Week 1 (1st partial week of Sept.)

*Meeting new friends

*Greeting teachers and staff who will help us this year

*Learning school routines and expectations

*Learning about school routines, expectations, and how to be a great friend

*Enjoying and exploring fun books and math tools!

*Drawing about books we've read

*Counting objects 1-5

*Reviewing the 2 dimensional shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle

*Visiting art, music, P.E., and library classes

Week 2 (2nd week of Sept.)

*Handwriting (practicing straight strokes~moving our pencil from the top line to the bottom line, and from from the bottom line to the top line, also practicing circles~starting to the right)

*Learning the high-frequency words (I, a, the)

*Predicting patterns

*Finding shapes around our classroom (circle, square, rectangle, triangle)

*Discussing rhyming words

*Talking about high-quality illustrations

*Continuing to review our classroom/school rules and expectations

*Counting objects 1-5 

Week 3 (3rd week of Sept.)

*Reviewing letter sounds (Tt, Pp)

*Learning the high-frequency words (to, play, see)

*Experimenting with how our 5 senses help us explore our world

*Counting to 10 and writing numbers 0-10

*Matching writing words

Week 5 (4th week of Sept.)

*Reviewing letter sounds (Nn, Aa)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: t, p)

*Learning the high-frequency words (for, like, have, you)

*Experimenting with how our 5 senses help us be aware of the world around us

*Reading color words

*Counting to 10 and writing numbers 0-10

*Discussing different emotions and how our body reacts to these emotions

*Talking about how all families are different and unique

Week 6 (1st week of Oct.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Aa, Nn, Pp, Tt)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: n, a, t, p)

*Learning the high-frequency words (who, what, where)

*Drawing detailed illustrations

*Reading color words

*Listening to and repeating sound/motion patterns

*Talking about wind and evidence of wind

*Discussing different emotions and how our body reacts to these emotions

Week 7 (2nd week of Oct.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Aa, Nn, Pp, Tt)

*Handwriting (printing the upper and lowercase letters: Nn, Aa, Tt, Pp)

*Reviewing the high-frequency words we have learned thus far (a, for, I, like, see, to, the, who, what, where, you)

*Adding labels to illustrations

*Extending patterns

*Acting out parts/details in books

Week 8 (3rd week of Oct.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Dd, Gg, Mm)

*Learning the high-frequency words (go, so, look, want)

*Identifying/writing numbers 0-20 as neatly as possible

*Creating and extending patterns

*Identifying rhyming words

*Brainstorming locations in the Baraboo community

Week 9 (4th week of Oct.)

*Reviewing letter sounds (Ii, Ss)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: d, g, m)

*Learning the high-frequency words (come, said, saw)

*Learning about left and right directionality

*Beginning to practice writing high-frequency words

*Looking at dice and knowing how many dots are represented without having to count them (This is called subitizing.)

*Talking about the "size" of a problem and how our reaction should match the size of a problem

Week 10 (last week of Oct.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Hh)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: s i)

*Learning the high-frequency words (be)

*Talking about preposition words that tell where: by, between, on, under, etc...

*Comparing numbers

*Exploring pumpkins with math and science

Week 11 (1st week of Nov.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Bb)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: s, i, b, h)

*Learning the high-frequency words (me, he, we, she)

*Beginning to discuss why it gets cold in the winter

*Learning all 3 dimensional shapes (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone)

*Experimenting with tally marks

Week 12 (2nd week of Nov.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Ss, Ii, Bb, Hh)

*Handwriting (printing the uppercase letters: M, D and the lowercase letter: b)

*Learning the letter combination sound: sh

*Learning the high-frequency words (black, blue, brown, yellow)

*Discussing how things melt in the sun

*Graphing data

*Using a strong voice in conversations

Week 13 (3rd week of Nov.)

*Reviewing all letters/letter sounds we have learned thus far

*Handwriting (printing the uppercase letters: B, G, S)

*Reviewing all high-frequency words we have leaned thus far

*Knowing about all 4 seasons

*Discussing double numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) and counting by 2s

*Filling in missing numbers from a sequence (___, 4, 5) (6, ___, 8) (9, 10, ___)

Week 14 (4th short week of Nov.)

*Finding rhyming pairs and writing rhyming words

*Talking about the setting of stories (where and when a story takes place)

*Discussing the main characters of a story

*Reading number and color words

*Reviewing our snow rules for our school playground

*Subtracting 1/counting down

Week 15 (1st week of Dec.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Oo, Ll, Rr)

*Learning the high-frequency words (are, little, with)

*Starting to talk about quotation marks and reviewing other punctuation (period, exclamation point, question mark)

*Completing some beginning coding activities

*Adding and subtracting 1 to/from groups of items

*Filling in numbers that come before and after numbers ( ____, 4, _____)

Week 16 (2nd week of Dec.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Cc, Ff)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: o, l, r)

*Learning the high-frequency words (find, no, they, help)

*Determining problems and resolutions in stories

*Exploring different volumes/capacities of containers

*Adding and subtracting 1 to/from numbers

Week 17 (3rd week of Dec.)

*Reviewing letters/letter sounds (Jj, Ww)

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: c, f)

*Learning the high-frequency words (jump, was, will)

*Writing stories with a problem and resolution

*Building numbers using place value cubes (tens, ones)

*Acting out stories using a strong voice

Week 18 (1st week of Jan.)

*Talking about vowels and consonants

*Learning the high-frequency words (went, one, two, three)

*Making combinations to 5 (2+3 = 5, 4+1 = 5, 5+0 =5)

*Finding characters, settings, problems, and resolutions in stories

*Discussing machines that help us at school/home

*Reviewing all letters/letter sounds we've learned thus far

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: j, w)

*Examining how characters respond to problems in stories

*Doubling numbers

*Finding 2 digit numbers on a 100 grid

Week 19 (2nd week of Jan.)

*Reviewing all letters and letter sounds we've learned thus far

*Handwriting (printing the lowercase letters: j, w)

*Learning the high-frequency words (one, two, three)

*Discussing how characters respond to problems in stories

*Identifying which of 2 items is heavier

*Building numbers to 10 in multiple ways

Week 20 (3rd week of Jan.)

*Handwriting (printing the uppercase letters: O, L, C, R, W, J, F)

*Handwriting (printing letters that descend below the bottom line: g, j, p, q, y)

*Reviewing all story elements: characters, setting, problem, response to the problem, resolution

*Creating bar graphs of data

*Finding 2 digit numbers on a 100 grid

*Talking about how machines make life easier for humans and help people do things more quickly

Week 21 (4th week of Jan.)

*Reviewing the letters/letter sounds: Ee, Zz

*Learning the high-frequency words: this, that

*Measuring items to the nearest inch

*Comparing lengths of items

*Writing sentences-trying to be as independent as possible

*Sorting items that can be pushed or pulled (or both)

Week 22 (last week of Jan.)

*Reviewing the letters/letter sounds: Kk, Yy, Vv

*Handwriting (lowercase letters: z, e)

*Learning the high-frequency words (there, do, my, too)

*Finding 2 digit numbers on a 100 grid

*Forming tally marks using popsicle sticks

*Categorizing items you can push/pull or both

*Learning about how America has changed over time

Week 23 (1st week of Feb.)

*Reviewing the letters/letter sounds: Qq, Uu

*Learning the high-frequency words (down, can, must)

*Talking about words with multiple meanings

*Looking at antiques from long ago

*Building numbers using tally marks

*Talking about the measuring tool~ruler

Week 24 (2nd week of Feb.)

*Reviewing the letters/letter sounds: Qq, Xx

*Learning the high-frequency word (down)

*Counting to 100 by 1s and 10s

*Locating 2 digit numbers on a 100 grid

*Adding numbers on dice

*Measuring to the nearest inch using a ruler

*Learning about informational writing: starting with a topic sentence, then the key details, and finishing with a conclusion

Week 25 (3rd week of Feb.)

*Handwriting (printing the uppercase letters: K, Y, Q, Z, V, U, X, E)

*Completing informational writing including a topic sentence, facts/details, and a conclusion

*Talking about land and water representation on a globe/map

*Discussing how wrecking balls work and doing a fun science investigation

*Adding and subtracting in various math games

*Identifying coins and their values

Week 26 (last week of Feb.)

*Handwriting (printing the uppercase: V, U, Q)

*Adding -ed and -ing to the ends of words

*Sorting shapes by various attributes (size, color, type of shape, number of sides/points, etc...)

*Completing doubles addition facts (2+2=4)

*Discussing how to make words plural by adding "s" or "es"

*Exploring coins and their values

Week 27 (1st week of Mar.)

*Learning the high-frequency words (now, new)

*Discovering how communication and transportation have changed in America over time

*Adding combinations to 10 (1+9=10)

*Adding details to our writing and illustrations

*Determining which of 2 number is bigger

*Talking about the importance of perseverance

*Discussing the difference between accidental behaviors and actions done on purpose

Week 28 (3rd week of Mar.)

-writing full sentences using appropriate letter size/line spacing

-exploring how pictures and words work together in books to help us understand them better

-making words plural by adding s or -es

-writing day of the week and month words

-subtracting using objects to assist us

-graphing data

-learning about the major food groups

Week 29 (4th week of Mar.)

~Writing about our opinion

~Using 3 lined paper to write (top line, dotted midline, bottom line)

~Learning about the continents of Europe and Asia

~Ordering words using ABC order

~Creating various shapes and creating using shapes

~Talking about measuring length, weight, capacity, and temperature 

Week 30 (1st week of Apr.)

-exploring multiple meaning words (ie. horns) 

-drawing shapes and building with shapes

-exploring opinion writing

-counting syllables (word parts) in words

-talking about how to care for our Earth

-telling time (even trickier times)

Week 31 (2nd week of Apr.)

-learning the high-frequency words: our, out

-discovering facts about the continents: Antarctica and Africa

-exploring words that have similar meanings (ie. speak, whisper, yell)

*Exploring opinion writing

-subtracting 1 from numbers

-building 3 dimensional shapes

Week 32 (3rd week of Apr.)

-learning the high-frequency words: eat, soon, please

-looking deeply at illustrations in books to gain a deeper understanding

-exploring why it is so important to know what type of weather is coming (weather forecasting)

-discussing what farm animals need to survive

-telling time to the hour, 1/2 hour, and more

-building 3 dimensional shapes

Week 33 (4th week of Apr.)

-learning the high-frequency words: ride, white, under

-talking about how folktale stories teach us lessons about life

-solving math story problems using pictures, objects, number lines, etc...

-sorting 2 dimensional/3 dimensional shapes

-adding/subtracting to/from 10

 Week 34 (1st week of May)

-learning about folktales

-talking about quotation marks and how they are used in books when a character is talking

-ending sentences with a period, exclamation point, or question mark

-sharing our writing with peers

-naming 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes

-solving +/- story problems

Week 35 (2nd week of May)

-learning the high-frequency words: pretty, funny

-exploring the continents South America and Australia

-talking about how a word can have more than one meaning

-building numbers to 20 using tens and ones

-comparing weights of items

-using quotation marks

-making coin exchanges (5 pennies for a nickel, 2 nickels for a dime)

-solving +/- story problems

Week 36 (3rd week of May)

-learning our final high-frequency word: want

-exploring the continent we live on: North America

-talking about how a word can have more than one meaning

-using quotation marks

-building numbers to 20 using tens and ones

-solving subtraction problems using objects

-comparing weights of items

Week 37 (4th week of May)

-talking about all we have learned to do in kindergarten thus far

-adding to numbers beyond 10 (ie. 10 + 4 = 14)

-solving story problems

-counting money and doing some pretend "shopping"

-exploring different punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, commas, etc...)

Week 38 (1st week of June)

The week was filled with SO MUCH FUN and we still did lots of learning too!!

~Ochsner Park/Zoo trip

~Working with our 4th grade buddies

~Playing outside with our 4th grade buddies

~Thanking all of our amazing classroom volunteers!

~Signing autograph books

~Exploring brochures and creating one of our own

~Counting money and "shopping" in our classroom store

~Reflecting on all we have learned in kindergarten

Week 39 (2nd week of June)

-talking about symmetry

-learning how to tell time for trickier times

-counting syllables

-solving math story problems