Sept:

Magnificent Me, Apples

Shape: circle

Color: red

Letters: a, b Numbers: 0,1,2

Oct:

Fall, Spiders, Halloween

Shape: square

Color: yellow

Letters: c, d, e Number:3

Nov:

Occupations, 5 senses

Shape: triangle Color: blue

Letters: f, g, h Number:4

Dec: Christmas, Sea Life

Shape: star

Color: orange

Letters: i, j, k Number:3

Jan:

Winter, Dinosaurs

Shape: rectangle

Color: purple

Letters: l, m, n Numbers:6

Feb:

Ants, Human Body & Skeletons, Valentines

Shape: heart

Color: green

Letters: o, p, q Numbers:7

Mar:

Bears, Safety, Plants

Shape: diamond

Color: black

Letters: r, s, t Numbers:8

Apr:

Spring, Farm Life, Easter

Shape: oval

Color: brown

Letters: u, v, w Numbers: 9

May:

Butterflies, Eggs

Color: pink

Letters: x, y, z

Numbers: 10

June:

Fruits & Vegetables, Transportation

Color: white

• respect themselves and others
• display high levels of involvement in activities
• take risks and explore within the environment
• maintain attention, concentrate & sit quietly when appropriate
• talk freely about their home & community
• have an awareness of and show interest and enjoyment in cultural & religious differences
• have a sense of belonging
• show care and concern for self
• different needs, views, cultures and beliefs, that need to be treated with respect

• initiate interactions with other people
• work as part of a group or class, taking turns and sharing fairly, understanding that there needs to be agreed values and codes of behavior for groups of people, including adults and children, to work together harmoniously
• show care and concern for others, for living things and the environment
• take initiatives and manage developmentally appropriate tasks
• initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group

• show curiosity
• have a positive approach to new experiences
• persist for extended periods of time at an activity of their choosing
• take risks and explore within the environment
• be confident to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group express needs and feelings in appropriate ways
• form good relationships with adults and peers

• Enjoy rhyming and rhythmic activities
• Hear and say the initial sound in words and know which letters represent some of the sounds
• Listen to and join in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups
• Show interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment
• Handle books carefully
• Hold books the correct way up and turn pages
• Understand the concept of a word
• Engage in activities requiring hand-eye coordination
• Draw lines and circles using gross motor movement

• Ask simple questions, often in the form of 'where' or 'what'
• Respond to simple instructions
• Listen to others in one-to-one/small groups when conversation interests them
• Begin to use more complex sentences
• Begin to use talk to pretend imaginary situations
• Use simple grammatical structures
• Enjoy an increasing range of books
• Begin to recognize some familiar words
• Draw and paint, sometimes giving meanings to marks

• Initiate conversation, attend to and take account of what others say, and use talk to resolve disagreements
• Question why things happen, and give explanations
• Build up vocabulary that reflects the breadth of their experiences
• Use vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by experience of books

• Show an interest in numbers and counting
• Willingly attempt to count, with some numbers in the correct order
• Begin to represent numbers using fingers, marks on paper or pictures
• Begin to count beyond 10
• Recognize groups with one, two or three objects

• Recognize groups with one, two or three objects
• Count up to three or four objects by saying one number name for each item
• Select the correct numeral to represent 1 to 5, then 1 to 9, objects
• Show an interest in shape and space by playing with shapes or making arrangements with objects
• Use size language such as 'big' and 'little'

• Say with confidence the number that is one more than a given number
• Use language such as 'more' or 'less' to compare two numbers
• Order two items by length or height
• Order two or three items by length
• Order two items by weight or capacity

• Show curiosity and interest by facial expression, movement or sound
• Show an interest in why things happen and how things work
• Notice and comment on patterns
• Gain an awareness of the cultures and beliefs of others

• Examine objects and living things to find out more about them
• Talk about what is seen and what is happening
• Express feelings about a significant personal event

• Realize tools can be used for a purpose
• Show an interest in the world in which they live
• Know how to operate simple equipment

• Respond to rhythm, music and story by means of gesture and movement
• Move freely with pleasure and confidence
• Move in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping
• Understand that equipment and tools have to be used safely

• Combine and repeat a range of movements
• Show increasing control over clothing and fastenings
• Show respect for other children's personal space when playing among them
• Show increasing control in using equipment for climbing, scrambling, sliding and swinging
• Use increasing control over an object by touching, pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it

• Show a clear and consistent preference for the left or right hand
• Show awareness of own needs with regard to eating, sleeping and hygiene
• Show some understanding that good practices with regard to exercise, eating, sleeping and hygiene can contribute to good health

• Begin to differentiate colors
• Make constructions, collages, paintings, drawings and dances
• Experiment to create different textures
• Respond to sound with body movement
• Sing a few simple, familiar songs
• Show an interest in what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel

• Join in favorite songs
• Begin to build a repertoire of songs
• Engage in imaginative and role play based on own first-hand experiences
• Play cooperatively as part of a group to act out a narrative
• Further explore an experience using a range of senses

• Explore what happens when they mix colors
• Notice what adults do, imitating what is observed and then doing it spontaneously when the adult is not there