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Happy
Time Yearly Curriculum
Each month throughout the year, we focus on
developing new skills for every age group of children including numbers, colors,
alphabet, senses, readiness, and large motor skills. Additionally, we
study themes that relate to the month.
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| Month |
Shape |
Number |
Color |
Alphabet |
Sense |
Readiness |
Large Motor |
Themes |
| AUGUST |
Circle |
1 |
Red |
A, B |
Hearing |
Big & small |
Walking Feet |
New Beginnings; Off to school; Me, myself
and I; Body parts |
| SEPTEMBER |
Triangle |
2 |
Yellow |
C, D |
Sight |
Matching |
Running |
Apples; Pets; Signs of Fall |
| OCTOBER |
Square |
3 |
Orange/Black |
E, F, G |
Smell |
Long & short |
Leaping |
Hands are not for hitting; Fire
safety; Halloween |
| NOVEMBER |
Rectangle |
4 |
Brown |
H, I |
Taste |
Opposites |
Jumping |
Families; Good manners;
Thanksgiving |
| DECEMBER |
Star |
5 |
Red/Green |
J, K, L |
Touch |
Name |
Hopping |
Toys; Holidays around the world;
Christmas |
| JANUARY |
Diamond |
6 |
White |
M, N, O |
Hearing |
Name |
Galloping |
Let it snow; Winter animals;
Community workers; Health & hygiene |
| FEBRUARY |
Heart |
7 |
Red/Pink |
P, Q, R |
Sight |
Phone # |
Skipping |
Dental health; Valentine's Day;
Circus |
| MARCH |
Oval |
8 |
Purple |
S, T, U |
Smell |
Address |
Sliding |
Favorite books; St. Pats Day;
Farms |
| APRIL |
Octagon |
9 |
Yellow |
V, W, X |
Taste |
Address |
Twisting |
Spring; Bugs & creepy
crawlers; Week of the young child |
| MAY |
Semi-circle |
10 |
Blue |
Y, Z |
Touch |
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Walk backwards |
Planting gardens; To the zoo;
Transportation |
| JUNE |
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Dancing |
Sand and sun; Moon, stars and
planets; Marine animals; Nursery rhymes |
| JULY |
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Swimming |
4th of July; Water fun;
Dinosaurs; Sports |
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