A free preschool curriculum: the year in 40 weeks v0.1.0
A free preschool curriculum for the school year: 40 theme weeks from August to June, in order, each with the skills it works on, a box-free list of things you already have, and open-ended ways in. Print a month at a time or the whole year.
Print the whole year (contents and 40 weeks)
Month by month
- August: 1 week
- September: 4 weeks
- October: 4 weeks
- November: 4 weeks
- December: 3 weeks
- January: 4 weeks
- February: 4 weeks
- March: 4 weeks
- April: 4 weeks
- May: 4 weeks
- June: 4 weeks
| Week | Month | Theme | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | All about me | Social and emotional, Early literacy |
| 2 | September | Letters and sounds | Early literacy |
| 3 | September | Feelings | Social and emotional, Language |
| 4 | September | Friends and kindness | Social and emotional |
| 5 | September | Apples | Early math, Thinking and exploring |
| 6 | October | Farm | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 7 | October | Leaves | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 8 | October | Pumpkins | Early math, Thinking and exploring |
| 9 | October | Community helpers | Social and emotional, Language |
| 10 | November | Scarecrows and harvest | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 11 | November | Families | Social and emotional, Language |
| 12 | November | Food and cooking | Early math, Social and emotional |
| 13 | November | Thankful | Social and emotional |
| 14 | December | Winter and snow | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 15 | December | Gingerbread | Early literacy, Early math |
| 16 | December | Night and day | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 17 | January | Bears and hibernation | Thinking and exploring |
| 18 | January | Colors | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 19 | January | Counting | Early math |
| 20 | January | Nursery rhymes | Early literacy, Language |
| 21 | February | Shapes | Early math |
| 22 | February | Five senses | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 23 | February | Pets | Social and emotional, Thinking and exploring |
| 24 | February | Dinosaurs | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 25 | March | Weather | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 26 | March | Construction and tools | Early math, Moving |
| 27 | March | Birds and nests | Thinking and exploring |
| 28 | March | Seeds and growing | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 29 | April | Rain and rainbows | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 30 | April | Flowers | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 31 | April | Frogs and ponds | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 32 | April | Rocks and dirt | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 33 | May | Bugs | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 34 | May | Butterflies | Thinking and exploring |
| 35 | May | Zoo animals | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 36 | May | Music and instruments | Moving, Language |
| 37 | June | Transportation | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 38 | June | Ocean | Thinking and exploring |
| 39 | June | Summer | Moving, Social and emotional |
| 40 | June | Beach and sand | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
How the year works
- Every week has the same seven parts (circle time, books, a craft, a song, a snack, the letter pack, an outside game), so the children know the rhythm and only the theme changes.
- The skills are the six areas of the observations checklist: social and emotional, language, early literacy, early math, moving, and thinking and exploring. Each week names the one or two it leans on hardest, so you know what to watch for.
- Box-free: the materials are paper plates, paint, crayons, tape and the snack's groceries. Nothing comes in a box you have to buy.
- Open-ended: each week has a process-art version of the craft, an invitation to play and a wonder wall, plus what changes for twos and mixed ages.
- Swap freely: 12 more themes are ready to drop into any week: space, jungle, spring, camping, fairy tales, my body, mixing colors, shadows and light, opposites, water, trains, boats.
Our preschool year: 40 theme weeksContents
| Week | Month | Theme | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | All about me (M) | Social and emotional, Early literacy |
| 2 | September | Letters and sounds (S) | Early literacy |
| 3 | September | Feelings (F) | Social and emotional, Language |
| 4 | September | Friends and kindness (K) | Social and emotional |
| 5 | September | Apples (A) | Early math, Thinking and exploring |
| 6 | October | Farm (F) | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 7 | October | Leaves (L) | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 8 | October | Pumpkins (P) | Early math, Thinking and exploring |
| 9 | October | Community helpers (H) | Social and emotional, Language |
| 10 | November | Scarecrows and harvest (S) | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 11 | November | Families (F) | Social and emotional, Language |
| 12 | November | Food and cooking (C) | Early math, Social and emotional |
| 13 | November | Thankful (T) | Social and emotional |
| 14 | December | Winter and snow (W) | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 15 | December | Gingerbread (G) | Early literacy, Early math |
| 16 | December | Night and day (N) | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 17 | January | Bears and hibernation (B) | Thinking and exploring |
| 18 | January | Colors (C) | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 19 | January | Counting (N) | Early math |
| 20 | January | Nursery rhymes (R) | Early literacy, Language |
| 21 | February | Shapes (S) | Early math |
| 22 | February | Five senses (E) | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 23 | February | Pets (P) | Social and emotional, Thinking and exploring |
| 24 | February | Dinosaurs (D) | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 25 | March | Weather (W) | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 26 | March | Construction and tools (T) | Early math, Moving |
| 27 | March | Birds and nests (N) | Thinking and exploring |
| 28 | March | Seeds and growing (G) | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 29 | April | Rain and rainbows (R) | Thinking and exploring, Language |
| 30 | April | Flowers (F) | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 31 | April | Frogs and ponds (F) | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 32 | April | Rocks and dirt (R) | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 33 | May | Bugs (B) | Thinking and exploring, Early math |
| 34 | May | Butterflies (B) | Thinking and exploring |
| 35 | May | Zoo animals (Z) | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 36 | May | Music and instruments (M) | Moving, Language |
| 37 | June | Transportation (T) | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
| 38 | June | Ocean (O) | Thinking and exploring |
| 39 | June | Summer (S) | Moving, Social and emotional |
| 40 | June | Beach and sand (S) | Thinking and exploring, Moving |
Every week also works on language, early literacy, moving and social skills through circle time, the books, the song and the outside game. Months: August 1, September 4, October 4, November 4, December 3, January 4, February 4, March 4, April 4, May 4, June 4.
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Free, with no sign-in and no ads. Every week links to its full plan with the song words and the books to read.