Phonics Math

Listening Sorting and classification

Rhyming-identify and create Identify objects which do and do not
Learn letter names belong in a specific group, based on
Learn and copy letter shapes attributes (things that are red, things that
Writing first and last names write or all circles)
Reading Comprehension
Recognizing parts of a book Number sense
Identifying picture/text relationship Comparing sets using phrases "more than",
Predicting "less than" and "the same number"
Visualizing
Asking questions Counting objects, understanding number
Monitoring and clarifying values up to 10.
Cause and effect
Reality and fantasy Writing numbers up to 10
Language Arts
Speaking clearly
Formation of letters
Types of written materials (lists, stories)
Six steps of the writing process
Naming words (nouns)
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Letter sounds in cluding short vowel Patterns
Blending letter sounds to create words Copy and extend a geometric or color
Reading Comprehension Patterns
Comparing and contrasting Create a pattern
Drawing conclusions
Classification and categorizing Number Sense
Language Arts Count objects in sets up to 30
Words that describe color, number Read and write numerals up to 31
senses and position Connect numerals to quantities up to 31
Words that show action Begin to skip count by 2's, 5's and 10's
Create books
September to December Life Science: plants and animals
September to December All About You & People Around You
These are the Kindergarten academic skills and when they will be introduced throughout the year.
Please know the skills will continue to be used once they are introduced and should be mastered by
the end of the year.
September and October
November and December
Science
Social Studies
Phonics Math
Continue learning letter sounds Measurement
Continue learning to blend words Compare objects by length, weight,
capacity
Know and appropriately use wods to
describe- shorter, taller, heaviest
Reading Comprehension Time
Sequencing Identify tools to measure time- clocks and
Identifying the main idea and supporting calendars
ideas Know and appropriately use words for time
(day, week, month, hour, minute,
Language Arts yesterday, today, tomorrow, last week, next
Writing stories year)
Words that show action-past and present
tenses Geometry
Grammar review Relate 3 dimensional objects to their
How to use end marks geometric name- sphere, cube, cylinder,
Describe things they see cone, prism
Sort objects based on geometric shapes
and properties
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Replacing sounds in words (change the Number sense
beginning and ending sounds Begin addition-2 parts combine to make a
Reading Comprehension larger whole
Show mastery of the above skills Compose and decompose numbers from
2-10
Draw and describe story problems for
Language Arts addition and substraction
Pronouns (we, they, I, he she, you) Writing addition sentences
Writing to persuade Understanding substraction
Counting and number patterns up to 100
January to April Earth Science: Land, Air, Water
Weather and Seasons
May to June Physical Science: Objects Around Us
Investigating Water
January to April Africa and You
We Have Wants and Needs
May to June Tools We Use
January, February and March
April, May and June
Science
Social Studies