What We Are Learning

This week students will...

English Language Arts:  

• read and spell /d/ spelled d, and /k/ spelled c 

• Read and spell the heart word: said

• identify capital and lowercase letters

• identify rhyming words

• listen for beginning and ending sounds in words

• find and define the title, author, illustrator, front and back cover of a story

• identify characters, setting, and events in a story

Writing:  Narrative

• print the letter Dd,  Cc using correct formation

• Introduction to narrative writing including people, setting, and beginning/middle/end

• Writing Process: think, draw, label, write, edit, publish

Math:  Topic 4: Compare Numbers 0-10

• compare groups of objects using the terms more/greater than, less/fewer than, and equal to

• compare numbers using the terms more/greater than, less/fewer than, and equal to

• sequence numbers 0-10

Science:  Pumpkins & Plants

• identify the lifecycle of a plant

• identify parts of a tree

• understand what scientists do: observe, gather data, make hypotheses, experiment

Social Studies:  NA

Social-Emotional:  the Empathy Tool

• Tagline- I care for myself. I care for others.

• The icon- a level

• The gesture- place hands in front of you, palms up, as if holding an imaginary level. Slowly raise the left hand, as you slowly lower the right hand. Reverse the motions repeatedly (like a see-saw). 

*Though these are our intended objectives for the week, sometimes lessons are changed or adjusted.

Sound/Spellings

These are all the sound/spellings that will be covered this year.  Skills in blue bold type are the skills taught so far.

High Frequency Words

These are all the high frequency words that will be covered this year.  Words in blue bold type are the words taught so far.

The following is a list of kindergarten goals we strive to master by the end of the year*.  

Math

• recognize, count to, and write numbers 1 – 20;

• count by ones and tens to 100;

• add and subtract single digit numbers;

• understand one more, one less, two more, two less;

• compare sets of objects (more, less);

• compose and decompose numbers 11-19 (i.e. 11 is 10 and 1, 15 is 10 and 5);

• identify and describe 2D and 3D shapes;

English Language Arts (ELA)

• recognize rhyming words;

• count syllables in words;

• identify beginning, middle, and end sounds in words;

• identify the 26 letters of the alphabet;

• identify sounds of all 21 consonants and long and short vowels;

• write all 26 letters, both capital and lowercase;

• blend, read, and spell consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words (i.e. cat, pin);

• read the 40 kinder sight words;

• read emergent text (text with CVC words and sight words);

• retell important details in a story;

Science

• understand and identify plant and animal needs;

• name and identify characteristics of the seasons and different types of weather;

• compare the effects of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object;

• communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans in the local environment;

Social Studies

• identify qualities of a good citizen;

• recognize national and state symbols;

• match simple descriptions of work people do in the community;

• compare and contrast locations of people, places, and environments;

• understand the order of months, days, and weeks on a calendar;

• understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times.

*This is not a complete list, but instead a list of priority standards.