FOUR - YEAR OLD UNIT THEMES

2^nd Step Unit I AUGUST	SEPTEMBER	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER
Community Helper: Teacher, Bus Driver Week of 8/1-31 – 9/2 When the school bell rings (Tie In Safety/Strangers, and friendship with orientation the entire month) Letter Recognition: First letter in the child’s name, A G Number Recognition: 1, 2 Color: Blue Shape: Imitate “V” Stroke Opposites: Fast/Slow, Above/Below Special Event: School Rules and Routines Words of the Month: the, and 2^nd Step Lessons: 1 & 2 1 – Establishing rules for Classroom Management 2 – Feelings *Review established rules daily	Community Helper: Doctor, Nurse Week of 9/5-9 All about me & family 12-16 Doctor’s Visit 19-23 Body Parts (Name) 26-30 Five Senses Letter/Number Recognition: A B, T, C, 1, 2 Color: Red Shape: Circle Opposites: Front/Back, In/Out Special Events: Grandparent’s Day, School Rules and Routines Words of the Month: to, see 2^nd Step Lessons: 3 & 4 3 – More feelings 4 – We feel feelings in our bodies	Community Helper: Astronaut, Paleontologist Week of 10/3-7 Fall 10-14 Fall 17-21 Dinosaurs 24-28 Circus and Fair Letter/Number Recognition: J, N, Q, W, 7, 8 Color: Black Shape: Star Opposites: Day/Night, Top/Bottom Special Events: Columbus Day Words of the Month: are, he 2^nd Step Lessons: 5 & 6 5 – Feeling Change 6 – Same or Different	Fall Autumn: Trees, Leaves Week of 10/31 – 11/4 Buildings and Homes 7-11 Community/Careers 14-18 Numbers & Counting 21-25 Thanksgiving 28 - 12/2 Winter Letter/Number Recognition: S, X, O, F, P, 5, 6 Color: Brown Shape: Square Opposites: Up/Down, Out/In Special Events: Native American Heritage Month, Thanksgiving Words of the Month: like, me Must know all coins: penny, nickel, dime, quarter 2^nd Step Lessons: 7, 8, 9 7 – Accidents, 8 – I Care, 9 – I Help
2^nd Step Unit II DECEMBER	Transition Begins JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH
Community Helper: Dancer, Artist Week of 12/5-9 Cultures of the World 12-16 Creative Art 19-23 Christmas/Winter Break Letter/Number Recognition: F, H, S, J, 6, 7 Color: Green Shape: Rectangle Opposites: Big/Little, Fewer than/More than Special Events: Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve Words of the Month: for, at 2^nd Step Lesson: 1 1 – Strong Feelings *Children must know ordinal numbers – 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th	Community Helper: Librarian, Fire Fighter Week of 1/3-6 Things We Read 9-13 Nursery Rhymes 16-20 Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 23-27 Communications 1/30 – 2/3 Earth & Environment Letter/Number Recognition: E, C, D, N, V, 3, 4 Color: Orange Shape: Triangle Opposites: Loud/Quite, Left/Right Special Events: Fire Prevention Month, Dr. M. L. King Birthday Words of the Month: it , you 2^nd Step Lessons: 2 & 3 2 – Calming Down, Strong Feelings 3 – More Ways to Manage Strong Feelings	Community Helper: President, Famous Americans Week of 2/6-27 - 3/2 Our America Black History Week 1 - Food, Week 2 – Clothing, Week 3 - Music, Week 4- Dance Letter/Number Recognition: V, P, K, D, 8, 9 Color: Pink Shape: Heart Opposites: Full/Empty Special Events: Black History Month, Dental Health Month, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day Discuss at least one famous person per week. Words of the Month: she, can 2^nd Step Lessons: 4 & 5 4 – Dealing with waiting 5 – Dealing with not getting what you want	Community Helper: Gardner, Chef, Truck Driver Week of 3/5-9 On the Farm – Include Garden and Garden Tools 12-16 Food and Nutrition 19-23 Health and Safety 26-30 Spring Letter Recognition: Y, R, T, K, 9, 10 Color: Purple Shape: Oval Opposites: Soft/Hard Special Events: National Nutrition, Poison Prevention Week, St. Patrick’s Day Words of the Month: go, is 2^nd Step Lessons: 6 & 7 6 – Am I Angry 7 – Dealing with Being Hurt
Second Step Unit III APRIL	MAY
Community Helper: Veterinarian, Zoologist, Circus, Animals Week of 4/2-6 Spring Break 9-13 Insects and Spiders 16-20 Wild Animals 23-27 Transportation Letter/Number Recognition: M, Z, U, R, 10, 11 Color: Yellow Shape: Diamond Opposites: Longest/shortest Special Events: Easter, Month of the Young Child, Child Abuse Prevention Words of the Month: my, came 2^nd Step Lessons: 1, 2, 3 1 – Dealing with losing something 2 – Dealing with distractions 3 – Interrupting politely	Community Helper: Weather Man, Forest Ranger Week of 4/30 – 5/4 Growing Things 9-13 Sea Life 14-18 Review All Concepts 21-25 Summer Break Letter/Number Recognition: I, W, L, M, 11, 12 Color: Review Colors, Multicolor Shape: Review All Opposites: Wet/Dry Special Events: Mother’s Day, Memorial Day Words of the Month: this, play 2^nd Step Lessons: 4, 5, 6 4 – Fair ways to play 5 – Dealing with having things taken away 6 – Dealing with name calling