Kindergarten

Curriculum Highlights

Math

• Recognize and write numbers from 0-100
• Count by 2's, 5's and 10's
• Odd and even numbers
• Sort and graph by size, color and shape
• Patterns and sequencing
• Time to the hour (1st semester); to the half hour (2nd semester)
• Money: pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
• Number stories, number pictures and number problems
• Addition and subtraction (doubles, +1, +2, +0)
• Geometric shapes: cone, cylinder, sphere and cube
• Measuring using standard and non-standard items
• Divide objects into halfs, fourths and thirds

Language Arts

• Know all consonant and short vowel sounds
• Know how to combine 3 letter words to create words with short vowels
• Will know 70-80 sight words by the end of the year
• In October, begin short beginning readers: BOB books and books from Starfall
• Write sentences from board to lined paper
• Take dictated sentences using sight words
• Use capital letters, spacing between words and ending sentence punctuation
• Reading and language will consist of poetry, songs and traditional and Bible stories

Religion

• Sign of the Cross
• Prayers: Our Father and Hail Mary
• Bible stories: Jonah, Noah, Moses and the Ten Commandments, Easter, Christmas
• Service projects
• Learn to live the Way of Christ and make good choices

Social Studies and Science

• Weather/Seasons
• 5 senses
• Animals and their habitats
• The 7 continents
• Texas, our state
• Celebrate America
• Manners
• Health/fitness/good eating habits
• Fire Safety
• Living and non-living things
• Directions - left and right
• Directions - North/South/East/West
• Community Workers
• Magnets and Simple Machines
• Conservation/Ecology

Special Projects and Activities During The Year

• Visits throughout the year to Broadway at Westover Retirement Center
• Storybook Parade
• Caroling
• Valentine Cookie Decorating
• Casa Manana
• Bass Hall
• FW Symphony Kinder Music
• End of the year Zoo trip