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Kindergarten Curriculum
Autumn
Language Arts:
Upper and lower case letters identification
Letter sounds
Labeling pictures
Beginning sound and ending sounds
Beginning to write short sentences
Best guess spelling
Writer's Workshop launch, small moment stories
One-to-one matching while reading (point to words)
Sight Words
Guided reading
Math:
Count to 20
Identify and write numbers to 10
Patterning
2D shapes
Become familiar with math manipulatives
Visual discrimination (ex., domino matching)
Science:
5 Senses
Trees
Leaves
Winter
Language Arts:
Small moment stories
Include spaces between words
Add feelings words to writing
Add speech bubbles to writing
Beginning, middle, and ending sounds
Blend sounds together to make words
Segment words
Digraphs and blends
Sound-a-bet books
Best guess spelling
Write CVC words
Guided reading
Math:
Count to 100
Identify and write numbers to 20
Beginning addition to 5
Ten frames
Tally marks
Matching numbers to ten frames
3D Shapes
Comparing weight and length
Science:
Wood and paper
Seasons
Weather
Spring
Language Arts:
Small moment stories
All about stories
How to Books
Author study (Mo Willems and Jane O'Connor)
Add interesting details to words and pictures
Use interesting vocabulary
Include ending punctuation
Begin a sentence with an uppercase letter
Spell sight words correctly
Read the 45 kindergarten sight words
Digraphs and blends
Math:
Count to 100
Identify and write numbers to 30
Fluent addition to 5
Fluent subtraction to 5
Use tools and strategies to help solve more complex addition and subtraction equations
Ten frames
Compare and contrast 3D and 2D shapes
Compare length and weight
Concepts of time
Science:
Animals 2X2 (goldfish, snails, worms)
Plants