"Don't
tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure
me if you try to understand."
(From "A
Child's Viewpoint Of Discipline")
OCTOBER
CURRICULUM 
PRE-MATH:
Shape:
Square Number:
3
LANGUAGE:
Letters:
Bb Cc Dd Ee
Nursery Rhyme Options:
Little Miss
Muffet (Spider Focus)
Baa,
Baa, Black Sheep
PHYSICAL
SKILLS FOCUS:
Gross
Motor: Walking Variations
Catch/Throw
Fall Sport: Football
Fine Motor: Oct Related Activities + Cutting Practice Stage:
Snipping
SCIENCE:
Fall
(Leaves, Owls, Squirrels, Nuts)
Sense
of Touch
On-Going Water Table Activity: Birdseed
CREATIVE
EXPRESSION:
On-Going Easel Art Choices:
Texture Painting: Brown Bag Leaf Shapes/Square
Stencils Creative
Abstract Paintings
Color
Focus: Black, Yellow
Secondary
Color: Orange
On-Going
Creative Drama Corner Options:
Fire Station or Haunted
House
MINI-MUSIC
APPRECIATION: Classical
SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT FOCUS:
Halloween/Halloween
Alternatives Heroes
Special
Days: Halloween Party
Class Birthdays
Field Trip Options: Pumpkin Patch
Fire
Station
Character
Education: Group Participation/Cooperation
(Fairness/Sharing)
SAFETY
THEMES: Trick-Or-Treat
Safety Fire
Safety/Fire Fighters
MINI-GEOGRAPHY
& MULTICULTURAL ED:
Saying Hello and Good-Bye Around the World
and World
Celebrations
MINI-HISTORY:
Columbus Day
MINI-ENVIRONMENTAL
ED:
Beautiful
Trees
VERY IMPORTANT: Please understand that curriculums on this website are simply my way of categorizing optional themes that COULD be used in a preschool classroom. They aren't meant to be used "as is." All curriculums and the activities which follow them are random suggestions only and are subject to change. They aren't intended to be comprehensive or all-inclusive. Plan according to the needs of the children in your group. See the NAEYC for more information on developmentally appropriate practices.
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