A Year Full of Fun: Preschool Themes for the Whole School Year Written by: teacher8605 • Edited by: Elizabeth Wistrom Updated Jun 2, 2011 • Related Guides: School Year | Fun Activities Fitting a year's worth of curriculum in can be challenging enough, but how do you also make learning fun? This article gives you preschool themes for the whole school year broken down into monthly and weekly themes that can be used to incorporate fun across the curriculum! Fitting It All InAs a preschool teacher (or any teacher for that matter), there is so much to cover in a school year! You also have to find time to assess your students, include parties and other fun activities, and provide each student with individual attention. So the question is, how do you find time to cover everything and still make school fun? The answer is simple... CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES! By using a weekly or monthly theme, you can capture the students' interests while covering the necessary curriculum. Below is a basic outline of preschool themes for the whole school year broken into months and weeks.AUGUST - BACK TO SCHOOLWeek One : Rules at School Week Two: My Classroom Family Week Three: All About MeSEPTEMBER - SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYSWeek One: Careers (To correlate with Labor Day) Week Two: Heroes (To correlate with September 11th) Week Three: My Family (To correlate with Grandparent's Day) Week Four: Apples (To correlate with Johnny Appleseed's Birthday)OCTOBER - FALLWeek One: Fall Leaves Week Two: Columbus Day Week Three: Pumpkins Week Four: Bats Week Five: HalloweenNOVEMBER - WHAT'S INSIDE OF MEWeek One: Body Parts Week Two: Feelings and Emotions Week Three: Thanksgiving Week Four: What I'm Thankful For (This week is usually a half week.)DECEMBER - ALL THINGS COLDWeek One: Polar Animals Week Two: Winter Weather (Including snow and winter clothing) Week Three: Holidays Around the World Week Four: Holidays Around the World, continuedJANUARY - ANIMALS ALL AROUNDWeek One: Insects Week Two: Pets Week Three: Farm Animals Week Four: Ocean Animals Week Five: Zoo AnimalsFEBRUARY - TAKING CARE OF MYSELFWeek One: Dental Health Week Two: Valentine's Day / Feeling Loved Week Three: Nutrition / Food Pyramid Week Four: Fire SafetyMARCH - READING IS FUN!!!Week One: Dr. Seuss Week Two: Eric Carle Week Three: Kevin Henkes Week Four: Jan Brett Week Five: Caldecott WinnersAPRIL - SPRINGWeek One: Easter Week Two: Spring Weather / Flowers Week Three: Earth Day Week Four: Butterflies and CaterpillarsMAY - TRANSPORTATIONWeek One: Cars and Trucks Week Two: Planes and Helicopters Week Three: Trains and Subways Week Four: Boats Week Five: Welcome SummerNEED MORESome school years run longer or shorter than others! Are you out of ideas and need more themes to get you through the year? Here are a few additional preschool themes you could use! Dinosaurs The Five Senses Fairy Tales Summer Activities By using preschool themes for a whole school year, you can plan ahead to make sure that you have both covered the necessary curriculum and made learning fun for your students!
