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Kindergarten Curriculum
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ENGLISH / LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading/ Beginning Reading Skills- Print Awareness
- Understand how English is written and printed
- Recognize that spoken words can be represented by print for communication
- Identify upper and lowercase letters
- Recognize the difference between a letter and a printed word
- Spaces between words in a sentence
- Small spaces between letters of a word
- Holding a book right side up, turning its pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right
- Identify different parts of a book
Phonological Awareness- Identify syllables in spoken words
- Rhyming and non rhyming words
- Recognize spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound
- Blending onsets and rhymes to form simple words
- Blending spoken phonemes to form one syllable words
- Isolating the initial, medial, and final sound of a word
Phonics- Identify the common sounds that letters represent
- Use knowledge of letter-sound relationships to decode regular words in text and independent of content
- Identify and read at least 25 high-frequency words from a commonly used list
- Decode single letters-consonants
- Decode single letters-short vowels
- Decode long vowels including a as a-e, e as e, i as i-e, and u as u-e
Strategies- Comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful strategies
- Predict what might happen next in text based on cover, title, and illustrations
- Ask and respond to questions about text read aloud
- Sequence the events of a story - Beginning, Middle, End
Reading- Vocabulary Development
- Recognize that compound words are made up of shorter words
- Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre
- Parts of a story - Characters, Setting, Main Idea
- Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry
- Poetry Unit and St. Martha Catholic School K-5 Poetry Competition
- Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction
- Retell a main event from a story read aloud
- Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text
- Retell important facts in a text, heard or read
- Use titles and illustrations to make predictions about text
- Comprehension of Informational Text/ Procedural Text
- Follow pictorial directions - Environmental Print, Traffic Signs, Warning Signs
Writing Process- Parts of a Letter
- Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions
- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives
- Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation
- Write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in compositions
- Form upper and lowercase letters using basic conventions of print
- Capitalize the first letter in a sentence
- Use punctuation at the end of a sentence
- Write letters in sequence
- Use proper spacing between letters, words, and sentences
- Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling
- Use letter sound correspondence to spell consonant vowel consonant words
- Write first and last name using correct form of letters
Listening and Speaking- Listening
- Follow oral directions that involve a short related sequence of events
MATH
Our math program in Kindergarten focuses on the broad areas of numbers/operations, algebra, geometry, data analysis/probability, measurement, and problem solving. Our Kindergarten students are introduced to the world of math through hands on manipulatives and using step by step procedures. Integrating mathematics into the students daily lives is an essential goal of this program.
Numbers and Operations- Identify Numbers 0-31
- Comparing Numbers
- Verbal and Symbolic Representation for Numbers 0-31
- Ordinal Numbers with 1st-10th
- Addition with Sums up to 10
- Subtraction with 10 as the Total Odd and Even Numbers
- Ten Frame Place Value Tens Ones Fractions
- Equal and Unequal Parts Whole, Half, Fourths
Algebra- Counting by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s to 100
- Counting by 2’s to 10
- Patterns, Shape, Color, Size, Sound/Movement
Geometry- Positional Words
- Sorting, Color, Size, Shape, 2D and 3D Shapes
- Identify and sort 2D and 3D geometric shapes according to their attributes
- Roll, Stack, and Slide with 3D Shapes
Data Analysis and Probability- Tally Marks and Tally Charts
- Graphing Picture Graphs Pictographs Bar Graphs
- Probability - More Likely, Equally Likely, Less Likely
Measurement- Measure with Standard and Nonstandard Units Capacity
- Compare and Order by Size, Length, Height, and Weight
- Sequence of Events
- Calendar Seasons and/or Weather
- Telling Time to the Hour and the Half Hour
- Money Identify Value of Each Coin
Problem Solving
SCIENCE
The Science program in Kindergarten focuses on the broad areas of forces/interaction, energy, molecules to organisms, earth’s systems, and earth and human activity. Our Kindergarten students are introduced to the world of science through the Kindergarten garden and themed units throughout the year.
Motion and Stability- Forces and Interactions
- Push and Pull
- Observe and record the ways that objects can move such as in a straight line, zig zag, up and down, back and forth, round and round, and fast and slow
- Compare Patterns of Movement of Objects
- Sliding, Rolling, Spinning
- Describe the change in location of an object such as closer to, nearer to, and farther from.
- Describe the location of an object in relation to another such as above, below, behind, in front of, and beside
- Explore the interaction between magnets and various materials
Energy- Observe and record the effect of sunlight on the Earth’s surface
Molecules to Organisms- Structures and Processes
- Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow
- Parts of a Plant
- Plant Needs
- Make Observations with the Kindergarten Garden
- Life Cycle of a Plant
- Five Senses
- Sort by Size, Shape, and Color
Earth’s Systems- Weather Tools for Weather Observation
- Wind Vane
- Rain Gauge
- Thermometer
- 4 Seasons
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Social Studies program in Kindergarten focuses on the broad areas of culture, history, geography, government, economics, and citizenship. Our Kindergarten students are introduced to the world of social studies through taking responsibility for citizenship roles in the classroom, home, and community.
Culture- Identify self by full name, date of birth, phone number, and address.
- Draw a self and family portrait.
- Similarities and Differences
- People
- Religion
- Law
- Music
- Families
- Clothing
- Food
- Customs, Traditions, Beliefs, and Values
- Name of School, Teacher, and Students
- Identify the flag of the United States and Texas.
- Identify the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas
- Become aware of attending a Catholic School and the meaning of Catholic Schools Week
History- Identify everyday and historical people that shaped the following: City, State, Nation
- List historical events in chronological order using words such as before, after, first, and last
- Discuss the importance and customs of our national patriotic holidays such as President’s Day, Veterans Day, Independence Day
Geography- Locate and identify the following places in which the student lives on a map - City, State, Country
- Identify the physical characteristics of a place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather
Government- Rules
- Authority Figures
- Home
- School
- Community
- Explain how authority figures make and enforce laws
- Describe laws that serve to protect individual rights
Economics- Needs and Wants
- Community Helpers
- Economics with the Kindergarten Garden
- Self Producing
- Purchasing
- Trading
- Identify and describe jobs in the: home, classroom, community
Citizenship- Rights and Responsibilities
- Characteristics of Good Citizenship