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Kindergarten Curriculum

September - "School Citizens" - fostering respect for self, for others, and for belongings
 
  • End of summer
  • Colors - review 8 basic colors
  • Shapes - review 6 basic shapes
  • Math - review numbers 1 - 20
  • Self-help - snipping and snapping
  • Language arts
    • Color and shape words
    • Printing first names (upper & lower case)
    • Capital letters in proper names
    • Letters: C, O, S
      • Recognition of upper and lower case
      • Proper letter formation
      • Phonetic sound
 
October - "Community Helpers" - people who work in our neighborhood
 
  • Fire Safety
  • Signs of autumn
  • Colors - mixing colors to make new ones
  • Shapes - heart & crescent
  • Math - counting out loud (rote)
  • Self-help - practicing address, birth date, and telephone number
  • Language arts
    • Days of the week
    • Practice writing numbers 0, 1, 2 & 3
    • Letters: V, W, T, A
 
November - "Native Americans"  - how they lived long ago
 
  • Thanksgiving
  • Color and Shapes - working with patterns, predicting what comes next
  • Math - sorting and classifying
  • Self-help - tying shoes
  • Language arts
    • Printing last names (upper and lower case)
    • Practice writing number 4 & 5
    • Theme journaling
    • Letters:  D, G, U, I, E
December - "Happy Holidays" - cultural celebrations
 
  • Christmas, Hanukah & Kwanza
  • Winter weather
  • Math - graphing
  • Self-help - review of how to prevent germs from spreading
  • Language arts
    • Writing letters to Santa and/or thank you notes
    • Practice writing numbers 6 & 7
    • Letters:  L, K
 
January - "Growing Up Healthy" - good foods and exercise
 
  • Chef Combo - the food pyramid
  • Cooking
  • Math - classifying and sorting
  • 100 Day Celebration
  • Self-help - getting dressed for winter
  • Language arts
    • Names of months
    • Write full names using upper and lower case letters
    • Practicing writing number 8 & 9
    • Letters:  Y, J, P, R
 
February - "In My Heart" - understanding and expressing My feelings
 
  • Valentine's Celebration
  • Post Office - mailing some letters
  • The Five Senses
  • Dental Health
  • Math - counting coins and telling time
  • Language arts
    • Practice writing 10's to 100
    • Printing classmates' names
    • Letters:  N, M, H, B
 
April - "Marvelous Me!' - things that make me special
 
  • Bike Safety
  • Celebrate Library Week
  • Celebrate Week of the Child
  • Math - using sets for simple addition
  • Language arts
    • retell stories
    • Introduce alphabetical order
 
March - "All Around the World" - life in other countries
 
  • St. Patrick's Day Celebration
  • Lambs and Lions - March weather
  • Math - understanding sets
  • Language arts
    • Word families
    • Rhyming words
    • Theme journaling with inventive spelling
    • Letters:  F, Q, X, Z
 
May - "My Family Tree" - family relationships
 
  • Mother's Day - all the things you do for us
  • Metamorphosis
  • Math - using sets for simple subtraction
  • Language arts
    • Reading simple books
    • Book reports - main idea and supporting detail
 
June - "Transitions" - moving on
 
  • Father's Day
  • Signs of summer
  • Review of year - memories
  • End of year celebration
  • Graduation
 
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