Curriculum Information
A Peek Into Kindergarten
English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
Learning new language skills is a hallmark of Kindergarten. Your child will learn about the alphabet and its role in reading. Your child will practice
rhyming, matching words with beginning sounds, and blending sounds into words. Practice with these types of activities is a powerful step toward
learning to read and spell correctly. The size of your child’s vocabulary is another key factor in his or her ability to read and comprehend books and
stories. Your child also will begin to experiment with writing and will be encouraged to use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing letters to
share information, ideas, and feelings.
A sample of what your child will be learning in Kindergarten includes:
● Naming upper– and lower-case letters, matching those letters with their sounds, and printing them.
● Reading three-letter decodable words in isolation, sentences, and books
● Comparing the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories, such as fairy tales and folktales.
● Retelling familiar stories and talking about stories read to them using details from the text.
● Using a combination of drawing, dictating , and writing to describe an event, including his or her reaction to what happened.
● Stating an opinion or preference about a topic or book in writing (e.g., “My favorite book is ...”).
● Taking part in classroom conversations and following rules for discussions (e.g., learning to listen to others and taking turns when speaking).
● Learning to recognize, spell and properly use those little grammatical works that hold the language together (e.g., a, the, to, of, from, I, is, are).
● Follow 2 step directions
● Listening and responding appropriately
Handwriting
Penmanship will be developed through the Handwriting Without Tears program. Kindergarten students use writing and/or dictation with illustrations to express themselves. Students will:
Communicate through words and pictures
Capitalize the first word of a sentence
Write left-to-right
Space between words
Social Studies
Social Studies is incorporated within the Language Arts curriculum. Students will learn certain rules about behavior, such as working with and playing with others. They will learn respect for others and their property, as well as learning what it means to become responsible citizens of the world.
Science
Students will learn simple scientific concepts using the Carolina Biological Building Blocks of Science curriculum. Units of study will include:
Push, Pull, Go
Living Things
Weather and Sky
Math
The Eureka Math resource introduces a variety of concepts. Kindergarten students will learn the following skills:
Counting objects to tell how many there are.
Comparing two groups of objects to tell which group, if either, has more; comparing two written numbers to tell which is greater.
Acting out addition and subtraction word problems and drawing diagrams to represent them.
Adding with a sum of 10 or less; subtracting from a number 10 or less; and solving addition and subtraction word problems.
Adding and subtracting very small numbers quickly and accurately (e.g., 3 + 1).
Correctly naming shapes regardless of orientation or size (e.g., a square oriented as a “diamond” is still a square).
Social Emotional Learning
Second Step is a curriculum focused on teaching students the academic and social skills they need to be successful in the classroom and the world. The program is comprised of one thirty-minute weekly lesson followed by mini lessons throughout the week. Second Step will assist our students in learning how to be a better student, friend, and citizen.
Kindergarten Common Core Information
Parent Guide to Student Success.pdf