📅 Preschool Fourth Quarter Lesson Plan (Weeks 28–36)

Age Group: 3–4 years
Focus: Concept mastery, nature exploration, life cycles, review of letters/numbers, end-of-year celebrations

WEEK 28: Spring Is Here

• Language: Spring words (rain, flower, bloom, grow)

• Math: Flower petal counting

• Art: Tissue paper flowers

• Motor Skills: Raindrop toss game

• Science: What do plants need to grow?

• Storytime: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes

WEEK 29: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

• Language: Sequence words (first, next, then, last)

• Math: Number sequencing of life stages

• Art: Egg–caterpillar–chrysalis–butterfly craft

• Motor Skills: Crawl like a caterpillar movement game

• Science: Butterfly life cycle visuals & discussion

• Storytime: From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman

WEEK 30: Bugs & Garden Friends

• Language: Bug names, garden vocabulary

• Math: Counting bugs, symmetry in butterflies/ladybugs

• Art: Bug stamps, potato-print ladybugs

• Motor Skills: Bug catching with tweezers

• Science: What do bugs do in a garden?

• Storytime: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle

WEEK 31: Earth Day & Nature

• Language: Nature words (recycle, earth, tree, clean)

• Math: Sorting recyclables

• Art: Recycled materials collage

• Motor Skills: Nature scavenger hunt

• Science: Recycling demo or trash sorting activity

• Storytime: The Earth Book by Todd Parr

WEEK 32: Ocean Animals

• Language: Fish, whale, dolphin, coral, ocean

• Math: Graphing favorite sea animals

• Art: Underwater murals

• Motor Skills: Ocean animal charades

• Science: Sink/float with ocean toys

• Storytime: Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae

WEEK 33: Farm Life

• Language: Animal sounds and names

• Math: Animal group size sorting

• Art: Farm animal masks

• Motor Skills: “Milking” a rubber glove cow

• Social Studies: Where does our food come from?

• Storytime: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

WEEK 34: Picnic & Outdoor Fun

• Language: Picnic vocabulary, describing food

• Math: Sorting foods by type or color

• Art: Make-your-own picnic placemat

• Motor Skills: Relay games, bean bag toss

• Social Skills: Sharing and group games

• Storytime: The Teddy Bears’ Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy

WEEK 35: Review Week

• Language: Review letters A–Z

• Math: Review numbers 1–20

• Art: “What I Learned” art showcase

• Motor Skills: Favorite fine/gross motor games

• Assessment: Final observations and portfolios

• Storytime: Children choose favorite stories

WEEK 36: End of Year & Graduation

• Language: Goodbye poems, reflecting on the year

• Math: Review shapes/colors/counting games

• Art: Graduation caps and diplomas

• Motor Skills: Dance party or obstacle course

• Celebration: End-of-year slideshow or ceremony

• Storytime: Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss

✅ Skills Focus Across Quarter

• Letters: Review A–Z

• Numbers: Review 1–20

• Colors/Shapes: Mastery and review

• Social-Emotional: Transitioning, reflection, self-confidence

• School Readiness: Listening, following routines, name writing, self-help skills