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Fine Arts Night 2026: Poetry Practice
Please practice the following poems to prepare for Fine Arts Night
Big Ideas in Kindergarten
Big Ideas in Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Literature
Stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Characters/setting, conflict/problem, and resolution/ending can be identified in stories.
Stories can spark joy and enrich life.
Nature Study
The natural world can be observed using our senses.
Observations of the natural world can be recorded.
Biographies
A biography is a story about a real person that lived in a real place.
Poetry
Language has rhythm, rhyme, and repetition that can be felt if read or listened to aloud.
Literacy
Letters connect to sounds.
Sounds connect to letters.
The English language follows rules.
Handwriting
Printed letters have structure and form.
Poetry
Poetry
April/May Curriculum
April/May Curriculum
Biographies
Theodore Roosevelt (Weeks 27-30)
Abraham Lincoln (Week 31-33)
Poetry
Practice for Fine Arts Night (Weeks 27 - 30; April 1/2 - 22/23)
Little Miss Muffet (Week 31; April 29/30)
Simple Simon (Week 32; May 6/7)
Three Little Kittens (Week 33; May 13/14)
Literature
Chicken Little
Little Red Hen
Winnie The Pooh
Beatrix Potter
Nature Study
Ants (Weeks 27 - 28)
Butterflies (Weeks 29 - 33)
Handwriting and Literacy
We have finished learning all the lowercase letters and will move into writing words. We will be listening for sounds as well as segmenting words into syllables.
ant(s), egg, largae, pupa, adult
ant(s), head, abdomen, thorax
caterpillar, butterfly
Archived Home Extensions
Optional Home Extension Activities
Timeline: Students received a timeline, that will be kept at school, to keep track of people we study throughout the year. Send a small photograph (roughly 1" square) of your student for them to add to the last spot on their timeline.
Timeline: Students received a timeline, that will be kept at school, to keep track of people we study throughout the year. Send a small photograph (roughly 1" square) of your student for them to add to the last spot on their timeline.
Learning Ally: Set up your student's account on Learning Ally. You will receive an email with login information. I will assign books to students' accounts throughout the year, and they can listen or follow along while the book is read to them.
May Week 1: May 6/7, 2026
May Week 1: May 6/7, 2026
Biographies:
Practice memory statement: Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer and the 16th president of The United States. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves.
Find Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois on a map of the United States.
Look for Abraham Lincoln on a penny and $5 bill.
Read or listen to, “A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln” on Learning Ally.
Handwriting: Practice writing: egg, larva, caterpillar, pupa, chrysalis, adult
Literature: Read or listen to “Beatrix Potter” on Learning Ally.
Nature Study:
Order your own set of caterpillars. https://www.insectlore.com/
Watch video of butterfly migration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWOySU_hAz0
Poetry: Practice reciting Simple Simon.
Week 2: May 13/14, 2026
Week 2: May 13/14, 2026
Biographies:
Practice memory statement: Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer and the 16th president of The United States. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves.
Read or listen to, “Just a Few Words Mr. Lincoln” on Learning Ally.
Handwriting:
Practice writing: head, thorax, abdomen, mandible, antennae, eye, proboscis, legs
Practice writing your last name.
Literature: Read or listen to Beatrix Potter on Learning Ally.
Nature Study:
Watch video of a caterpillar changing to a chrysalis and then to a butterfly.
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