Fine Motor/Worksheets:

  • X Dot Art

    • Use dots or stickers to decorate printout

  • X Letter Recognition

  • Dr. Seuss coloring page

Activities:

  • Oobleck Activity

    • Mix cornstarch water, and food dye. Allow child to experiment with strainers, spatulas, cotton balls.

  • Cat in the Hat Name

    • Cut strips of red and white paper, writing the letters of your child’s name on each strip.  Have your child glue the strips in order to create Cat in the Hat!

  • Stack the Cat’s Hat

    • Use red Solo cups and have your child attempt to stack them as high they can.  Then introduce little squares of paper.  Show your child how to stack the cups high using the papers in between.

Literacy:

  • Phonics Unit- X

  • Oral Language Skill- Describe actions

  • Phonological Awareness- Initial sound

Math:

  • Counting 0-20 (unit 6 week 3)

    • Centers 6-5, 6-6

Week 2:

Bible Story:

Catechism:

  • #40

Theme:

  • United States

Letter:

  • E

Library Book List:

Tally O’Malley
Pictographs
The Scrambled States of America
Scrambled States Talent Show
So You Want to be President
Babar Comes to America
Babar’s USA
Bats at the Ballgame
Luke Goes to Bat
Madeline at the White House
The Bald Eagle
America the Beautiful
ABC USA
Celebrate the 50 States
Wow! America!
America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land
How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the USA
A is for America
Hats Off for the Fourth of July

Music/Chants:

  • Songs/Chants from Phonological Awareness Preschool Pack

Worksheets:

  • E Dot Art

  • E Letter Recognition

  • USA Matching

    • Use these cards to play a matching game to teach your child different American symbols.

Activities:

  • American Flag Craft

    • Cut strips of red paper and glue onto a white sheet of paper. Glue a blue square in the corner and stick star stickers on it.  

  • Patriotic Windsock

    • Cut strips of red and blue tissue paper or crepe paper, and glue to a circle of white cardstock.  Stick or paint stars onto it.

  • Fireworks in a Jar

    • Use oil, water and food coloring to create fireworks in a jar.

Literacy:

  • Phonics Unit- E

  • Oral Language Skill- Share ideas with complete sentences

  • Phonological Awareness- Initial sound

Math:

  • Graphing (unit 8 week 3)

    • Centers 8-5, 8-6

Week 3:

Bible Story:

Catechism:

  • #41

Theme:

  • St. Patrick’s Day

Letter:

  • V

Library Book List:

My Shapes
The Shape of My Heart
Travelling Tom and the Leprechaun
Too Many Fairies: A Celtic Tale
There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan
The Luckiest Kid on the Planet
The Leprechaun Under the Bed
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day Touch and Feel
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning
St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet
Top o’ the Clubhouse
It’s St. Patrick’s Day!
Hooray for St. Patrick’s Day!

Music/Chants:

  • Songs/Chants from Phonological Awareness Preschool Pack

  • I’m a little leprechaun
    Dressed in green,
    The tiniest man.
    You have ever seen.
    If you ever catch me, so it’s told,
    I’ll give you my pot of gold.

Fine Motor/Worksheets:

  • V Dot Art

  • V letter recognition

    • Use dot marker to identify the letter V  

  • St. Patrick’s Day coloring page

Activities:

  • 3D Rainbow and Pot of Gold

    • Use construction paper, tape, and pennies to create a 3D rainbow!

  • Magic Rainbow Ring

    • Fill 6 cups with different colors- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.  Stick rolled up paper towels connecting each cup of water. Watch as the colored water transfers to the paper towels and creates a rainbow!

Literacy:

  • Phonics Unit- V

  • Oral Language Skill- Share ideas

  • Phonological Awareness- Blending phomenes

Math:

  • Shapes (unit 1 week 4)

    • Centers 1-7, 1-8

Week 4:

Bible Story:

Catechism:

  • Review

Theme:

  • New York City

Letter:

  • Review

Library Book List:

20 Hungry Piggies
1-20 Animals Aplenty
Sweet Land of Liberty
The Story of Statue of Liberty
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
What Happens on Wednesdays
Keat’s Neighborhood
When You Meet a Bear on Broadway
ABC NYC
123 NYC
Subway
New York in Pajamarama
Knuffle Bunny
A Walk in New York
Hello, New York City!
All Aboard! New York
Count on the Subway

Music/Chants:

  • Songs/Chants from Phonological Awareness Preschool Pack

Fine Motor/Worksheets:

  • 7 Dot Art

    • Use dots or stickers to decorate printout

  • Pentagon coloring sheet

    • Decorate with torn up green paper

  • New York City coloring page

Activities:

  • Statue of Liberty Craft

    • Create a crown and torch with these directions!

  • Taxi Paper Craft

    • Use this cutout to create a paper taxi!

Literacy:

  • Phonics Unit- Review

  • Oral Language Skill- Retell a story

  • Phonological Awareness- Generate rhymes

Math:

  • Counting 0-20 (unit 6 week 4)

    • Centers 6-7, 6-8