Lil' Lighthouse Preschool - Monthly Curriculum:
May
Theme: Machines
Bible Theme: Mothers are special!
Bible Stories: Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors, David the Music Maker, Wise King Solomon, Esther
Bible Reference: I Kings 17:7-24; Genesis 37:1-34; I Samuel 16:15, 18
Character Building Emphasis: Learning to obey God and others
Memory Verse: “Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands.”
Deuteronomy 27:10
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and
in purity.”
I Timothy 4:12
Language and Vocabulary:
1. Machines – how they make jobs easier, naming and describing
2. Mothers Around the World
3. Cooking experiences
4. Colors - All
5. Directional and positional concepts – above and below
6. 6. Letters Yy, Zz and Review alphabet & numbers.
7. Shape of the month - Diamond
Skills:
Fine Motor: Lacing, painting, cutting, gluing, bead stringing, play dough manipulation, tower building and path tracing
Perception:
Same and different, draw a person, puzzles, copying block, peg and
beads, patterning, sorting
Gross Motor: Organized games, movement, outside climbing activities, skipping, pulling activities, outdoor riding
Premath: One-to-one correspondence, calendar activities, sorting, numbers, more and less, crescent shape
Creative Dramatics: Housekeeping, Mother Jobs
Sensory Skills: Review all five
