MAY & JUNE Pre-K I (Red & Blue,).pdf

Week 34: June 1 to 4 2021

Theme: Goodbye Preschool

Value: Friendship

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Looking After Billy" by Masurel_ Schumacher

  • "Fox and Chick" by Cass Hollander

  • "When I Grow Up" by Tim Minchin's

  • "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" by Charles G. Shaw

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Shapes (Diamond- Triangle-Oval-Rectangle)

  • Tracing and coloring the fish

  • Coloring dinosaur worksheet

  • Children will use white paint on a black construction paper and their imagination to create different pictures-shapes....

Hands on Activities

  • Review Shapes (Diamond-Triangle-Oval-Rectangle)

  • Sorting buttons

  • Review balancing activity

  • Review Black and White color

Objectives :

  • Shape and color recognition

  • Gross and fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Celery experiment : Add few drops of blue food coloring in water and deep the celery. The children will observe the color changing process.

Week 33: May 24 to 28 2021

Theme: Mother's Day

Value: Responsibility and empathy

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Bear in Sunshine" by Stella Blackstone

  • "A House For Hermit Crab" by Eric Carne

  • "Alice Had a Bad Day" by Lisa Jahn _ Clough

  • "Bobby Knows Best" by Katherine Sully

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring the Armenian flag

  • Easel Paint : Free drawing (Armenian flag)

  • Tearing construction papers (Red_Blue_Orange colors)

  • Gluing the teared costruction papers to make an Armenian headband

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about Armenian Independence Day

  • Lacing activity

  • Discussion about seasonal fruits

  • Playdough activity

Objectives:

  • Language development

  • Fine motor skills

Science Experiment Activities

Seasonal Summer Fruits

Week 32: May 17 to 21 2021

Theme: Mother's Day

Value: Responsibility and empathy

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "The Pledge of Allegiance" unknown

  • "Today is Monday" by Eric Carle

  • "A B C Animal Jamboree" by Giles Andreae

  • "Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin

  • "There' s a Bear on My Chair" by Ross Collins

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring letter "G" worksheet.

  • Easel paint: American Flag.

  • Coloring number "10" worksheet.

  • Making red stripes with fingers on a paper plate.

  • Gluing three blue stars to make Patriotic Star Wreath paper plate craft.

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the letter "G"

  • Discussion about Memorial Day

  • Introduction to the number "10"

  • Lego activity

  • Sorting shapes activity

Objectives:

  • Letter recognition/language development

  • Number recognition/Math

  • Language development/Social studies

  • Fine motor skills

  • Cognitive development



Science Experiment Activities

Mixing and tasting yogurt with jam.

Week 31: May 10 to 14 2021

Theme: Mother's Day

Value: Responsibility and empathy

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" by Charles G. Shaw

  • "Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug" by Stella Blackstone

  • "Pete at the Beach" by James Dean

  • "Summer" by Nuria Roca

  • "Rainbow Fish and the Whale" by Marcus Pfister

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring number 9 worksheet

  • Easel paint : Free drawing "fish"

  • Coloring the fish worksheet

  • Making the ocean with colorful strips

  • Making the bubbles with finger paint

Science Experiment Activities

Concept : (heavy- light)

Week 30: May 3 to 7 2021

Theme: Mother's Day

Value: Responsibility and empathy

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Hanging Out With My Mom" by Sonia W. Black

  • "Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother Too?" by Eric Carle

  • "Mommy Is That You?" by Atsuko Morozumi

  • "I Love You Mommy" by Melanie Joyce

  • "Celebrating Mother's Day" by Sandi Hill

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Black and White worksheet

  • "լ" տառի աշխատանք

  • Stamping shapes with colorful paints

  • Pic-pic the pot for Mother's Day flowers artwork

  • Making the stems for the flowers with green roller paint/then finger painting the petals on each stem


Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the colors Black & White

  • Ծանօթացնել " լ" տառը

  • Review all the shapes that we learned

  • Lacing activity

  • Playdough activity

Objectives:

  • Color and shape recognition /Math

  • Letter recognition /Language development

  • Fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

"Flowers drinking water too"

Children will enjoy watching how white carnation flowers will change their colors when adding drops of different colors of food coloring to each vase.


Week 29: April 26 to 30, 2021

Theme: Farm Animals

Value: Respecting /caring for our environment

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "The Farmer in the Dell" by Pam Adams

  • "Fish is Fish" by Leo Lionni

  • "In My Meadow" by Sara Geronimo

  • "Big and Little on the Farm" by Dorothy Donohue

  • "Five Little Chicks" by Nancy Tafuri's

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Color "f" worksheet

  • Easel Paint : Free drawing (kite)

  • Color and trace number 8

  • Color the barn and farm animals

  • Cut and paste the animals in the farm

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to letter "f"

  • Discussion about family living on a farm

  • Review number 8

  • Spatial relations (near /far)

  • Balancing and skipping

Objectives :

  • Letter and number recognition / Math

  • Language development

  • Gross motor skills

Science Experiment Activities

Farm animals (horse, rabbit, pig, .......)

Week 29: April 19 to 22, 2021

Theme: Farm Animals

Value: Respecting /caring for our environment

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. "Flowers for Flowers" by Chenille Davis

  2. "Garden Day!" by Candice Ransom

  3. "Տօնական Օրերը" Ալին Պզտիկեան

  4. "Let"s Take Care of the Earth" by Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring number 8 worksheet

  • Easel paint: Free drawing "Our Planet Earth"/painting a paper plate with blue color paint

  • Coloring April 24 Monument /Ծիծեռնակաբերդ

  • Making handprints on both sides of the earth artwork

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the number 8

  • Discussion about seeds & planting.

  • Discussion about April 24

  • Discussion about "Earth Day!"

Objectives:

  • Number recognition/Math

  • Language development

  • Science

Science Experiment Activities

Planting seeds (roots, stems, petals, & leaves )

Week 28: April 12 to 16, 2021

Theme: Farm Animals

Value: Respecting /caring for our environment

Literacy - Language Development Activities

""նապիկը" գրեց Վէրա Սիսերեան

  • "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

  • "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle

  • "The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle

  • "Caterpillar"

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Կէտադրել եւ ներկել "Մ" տառը

  • Coloring brown worksheet

  • Coloring diamond shape

  • Butterfly cut ou: The children will color one side of the wing. Then, they will fold the paper to print the other side.

They will smash colorful tissue around the butterfly wings.

Hands on Activities

Ծանօթացնել "Մ" տառը

Introduction to color brown

Introduction to diamond shape

Discussion about the cycle of a butterfly

Pretend and dance "butterfly dance"

Objectives :

  • Language development

  • Letter, color and shape recognition

  • Gross motor skills

Science Experiment Activities

Life cycle of a butterfly

Week 27: April 5 to 8 2021

April Pre-K I (Red & Blue).pdf

April Fingerplays, poems, and songs.

Theme: Farm Animals

Value: Respecting /caring for our environment

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • " It Looked Like Spilled Milk " by Charles G. Shaw

  • " Chicka Chicka Boom Boom " by Bill Martin Jr.

  • " Pig's Egg " by Katherine Sully

  • " The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard "

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Cutting with scissors four different shapes: square, circle, triangle, and rectangle.

  • Easel paint: Free drawing different shapes.

  • Tracing & coloring number "7" and ladybugs worksheet.

  • Find, match, and glue the shapes /worksheet.

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about Easter vacation

  • Review shapes: circle, square, triangle, and rectangle

  • Review number "7"

  • Lacing activities

Objectives:

  • Language development

  • Number and shape recognition / Math

  • Fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

" Taking away germs "activity using water, black peppers, and handsoap

Week 26: March 22 to 26 2021

Theme: Spring meadow

Value: Being polite

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "When Spring Comes" by Kevin Henkes

  • "Here Comes Spring" by Michi Fujimoto

  • "Spring" by Ailie Busby

  • "There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog" by Lucille Colandro

  • "One Sunny Day" by Tammi Salzano

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Painting paper plate to make Easter basket

  • Easel paint : Free drawing "Spring"

  • Decorating the baskets with foam shapes

  • Making a Spring tree with hand print cut out/using cotton balls to print blossoms

  • Glue some green tissues to make the leaves on the tree

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about insects and bugs

  • Discussion about "Spring"

  • Discussion about why and how we dye eggs

  • Discussion about over / under activity

  • Review number / play dough

Objectives :

  1. Language development

  2. Gross and fine motor skills development

  3. Math

Science Experiment Activities

Dying hard boiled Easter eggs

Week 25: March 15 to 19 2021

Theme: Spring meadow

Value: Being polite

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "The Golden Egg" by Leonard Weisgard

  • "Celebrating Easter /The Easter Egg Hunt" by Joel Kupperstein

  • "Հաւուկ" գրեց Անահիտ Սարգիսեան

  • "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick" by Lucille Colandro

  • "Llama Llama Easter Egg" by Anna Dewdney


Sensory Art /Activity

  • Letter "E" worksheet

  • Easel paint: Free drawing of "Easter Eggs"

  • Coloring purple worksheet grapes

  • Tearing colorful construction papers to decorate Easter eggs /mosaic art

  • Cutting with scissors green construction paper to make the grass and finish the artwork

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the letter "E"

  • Discussion about Easter

  • Review purple color

  • Review oval shape

  • Discussion about changing the season -Winter to Spring


Objectives:

  1. Letter recognition /language development

  2. Color and shape recognition/math

  3. Season change/science

Science Experiment Activities

Change of season - Winter to Spring

Week 24: March 8 to 12, 2021

Theme: Spring meadow

Value: Being polite

Literacy - Language Development Activities

" Jack and the Leprechaun " by Ivan Robertson

" The Itsy Bitsy Leprechaun " by Jeffrey Burton

" The Story of St. Patrick " by Patricia A. Pingry

" There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover " by Lucille Colandro

" How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow " by Monica Sweeney

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Color number 7 worksheet

  • Easel paint : Free drawing big/small oval shape/coloring hats

  • Trace big/small oval shapes

  • Cover a white cloverleaf with green dot-dots/roller paint

  • Glue tissue papers around clover with roller paint

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to number 7

  • Discussion about St. Patrick's Day

  • Review the shape oval

  • Going outside and collecting leaves

  • Discussion about the rainbow/colors

Objectives :

  • Number recognition/Math

  • Letter recognition/Language

  • Shape recognition /Math

  • Gross/fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Collect clover leaves from the school garden and observe with magnifying glass.

Week 23: March 1 to 5 2021

March Pre-K (Red, & Blue).pdf

March Fingerplays, poems, and songs.

Theme: Spring meadow

Value: Being polite

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • " How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow" by Monica Sweeney

  • " Wind " Integrate daily calendar

  • " Brown Bear " (felt story) by Eric Carle

  • " There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog " by Lucille Colandro

  • " One Sunny Day " by Tammi Salzano

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring "Oval " worksheet

  • Easel paint: Color - Purple / Shape - Oval & coloring Purple worksheet

  • "Կ" տառի աշխատանք

  • Painting a paper plate to make flower artwork

  • Completing the flower artwork by cutting with scissors a small circle and the edges of the painted paper plate

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the Oval shape

  • Introduction to the Purple color

  • Ծանօթացնել "Կ" տառը

  • Sorting buttons activity

  • Balancing activity

Objectives:

  1. Shape and color recognition /Math

  2. Language development

  3. Fine and gross motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Mixing with finger red and blue colors to make "purple" color

Week 22: February 22 to 26 2021

Theme: Dental care and dentists

Value: Friendship

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • " Going to Dentist " by Stephan Cartwright

  • " If You Give a Mouse a Cookie " by Laura Numeroff

  • " Dentist Trip " Unknown

  • " Teeth Are Not for Biting " by Elisabeth Verdick

  • " Just Going to the Dentist " by Merrer Mayer


Sensory Art /Activity

  • Letter "D" worksheet

  • Easel paint : Free drawing (shapes)

  • Sorting and gluing healthy and unhealthy snack pictures

  • Painting healthy teeth with white paint and brush

  • Making a toothbrush with sticks and white yarns (finish the art artwork)

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to letter "D"

  • Discussion about healthy snacks/food and dental hygiene

  • Discussion about dental care

  • Brushing teeth activity

  • Review shapes

objectives :

  • Letter recognition

  • Language development / science

  • Fine motor skills development

  • Shape recognition / math

Science Experiment Activities

Healthy snacks/food and dental hygiene: coke experiment

Week 21: February 16 to 18 2021

Theme: Dental care and dentists

Value: Friendship

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • " Քաջ Վարդանի պատմութիւնը "

  • " Վարդանի Ծառը "

  • " Տօնական Օրերը " Ալին Պզտիկեան


Sensory Art /Activity

  • Գունաւորել " Քաջն Վարդանը "

  • Coloring and making " Vartan " headband

  • Coloring a Pink rose worksheet


Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about " Vartanants "

  • Sing, clap and stomp at the same time

  • Review color Pink

Objectives :

  • Language development / Social Studies

  • Music and body movement

  • Math / color recognition


Science Experiment Activities

Magic Milk Science Experiment: In a big shallow container, add milk. Add different colors of food coloring. Place a cotton swab dipped in dish soap in the colored milk. Observe what happens next.

Week 20: February 8 to 12 2021

Theme: Dental care and dentists

Value: Friendship

Literacy - Language Development Activities

"My Lucky Day" by Keiko Kasza

  • "Llama Llama I Love You" by Anna Dewdney

  • "The Day it Rained Hearts" by Felicia Bond

  • "Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!" by Laura Numeroff

  • "This Little President" by Juan Holub

Sensory Art /Activity

  • " տ " տառի աշխատանքը

  • Easel paint : Heart shape painting

  • Number "6" worksheet

  • Pic-pic the ears of the pig artwork

  • Gluing the body parts of the pig ( body- eyes-tail and ears

Hands on Activities

  • Ծանօթացնել "տ" տառը

  • Discussion about long and short

  • Introduction to the number "6"

  • Play dough activity

  • Discussion about "President's Day"


Objectives:

  • Language Arts/ letter recognition

  • Math/number recognition

  • Fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

M & M rainbow

Science experiment with M & M candies and water

Week 19: February 1 to 5 2021

FINGER PLAYS, POEMS, AND SONGS.pdf


February fingerplays, poems & songs.

Theme: Dental care and dentists

Value: Friendship

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • «Երեք Խոզուկները» Felt story

  • "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose" by Lucille Colandro

  • "The Story of Valentine's Day"

  • "Be My Valentine" by Nancy J. Sharmens

  • "Clifford's Valentines" by Norman Bridwel

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Letter "C" worksheet tracing and coloring

  • Easel Paint: Color "Pink" and Shape "Heart"

  • Color a heart worksheet with a pink crayon

  • Bubble paint heart artwork for Valentine's Day

  • Glue smashed tissues around the painted heart

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the letter "C"

  • Introduction to the shape "Heart"

  • Discussion about Valentine's Day

  • Sing, clap, and stamp at the same time

  • Follow the leader and march

Objectives :

  • Language development/Social Studies

  • Shape recognition/Math

  • Music and body movement

  • Gross motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Mixing with finger red and white colors to make "Pink" color

Week 18: January 25 to 29, 2021

Theme : Winter Animal

Value : Teamwork

*Review of the previous lessons!

Week 17 : January 19 to 22, 2021

Theme : Winter Animal

Value : Teamwork

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere" by Bob Barner

  • " Penguins Love Colors" by Sarah Messer

  • " Grumpy Pants" by Claire Messer

  • " The Little Penguin" by A. J. Wood

Enjoy the stories!

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Tracing and coloring number "5" worksheet.

  • Making a penguin art project.

  • Tracing and coloring big and small stars.

  • Free drawing a penguin.

Scanned Documents.pdf


Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the number "5".

  • Վերաքաղ «պ» տառը:

  • Review the Star shape.

  • Penguin walk and body movement.

Objectives:

  • Math number/shape recognition.

  • Language/letter recognition.

  • Gross motor skills development.


Science Experiment Activities

*Collect some of the items from your house such as toys and leaves...

*Fill a bowl with water and drop your items one at a time to see if the item Sinks or Floats.

Week 16 : January 11 to 15, 2021

Theme : Winter Animal

Value : Teamwork

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "First Snow" By Bernett Ford

  • "Snowy Bear" By Tony Mitton

  • "Snow" By Marion Dane Bauer

  • "The First Day Of Winter" By Denise Fleming

  • "Winter" By Ailie Busby

Sensory Art /Activity

*Color the blueberries using Blue color crayon.

Trace and color Star shape.

Scanned Documents.pdf

*Trace inside the letter.

*Color the picture.

Scanned Documents.pdf

Winter Tree Art Project

To complete this project you'll need :

  1. Blue or black construction paper.

  2. Brown construction paper cut into long and short strips.

  3. White paint.

  4. Glue.

First, make the tree by gluing the brown tree trunk and the strips for branches. Then use one finger to dip in the white paint and make the snowflakes on the branches and the snow that covers the ground.

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the Blue color.

  • Introduction to the Star shape.

  • Ծանօթացնել «պ » տառը:

  • Discussion about the Winter season.

  • Discussion about Martin Luther King Jr..

Objectives :

  • Color & shape recognition

  • Letter recognition/language development

  • Social studies

Science Experiment Activities

Liquid / Solid : Pour room temperature water & few drops of blue food coloring in a big bowl and freeze.

Next day, take the bowl out of the freezer and keep it in the room for a couple of hours.

Watch and observe what will happen next.

Week 15 : January 7 to 8

Pre-K (Red & Blue.pdf

January fingerplays, poems & songs


Theme : Winter Animal

Value : Teamwork

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Feet Are Not For Kicking" By Elizabeth Verdick

  • "Tails Are Not For Pulling " By Elizabeth Verdick

Week 14 : December 21 to 22

Theme : Means of Transportation

Value : Caring

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Dora's Christmas Adventure" by Christine Ricci

  • "Russell's Christmas Magic" by Rob Scotton

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Santa's stocking

  • Coloring Santa's worksheet

Hands on Activities

  • Review letter "B"

  • Review number "4"

Objectives:

  • Letter recognition

  • Number recognition / Math

Science Experiment Activities

Green ice cubes:

  • Mixing up a batch of dark green food coloring in water and adding evergreen branches

  • Freezing it in an ice cube tray

  • Observing the melting ice cubes next day

Week 14 : December 14 to 18

Theme : Means of Transportation

Value : Caring

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear" by Don and Audrey Wood

  • "Christmas Wishes" by Gail Herman

  • "Home For The Holidays" by Sonia W. Black

  • "Կաղանդ" Անահիտ Սարքիսեան

  • "Մկնիկը եւ Աստղիկը" Անահիտ Սարքիսեան

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Letter "B" worksheet

  • Easel paint : Free drawing "Christmas Tree"

  • Coloring green frog worksheet

  • Coloring Rudolph puppet worksheet

  • Making Rudolph puppet

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to letter "B"

  • Discussion about "Christmas Tree"

  • Review "Green" color

  • Playdough activity

  • Concept: In / out

Objectives:

  • Letter recognition/language development

  • Color recognition

  • Math skills development

  • Fine motor skills development


Science Experiment Activities

Weather change : Fall to Winter

Week 14 : December 7 to 11

A Collection of Our Fingerplays.pdf

December : Poems , Songs and

Fingerplays


Theme : Means of transportation

Value : Caring

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • " Once There Was A Christmas Tree " by Jerry Smeth

  • " Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer " By Eileen Daly

  • " There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell " by Lucille Colandro

  • « Մեծ Հայրիկին Նուէրը » Վերա Սիսեռեան

  • " Snowman At Christmas " by Caralyn Buehner

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Baby Jesus worksheet .

  • Easel paint : Free drawing of green rectangle shape .

  • Coloring number "4" worksheet .

  • Baby Jesus in the manger artwork .

  • Continue and finish the artwork by gluing the stars , sticks, and hay .

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about Christmas .

  • Review Rectangle shape .

  • Introduction to the number "4 ".

  • Վերաքաղ « ա » տառը .

  • Lacing activity

Objectives :

  • Letter recognition /language development

  • Number recognition / Math

  • Fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Making color green by mixing blue & yellow food colors in shaving cream .

Week 13 : November 30 to December 4

Pre-K I (R & B).pdf

November : Songs & poems

Theme : Means of transportation

Value : Caring

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Llama Llama Holiday Drama" by Anna Dewdey

  • "Jingle Bells" by Iza Trapani

  • "Կաղանդ" Ալիծ Աղպապեան

  • "Վարդենին ու Եղեւնին" Ալին Պզտիկեան

  • "The Biggest Most Beautiful Christmas Tree" by Amye Rosenberg

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Color the Rectangle worksheet

  • Easel paint : Green Rectangle

  • Կետադրել մատիկով "ա" տառը

  • Color a paper plate with Green paint

  • Divide the plate into three triangle shapes making a Christmas tree and then decorate it

Hands on Activities

Introducing Rectangle shape

Introducing Green color

Ծանօթացնել "ա" տառը

Discussion about evergreens and poinsettia

Playdough activity

Objectives:

  1. Shape, color, letter recognition

  2. Math skills development

  3. Language development

  4. Fine motor skills development


Science Experiment Activities

Evergreen and poinsettia ( Sight / Smell )

Week 13 : November 23 to 25

Ուրախ ՝ Գոհաբանութեան Օր :

Theme : Family & cultural tradition

Value : Patience

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "One Little , Two Little , Three Little Pilgrims"

  • "Happy Thanksgiving , Biscuit!"

  • "I'm No Turkey!"

Sensory Art /Activity

  1. Tracing and coloring Letter "A" worksheet

  2. Making turkey headband by drawing lines on the colorful feathers

  3. Coloring Thanksgiving worksheet

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the letter " A "

  • Loud and soft clapping activity

  • Walking forward on a line and hopping



Objectives:

  • Letter recognition

  • Language development

  • Following directions

  • Music and body movement

  • Gross motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

The Feather Experiment: Each child will have big and small straws and some feathers; kids will learn about wind by blowing with the straws

Week 12 : November 16 to 20

Theme : Family & cultural tradition

Value : Patience

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "My Thanksgiving Prayer' by Crystal Bowman

  • "Thankful" by Eileen Spinelli

  • "The Story of Thanksgiving" by Nancy J. Skarmeas

  • "The Littlest Pilgrim" by Brandi Dougherty

  • "Celebrating Thanksgiving" by Joel Kupperstein

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Thanksgiving booklet

  • Easel paint : Free drawing "Turkey"

  • "Turkey" marble painting

  • Adding the feathers on the bird artwork

  • Complete Turkey artwork by adding the gobbler beak & eye

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about Thanksgiving and Native Americans

  • Discussion about feathered birds (Turkey)

  • Վերաքաղ « ս » տառը

  • Up / down game

  • Play dough activity

Objectives : Letter recognition / language development , social studies , gross and fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

  • "Fizzing Pumpkins"

Making small pumpkins with baking soda, water, (Red / Yellow) food colorings, and then some vinegar to dissolve the pumpkins.

Week 12 : November 9 to 13

Theme : Family & cultural tradition

Value : Patience

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • « Սեւուլիկ Սարդիկը» գրեց՝ Անահիտ Սարգիսեան

  • "This Little Turkey" by Aly Fronis

  • "The Shy Scarecrow " by Mary Packard

  • "My Happy Pumpkin" by Crystal Bowman

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Կէտադրել մատիկով « ս » տառը

  • Easel paint: Free drawing of square shape /tracing & coloring number "3 " worksheet

  • Scarecrow artwork: Pic-pic the face of the scarecrow

  • Continue and finish the scarecrow artwork by gluing the shapes - triangle for hat, square for body, and sticks for arms and legs

Hands on Activities

  • Ծանօթացնել « ս » տառը

  • Introduction to the number " 3 "

  • Lacing activity

  • Walking forward on a line / hopping .

Objectives : Language /Math , letter and number recognition , fine and gross motors skills development


Science Experiment Activities

  • Planting pumpkin seeds in small pumpkins : Children will be able to add some planting soil to their small pumpkins and water them periodically to watch the spouting of their seeds patiently.

Week 11 : November 2 to 6

Theme : Family & cultural tradition

Value : Patience

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. "Llama Llama Gives Thanks" by Anna Dewdney

  2. "Corduroy's Thanksgiving" by Don Freeman

  3. "Berry Thankful" by Magan E. Bryant

  4. "10 Fat Turkeys" by Tony Johnston

  5. "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey" by Lucille Colandro

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Square worksheet.

  • Easel paint : Orange Square / Orange worksheet.

  • Pic-pic house artwork.

  • Coloring cornucopia with vegetable and fruit images.

  • Continue and finish the house artwork.

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to shape Square

  • Introduction to color Orange

  • Discussion about family

  • Sorting with tweezers Orange pon-pons

  • Play dough (Orange)

Objectives :

Shape & color recognition / Math

Social emotional development

Fine motor skills development



Science Experiment Activities

Mixing colors (Red & Yellow) with shaving cream to make the color Orange.

Week 10 : October 26 to 29

Theme : Fall vegetables & gourds / Community helpers

Value : Following multi directions

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. "There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Bat" by Lucille Colandro

  2. "The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin" by Joe Troiano

  3. "Doctor" by Lucy M. George

  4. "Police Officer" by Lucy M. George


Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring two paper plates with orange paint for Jack - O - Lantern.

  • Easel paint: Free drawing Jack - O - Lantern / gluing eyes, nose, & mouth with triangle cut outs on the plate

  • Coloring doctor worksheet .

  • Coloring police officer & chef worksheet / making booklet of community helpers

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about & decorating small pumpkins

  • Introducing The Community Helpers /toys

  • Discussion about doctor

  • Discussion about police officer


Objectives :

*Language & social skills development

*Eye/hand coordination & fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

*Carving pumpkin (touch , sight, and smell ...) individual zip - lock bags

Week 9 : October 19 to 23

Theme : Fall vegetables & gourds / Fire prevention month

Value : Following multi directions

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Firefighter" by Lucy M. George

  • "Hello Fire Truck" by Marjorie Blain Parker

  • « Հրշէշներու Կայարանը » Ռապըրթ Մանջ

  • "Clifford the Fire House Dog" by Norman Bridwell

  • "Firefighter Gil !" by Mary Tillworth

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring firefighter worksheet.

  • Easel paint : free drawing about fire truck.

  • Tear construction papers and glue inside triangle.

  • Firefighter artwork with paper plates.

  • Handprint the firefighter hands with red and yellow paint colors.

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about community helpers (Firefighter).

  • Discussion about smooth and rough.

  • Review triangle shape.

  • Lacing activity.

  • Math shapes matching.

Objectieves : Science/language development/shape recognition/Math/ and fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Smooth and rough using fall gourds and science kit.

Week 8 : October 12 to 16

Theme : Fall vegetables & gourds

Value : Following multi directions

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "One Fish , Two Fish , Red Fish , Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss

  • "Big & Little Dog" by P.D. Eastman

  • «Լորիին ու Նարեկին Տօնական Օրերը» Ալին Պզտիկեան

  • «Այբ՝ Ապուրին» Ալիծ Աղպապեան

  • «Կրակ ու Ջուր» Ալիծ Աղպապեան

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Number " 2 " worksheet / coloring

  • Easel paint : Big and small triangles

  • Glue small pieces of construction paper Red, Blue, and Orange colors to make an Armenian headband

  • Glue the tree trunk for Fall tree artwork / making the branches with brown roller paint

  • Continue the artwork by adding the foil printed Fall color leaves

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to the number " 2 "

  • Discussion about Big and Small

  • Discussion about Armenian Cultural Month

  • Sorting triangles activity

  • Tearing ( yellow - red - orange ...) construction papers

Objectives : Number and shape recognition / Math , Social study, and fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Scanned Documents.pdf

October : Songs & poems

Fall vegetables / gourds

Observing and comparing different kind of gourds ( size and shape ...)

Week 7 : October 5 to 9

Theme : Fall vegetables & gourds

Value : Following multi directions

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "Welcome Fall Pumpkin" by Marily Easton

  • "Mouse Shapes" by Ellen Stoll Walsh

  • "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff

  • "Mouse Paint" by Ellen Stoll Walsh

  • "Mouse Count" by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring the Triangle worksheet

  • Easel paint : Shape Triangle / Color Yellow

  • Making collage Sun art project by gluing ( pon-pons, tissues, feathers...)

  • Gluing yellow triangles around the Sun for the rays

  • Coloring yellow duck worksheet

Hands on Activities

  • Introduction to Triangle shape

  • Introduction to Yellow color

  • Sorting yellow items

  • Coloring with the yellow shaving cream paint

  • Play dough ( yellow )

Objectives : Shape and color recognition / Math , eye and hand coordination , cognitive and fine motor skills development .

Science Experiment Activities

Adding and mixing drops of yellow food coloring into shaving cream to make yellow paint.

Week 6 : September 28 to 30 /October 1 to 2

Theme : All about me .

Value : Following directions and listening .

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. "It's Great To Be Kind" by Jordan Collins

  2. "Llama Llama Red Pajama" by Anna Dewdney

  3. "Please, Mr . Panda" by Steve Antony

  4. "Amazing Autumn" by Jennifer Marino Walters

  5. "Fresh Fall Leaves" by Betsy Franco

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring Little Red Riding Hood Puppet Worksheet .

  • Easel paint : Free drawing different sizes of circles .

  • Coloring paper plate with red color paint for artwork .

  • Continue and finish the Little Red Riding Hood art project .

  • Free drawing related to the story .

Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about listening and following directions.

  • Reviewing the color Red.

  • Clapping hands to the rhythm of the music.

  • Sorting only Red colors using tweezers ( pon-pons / buttons ...).

  • Hopping , running , jumping around the hula hops and cones.



Objectives : Social/ emotional development, cognitive/language development, color recognition, math, fine/gross motor skills development.

Science Experiment Activities

Weather change Summer to Fall , collecting leaves , observing , touching, and smelling .

Week 5 : September 22 to 25

Theme : All about me .

Value : Following directions and listening .

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  • "The Leaves On The Trees" by Thom Wiley

  • "Fall" by Ailie Busby

  • "Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn" by Kenard Pak

  • "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves" by Lucille Colandro

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Easel paint : Free drawing ( Fall tree )

  • Number ( 1) collage worksheet

  • Coloring a big leaf with marbles, using fall colors paint ( red, yellow, & orange )

  • Continuing and finishing the leaf project


Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about weather change " Fall "

  • Review number ( 1 )

  • Observing the fall leaves with magnifier

  • Lacing activity

Objectives : Language development, math, science, & fine motor skills development

Science Experiment Activities

Weather change: Summer to Fall

Week 4 : September 14 to 18

Theme : All about me.

Value : Following directions and listening.

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. «Վարագը կ ՚այցելէ Հայաստան » գրեց ՝ Զանի Շահինեան

  2. «Ըսէ Ո՞վ Է Ընկերս » գրեց ՝ Ալիծ Աղպապեան

  3. « Կարմիր Գլխարկիկը » Felt story

  4. «Լորիկին ու Նարեկին Տօնական Օրերը » գրեց ՝ Ալին Պզտիկեան

  5. «Վարագին Սիրած Տարուան Եղանակը » գրեց ՝ Զանի Շահինեան

Sensory Art /Activity

  • Coloring the Armenian flag with red , blue and orange crayons .

  • Easel paint : Free drawing /painting the Armenian flag .

  • Pic - pic a big red circle shape .

  • Gluing the red circle on a circle worksheet .

  • Sort and glue hard and soft objects .



Hands on Activities

  • Discussion about Armenian Independence Day .

  • Play dough activity .

  • Review red color and circle shape .

  • Discussion about hard and soft .

  • Hard and soft game activity .

Objectives : Social studies , fine motor skills , math / color and shape recognition , language development , opposites .

Science Experiment Activities

Discovering and observing the school garden ( trees , plants , soil ...)

Week 3 : September 8 to September 11

Objectives : Math; Science; fine motor skills; eye/hand coordination; and cognitive, social, emotional development.

Theme : All about me.

Value : Following directions and listening.

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. "Apple Picking Day! " by Candice Ransom

  2. "My Grandpa is Great " by Gaby Goldsack

  3. " Llama Llama Misses Mama" by Anna Dewdney

  4. "My Grandma is Great" by Gaby Goldsack

Sensory Art /Activity

  1. Easel paint ( Free drawing: Apple)

  2. Making hand print card for grandparents

  3. Coloring number "1" worksheet

  4. Finishing the grandparents card

Hands on Activities

  1. Tasting apple from their lunchbox

  2. Discussion about grandparents

  3. Introducing number "1"

  4. Play dough activity

Science Experiment Activities

Tasting apples ( Lunchbox ) and learn about the parts of an apple: seeds , leaf , stem , skin ...

Week 2 : August 31 to September 4

Theme : All about me.

Value : Following directions and listening.

Literacy - Language Development Activities

  1. "The Story of Johnny Appleseed " by Jenny Campbell

  2. "The Biggest Apple Ever " by Candice Ransome

  3. "Listen and Learn " by Cheri J. Meiners

  4. «Վարագը Դպրոց Կ՚երթայ » գրեց ՝ Զանի Շահինեան Մեսրոպեան .

  5. "Star in The Apple " Felt story


Sensory Art /Activity

  • Color the leaf and the stem of the big apple by using green & brown roller paint

  • Easel paint : Shape -Circle and Color - Red

  • Apple art project with tissue paper

  • Complete apple artwork by gluing the stem & the leaf

  • Free drawing: "Apple "

Hands on Activities


  • Introduce the shape "Circle"

  • Introduce the color "Red"

  • Trace a straight line

  • Play dough activity

  • Sorting red buttons

Objectives : Math, Science, fine motor skills, and eye/hand coordination

Science Experiment Activities

  • Add red food color with an eye dropper to a clear cup with water and observe what happens.

PreK I Red & Blue