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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.
October Curriculum
October Curriculum
Biographies
Christopher Columbus
Poetry
Humpty Dumpty
My Nose
Little Bo Peep
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Recitation Party
Literature
Aesop's Fables
Lion and Mouse
Grasshopper and Ants
Fox and Grapes
Dog and Reflection
City Mouse/Country Mouse
Grimm Brothers
Wolf and Seven Kids
Legend of Jumping Mouse
Nature Study
Autumn Leaves
Handwriting and Literacy
b, p
l, t
i
u, w
y
Music
Music
Welcome to Kindergarten Music! My name is Mrs. O'Melia and I am so excited to be teaching Kindergarten Music for the second year. I will be posting weekly updates on here so you can check in about what songs we have been learning in music. The overall theme for Kindergarten is "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens. We will focus on one animal composition each month.
Email Mrs. O'Melia: katarina.omelia@dc.ascentcolorado.org
OCTOBER UPDATES:
Week 7:
Students listened to our next "Carnival of the Animals" song called "The Elephant".
Students learned to find the heartbeat in a song.
We learned a new chant called "Engine, Engine Number Nine".
Week 8:
Students learned a new chant called "I Climbed Up the Apple Tree".
Students found the heartbeat in different songs that we have learned in class.
Students listened and acted out our "Carnival of the Animals" song called "The Elephant".
Students learned to sing and play the game to the song "The Farmer and the Dell".
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.
Poetry Recitation Party RSVP
October 28/29, 2026; 230PM
Week 6: September 30/October 1, 2026
Week 6: September 30/October 1, 2026
Handwriting:
Practice writing lowercase b, p.
Practice letters for handwriting karate. See link above.
Literature:
Use the coloring page in your child's take home folder to retell the fables, "The Lion and the Mouse" and "The Grasshopper and the Ant."
Read and Listen to the fables on Learning Ally.
Nature Study:
Look for leaves changing colors. Notice the different sizes, shapes, and colors of leaves.
Read and Listen to “We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt” on Learning Ally.
Biographies:
Practice our memory statement: “Christopher Columbus was an explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. His ships were the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.”
Practice finding and using the directions, North, South, West, East.
Poetry:
Practice reciting, “Humpty Dumpty.”
Recitation day and party on October 28/29.
Week 7: October 7/8, 2026
Week 7: October 7/8, 2026
Handwriting:
Practice writing lowercase “l” and “t.”
Practice letters for handwriting karate. See link above.
Literature:
Use the coloring sheets to retell the fables, "The Dog and His Reflection" and "The Fox and the Grapes.”
Read and Listen to the fables on Learning Ally.
Nature Study:
Create leaf rubbings.
Read/Listen to “Why Do Leaves Change Color” on Learning Ally
Biographies:
Practice our memory statement: “Christopher Columbus was an explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. His ships were the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.”
Finish the “Map Skills” worksheet (in white binder).
Poetry: Practice reciting My Nose (Dorothy Aldis) and Humpty Dumpty. Recitation day and party will be October 28/29.
Week 8: October 14/15, 2026
Week 8: October 14/15, 2026
Handwriting: Practice writing lowercase “i.”
Literature:
Use your stick puppets and scenery to retell the fable, City Mouse, Country Mouse.
Read/Listen to "Town Mouse, Country Mouse" on Learning Ally website.
Use the coloring sheets to retell any of the fables we have read.
Nature Study: Create additional coffee filter leaves: https://www.funathomewithkids.com/2014/08/fall-window-art-leaf-suncatchers-free.html
Biographies:
Practice using the directions, North, South, East, West. Find North, South, East, and West at your house and in the community.
Read/Listen to “A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus” on the Reading Ally website.
Poetry: Select a poem to memorize from any that we have worked on so far. Recitation day is October 28/29!
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