Monthly Themes

September October

Topics Topics

Friends Apples

Getting to know you Pumpkins

Colors Autumn

Classroom rules Bats

Back to School Halloween

Reading Skills

Phonics -Review of Initial and Final

Consonant sounds

Fluency- Read along and independent

Vocabulary- Repeated exposure to words

Comprehension- Personal Connections

November December

Topics Topics

Harvest/ Foods Winter Holidays

Native Americans Christmas/ Hanukkah

Pilgrims Word families

Short Vowels Kwanzaa

Thanksgiving Short Vowels

Reading Skills

Phonics- Word families

Reading-Read in small groups

and independent reading

Spelling- Assigned words

January February

Topics Topics

Long Vowels Long Vowels

Snowmen Valentines

Penguins Money

Famous Afro Americans Friendship

March April

Topics Topics

St. Patrick’s Day Spring

Spring Animals Gardens/Plants

March Weather Science Projects

Time/ Clocks Eric Carle Unit

Long Vowels Letter Blends

May June

Topics Topics

Moms Pioneer Unit

Flowers End of the Year

Sea Life Unit Summer

Story Writing Good Byes

October News

1^st School Pictures

11^th School Closed Columbus Day

29^th Halloween Parade

First Grade Class Moms

Mrs. Caprio Mrs. Vanaria Mrs. Groelly