📅 Preschool Third Quarter Lesson Plan (Weeks 19–27)

Age Group: 3–4 years
Focus: Language development, number/letter fluency, winter-to-spring transition, fine motor refinement, and character development.

WEEK 19: Snow & Ice

• Language: Winter vocabulary (snowflake, freeze, cold, melt)

• Math: Snowflake counting, ice cube measurements

• Art: Snowflake painting, paper snowflakes

• Motor Skills: Ice cube transfer games (with tongs)

• Science: Ice melting experiment

• Storytime: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

WEEK 20: Hibernation & Animals in Winter

• Language: Vocabulary (bear, den, sleep, hibernate)

• Math: Matching animals to habitats

• Art: Bear caves craft

• Motor Skills: Animal yoga (bear crawl, stretch like a fox)

• Science: Compare hibernating vs. migrating animals

• Storytime: Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

WEEK 21: Opposites

• Language: Pairs like big/small, hot/cold, up/down

• Math: Sorting by size

• Art: Opposites collage

• Motor Skills: Movement game (stand/sit, fast/slow)

• Social Skills: Talking about how people can be different and still be friends

• Storytime: Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson

WEEK 22: Arctic Animals

• Language: Animal names (polar bear, seal, penguin)

• Math: Size comparison (biggest to smallest)

• Art: Puffy paint polar bears

• Motor Skills: Waddle like a penguin race

• Science: Blubber glove experiment (how animals stay warm)

• Storytime: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.

WEEK 23: Valentine’s & Kindness

• Language: Kind words (“I love ___,” “Thank you”)

• Math: Heart shape sorting & patterning

• Art: Valentine’s cards, heart collages

• Motor Skills: Threading heart beads

• Social-Emotional: Acts of kindness jar

• Storytime: The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond

WEEK 24: Community & Our Town

• Language: Places and buildings (library, fire station, school)

• Math: Building block graphing

• Art: Create a classroom community mural

• Motor Skills: Block play with town setup

• Social Studies: Neighborhood walk or virtual tour

• Storytime: My Neighborhood: Places and Faces by Lisa Bullard

WEEK 25: Construction & Building

• Language: Tools and machines vocabulary

• Math: Block counting, tower height comparison

• Art: Shape buildings with craft sticks

• Motor Skills: Hammering practice (with toy hammers and play foam)

• Science: What makes buildings strong? (Testing structures)

• Storytime: Build It by George Ella Lyon

WEEK 26: Insects & Bugs (Intro to Spring)

• Language: Insect vocabulary (legs, wings, antennae)

• Math: Counting bug legs, symmetry matching

• Art: Butterfly symmetry painting

• Motor Skills: Bug catching with tweezers

• Science: What is an insect? Compare with spiders

• Storytime: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

WEEK 27: Dr. Seuss & Rhyming Fun

• Language: Rhyming words, silly sentences

• Math: Counting hats, graphing favorite Dr. Seuss books

• Art: Cat in the Hat hats, green eggs & ham craft

• Motor Skills: Toss the rhyming beanbag game

• Literacy: Author focus – Dr. Seuss books

• Storytime: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

✅ Skills Focus Across Quarter

• Letters: K–P

• Numbers: 11–15

• Colors: Pink, red, blue, review all

• Shapes: Heart, hexagon

• Social-Emotional: Kindness, empathy, listening, sharing