Kindergarten Learning Objectives

Students in Kindergarten are developing and exploring. Self-esteem, how to work in a group and independently, and many other important social skills will be a big part of these young learner's day.  Here is a brief look at our academic goals:

Language Arts 

• Developing an awareness of letters 

• Recognizing that letters have specific sounds including consonants, vowels and digraphs

• Awareness of the relationship of “letters to words” and “words to sentences”

• Developing a basic vocabulary set by listening to and identifying unknown words in stories

• Recognizing basic sight words in text

Math 

• Recognize numbers up to 20

• Learn how to sort objects

• Learn concepts of more and less

• Develop basic addition and subtraction skills

• Recognize and create basic patterns

• Count to 100

• Identify shapes

Science 

• Living/Non Living Things

• Energy Sources

• Heat Energy

• Animals

• Exploring the Universe

Social Studies

• Classroom Community

• Rules

• Calendar- days, weeks, months, years

• Community Helpers

• Needs and Wants

Technology- Chromebooks will be available and used by students to access various educational websites.