Curriculum

• K.CC.4: Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.

b. Understand that the last number said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.

• K.CC.6: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group (e.g. using matching and counting strategies).

• K.OA.2: Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within ten (e.g. using objects or drawings to represent the problem).

• K.G.1: Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

• RF.K.2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.

b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.

e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

• RF.K.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

b. Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

c. Read common high-frequency words by sight.

d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

• SL.K.2: Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

• L.K.5: With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort common objects into categories (e.g. shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represents.

b. Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).

c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g. note places at school that are colorful).

d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g. walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

• Life Science

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

• Earth Science

  • Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

  • Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

• Physical Science

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

• Engineering Technology

  • Ask questions, make observations and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

  • Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

• Understand events and timelines: yesterday, today, tomorrow, past, present.

• Understand needs and wants.

• Understand rules, both in the classroom and world, and why they are important.

• Demonstrate responsibility and good citizenship.