Curriculum Map

a year long pacing guide

LITERACY
2019-2020

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MATH
CHARACTER
DRAMATIC PLAY
STEM
SENSORY
BOOK LIST
& MORE
 General Information
Many of you have been asking for a curriculum map so here it is! All images are clickable links for
your convince. Just click on the image you want to see.

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Curriculum Map Per your request, most of the themes are NOT repeated in the other curriculum map with the
exception of holidays, 2D shapes, birthday, and pets. These two curriculum maps can work as a two
year plan!
Two Week Themes
Each theme will last two weeks (some dramatic play last all month)! There will be a book list and
sensory table suggestion for each theme. Each theme will have a matching Math and Literacy
Centers pack, a Dramatic Play set, STEM Challenges, Character Topics (aka social skills), Science, and
Question of the Week.

New Themes
If a center theme or dramatic play kit isn’t underlined or linked, it will be created soon! It will be
posted in my TPT at least 2 weeks before you need it so you have time to print and prep it. The new
dramatic play packs will be added to the Dramatic Play Bundle. The new center sets will be added to
the Themes Center Bundle.

Holidays and Events

I know each classroom and each school is different. Some teachers do a holiday theme for a week,
some for a day, and some are not allowed to due to specific students or their administration.
Classroom events are also included if you do those in your classroom as well. If a holiday is in the
right column I either sprinkle in a few activities, do a one day theme, or don’t do the holiday theme.

Theme Sequence
Do you have to follow the theme sequence? No. It’s just a suggestion. You can move them around to
meet the needs of your students and school as needed.

Extra themes (at a glance)

There are so many themes included in my curriculum that you can’t do them all in one year so I
created two pages of more themes in my curriculum that you might way to try this year.

Summer Months
I left the summer months blank on the curriculum map.

What if I only do one theme a month?

No worries! Just pick one of two themes to do that month. Then the next year you can do the
other theme that month creating a two year theme rotation.
 What do I do if I do a different theme each week?
That’s ok too! The themes are very broad so you could break it into more specific themes. For
example one of the two week themes in October is Fall. Do an Apple theme one week and do a Leaf

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Curriculum Map theme the next week.
OR you could try two week themes! I promise your students won’t get bored, and it will be less prep
for you! Changing themes each week takes a ton of work. Students will be able to dig deeper into a
theme and learning about a topic. Rather than just skimming the surface when doing a theme for a
week. In my full day classroom we would do a theme for 3-4 weeks, basically until the students were
bored with the topic.

Every classroom is Different

Every teacher teaches differently, and I tried to create this year curriculum map with many
different types of classrooms and teachers in mind. I know you may need to tweak this to fit the
needs of your students, classroom, and administration. That’s OK! Do what is best for your students
in your classroom  Use the editable file and make your own curriculum map.

Grade Level
These resources have been designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Many of the resources
can be modified to fit the needs of both struggling and excelling students.

Book List (this is now in a separate file)

The book list will consist of 10 or more suggested books you can use for circle time during the theme.
The Character Education packs also have an included book list as well and some books may be on
both lists. Quality children’s literature enriches the theme, builds background knowledge, helps
students make connections, and build theme specific vocabulary. By no means do you have to use this
list. Pick any fiction or non-fiction books related to the theme for circle time that best fits the
needs of your students. The books are clickable links to Amazon or TPT. The links are NOT affiliate
links.

Question of the Week/Day

You can choose to do the same question all week or change the question each day. Some of us teach
five day classes and some teach three day a week classes. I wanted this map to work for all
classrooms so here’s what I did. At the top of each month I put the Question of the Week packs. So
all you have to do is circle the pack you want to use that month on your map. Read about it HERE on
my blog.
 Month Theme Holiday/Event

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All About Me

September School
Apples
Grandparent’s Day

October
Camping
Nocturnal Animals Halloween
(coming soon)

November Food
Shapes
Thanksgiving

December Sweets
Christmas
Christmas

January Winter
Space
President’s Day

February Valentine’s Day

Pets
Valentine’s Day

March Zoo
Spring
St. Patrick’s Day

April Farm
Pond (coming soon)
Easter
Earth Day

May Ice Cream

Summer
Mother’s Day

June Father’s Day

July 4th of July

August at a Glance Question of the Week:
Circle one

Math & Dramatic Character

Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills

Week 1 Explore Home Living Basic STEM Being a Colored Noodles,

Baby Food
various Challenges Scientist Containers,
All About literacy & Tweezers, &
Scoops
Me & My math
manipulatives
School

T
All About Me
T
Week 2

School

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September at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:
Circle one

Event
Character
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 School Home Calm Down School STEM My 5 Senses Letter
Living Techniques & Challenges Manipulatives
Intro Safe
School
Place

T
T
T
T
Week 2

Week 3
T Apples Apple
Orchard
Intro 3/4
techniques
Orchard,
Farm
All About
Apples
Oatmeal, Pom
Poms, Baking Tools

each week Challenges

Apples

T
T
T
T
Week 4
T
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October at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:
Circle one

Event
Character
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 Camping Camping Cont. & intro Community All About Leaves
& Trees OR
Pinto Beans, Peas,
Tree Rings, Forest
3/4 Places STEM Animals
All about Rocks
techniques
Camping each week

T
T
T

T
Week 2 Review

Week 3 Nocturnal Feelings Fall STEM Nocturnal Noodles, Bats,

Animals Pom Poms
Animals (basic feelings)

Nocturnal
Animals
T
T
T
T
Week 4

Week 5 Halloween STEM Black Beans Fall or

Halloween
Halloween Parties

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November at a Glance
Question of the
Week:
Circle one

Math & Dramatic Character Event

STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 Food Grocery Family Positional Me & My Beans, Scoops,
Bottles
Store STEM Body
Challenges
Food

T
T
T T
T T
Week 2

Week 3
T T Shapes Pizza
Restaurant
Shape STEM
Challenges
All About
Force &
Shape
Manipulatives Thanksgiving
Shapes (post shape Feasts
Motion
posters)

Week 4 I am
Thankful

Can do Thanksgiving
STEM Challenges
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December at a Glance
Question of the
Week:
Circle one

Math & Dramatic Character Event

Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 Sweets Bakery Helping & Winter STEM 5 Senses Rice, Cupcake
Giving (will update & add Molds, Pom
more challenges) Review Poms
Sweets

T
T
Week 2 Make
parent &
family
gifts

Week 3 Christmas Christmas Wrapping Things

& Scissors
STEM
Challenges
Christmas

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January at a Glance Math & Dramatic Character
Question of the
Week:
Circle one

Event
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 Winter Ice Skating Review Winter All About Cotton Balls,
Letter Lids
Rink Challenges Ice Start
Winter journals!

T
T
T
Week 2

Week 3
T Space Space
Station
Review

Book Care Transportation

Challenges
All About
Space
or Ice

Black Fish
Gravel

Space

T
T
T
T
Week 4
T
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February at a Glance
Question of the
Week:
Circle one

Math & Dramatic Character Event

Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 Valentine’s Post How to be Valentine’s All About Red, Pink, and
White Rice with
Day Office a Friend Challenges Magnets hearts and
scoops
Friends

T
T
T
T
T
Week 2

Week 3 Pets Pet Home My Pet Hole Punches,

Tubes,
Pick Vet or Challenges Fish Tweezers. &
Hamster
Pets Pet Store Counters
T
T
T
T
Week 4

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March at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:

Character
Circle one

Event
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 Zoo Zoo Review if Habitat All About Make a sensory
table for each
needed Challenges Habitats habitat

Zoo

T
T
T
T
T
Week 2

Can do St. Patrick’s

Day STEM
Challenges

Week 3 Spring Flower Review if Spring All About Rubber mulch

with planting
Shop needed Challenges Plants tools

Spring
T
T
Week 4
T All About
or
Weather

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April at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:

Character
Circle one

Event
Theme Literacy Play Social Skills
STEM Science Sensory
Holiday
Week 1 Farm Farm Farm All About Corn, Farm
Animals,
Challenges Plants Tractors
Farm

T T
T T
T T
Week 2

Can do Easter
STEM Challenges

Week 3 Ponds Pond All About Rice, Ducks, Frogs,

Tree Rings
Challenge Ponds
Ponds

Week 4

Can do Earth Day

STEM Challenges
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May at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:

Character
Circle one

Holidays
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills events
Week 1 Ice Cream Ice Cream Review Build with Ice All About Cotton Balls &
Cream Cups Pom Poms
Shop skills as Colors
Bugs needed

T T
T T
T T
Week 2

Week 3 Summer Home Basic Soapy water

(if needed) Living Challenges & toys

Last 2 weeks
do Memory
Books instead
of journals
Week 4

Week 5

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June at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:

Character
Circle one

Event
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Last 2 weeks
Week 4 do Memory
Books

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July at a Glance Math & Dramatic
Question of the Week:

Character
Circle one

Event
Theme STEM Science Sensory
Literacy Play Social Skills Holiday
Week 1 4th of July

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 Last 2 weeks

do Memory
Books

Week 5

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More themes at a Glance (not using this year)
Math &
Theme Dramatic Play STEM Science Sensory
Literacy
Rice, # Candles, Stick Candles

Birthday

Gravel, Trucks, Letter Rocks

Construction

Pet Bedding, Tissue, Trucks

Community
Helpers

Birdseed, Tree Rings

Fall

Rice, Gems, Q-Tips, Sticks

Health & My
Body

Rice, Tooth Savers, Brushes

Dental Health
More themes at a Glance (not using this year)
Math &
Theme Dramatic Play STEM Science Sensory
Literacy
Oatmeal, Baking Tools,
Letters

Gingerbread

Insta Snow, Animals, Ice

Cream Cups, Jewels

Polar Animals

Ice and Water

Winter Games

Dry Peas, Metallic Eggs

Fairy Tales

Legos

Transportation

Sand, Dino Skeletons, Brushes

Dinosaurs
More themes at a Glance (not using this year)
Math &
Theme Dramatic Play STEM Science Sensory
Literacy
Black Beans, Insects, Jars

Bugs/Insects

Sand, Shells, Ocean Animals

Ocean

Flour, Pans, Oregano, Tools

Pizza

Blue Rice, Rainbows, Gems,

Cotton Balls

Weather

Water Beads, Cups, Scoops

Summer
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Black Beans, Pumpkins, Scoops & Pumpkin Pom Poms, Pots, Spoons, & Wisk Wrapping Paper, Ribbon, & Scissors
Gems

Sensory holiday themes

Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Easter

Red, White, and Pink Rice, Measuring Straws, Beads, Scissors, & Pipe Cleaners Easter Grass, Egg Cartons & Foam Eggs
Spoons, & Hearts OR Dried peas, buttons, coins, Measuring
Spoons, & Mini Calutrons

Earth Day USA

“Polluted” Water & Clean Red & Blue Rice, Buckets, Scoops, &
Water Rakes
(water with orange food coloring, trash)

Quick Tip
Put dust pans under the
table for students to use!
 Blog as a Resource
It is one of my goals to have a post with photos of each theme in action for you to use
Curriculum Map supports as a resource. I am slowly getting there. Go to the website and search for the theme you
want to see. www.pocketofpreschool

Below are the themes I have written posts on so far. Just click the image to check it out!
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