Syllabus
B. Neal’s Kindergarten 2023 - 2024 Syllabus
Kindergarten 2023 - 2024 Syllabus
First Quarter
Reading
Unit 1: We Are All Readers
Unit 2: Reading, Thinking and Talking about Texts
Writing
Unit 1: Narrative Writing: Launching Writing
Unit 2: Narrative Writing: Writing for Readers
Math
Getting Started
Identifying and Describing Shapes
Classifying Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes Rote Counting and Understanding the Amount Counted Writing and Representing Numbers 1-10
Social
Studies
Responsible at School
Citizens Are Cooperative
Science
Introduction to Kindergarten and Science Practices Properties of Objects
Health
Personal & Community Health
Mental, Emotional, & Social Health
Second Quarter
Reading
Unit 3: Becoming a Powerful Reader
Unit 4: Partnering to Become Independent Readers
Writing
Unit 3: Procedural Writing: How to
Unit 4: Narrative Writing: Small Moments Revisited
Math
Classifying and Counting Objects
Rote Counting to 50 and Representing 20 objects Comparing Numbers
Understanding/Representing Addition and Subtraction to 5
Social
Studies
Family and History
Science
Exploring Weather Patterns (Season of Fall)
Science and Engineering Practice: Exploring Force and Motion
Health
Injury Prevention & Safety
Third Quarter
Reading
Unit 5: Reading to Learn about Ourselves/World
Writing
Unit 5: Writing Informative/Explanatory-All About
Math
Adding and Subtracting within 5
Describing and Comparing Measurable Attributes Composing Ten
Understanding Adding and Subtracting within 10
Social
Studies
Traditions of Democracy
Citizens Make Choices
Science
Exploring Weather Patterns (Season of Winter)
Exploring Organisms and the Environment (Animals)
Health
ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs)
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Fourth Quarter
Reading
Unit 6: Growing Our Understanding of Text
Unit 7: Reading Through the Hard Parts
Writing
Unit 6: Opinion Writing-Sharing My Thinking
Unit 7: Writing Like Scientist
Math
Counting to 100 by Ones and Tens
Developing Foundations of Place Value
Modeling Shapes
Solving Problems and Demonstrating Fluency
Social
Studies
Citizens Connect to their surroundings
Science
Exploring Weather Patterns (Spring and Summer) Exploring Organisms and the Environment (Plants)
Health
Human Growth & Development