📅 Preschool Second Quarter Lesson Plan (Weeks 10–18)

Age Group: 3–4 years
Focus: Literacy awareness, number recognition, fine motor, social learning, holiday themes

WEEK 10: Pumpkins & Harvest

• Language: Vocabulary (pumpkin, vine, harvest)

• Math: Measuring pumpkins, counting seeds

• Art: Pumpkin stamping, jack-o’-lanterns

• Motor Skills: Lacing paper pumpkins

• Science: Inside a pumpkin exploration

• Storytime: Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington

WEEK 11: Fall Leaves

• Language: Fall-themed words, “I see ___ leaves.”

• Math: Leaf color sorting, counting leaves

• Art: Leaf rubbings, collages

• Motor Skills: Raking pretend leaves

• Science: Why leaves change color

• Storytime: Leaves by David Ezra Stein

WEEK 12: Healthy Habits

• Language: Words for body parts, hygiene routines

• Math: Sorting healthy vs. unhealthy foods

• Art: My healthy plate project

• Motor Skills: Brushing doll teeth, handwashing practice

• Health/Science: Germs and handwashing experiment

• Storytime: Germs Are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick

WEEK 13: Pets & Animals

• Language: Animal names, “I have a ___.”

• Math: Graphing favorite animals

• Art: Pet puppets

• Motor Skills: Animal movement imitation

• Social Skills: Taking care of pets

• Storytime: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.

WEEK 14: Transportation 2.0 (Air, Land, Water)

• Language: “This goes on land/air/water”

• Math: Vehicle sorting by type

• Art: Create a transportation mural

• Motor Skills: Pretend play with ramps & toy cars

• Science: Sink/float with transportation toys

• Storytime: Freight Train by Donald Crews

WEEK 15: Thanksgiving & Gratitude

• Language: “I am thankful for…” practice

• Math: Turkey feather counting

• Art: Thankful turkeys, handprint crafts

• Motor Skills: Spoon & corn relay game

• Social Skills: Sharing and saying thank you

• Storytime: Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson

WEEK 16: Weather Watchers

• Language: Weather vocabulary

• Math: Weather graphing

• Art: Cotton ball clouds, sun collages

• Motor Skills: Weather movement game (blow like the wind, stomp like thunder)

• Science: Weather tools (thermometer, rain gauge intro)

• Storytime: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

WEEK 17: Winter Is Coming

• Language: Winter clothing and activities vocabulary

• Math: Mitten matching, snowman shapes

• Art: Cotton snow scenes

• Motor Skills: Buttoning/zipping coats

• Social Skills: Getting ready for winter (independence)

• Storytime: There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro

WEEK 18: Holiday Traditions (Inclusive Focus)

• Language: Vocabulary for lights, gifts, family, celebration

• Math: Counting ornaments or candles

• Art: Holiday cards, multicultural crafts

• Motor Skills: Wrapping box gifts

• Social Studies: Discuss different holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa)

• Storytime: The Lights in the Night by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak

✅ Skills Focus Across Quarter

• Letters: E–J (focus each week)

• Numbers: 6–10

• Colors: Orange, brown, white, black, gray

• Shapes: Oval, star, diamond

• Social-Emotional: Gratitude, patience, independence, empathy