Transitional Kindergarten - Monthly Curriculum:
January
Theme: Winter and Transportation
Bible Stories: Life of Jesus, Miracles of Jesus, Noah, Obedience
Bible Reference: Various books of the Bible
Character Building Emphasis: Learning to Make Good Choices, Doing What is Right
Memory Verse:
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in
green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.” Psalm 23:1, 2
Language and Vocabulary:
1. Winter – weather and nature’s changes, clothing, activities and vocabulary
2. Transportation – naming and describing things that move, sorting and classifying
3. Color - White
4. Directional and positional concepts – over and under
5. Shape - rectangle
6. Letters – Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo
Skills:
Fine Motor: Lacing,
painting, coloring, gluing, play dough manipulation, block tower,
building, cutting, path tracing, stroking with paint brushes
Gross Motor: Organized games, jumping, ball handling, balance, hopping, standing on one foot
Premath: One-to-one correspondence, calendar activities, sorting, numbers and numerals, tall and short, triangle
Creative Dramatics: Role playing (bus drivers, pilots, etc.)
Perception: Same and different, draw a person, puzzles, copying block, peg and bead designs, patterning
Sensory Skills: Sense of hearing – loud, soft, etc.
