Little Treasures Pre-K Matrix (part 1) Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Unit 1: Who We Are UNIT THEME SONG LITERATURE READ ALOUD VOCABULARY PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS The Hokey Pokey Hurray for Pre-K! Mary Had a Little Environmental Eyes, Nose, Lamb Fingers, and Toes Wee Willie Winkie First, Next, Last ABC I Like Me! The Knee-High (Sound Position) Man Colors, Body Parts ALPHABET RECOGNITION Alphabet Song PRINT AWARENESS Environmental Print Prints, Logos, Symbols Convey Meaning Distinguish Print from s ORAL LANGUAGE Colors Body Parts SHARED WRITING Write a List Story LITERACY CENTERS (how to start a computer) Unit 2: Making Friends Unit 3: Families Looby Loo If You re Happy Friends All Around Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan ABC for You and Me Flora s Blanket Bee-bim Bop! Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three The Bremen Town Musicians That Is the House That Jack Built The Clever Jackal The Three Bears Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling The Rooster Who Went to Tio s Wedding Clothing Words, Classroom Items Things Around the Home, Family Members Blend Syllables Clap Syllables Aa, Mm, Ss Pp, Tt, Ii Word Directionality Letter Word Directionality Letter Clothing Classroom Items Home Items Family Members Write a Message Label s Write a List Write a Thank- You Note (teach computer terms, such as mouse and keyboard) (use and exit software programs) Unit 4: Food Apples and Bananas The Surprise Garden Chito Rodriguez- Gomez, Baker Feast for 10 The Little Red Hen Pease-Porridge Hot Little Juan and the Cooking Pot Kitchen Items, Food Words Syllables Alliteration Nn, Cc, Oo Letter Word Text Forms and Functions (List) Kitchen Items Food Words Write a List (proper use of computer)
Unit 5: Our Neighborhood The Mulberry Bush Bear About Time Kimberly Maddox Cassie s Word Quilt City Mouse and Country Mouse To Market The Voice in Rabbit s House Place Names, Community Workers Syllables (Syllables) Ff, Hh, Dd Identify Letters in Print Directionality and Return Sweep Word Spaces Place Names Jobs Write a Story Dictate a Sentence or Caption (follow oral and pictorial cues for operating programs) Unit 6: Transportation The Wheels on the Bus I Love Planes! Clickety Clack Boats Cinderella Ride Away, Ride Away Mouse Deer Crosses the River Vehicles Alliteration Rr, Ee, Bb Matching Letters and Match Words Word Spaces Transportation Vehicles Positional Words Write a Story Label a (use and exit a software program) Unit 7: Animals Around Us Old MacDonald Had a Farm Moo, Moo, Brown Cow Clifford the Small Red Puppy Farms ABC The Three Little Pigs Hey! Diddle, Diddle Now Things Are Worse! Animal Babies, Comparison Words Blend Words Ll, Kk, Uu Identify Letters in Print Distinguish Letters from Numbers Match Letters and Size Words Domestic Animals Make a List Write a Letter (theme-related games on web site) Unit 8: Nature Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Spring Is Here Growing Like Me What Makes the Seasons? Jack and the Beanstalk Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun Seasons, Things in Nature Blend Words Gg, Ww, Xx Match Letters and Word Spaces Match Sentences Seasons Nature Words Write a Sentence Write Questions and Answers (computer terms)
Unit 9: Animals in the Wild Unit 10: Health and Fitness Six Little Ducks Teddy Bear Over in the Grasslands Moving Day Miss Spider s ABC From Head to Toe Yao Ming Dr. Seuss s ABC The Lion and the Mouse Hickory, Dickory, Dock The Crocodile and the Hen The Tortoise and the Hare Jack, Be Nimble The Johnny Cake Boy Wild Animals, Animal Homes, Insects Action Words, Sports Equipment Blend Words Manipulate Vv, Jj, Qq Yy, Zz Identify Letters and Directionality and Return Sweeps Text Forms and Functions High-Frequency Words Text Forms and Functions Wild Animals and Features Animal Homes Movement Sports Write Facts Write a Message Write a Thank- You Note Write Questions and Answers Write a Letter Create New Book Pages (theme-related games on web site (assess computer use and knowledge of computer terms)
Little Treasures Pre-K Matrix (part 2) Macmillan/McGraw-Hill UNIT Unit 1: Who We Are SOCIAL/ EMOTIONAL (Mister Rogers) Caring for Ourselves: Rules and Limits Take Your Time HEALTH/ SAFETY Brushing Teeth SOCIAL STUDIES SCIENCE MATH MUSIC PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT What About Me? (I Live in America, Our Flag, Visit a Historic Museum) Our Five Senses Our Five Senses, Look Again/Observations) Attributes (Colors, Sound Game, Size) Music in Me (explore rhythmic patterns, play a pattern) Say Hello (develop muscle control) FINE ART SIGN LANGUAGE CONTENT AREA CENTERS My Own Flag (exploring colors and lines, using crayons) listen bathroom Unit 2: Making Friends Sharing and Working Together: What Belongs to Everyone? Job Squads Playground Safety Why Are Rules Important? (Friends Share, Follow the Rules, Visit the Principal s Office) What Does a Scientist Do? Predicting, Sort and Classify) Shapes (3-D Shapes, 2-D Shapes, Texture Game) Friends Sing and Play Together (move right and left, show steady beat, distinguish instrument tone) Gallop with a Friend Using Scissors An Imaginary Friend (geometric shapes, using scissors) sit stop Unit 3: Families Expressing Our Feelings: Saying I Am Sorry Feeling Angry Medicine Safety What Is Your Home Like? (My Home, Around the World, Celebrate Thanksgiving) At My House... Magnets, We Have Plants, Is It Day or Night?) Sort and Classify (Alike or Different?, Sort and Classify) Music Makes Us Family (sequencing, adding movements, playing strong beats on Over the Moon (gross-motor control) A Blanket for Home (same and different lines, painting thin and thick lines) yes no Unit 4: Food Proud to Be Growing: Using Silverware Let s Go Shopping Washing Hands Where Does Food Come From? (From Farm to Table, Food Jobs, Visit a Restaurant) Mixing and Growing Growing a Seed, Matter Changes, Plants We Eat) Position and Direction (Position, Ordinal Game, Direction) Yummy Songs to Sing and Play (contrasting rhythmic patterns. playing strong beats on Pizza Pie Fruit Puzzles (explore shape using parts of a whole, using bottled glue) help focus
Unit 5: Our Neighborhood People Are Alike and Different: No One Just Like You Paper Dolls (characteristics) Dial 9-1-1 Why Live in a Neighborhood? (What Is a Neighborhood?, Neighborhood Buildings, Visit a Police Station) What s In a Neighborhood? Landforms, Trees Around Us, Insects Around Us) Numbers 0-5 (Count 1-5, Make Sets of Five, Zero) Sing Around the Neighborhood (skip with music, play a beat pattern on A Spanish Spider Three Colorful Days (explore color to show feelings, shapes; sponge painting) eat wait Unit 6: Transportation Managing Our Feelings: Going Away, Coming Back Fast and Slow, Self-Control Fire Safety How Many Ways to Travel? (Here to There, All Types of Vehicles, Visit a Fire Station) Sky, Land, or Water? Weather Calendar, Ground to Travel On, Ocean or Lake?) Patterns (Identify, Create, and Extend Patterns) Music on the Move (develop motor skills, same and different parts of songs, play beat pattern on Passing the Beanbag Wheel Patterns (explore primary colors and shape; make and use a stencil) come go Unit 7: Animals Around Us Things Are Alike and Different: Big and Little Same but Different Making Good Decisions Taking Care of Animals (On the Farm, Our Pets, Visit a Farm) How Do Animals Grow? Observing Animals, Pets Grow, Baby Animals) Numbers to 10 (Count 1-10, Pet Shop Count, Explore 6-10, Extend 11-20+) Sing with the Animals (sequence in a song, clap patterns, same and different parts of music) Donkey Gallop More Farm Animals (explore form using clay) look walk Unit 8: Nature Look How You re Growing: Growing Takes Time Grow to Independence Safety in Weather Holidays in Every Season (Fourth of July, Presidents Day, Celebrate Earth Day) All a Part of Nature Parts of a Plant, Under Your Feet/Earth s Surfaces, The Seasons) Measurement (Length, Weight, Time and Temperature) Sing and Play in Any Weather (use instruments and vocal sounds to create, develop muscle coordination, play a steady beat on Go Round the Sun and Moon Day and Night (explore darker and lighter colors, mixing colors) play now
Unit 9: Animals in the Wild Games to Teach Alike and Different: What s Different at the Zoo? I m Thinking of... (Similarities and Differences) Helping the Environment (recycling) Where Do Animals Live? (Understand Globes, Animals Habitats, Visit a Zoo) Fly, Swim, or Walk? Four Legs or Not?, Swim or Swish/Ocean Animals, We Can Fly/Birds) Data and Graphs (Object Graphs, Graph Game, Graphs) Music Has Wild Patterns (discover iconic symbols for sounds, play rhythm instruments on the beat) Higglety, Jigglety, Clap! Animal Graph (use texture to create a collage, arrange a design) please talk Unit 10: Health and Fitness New Experiences: Going New Places My First Day Get a Checkup (Going to a Doctor) Growing Up (What Our Body Needs, Exercise Is Fun!, Visit a Doctor s Office) What Works Together? Freeze It or Melt It?, Push and Pull, Heat It Up!) Arithmetic (Addition, Part-Part-Whole, Subtraction) Zoom with the Music (show rhythmic patterns, create movement for a song, play strongbeat patterns on Jump Over the Candlestick! Hidden Fruit (explore color in the environment, watercolor resist) time quietly