Reading/Language Arts
• Print upper and lower-case letters of the alphabet
• Associate long and short sounds for the five major
vowels and recognition of initial consonant sounds
• Read common words by sight, understanding phonetic sounds
• Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate an event or several loosely linked events.
• Recite words, phrases and communicate basic sentences in Spanish amongst teachers and peers (Kinder students do not practice writing in Spanish).
Mathematics
• Count to 100 by ones and tens
• Write numbers from 0 to 20
• Beginning addition and subtraction
• Analyze and compare two- and three- dimensional
shapes
Science
• Use tools and instruments for observing, measuring and manipulating objects in scientific activities
• Sort living organisms into groups by observable
physical visible attributes
• Investigate different types of motion
• Observe and communicate the effects of gravity
on objects
•Cooking and food experiments
•Learning about Nature
•Research- Animals, Plants and Discovery
Social Studies
•You, Me and Community. How we can be a caring member of our Community
• Community helpers and city safety
• Vehicles, Roads, Maps, basic Rules of our city and state (stop signs, traffic lights, cross walks etc)
• Explain how money is used to purchase goods and
services
• Cultural studies and Celebrations around the Globe
Project Based Learning
•Hands on experiments, hands on activities
•Turning an idea into a Business (Child led Entrepreneurship and learning about earning money)
•Music activities and Dance
•Group Projects, collective building and creating
•Practical life skills- using basic hand tools, sewing, gardening, cooking, cleaning up after yourself, working together as a collective within your community.
