General Curriculum Map: Math & Science

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: Math & Science

August / September / October / November / December
Thematic Units / Week 1 & 2
*All About Me
Week 3
*Family/Homes
Week 4
*Colors / Week 5
*Farm
Week 6
*Shapes
Week 7 &8
*Fall / Week 9
*Community Helpers
Week 10
*Numbers
Week 11
*Teddy Bears
Week 12
*Halloween / Week 13
*Fairy Tales
Week 14 & 15
*Thanksgiving
Week 16
*ThanksgivingBreak
Week 17
*Chocolate / Week 18 & 19
*Christmas
Week 20 & 21
*Christmas Break
Math
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Imitates rote counting using the names of the numbers (1:1.1)
-Completes simple
puzzles (1:1.2)
-Matches Objects (1:1.3) / -Recognizes some basic shapes (1:1.2)
-Identifies shapes (1:1.2)
-Sorts objects by one or
more attributes (1:1.3) / -Counts in sequence to 5 & beyond (1:1.1)
-Names & writes some numerals (1:1.1)
-Arranges sets of objects in one-to-one
correspondence (1:1.1)
-Creates & duplicates
shapes (1:1.2) / -Counts concrete objects to 5 & beyond (1:1.1)
-Matches objects (1:1.3)
-Understands that a single object is always “one” regardless of size, shape, other attributes (1:1.1) / -Realizes that the last number counted is the total amount of
objects (1:1.1)
-Compares & orders by size (1:1.4)
-Describes objects by one or more attributes (1:1.3)
Science
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Describes objects in terms of similarities or
differences (1:1.1) / -Describes objects in the environment using properties of objects (1:1.1)
-Ask simple scientific questions (1:1.2)
-Collects items w/similar properties (1:1.4) / -Records information through a variety of means such as graphing, tallying, drawing, writing, photographing, etc. (1:1.4) / -Uses non-standard tools to explore the
environment (1:1.3)
-Describes objects in terms of its properties (1:1.4) / -Uses standard tools to explore the environment (1:1.3)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: Social Studies & Health/Mental Wellness

August / September / October / November / December
Thematic Units / Week 1 & 2
*All About Me
Week 3
*Family/Homes
Week 4
*Colors / Week 5
*Farm
Week 6
*Shapes
Week 7 & 8
*Fall / Week 9
*Community Helpers
Week 10
*Numbers
Week 11
*Teddy Bears
Week 12
*Halloween / Week 13
*Fairy Tales
Week 14 & 15
*Thanksgiving
Week 16
*Thanksgiving Break
Week 17
*Chocolate / Week 18 & 19
*Christmas
Week 20 & 21
*Christmas Break
Social Studies
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Recognizes the beginning & end of an event (1:1.1)
-Knows place in family structure (1:1.5)
-Identifies & recognizes gender (1:1.6) / -Recalls information about the immediate past. (1:1.1)
-Recognizes there are different rules for different places (1:1.4)
-Understands there are consequences for
actions (1:1.4) / -Experiments with general terms related to the elements of time (1:1.1)
-Follows routines with little supervision (1:1.4)
-Identifies examples of authority (1:1.4)
-Recognizes that different people have different roles & jobs in the
community (1:1.6) / -Experiments w/general terms related to the elements of time (1:1.1)
-Describes or represents a limited series of events in the correct sequence. (1:1.1)
-Recognizes the roles within his/her home (1:1.5)
-Recognizes & identifies differences in personal characteristics & family makeup (1:1.6) / -Recognizes & uses objects for barter or trade (1:1.3)
-Uses familiar relationships to make sense of the world (1:1.5)
-Recognizes that people differ in language, dress, food, etc. (1:1.6)
Health/Mental Wellness
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Plays alongside rather than with other children (1:1.2)
-Uses materials in a self-directed manner (1:1.1)
-Describes self using several basic characteristics (first and last name, gender, age, family, talents, skills,
etc.) 1:1.1 / -Plays in groups or pairs based on similar
interest (1:1.2)
-Takes care of personal health/safety needs with adult support as
needed (1:1.1) / -Makes & maintains a friendship with at least one other child (1:1.2)
-Participates in everyday classroom activities, may need adult
direction (1:1.2) / -Follows routines independently (1:1.1)
-Uses simple strategies to appropriately solve problems by self & within a group (1:1.3) / -Works in small group situations with teacher
support (1:1.2)
-Attends to
task (1:1.4)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: Arts & Humanities & Physical Development

August / September / October / November / December
Thematic Units / Week 1 & 2
*All About Me
Week 3
*Family/Homes
Week 4
*Colors / Week 5
*Farm
Week 6
*Shapes
Week 7 & 8
*Fall / Week 9
*Community Helpers
Week 10
*Numbers
Week 11
*Teddy Bears
Week 12
*Halloween / Week 13
*Fairy Tales
Week 14 & 15
*Thanksgiving
Week 16
*Thanksgiving Break
Week 17
*Chocolate / Week 18 & 19
*Christmas
Week 20 & 21
*Christmas Break
Arts & Humanities
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Uses a variety of art forms, elements & materials for representing people, places, & things in the environment (1:1.1)
-Explores various ways of moving with or without music (1:1.2) / -Uses a variety of media & materials for exploration (e.g.) paint, glue, three-dimensional materials, technology, etc) (1:1.1)
-Describes movement after participating in or watching others perform games or songs (1:1.2) / -Responds to musical performances produced by other individuals and/or cultures (e.g., concerts, CD’s, tapes, videos, theatrical performances, etc.) (1:1.3) / -Performs simple elements of drama (e.g. audience, actors, stage, etc.) (1:1.4) / -Observes & responds to artwork produced by other individuals and/or cultures (1:1.1)
-Attends & responds to drama performed by other individuals and/or
cultures (1:1.4)
Physical Education
(Gross & Fine Motor Skills)
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Demonstrates body spatial awareness in relationship to stationary objects (1:1.1) / -Walks with skill(1:1.1)
-Explores a variety of movement (1:1.3) / - Runs with skill (1:1.1)
-Uses tools
appropriately (1:1.4) / -Climbs, jumps, and/or hops with increased coordination, balance, and control (1:1.1) / -Executes movements that require a stable base (1:1.2)
-Walks up and down stairs with alternating
steps (1:1.3)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: English/Language Arts (Early Literacy)

August / September / October / November / December
Thematic Units / Week 1 & 2
*All About Me
Week 3
*Family/Homes
Week 4
*Colors / Week 5
*Farm
Week 6
*Shapes
Week 7 & 8
*Fall / Week 9
*Community Helpers
Week 10
*Numbers
Week 11
*Teddy Bears
Week 12
*Halloween / Week 13
*Fairy Tales
Week 14 & 15
*Thanksgiving
Week 16
*Thanksgiving Break
Week 17
*Chocolate / Week 18 & 19
*Christmas
Week 20 & 21
*Christmas Break
English/Language Arts (Early Literacy)
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Uses gestures and/or movements to initiate interactions or get needs met (1:1.1)
-Uses symbols or pictures as representation for oral language (1:1.1)
-Uses words, signs, and/or symbols to effectively express feelings & thoughts, describe experiences, interact with others, and/or communicate needs (1:1.2)
-Attends to adult or per who is speaking/signing (2:2.1)
-Responds to reading activities with interest & enjoyment (3:3.1)
-Labels pictures or produces simple text using scribble writing (4:4.2)
-Uses tools for writing & drawing. (4:4.3) / -Identifies or chooses object or person by pointing, physically touching or moving toward another (1:1.1)
-Initiates communication to have needs met (1:1.2)
-Adjusts expressive techniques (pitch, intonation, pace) for a variety of purposes (1:1.2)
-Follows simple directions (2:2.1)
-Responds to reading activities with interest & enjoyment (3:3.1)
-Participates actively in story time (3:3.1)
-Uses many senses to explore & interpret the environment (2:2.2)
-Names features of a picture (3:3.5) / -Responds meaningfully in conversations & discussions with peers & adults (1:1.2)
-Speaks clearly enough to be understood by most listeners (1:1.3)
-Gains information through listening experiences (2:1.1)
-Uses illustrations to tell major events of a
story (3:3.5)
-Imitates act of reading in play. (3:3.6)
-Labels pictures or produces simple texts using letter-like
forms (4:4.2) / -Uses simple sentences to express self, but may not always us correct grammar (1:1.3)
-Makes comparisons through everyday experiences & play (2:2.2)
-Chooses reading
activities (3:3.1)
-Recognizes some letter & words in print (3:3.3)
-Identifies some beginning sounds (3:3.4) / -Recognizes some letters of the
alphabet (3:3.3)
-Identifies some known letters of the alphabet in familiar & unfamiliar
words (3:3.3)
-Recognizes rhyming words (3:3.4)
-Uses scribble writing or letter-like forms to represent words or ideas (4:4.2)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: English/Language Arts (Early Literacy)

January / February / March / April / May
Thematic Units / Week 21
*Manners
Week 22
*Woodland Animals
Week 23
*Nutrition
Week 24
*Dinosaurs / Week 25
*Winter/Weather
Week 26
*Valentine’s Day
Week 27 & 28
*Science Units / Week 29
*Dr. Seuss
Week 30
*Nursery Rhymes
Week 31
*St. Patrick’s Day/
Eric Carle
Week 32
*Spring
Week 33
*Caterpillars & Butterflies / Week 34
*Spring Break
Week 35
*Plants & Flowers
Week 36
*Easter
Week 37
*Reptiles & Pond Life / Week 22
*Manners
Week 23
*Woodland Animals
Week 24
*Nutrition
Week 25
*Dinosaurs
Week 26
*Winter/Weather
English/Language Arts (Early Literacy)
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Uses more complex sentences but grammar is still somewhat
incorrect (1:1.3)
-Handles books correctly, showing increasing skills in print
directionality (3:3.2)
-Understands that print has meaning. (3:3.2)
-Produces a rhyming
word (3:4.1)
-Recognizes sounds that match (3:3.4) / -Asks many why, when, & where questions (1:1.2)
-Uses listening to interpret & apply meaning (2:2.1)
-Makes predictions concerning everyday experiences & play (2:2.2)
-Uses pictures & illustrations to tell & retell a story (3:3.6)
-Understands that an oral message can be represented by written language (4:4.1) / -Uses more complex sentences with correct grammar (1:1.3)
-Develops increasingly abstract use of language (1:1.3)
-Draws conclusion from everyday experiences & play (2:2.2)
-Understands that text has a specific meaning (3:3.5)
-Uses prior experience to help make sense of stories (3:3.6)
-Acts out main events of a familiar story (3:3.6)
-Makes some letter-sound connections (3:3.4) / -Understands there is a way to write that conveys meaning (4:4.1)
-Writes recognizable letters (4:4.2)
-Draws conclusions from everyday experiences & play (2:2.2)
-Adjusts paper position when writing (4:4.3)
-Adjusts body position when writing (4:4.3) / -Discriminates separate syllables in
words (3:3.4)
-Retells a story including many details & draws connections between story
events (3:3.6)
Understands that once an oral message is written it reads the same way every
time (4:4.1)
-Writes familiar
words (4:4.2)
-Shows some evidence of directionality (top to bottom, left to
right) (4:4.3)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: Social Studies & Health/Mental Wellness

January / February / March / April / May
Thematic Units / Week 22
*Manners
Week 23
*Woodland Animals
Week 24
*Nutrition
Week 25
*Dinosaurs
Week 26
*Winter/Weather / Week 27
*Valentine’s Day
Week 28
*Pets
Week 29 & 30
*Science Units / Week 31
*Dr. Seuss
Week 32
*St. Patrick’s Day/
Eric Carle
Week 33
*Spring Break
Week 34
*Nursery Rhymes / Week 35
*Easter
Week 36
*Caterpillars & Butterflies
Week 37
*Plants & Flowers
Week 38
*Reptiles & Pond Life / Week 39
*Kentucky
Week 40
*Mother’s Day
Week 41 & 42
*Graduation
Social Studies
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Shows interest in investigating geography through the use of maps, globes, charts, compasses, etc. (1:1.2)
-Recognizes the relationship between supply & demand (1:1.3)
-Describes self and/or compares own descriptions with others’ descriptions (1:1.6) / -Makes predictions about what may occur. (1:1.1)
-Distinguishes through demonstration &/or description characteristics of the physical environment (1:1.2)
-Recognizes the use of money as a means of exchange (1:1.3)
-Recognizes & accepts similarities & differences (1:1.6) / -Describes or represents a limited series of events in the correct sequence (1:1.1)
-Distinguishes different environments by the people or signs that are a part of that environment (1:1.2) / -Follows rules applicable to the situation with little supervision (1:1.4)
-Develops awareness that events occurred before the child’s birth (1:1.1)
-Recognizes & uses a variety of objects & materials that represent the environment (1:1.2) / -Explores changes over time in environment by comparing pictures & hearing stories about the way something or someone looked in the past compared to now (1:1.1)
Health/Mental Wellness
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Manages transitions (1:1.2)
-Identifies healthy food choices (1:1.1)
-Uses multiple strategies to solve problems (1:1.3) / -Connects consequences to a specific behavior but may not understand why the behavior warrants the consequence (1:1.2)
-Accepts setbacks without giving up (1:1.4)
-Provides simple but acceptable reasons for ideas in solving problems (1:1.3) / -Accepts the consequences of one’s own actions (1:1.2)
-Asks for help from other sources when solving social and/or cognitive problems (1:1.3)
-Sets short term goals (1:1.4) / -Can identify feelings, likes & dislikes, but may not be able to explain why (1:1.2)
-Projects self into the future (1:1.4) / -Communicates emotions to peers in an appropriate manner (1:1.2)
-Demonstrates self-confidence through interactions (1:1.4)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: Math & Science

January / February / March / April / May
Thematic Units / Week 22
*Manners
Week 23
*Woodland Animals
Week 24
*Nutrition
Week 25
*Dinosaurs
Week 26
*Winter/Weather / Week 27
*Valentine’s Day
Week 28
*Pets
Week 29 & 30
*Science Units / Week 31
*Dr. Seuss
Week 32
*St. Patrick’s Day/
Eric Carle
Week 33
*Spring Break
Week 34
*Nursery Rhymes / Week 35
*Easter
Week 36
*Caterpillars & Butterflies
Week 37
*Plants & Flowers
Week 38
*Reptiles & Pond Life / Week 39
*Kentucky
Week 40
*Mother’s Day
Week 41 & 42
*Graduation
Math
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Recognizes that a set of objects remains the same amount if physically rearranged (1:1.1)
-Recognizes the position of objects (1:1.2) / -Compares concrete quantities to determine which has more (1:1.1)
-Uses words that indicate directionality, order, & position of objects (1:1.2)
-Uses tools to explore measuring (1:1.4)
-Explores, compares & describes length, weight, or volume using nonstandard units (1:1.4) / -Uses math language to express quantity in everyday experiences (1:1.1)
-Recognizes, duplicates & extends simple patterns (1:1.3)
-Recognizes some numerals & associates number concepts with print materials in a meaningful way (1:1.1) / -Recognizes parts of a whole (1:1.2)
-Creates original
patterns (1:1.3)
-Shows awareness of time concepts (1:1.4)
-Explores, compares & describes length, weight, or volume using standard
units (1:1.4) / -Categorizes & sequences time intervals & uses language associated with time in everyday
situations (1:1.4)
Science
Kentucky Early Childhood Standards / -Identifies objects that influence or affect other objects (1:1.2) / -Uses all five senses to examine objects w/attention to detail (1:1.1)
-Observes and/or manipulates objects & events to answer simple scientific questions (1:1.2)
-Asks questions &/or uses other resources to confirm observations (1:1.5) / -Makes reasonable explanations using resources, experiments, etc. independently (1:1.5) / -Uses standard tools to explore the environment(1:1.3) / -Draws conclusions based on proved/disproved prediction (1:1.5)

Pikeville Elementary Preschool

General Curriculum Map: Arts & Humanities & Physical Development