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In Kindergarten, students will. . . RELIGION:· Recognize that God is their Creator · Realize that they are part of God’s family · Learn Bible stories · Recognize that God loves them · Know that Mary is the Mother of Jesus and us · Learn stories of angels and saints · Learn the Our Father , Hail Mary and prayer to Guardian Angel · Learn how to make the Sign of the Cross · Realize that love is shown through actions · Learn how to express sorrow and forgive others Text: Christ Our Life: God Loves Us: (Loyola Press)
LANGUAGE ARTSReading· Identify letters of the alphabet · Recognize colors · Develop listening skills · Learn sounds of the alphabet through phonics instruction · Identify and sequence story details · Recall and retell stories · Identify rhyming words · Appreciate stories, poems, and illustrations · Vocally express ideas and experiences · Learn basic sight words · Learn to read stories with pictures, then words · Print their names · Identify beginning and ending sounds · Demonstrate left-to-right Text: A World of Wonders (Scott Foresman) Writing: · Develop skill in handling writing materials · Trace and write their name · Trace and write all uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers · Learn to work from top to bottom and left to right MATH· Identify and make number patterns 1-10· Identify numbers 1-30 · Recognize differences in size, shape, and length of objects · Identify and complete patterns · Identify and draw basic geometric shapes · Develop problem solving skills · Sort and classify a variety of objects · Identify money: penny, nickel, dime, and quarter, dollar · Identify different measuring tools · Learn to count by ones, fives, and tens · Identify and sequence number order · Introduction to basic addition and subtraction Text: Exploring Your World (Silver Burdett Ginn)
SCIENCE· Recognize that everyone is alike but also different · Describe how people change as they grow · Describe and learn healthy habits · Recognize and describe the function of the eye, ear, and skin · Identify the five senses · Observe and record daily weather changes · Describe how weather conditions affect people’s activity and clothing · Identify the four seasons · Describe characteristics of living things · Identify ways to keep the environment clean Text: Science Anytime (Scott Foresman)
SOCIAL STUDIES· Recognize that we all belong to a community · Identify the jobs of community helpers · Learn fire prevention skills · Learn stranger danger rules · Use globes to identify land vs. water · Recite their address and phone number
ART · Experience a wide variety of art media · Develop hand-eye coordination · Appreciate the work of others as well as their own · Respect materials · Identify types of lines and shapes · Identify colors and textures that are the same and different · Be able to draw, paint, cut, and glue at appropriate age level · Establish a sense of pride in their accomplishments
MUSIC· Singing · Listening · Exploration of rhythm · Movement · Appreciation of various styles of music · Create new verses to songs · Understand that music can be written down
PHYSICAL EDUCATION· Curriculum will be centered on locomotor, nonlocomoter and manipulative skills · Some activities are (but not limited to): · Clap games, · Tag games · Running Techniques · Dance/rhythm · Jump Robe · Proper stretching · Gymnastics
TECHNOLOGY BENCHMARKS· Turn computer On and Off · Be familiar with Menu, Compose, Graphic, Print · Type own name · Dictate story to mentor/buddy · Create a picture and label with letters · Become familiar with the keyboard · Practice locating letter and number keys · Practice locating Return keys · Use two hands
St. Anthony School Curriculum Guide Developed, 2003 |