October 2025
Creative Curriculum Study
Roads
Monthly Topic
Terrific Transportation
Color
black = negro
Shape
octagon = octogono
Numbers
3 & 4
Letters
A, R, T
Spanish Words
road = comino
bus = autobus
Spotlight Author
Donald Crews
Suggested Readings
Flying
School Bus
Freight Train
Ten Black Dots
Sail Away
Truck
Road
Sign Language
Bus
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck!
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck!
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck!
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hurry, hurry! Climb the ladder...
Hurry, hurry! Squirt the water...
Hurry, hurry! Save the people....
Hurry, hurry! Put the fire out....
Math & Measuring
Spatial Sense
Children being to explore their spatial sense through movement at an early age (i.e. being picked up, scooting, and pulling up). They then begin to respond to spatial directions, such as “come here,” “go over there,” and “get down on the floor,” especially if the words are accompanied by gestures, such as pointing and/or signs.
Yoga Pose
Sailboat
Spotlight On...
Creative Arts
The arts provide children with a vehicle and organizing framework to express ideas and feelings. Music, movement, drama, and visual arts stimulate children to use words, manipulate tools and media, and solve problems in ways that simultaneously convey meaning and are aesthetically pleasing. Participation in the creative arts is an excellent way for young children to learn and use creative skills in other domains
