This new curriculum has teacher, family, and student web portals. The family portal found at http://reading.macmillanmh.com/ltreasures/family_theme.html gives information about each topic as well as printables that can be used at home. The student portal found at http://reading.macmillanmh.com/ltreasures/index.html has links to web games directly targeting concepts taught in your child's class. For example, one web game included in the "Who We Are" theme has your child match objects to the senses that perceive them (e.g., a flower matches to a nose).
Below is a view of the materials we will be using with your children. Read-Alouds, Nursery Rhymes, Big Books, Grow and Learn with Mister Rogers, Trade Books, Story Retelling cards, CDs, manipulatives, and large oral language cards are just some resources. Family letters in english or spanish may be sent home.
The first unit we will teach this school year will be similar to past years and most preschool/pre-K curriculum. We will be learning "All About Me." This unit includes body parts identification and labeling, and our 5 senses (see last year's post). Some books that go well with this unit include (click on picture for link to library to borrow these books if available):