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Kindergarten

 

 

 

 

Computer

 

• Explore computers through games
• Introduce basic computer language, i.e., screen, keyboard, mouse, learn to log on and off

 

 

Language Arts/Reading

 

Language

• Use complete sentences to describe objects, people, and animals
• Recognize and print capital and lower case letters of the alphabet
• Explore language through a variety of media (books, stories, etc.)
• Practice using nouns and their correct pronouns in conversation

 

Writing

• Dictate predictable stories, experiences, poems, riddles, thank you notes, and letters
• Experiment with writing independently
• Recognize different forms of writing; messages, letters, stories, and cards
• Write and illustrate stories
• Use pencils, paper, scissors, paint, and glue to create stories, etc.
• Recognize and use basic punctuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oral Language/Listening

• Listen for information and respond appropriately in complete sentences
• Follow a two or three step verbal direction
• Practice rhyming
• Retell a familiar story
• Practice sequencing

 

Reading

• Listen to and respond to literature
• Make predictions and recall information
• Learn to read a book from front to back
• Learn to read pages from top to bottom and left to right
• Recognize story structure: beginning, middle and end
• Understand and practice letters, sounds, letter association and word recognition
• Recognize similarities and differences in pictures, letters and words
• Identify beginning, middle and ending sounds
• Recognize first and last name in manuscript
• Recognize high frequency words
• Read for information
• Build reading comprehension skills

 

Music

• Develop voice through matching pitches and singing group songs
• Learn about rhythm and beat as parts of music
• Move to music
• Begin developing listening skills

 

 

 

 

 

Math

 

Numeration

• Count objects 0-31
• Rote count to 100
• Read, write, and order numbers
• Identify ordinal numbers first through fifth
• Solve addition and subtraction problems with sets

of objects; 10 or less

• Use simple math signs

• Use estimation in mathematical situations
• Skip count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
• Connect math to everyday life

 

Geometry

• Identify the major shapes (e.g., square, circle,

triangle and rectangle) and characteristics that differentiate each

• Differentiate figures as they relate to spatial relationships such as inside/outside, top/bottom,

and left/right

• Recognize, complete and create patterns

 

Measurement

• Use comparative terms (e.g., tall/short, more/less

and larger/smaller)

• Differentiate between penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• Tell time by the hour
• Use calendar to differentiate and sequence days by number, weekdays and terms (e.g., yesterday,

today and tomorrow)

• Explore measurement through length, volume and weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

 

• Differentiate between various types of weather
• Differentiate between seasons and explain how the environment and living things change with each season
• Observe the life cycles of various plants, animals, or insects
• Classify plants and animals by their characteristics
• Develop awareness of health and nutrition
• Demonstrate an awareness of the body by identifying/using body parts and the five senses
• Observe, question, predict, and explain scientific topics
• Learn information through themes such as farms, animals, butterflies, frogs, plants
• Demonstrate a concern for the environment

 

Art

 

• Identify geometric shapes
• Develop cutting and gluing skills
• Begin to understand and use colors found in nature
• Identify colors
• Identify senses
• Begin to explore textures, rubbings, and outlining

 

 

Social Skills

 

• Identify self by stating full name, address, telephone number, and birthday
• Be respectful and courteous regarding similarities and differences in human beings and families
• Demonstrate respect for self and others through sharing and fair play
• Understand the need for rules and consequences
• Identify ways to be a responsible family member
• Demonstrate self-control

• Identify a variety of holidays and events celebrated around the world
• Recognize the United States flag as a symbol of the nation
• Recognize a globe and map
• Recognize past (long ago) and present

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Physical Education

 

• Demonstrate progress toward the mature form of selected manipulative, locomotor and non-locomotor skills
• Demonstrate mature form in walking and running
• Establish a beginning movement vocabulary (e.g., personal space, high/low levels, fast/slow speeds, light/heavy weights, balance, twist).
• Begin to identify likes and dislikes connected with participation in physical activity
• Identify the physiological signs of moderate physical activity (e.g., fast heart rate, heavy breathing, sweating)
• Share space and equipment with others; follow gymnasium rules and safety procedures along with routines
• Interact positively with students in class regardless of personal physical differences
• Associate positive feelings of participation in physical activity.