The Creative Pre-School
Celebrating More Than 50 Years!
2024-2025
Big School Themes
Children are encouraged to bring in items that support the themes. We love to have our families engaged in our program. Your participation helps your child feel important and valued. If you have a talent or theme specific knowledge you would like to share, please let us know!
September—Myself, My Family & My Home
Color—Shades of Brown
Shape—Sphere & Circle
Letter—M
Animal—Moose
Author—Mercer Mayer
Art - Vincent Van Gogh
Eco-Tip—Adopt an area on your road to help keep it free of litter
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October—Real & Make Believe, Nocturnal Animals, Halloween
Colors—Orange & Black
Shape—Triangle & Pyramid
Letters—T & H
Animals—Tiger & Hippopotamus
Author—Bring a favorite Halloween book
Music — Hip Hop
Eco-Tip—Try to buy items without a lot of packaging.
November—Farms, Our Food & Being Thankful
Colors—Colors of Autumn Leaves (red, yellow, orange, and brown)
Shape—Cube & Square
Letters—F & L
Animals—Frog & Lion
Author—Doreen Cronin
Art—Pablo Picasso
Eco-Tip—More than 52 million tons of paper products were recycled in 2018. That’s roughly the same weight as 350,000 blue whales.
December—Winter Celebrations
Colors—Gold and Silver
Shape—Cone & Star
Letter—S
Animals—Stag (Santa’s Reindeer)
Author—Chris Van Allsburg
Music—Classical
Eco-Tip—Remember your neighbors & feathered friends (birds) by packaging birdseed to share with them. Recycle your Christmas tree to your backyard and hang food on it.
January—Baby It's Cold Outside: Animals & People in Winter
Colors—Shades of Blue
Shape—Parallelogram
Letters—B & D
Animals—Bear & Deer
Author—Jan Brett
Art—Claude Monet
Eco-Tip—Save ribbons and wrapping paper to use in art projects and other creations.
February—Friends, Friends, Friends, Pets, and Valentine's Day
Color—Shades of Red
Shape—Cylinder & Heart
Letters—V & P
Animals—Vultures & Porcupines
Author—Rosemary Wells
Music—Jazz
Eco-Tip—Consider sending outgrown toys/clothing to friends or agencies that can distribute them to those who are in need.
March—Birds
Color—Shades of Green
Shape—Trapezoid
Letters—R, J, & G
Animals—Robin, Jabiru, and Goose
Author—Dr. Seuss (BD is 3/2)
& Jane Yolen
Art—Edgar Degas
Eco-Tip—Most Americans throw away more than 4 lbs. of trash each day. Find ways to add less to our landfills. Cardboard boxes can be recycled 7 times!
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April—Wild Animals
Color—Colors of Spring
Shape—Hexagon
Letter—Z, Q, W, & K
Animals—Zebra, Quail, Whale, Kangaroo
Author—Peggy Rathmann
Music—Rock
Eco-Tip—Invest in reusable shopping bags.
May—Insects and Rainbows
Color—Rainbow
Shape—Rhombus
Letters—C, N, & Y
Animals—Centipede, Nightingale, Yak
Author—William Joyce & Lois Ehler
Art—Leonardo da Vinci
Eco-Tip—Start your own compost pile by using fruit and vegetable scraps from your kitchen.
June—Ways to Travel and Things
That "Go"
Color—Colors of the Sun
Shapes—Oval & Ellipse
Author—Salina Yoon
Music—Folk
Eco-Tip—Use energy saving light bulbs in your home. If you recycle one glass bottle it saves enough energy to light a 100 watt bulb for 4 hours.
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July—Ocean and Ocean Life
Colors—The Colors of Our Flag: Red, White, and Blue
Shape—Octagon & Rectangle
Author—Eric Carle
Art—Claude Monet
Eco-Tip—Snip your six pack rings so that land and sea animals are safe.
August—Essential Workers
Color—Experimenting with color
Shape—Pentagon
Author—Kate & Jim McMillan
Music—Pop
Eco-Tip—Check all your water faucets for small leaks. SAVE WATER