CURRICULUM OUTLINE
(Curriculum is enhanced with American Sign Language)

SEPTEMBER
I.       All About Me / Back to School
     A.      Getting to know me
     B.       My body
              1.       Movement and exercise
              2.       Clothing
     C.       My five senses
              1.       Sight, smell, taste, touch and hear
     D.       Self-esteem
II.       Fall Season

1. Holidays
2. Labor Day – closed first Monday
3. Teddy Bear Day – September 9 “Bring a Teddy Bear”
4. Grandparents’ Day – second Sunday of month
5. Mexican Independence Day – September 15 and 16
6. Citizenship Day – September 17
7. Native American Day – fourth Friday in September
8. Johnny Appleseed Day – September 26
9. Rosh Hashana / Yom Kippur (Jewish) – September or October
10. Basics

     A.      Colors: brown and tan
     B.       Shapes: circle
     C.       Letters: Ss and Aa

OCTOBER
I.      My family
     A.      Mom, Dad, guardian/caregiver, brothers & sisters.
     B.       Grandparents, uncles, aunts & cousins
     C.       My friends
II.     Holidays

1. Indigenous People’s Day – closed 2nd Monday
2. United Nations Day – October 24
3. Halloween – October 31
4. Basics
5.      Colors: orange and black
6.      Shape: triangle
7.      Letters: Tt and Ii

NOVEMBER
I.      Where I live
     A.       My house, apartment, neighborhood, etc.
              1.       My room/space
     B.       My community
              1.       The street where I live
              2.       My neighbors
              3.       My school
              4.       Community workers
II.     Holidays

1. Veteran’s Day – closed November 11
2. Thanksgiving – fourth Thursday of month (closed Wed-Fri)
3. Basics
4. Colors: brown and yellow
5. Shape: oval
6. Letters: Pp and Nn
7. Numbers: 1 and 2

    
DECEMBER
I.    Winter Season – winter solstice – December 21 or 22
II.   Holidays
     A.      Christmas – December 25
              1. Christmas program
              2. LHP winter break: closed Christmas Eve - New Year’s Day
     B.       Hanukkah
     C.       Kwanzaa – begins December 26
III.   Basics

1. Colors: red and green
2. Shapes: star and triangle
3. Letters: Cc and Kk
4. Numbers: 3 and 4

JANUARY
I.     Feelings / Good Manners
     A.      Expressing feelings and emotions
     B.       Saying thank you, please, excuse me, etc.
     C.       Waiting for a turn
     D.      Sharing
II.   Careers & Jobs
III. Holidays

1. New Year’s Day (closed)
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – January 15 - closed third Monday
3. Lunar New Year (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese) – January or February

IV.   Basics

1. Colors: white, silver and blue
2. Shape: rectangle
3. Letters: Ee and Hh
4. Numbers: 5 and 6

FEBRUARY
I.    Health, Hygiene, Fitness & Personal Safety
     A.      Staying healthy
     B.       Personal hygiene
     C.       Earthquake safety, fire safety, etc.
II.   Holidays

1. Groundhog’s Day – February 2
2. Valentine’s Day – February 14
3. Presidents Day – closed third Monday
1. Lincoln – February 12
2. Washington – February 22
4. Black History Month
5. Leap Year Day – February 29

III. Basics

1. Colors: red, pink and purple
2. Shape: heart
3. Letters: Rr and Mm
4. Numbers: 7 and 8

MARCH

1. Food and Nutrition
1. Food groups – Bread & cereal, meat, fruits & vegetables, dairy
2. Developing good eating habits
2.   Spring Season – Nature, Plant growth, etc
3. SPIRIT week – daily themes
4. Holidays
5. Doll’s Day (Japanese) – March 3rd
6. St. Patrick’s Day – March 17
7. Basics
1. Colors: yellow and green
2. Shape: shamrock
3. Letters: Dd, Gg and Oo
4. Numbers: 9 and 10

APRIL
I.     Weather – Air, Wind and Water

1. Why is it important to us?
2. What is in the air/water?
3. Rain, rainbows and clouds
4. Sun, moon and stars
1. Outer Space
2. Earth Day, Environment & Recycling
3. Nature
4. Place Words and Opposites
5. Holidays
1. Good Friday/Easter
2. LHP Spring Break: closed Good Friday and week after
1. Basics
3.   Colors: blue and white
4. Shapes: diamond and pentagon (5 sides)
5. Letters: Ll and Ff
6. Numbers: 11 and 12

MAY

1. Farm
2. Raising animals
3. Growing crops
1. Holidays
4.    May Day – May 1 (English)
1. Tree worship (Maypole)
2. Bring in the May (the gathering and giving of flowers)
5.    Lei Day – May 1 (Hawaiian)
1.   Make, display and wear leis.
6.    Cinco de Mayo – May 5 (Mexican)
1. Celebrating the victory over the French army.

D.    Children’s Day – May 5 (Japanese)
       1.     Parents honor children
E.    Mother’s Day – second Sunday of May
F.     Memorial Day – closed last Monday
III. Basics

1. Colors: mixing primary colors (red, yellow and blue) to make secondary colors (orange, green and purple)
2. Shape: review - 2’s and 3’s ; hexagon (6 sides) – pre-K’s
3. Letters:  Bb, Qq and Uu
4. Numbers: review – preschoolers; 13 and 14 – pre-K’s

JUNE

1. Transportation
2. Our feet, cars, buses, trains, airplanes, boats, etc.
3. Traffic safety
4. Summer Season – Summer Solstice (June 20, 21 or 22)
5. Pre-K Graduation
6. Holidays
7. Flag Day – June 14
8. Juneteenth – closed June 19
9. Father’s Day – third Sunday of June
10. Basics
1. Colors: mixing white with colors to get pastels
2. Shape: octagon – pre-K’s
3. Letters: Jj, Zz and Ww
4. Numbers: review – preschoolers; 15 and 16 – pre-K’s

JULY

1. Animals
1. Classifying animals – mammals, reptiles & amphibians, birds, arthropods, crustaceans, dinosaurs, etc.
2. Habitats
2. Olympics
3. Holidays
1. Independence Day – closed July 4th
2. Bastille Day – July 14th
4. Basics
1. Colors: review
2. Shapes: trapezoid – pre-K’s
3. Letters: Vv, Yy and Xx
4. Numbers: review – preschoolers; 17 and 18 – pre-K’s

AUGUST

1. Summer Fun
1. Circus, clowns, etc.
2. Summer safety – outdoor fun
3. Nursery rhymes
4. Storybooks
5. Polynesian culture/fun
6. Sports
7. Music
2. Basics
1. Colors: review
2. Shapes: review
3. Letters: review
4. Numbers: review – preschoolers; 19 and 20 – pre-K’s

LHPcurr 2/12/22