LHS ECTC Theme Calendar 2017-2018
(ECE B class teaches weeks 3-9 or days 7-20 and weeks 16-19 or days 28-41 ECE A class teaches weeks 16-19 or days 34-41)
DATEand
WEEK / Discovery Time
Themes, letters, numbers, and shapes
August
Monthly Theme: Back to School Dramatic Play = School
1) Aug. 23-25 / NO CLASSES THIS WEEK / -----
2) 28-Sept 1 / Back to school - Look what I can do. / -----
September
Monthly Theme: Community Dramatic Play: Doctor and Vet Monthly Shape: Square
3) Sept. 5 – 8
(Labor day) / Community Helpers (policeman, vet, firemen, bakery, etc. NOT health professionals)
*Pet Corral field trip ______/ Letter A and Number 1
4) 11-15 / Community Places (post office, grocery store, recycle, hospital, etc.)
*Great Harvest Field Trip: _____ / Letter Z and Number 2
5) 18 – 22 / Be healthy (health professionals, food, body, exercise, germs, etc.)
*Winco Field Trip:______/ Letter O and Number 3
6) 25 – 29 / Pets and Teddy Bears (no pets from home) *Zoo Field Trip: ______/ Letter W and Number 4
October
Monthly Theme: Fall Dramatic Play: Farm and Farmer’s Market Monthly Shape: Circle
7) Oct. 2 – 6 / Fall
(harvest, pumpkins, apples, weather, activities to do in the fall, etc.)
* Fire station week walk: ______/ Letter F and Number 5
8) 9 - 13 / Farm and farm animals
* Black Island Farm or J&J: ______/ Letter L and Number 6
9) 16 – 18
(Fall recess) / Leaves and Trees / Letter P and Number 7
10) 23 – 27
(end 1st QT) / Colors / Letter H and Number 8
11) 31 – Nov 3
(prep day) / 5 senses (no food)
and Halloween Day on the day
*Halloween Parade: October 31 / Letter J and Number 9
DATE
and
WEEK / Discovery Time
Themes, letters, numbers, and shapes
November
Monthly Theme: All about Me Dramatic Play: Home Monthly Shape: triangle
12) 6 – 10 / All about me / Letter S and Number 10
13) 13 – 17 / Feelings and Emotions / Letter C and Number 11
14) 20– 21
(Thanksgiving recess) / Thanksgiving & Gratitude Grateful 4s / Letter T and Number 12
15) 27 – Dec. 1 / Family
*Elf on the shelf begins / Letter B and Number 13
December
Monthly Theme: Friendship Dramatic Play: Toy Workshop and gift wrap Monthly Shape: rectangle
16) 4 – 8 / Winter
(Weather, activities, cozy quilts, and marvelous mittens) / Letter E and Number 14
17) 11 – 15 / Christmas Around the World and December Holidays / Letter M and Number 15
18) 18 – 20
(Winter Break) / Construction
*make something like Leprechaun traps for the elf.
*Elf visit & gift exchange: Dec. 20 / Letter I and Number 16, Shape
January
Monthly Theme: Wild Things Dramatic Play: Jungle Safari Monthly Shape: hexagon
19) 2 – 5 / Dinosaurs / Letter D and Number 17
20) 8 – 12
end 2nd Qt / Polar & Arctic animals / animals in winter / Letter K and Number 18
1) 17 – 19
(MLK & prep day) / Where the wild things are / Letter N and Number 19
2) 22 – 26 / Zoo and Zoo animals / Letter G and Number 20
(ECE B class teaches weeks 3-9 or days 7-20 and weeks 16-19 or days 28-41 ECE A class teaches weeks 16-19 or days 34-41)
DATEand
WEEK / Discovery Time
Themes, letters, numbers, and shapes
February
Monthly Theme: Sharing is Caring Dramatic Play: Home Monthly Shape: cube
3) Jan 29 – Feb. 2 / Llama Llama books
and Groundhog Day on the day
Base activity centers off a book / Letter V and Numbers 1-5
4) 5 – 9 / Little Critter books
Base activity centers off a book / Letter Q and Numbers 6-10
5) 12 – 16 / Fairy Tales
and Valentine’s Day on the day
Base activity centers off a fairy tale, royalty, castles
*Treehouse Museum:______/ Letter R and Numbers 1-10
6) 20 – 23
(Pres. Day) / Nursery Rhyme
Base activity centers off a nursery rhyme / Letter U and Numbers 11-15
7) 26 – March 2
February 27 is ACT day / Dr. Seuss Books
Base activity centers off a book / Letter X and Numbers 16-20
March
Monthly Theme: Transportation Dramatic Play: Imagination ticket Station Monthly Shape: cone
8) 5 – 9 / Transportation on the ground
*Discovery Gateway and frontrunner: / Letter Y and Numbers 11-20
9) 12 – 16
(end 3rd qt) / Transportation in the water
and St. Patrick’s Day on the day / Word family ‘AT’ and Numbers 1-15
10) 20 – 23
(prep day) / Transportation in the air (balloons, kites, planes, NOT rocket ships, etc.) / Word family ‘IT’ and Numbers 1-20
11) 26 – 30 / Space and astronauts - rocket ships, stars, moon, planets, telescope, etc. / Word family ‘AP’ and Numbers counting by 2’s to 20
DATE
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WEEK / Discovery Time
Themes, letters, numbers, and shapes
April
Monthly theme: Seasons Dramatic Play: Weather Monthly Shape: cylinder
April 2-6 / Spring break
**Buy Butterfly Chrysalis / ------
12) 9 - 13 / Winter and Fall Weather
(just focus on the weather) / Word family ‘IN’ and Add = 5
13) 16 - 20 / Spring
(Weather, activities, plants: seeds, needs, growth, types, gardens; etc.)
**Field Trip to J&J Gardens ______/ Word family ‘AN’ and Add = 5
14) 23 – 27 / Summer
(Weather and activities)
*Cal Ranch Field Trip: ______/ Word family ‘AM’ and Subtract = 5
May
Monthly Theme: Bugs and More Dramatic Play: Gardening and flower shop Monthly Shape: sphere
15) April 30-May 4 / Bugs and More (in the air, dirt, and trees)
*Pizza place:______/ Word family ‘AD’ and Subtract = 5
16) 7 – 11 / Pond and Pond life
*Field Trip to Trout Farm______/ Word family ‘ET’ and Add & subtract = 5
17) 14 – 18 / Ocean and Ocean life
*Sea quest Aquarium in the mall / Word family ‘IP’ and Add & subtract = 5
18) 21 – 25 / Circus and Carnival
*Field trip to the Library ______
*May 25 Graduation / Word Family Review and Add to 10
\2017-2018 Layton High Child Care Center Field Trips (B-days)
ONLY THE 3, 4, and 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN GO
September 5-8 Pet Corral: Leave the high school at 9:30 return by 10:30
September 11-15 Great Harvest: Leave the high school by 9:00 return by 11:00
September 18-22 Winco: Leave the school by 9:00 return by 10:30
September 25-29 Hogle Zoo: Leave the high school at 9:30 return by 1:30
October 2-6 Fire Station walk: Leave the high school at 9:30 return by 10:30
October 9-13 Black Island Farm or J&J pumpkin patch: Leave 10:00 return 1:00
February 12-16 Treehouse Museum: Leave by 9:30 return by 1:00
March __ Discover Gateway and Frontrunner Leave by 8:30 return by 1:30
April 16-20 J&J Garden: Leave the school by 9:00 return by 10:30
April 23-27 Cal Ranch: Leave the high school at 9:00 return by 10:30
April 30-May 4 Pizza place: Leave the high school at 9:00 return by 10:30
May 7-11 Trout Farm: Leave by 10:00 return by 1:00
May 14-18 Seaquest Aquarium in mall: Leave 10:00 return by 1:00
May 21-25 Library
May 25 Graduation
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