Curriculum

Journey's is the curriculum the school has purchased. We will use journeys typically two days a week. I typically like to start off the week using Journeys and then move into Rooted in Reading. 

All of our end of unit assessments will come from Journeys. 

To add additional rigor to the Journey's curriculum, I have chose to add the curriculum Rooted in Reading. The grammar aligns perfectly with Journeys, but it adds additional resources that can help to enhance the Kindergarten experience. We will use Rooted in Reading two times a week, and then Friday, will be our catch up day in Literacy. 

To continue to add additional rigor to our Kindergarten experience, we will be using Writing Throughout the Year for our Writer's Workshop. Writing Throughout the Year helps to teach students how to write narratives, how-tos, and informative essays.

Go Math is the curriculum the school has purchased to be used within the classroom. Go Math is very hands on and provides virtual lessons and videos to help students understand the mathematical concepts. 

I have purchased additional curriculums for Science and Social Studies that I have found beneficial to help build a well-rounded student. 

Little Thinkers Curriculum for Science:

Unit 1: Our Five Senses

Unit 2: Seasons and Weather

Unit 3: Properties

Unit 4: Plants

Unit 5: Animals

  Unit 6: Force and Motion

I love STEM and every last day of the month will be a STEM Fun Reward day for all students. 

August (8/31): Back to School STEM Fun Day

September (9/29): Apple STEM Fun Day

October (10/31): Character STEM Fun Day

National STEM Day: November 8th: Thanksgiving STEM Rotations

November (11/30): Pumpkin STEM Fun Day

December (12/17): Gingerbread STEM Fun Day

January (1/31): Winter STEM Fun Day

February (2/29): Dr. Seuss STEM Fun Day  (Dr. Seuss' Birthday is March 2nd) 

March (3/28): Spring STEM Fun Day

April (4/30): Fairy Tales STEM Fun Day

May (5/31): End of Year STEM Fun Day

I have purchased additional curriculums for Science and Social Studies that I have found beneficial to help build a well-rounded student. 

Little Thinkers Curriculum for Social Studies:

Unit 1: Citizenship

Unit 2: Then and Now

Unit 3: Holidays Around the World

Unit 4: My Community

Unit 5: Our World

Pilgrims and Native Americans/ Wampanoag

America

Elections/ Voting