Welcome to Kindergarten
Kindergarten Units
Weather-1st nine weeks
Economics-2nd nine weeks
Communities-3rd nine weeks
Animals-4th nine weeks
4th Quarter Essential Questions
How do animals change and grow?
How are animals alike and different?
How do animals depend on each other?
Science
2.01 Observe daily weather changes throughout the year.
2.02 Identify types of precipitation, variations of wind, sky conditions
and day and night changes.
2.03 Observe the seasonal and daily changes in weather: similarities
and differences, temperature changes.
3.03 Describe motion when an object, a person, an animal, or anything
goes from one place to another.
4.01 Describe the functions of tools.
4.02 Determine the usefulness of tools to help people: scissors, pencils,
crayons, paper clips, hammers, etc.
4.03 Apply nonstandard units of measure.
4.04 Conclude that tools extend human capabilities.
Social Studies
2.01 Exhibit citizenship traits such as integrity, responsibility, and
trustworthiness in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
2.02 Participate in democratic decision-making.
2.03 Describe the importance of rules and laws.
2.04 Analyze classroom problems and suggest fair solutions.
5.01 Locate and describe familiar places in the school, home, and other
environments.
5.02 Create and interpret simple maps, models, and drawings of the home,
school, and other environments.
5.03 Describe the functions of places in the home, school, and other
environments.
5.05 Identify and state how natural and human resources are used within
the community.
6.02 Examine the concept of scarcity and how it influences the economy.
6.04 Give examples of how money is used within communities, such as spending
and saving.
6.05 Explore goods and services provided in communities.
7.01 Identify different types of media and forms of communication.
7.02 Explore modes of transportation at home and around the world.
7.03 Describe the functions of computers and other electronic devices
used in the home, school, and other environments.
Math
1.01 Model numbers in a variety of ways.
*1.02 Rote count forward to 30.
1.02 Rote count backward from 5.
*1.03 Uses one-to-one correspondence to identify how many, 1-10.
1.04 Recognize numerals 0-5.
1.09 Estimate quantities less than 10.
2.01 Recognize basic two-dimensional figures in the environment.
2.01 Recognize two-dimensional(plane) figures: circle, square, triangle,
and rectangle.
2.02 Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles.
*2.04 Model and use directional and positional words (concrete level).
2.06 Name days of the week.
3.01 Describe likenesses and differences between and among objects.
3.02 Sort by given attribute.
*3.02 Sort by given rule.
3.03 Identify patterns.
3.03 Copy patterns.
3.03 Continue patterns.
3.03 Describe patterns.
3.04 Create patterns with actions, words, and objects.
4.01 Collect data to create concrete graphs.
4.01 Describe graph results as a group.
( those with star will be assessed and the rest will be introduced)
Language Arts
1.01 Develop print and book awareness:
-identify the parts of the book and the functions of each part.
-demonstrate an understanding of directionality.
-demonstrate an understanding of letters.
1.02 Develop phonemic awareness and knowledge of alphabetic principle:
-demonstrate understanding that spoken language is a sequence of identifiable
speech sounds.
-demonstrate understanding that the sequence of letters in the written
word represents the sequence of sounds in the spoken word.
1.03 Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills:
-recognize and name upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
-recognize some words by sight including a few common words, own name,
and environmental print such as signs, labels, and trademarks.
-recognize most beginning consonant letter-sound associations in one-syllable
words.
1.04 Read or begin to read:
-read or attempt to read own dictated story.
2.01 Demonstrate sense of story (e.g., beginning, middle, end, characters,
details)
2.05 Predict possible events in texts before and during reading.
2.06 Understands and follows oral-graphic directions.
3.01 Connect information and events in text to experience.
3.02 Discuss concepts and information in a text to clarify and extend
knowledge.
4.02 Use words that name and words that tell action in a variety of simple
texts.
4.03 Use words that describe color , size, and location in a variety of texts:
e.g., oral retelling, written stories , lists, journal entries of personal
experiences.
5.01 Develop spelling strategies and skills by:
Writing most letters of the alphabet.
Healthful Living
3.02 Use seat belts and bicycle helmets.
3.03 Describe meanings of traffic signs and signals.
3.04 Respond appropriately to warning signs, sounds and labels.
3.05 Demonstrate the stop, drop, and roll response to burning clothing.
3.06 Demonstrate how to get help in an emergency.
3.07 Identify items that can burn oneself.
( All other objectives are yearlong objectives-see Connections for specifics)
Links
To practice kindergarten skills online, check out these fun web sites.
