Kindergarten Curriculum Overview
Fall
Winter
Spring
Language Arts
Shared reading, Big Books, poetry, journals, read alouds/theme books, name recognition/writing, developmental spelling, book making, counting books, alphabet books, begin letter study, Mother Goose rhymes, speaking and listening. Fairy tales, rhyming, emergent reader books, introduction to children’s book authors, development of word wall, writing/developmental spelling, telling/retelling stories from beginning to end. Book making related to classroom themes, writing/developmental spelling, continue emergent reader books, using pictures and words to tell stories.
Math
Math collections, counting, number rhymes, number books, number formation, colors and shapes, sorting, begin number games, counting jar, calendar, today’s question. Investigating patterns, measurement, 100th day activities, teen number formation. Addition with manipulatives 1-10, estimating and sorting, measurement, number games, sequencing and exploring data, skip counting by 5’s and 10’s, exploring geometrical shapes.
Social Studies
“Friends,” “Family,” self awareness, self portraits (monthly), school community, Friendships/Name games, Project Self-Esteem, Emotions, Problem Solving, cards for Veterans Winter celebrations, Martin Luther King, Jr., Houses and Homes, friends/families/Friend of the Week. “Breads Around the World,” time-line, class memory book/culminating projects and transitioning activities.
Science
Apple unit/cooking activities, seasons/leaves and seeds, harvest unit/cooking activities.
Seasons/winter, cooking projects, snow/winter, weather, exploring magnets, exploring shadows/light. Farm animals, seeds/planting, zoo animals, Seasons/Spring, cooking projects.
Health
The Great Body Shop
“How To Stay Safe”
“The Five Senses”
“Adventure In Food”
“The Family Team”
“My Body Is Special”
“Going to the Doctor and Dentist”
“No Drugs, No Way!”
“Getting Sick”
“Keeping Clean And Healthy”
“Every Day Play”
Field Trips/ School Events
(Budget Dependent)
Fire Department Visits
Trip to Apple Orchard
Trip to Fire Station
Emerson Hospital Visits
Family Breakfast
Trip to New England Aquarium
Community Helper Visits
Trip to Franklin Park Zoo
Trip to Drumlin Farm

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