Pre-Kindergarten B

Morning Prayer:

God Our Father, I Give You Today

All That I Think and Do and Say,

I Work and Laugh and Have Fun and Play

Jesus Be With Me All Through the Day

Grace Before Snack and Lunch:

Thank You God for the Food We Eat

Thank You God for the World So Sweet

Thank You God for the Birds that Sing

Thank You God for Everything!

Sample Schedule for PreK

• Arrival and Morning Routines
• Morning Meeting - Calendar, Weather, Good Morning Songs
• Literacy Block - Fundations, Heggerty Phonics
• PlayRoom - small group centers
• Snack
• Theme/Science/Social Studies 
• Large Group Activity
• Lunch
• Recess
• Small Group Work (Math/Religion) and Table Toys
• Read Aloud/Dismissal Routines

Please note - that Art/Music is on Monday, Gym is Tuesday and Thursday.

• In January, we will be learning how to write our lowercase letters.  Each week, we will practice two letters a week.  We will follow the Fundations letter formation and will not be in alphabetical order. 
• Please reinforce holding the pencil properly and writing letters using the Fundations terminology.  We are beginning with our “sky line letters”.
• We will continue working on numbers.  Patterns will be our next unit of study.  
• We will be learning all about the New Year, Three Kings Day, Winter, Martin Luther KIng Jr. and the feast of St. Francis DeSales.

• Continue working on your child’s independence - unpacking and packing their school bag, folder and lunch box, putting their jacket on/off, etc.
• Read with your child every day! Review the letters/sounds of the alphabet.  Ask your child questions about their day and what they’re learning about!  Have them answer you in complete sentences.
• Remind your child to raise their hand and wait their turn.
• Take your child to Mass on Sundays and practice their prayers.
• Reinforce being kind to others and being a good friend.
• Establish and keep morning/evening routines including bedtime.
• Work on fine motor skills such as cutting, gluing, drawing, coloring, using play dough.