Long Range/Thematic Plans

Amy McManus
Kindergarten 2010/2011 School Year
*Please note that the following plans are tentative and that changes may need to be made as required.*
September November
• Theme:
• Theme: o Bears
o Welcome to School/I’m so Glad • Special Days/Activities:
I’m Me o Remembrance Day
• Special Days/Activities: o 1st Sunday of Advent
o Grandparents Day • Author focus:
o Fall o Stan & Jan Berenstein
o Rules • Math:
• Author focus: o Unit 2 – Exploring Numbers (one-
o Dr. Seuss to-one correspondence, route
• Math: counting, number sets, labeling
o Unit 1 – Exploring patterns & objects with numbers 1-5)
sorting o Printing numbers 4 & 5
o Printing Numbers 1-3 • Religion:
• Religion: o “Church Times” module [Advent]
o “Me” module (Born of the Spirit: (Born of the Spirit: In God’s
In God’s Image) Image)
• Phys Ed.: • Phys Ed.:
o Intro to games & rules in the o Parachute games
Gym o Bear-themed games
• Phonics/Printing: • Phonics/Printing:
o s, a, t, i o e, h, r, m

October December
• Theme: • Theme:
o Healthy Habits o Christmas around the world
• Special Days/Activities: • Special Days/Activities:
o Thanksgiving o 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sundays of Advent
o Halloween o Winter
• Author focus: • Author focus:
o Robert Munsch o Various Christmas Stories
• Math: • Math:
o Continue from September o Continue from November
• Religion: • Religion:
o Thanksgiving o “Church Times” module [Advent &
• Phys Ed.: Christmas] (Born of the Spirit:
o Running In God’s Image)
o Tagging • Phys Ed.:
o Balancing o Multicultural games
• Phonics/Printing: o Christmas-themed games
o p, n, c, k • Phonics/Printing:
o d, g, o
January
• Theme:
March
• Theme:
o Penguins/Winter Animals
o Dinosaurs
o Forces & Energy
o Matter & Tools
• Special Days/Activities:
• Special Days/Activities:
o New Year
o Ash Wednesday/Lent
o Epiphany
o St. Patrick’s Day
• Author focus:
o Spring
o Jan Brett
• Author focus:
• Math:
o Paulette Bourgeois
o Unit 3 – Exploring Geometry (2 &
• Math:
3 dimensional objects) &
o Continue from January
Measurement (weight, volume &
• Religion:
capacity)
o “Church Times” module [Lent]
o Printing numbers 6-8
(Born of the Spirit: In God’s
• Religion:
Image)
o “Animals” module (Born of the
o St. Patrick
Spirit: In God’s Image)
• Phys Ed.:
• Phys Ed.:
o Ball skills
o Movement to music/dance
• Phonics/Printing:
• Phonics/Printing:
o v, y, x, q
o u, l, f

February April
• Theme: • Theme:
o Friendship o Community Helpers
• Special Days/Activities: o Earth
o Groundhog Day • Special Days/Activities:
o Valentine’s Day o Lent/Palm Sunday/Easter
o 100th Day of School o Dental Health Month
• Author focus: o Earth Day
o Max Lucado & Mercer Mayer • Author focus:
• Math: o Dennis Lee & Shel Silverstein
o Continue from January • Math:
• Religion: o Unit 4 – Numbers 1-10 (on-to-one
o “Community” module (Born of the correspondence, route counting,
Spirit: In God’s Image) number sets, labeling objects
• Phys Ed.: with numbers 6-10)
o Cooperative partner games o Printing numbers 9 & 10
• Phonics/Printing: • Religion:
• b, j, z, w o “Church Times” module [Lent &
Easter] (Born of the Spirit: In
God’s Image)
• Phys Ed.:
o Movement with objects (hula
hoops, scooters, ropes, etc.)
• Phonics/Printing:
• sh, ch, th
May
• Theme:
o Under the Sea
o Plants
• Special Days/Activities:
o Mother’s Day
• Author focus:
o Barbara Reid & Jane Corruth
• Math:
o Continue from April
o Review of Concepts
• Religion:
o “Plants” module (Born of the Spirit:
In God’s Image)
• Phys Ed.:
o Under the Sea-themed cooperative games
• Phonics/Printing:
o Draw & label sheets (Animated Literacy)
o “Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom”
o Printing names (first & last)

June
• Theme:
o Bugs & Butterflies
o First Nations
• Special Days/Activities:
o Father’s Day
o National Aboriginal Day
• Author focus:
o Eric Carle
• Math:
o Review of concepts
• Religion:
o “Earth Times” module (Born of the
Spirit: In God’s Image)
• Phys Ed.:
o Outdoor games
• Phonics/Printing:
o Review