3rd Quarter Goals for Kindergarten
English Language Arts
Journal Writing
Writing Stories-Narrative Writing
Using transitional words-First, Next, Then, & Last
Writing Process-Prewriting-searching for topic, fill in bubble map with big ideas
Begin Draft-using words from bubble map to construct sentences
Revising-Add more sentences to writing
Editing-Begin all sentences with capital letters, check for spacing and ending punctuation.
Publishing-writing final paper
Begin to use initial and final consonants correctly in approximate words.
Recognize high frequency words
Write all letters of the alphabet
Reading Themes
My Shadow
Teamwork
Ready, Set, Grow
Retell stories -identify setting, characters, main idea and details, author's purpose, make connections
Math
Explore components of numbers 0-20
Understand how a set of objects can be broken apart in multiple ways and different combinations of numbers can equal a larger number.
Explore the concept of two and three dimensional objects with or without curved surfaces.
Identify , describe, model, and compare two and three dimensional figures using a variety of attributes, with formal and informal language.
Explore measurable attributes such as length, height, weight, size, or color.
Compare measurable attributes, describe the difference, and explore similarities and differences of objects.
Students will rote count to 50.
Social Studies
People adapt to weather conditions
Explains ways people use environmental resources to meet basic needs and wants(shelter, food, clothing#
Explains how families have needs and wants
Explains how jobs help people meet their needs and wants
Science
Understand change and observable patterns of weather that occur from day to day and throughout the year
Understand how objects are described based on their physical properties and how they are used.
4th Quarter Goals
Language Arts
Continue with writing process
Use single consonant sound in writing, begins to add vowel sounds and able to write 10 to 15 high frequency words correctly.
Initiates writing on his or her own # makes list, labels, signs) begins to use book language in storytelling, retelling, and writing.
Able to write all upper and lowercase letters.
Able to write letters in first and last name.
Can initiate or participate a variety of writing experiences ( list, stories, illustrates, labels,sings)
Recognizes all high frequency words
Themes for Reading
Ready, Set, Grow
Red, White, & Blue
Windy Days
Retell stories-identify setting, characters, problem in story, resolutions, main idea and details, author's purpose, and connections
Math
Develop skills for counting and have an understanding of numbers to 20.
Understand the quantity and sequencing of numbers and applying knowledge to the writing component.
Rote count to 100.
Develop an understanding that numbers 11-19 are made up of 10 ones and some ones left over.
Use ten frame to count objects.
Develop an understanding of addition and subtraction.
Review similarities and differences of objects and how to classify objects into categories by size, shape, or color.
Count the number of objects in each group and continue to explore how to sort the categories by the number of objects.
Social Studies
Understand why citizens obey rules in the home and neighborhood.
Explains the elements of culture (how people speak, how people dress, food they eat)
Explains similartites in self and others.
Science
Understand change and observable patterns of weather that occur from day to day and throughout the year.
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