The March Curriculum

Themes:  Dr. Seuss, Kites, St. Patrick’s Day

Author of the Month:  Dr. Seuss

Reading Readiness:
Letters: W, K, L, B—capital and lowercase recognition and match
Discriminate likenesses and differences in beginning sounds W, K, L, B
Follow oral directions
Orally combine words to make a complete thought or story
Listen to poems and stories
Identify details, sequence and the main idea of a story or poem
Identify and use combined letters to make words
Develop vocabulary through listening, speaking, and print
Draw conclusions from a story

Writing:
Write first and last name using capital and lowercase letters
Recognize that a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation
Demonstrate letters F,A,S,P,H,I,N,T,C,Y,M,E,Q,G,V,O,D,W,K,L,B
Continue to journal at various developmental levels-inventive spelling encouraged
Begin and end sentences with capital letter and proper punctuation
Identify the difference between fact and fantasy

Math:
Identify penny, nickel, dime, and quarter and their values
Tell and record time by the hour and half hour
Supply the missing number in 0-20
Calendar activities—recall days of the week, months, patterns, and sequences
Add and subtract 1 digit numbers up through 10
Illustrate word problems with manipulatives and pictures
Be aware of fractional parts

Science:
Observe and identify things as living and non-living
Observe and predict if objects will sink or float
Observe and classify the characteristics of plants

Social Studies:
State reasons for rules
Recognize how people are alike and different
Use simple directions