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=Kindergarten= September – L. Arts : Developing vocabulary (discuss meanings of words); Answer questions about what is read; Use story language in discussions; Discuss characters, setting & events; make connections, visualize, Learning to write 1st Name in D’Nealian font, write beginning sound of words, illustrate a story Math : count backward from 10 -0, count forward from 0 to 10, match a numeral to a set (1-10), count the number of objects in a set (0-10) Science : Answer questions by conducting observations; record observations (weather), Social Studies : rules of good citizenship

OCTOBER L. ARTS: developing vocabulary in texts read; answering and asking questions as reading text; using the author's words to discuss text (story language); discussing story elements (characters, setting: where and when, listing events that happened in story) MATH: Geometry: identifying the 4 basic shapes (rectangle, triangle, circle, shape) and describing each shape using the number of sides, and the number of angles; sorting objects by (color, shape, size, 2-D & 3 D); counting 1-10, 10-0, counting objects in a set, matching a numeral to the objects counted SCIENCE: 5 senses, property words (color words, shape words, size words, texture words [smooth, bumpy, rough,] SOCIAL STUDIES: US symbols, identifying good versus inappropriate behavior in the classroom

NOVEMBER Social Studies: Thanksgiving L. Arts-- retelling using pictures; using story language (characters, setting, events); non-fiction (table of contents, photographs etc); using pictures to predict & id the topic; identifying simple facts & topic of non-fiction; composing narrative writing ( I see..... I like.... I can....) Science: recycle/reuse Math: counting 1-20, making sets 1-20, identifying 1-20; using Math language: more, fewer, same; identifying one more than, one less than

December 2015 Social Studies : 5senes Science : weather (student clothing usually indicates weather and seasonal conditions) L. Arts : ask and answering questions about what is read ( who, what, when, where, why and how) retelling (same as Nov.); non-fiction (topic/ provides information); non-fiction elements ( titles, headings, pictures) expository writing (needs and wants facts) Math : numbers 1-20: making sets, counting, identifying tricky teens; one more than, one less than; decomposing numbers up to ten

JANUARY 2016 L. Arts: making connections (before,during and after reading) predicting (using title and pictures) discuss characters/setting/events compose narrative writing ( ie. about a weekend: I _) MATH:
 * non-fiction literature: identifying topic, retelling facts, expository writing (writing a fact); identifying non-fiction features: title, headings, photographs, TOC
 * fiction literature: retelling (beginning/middle/end using story language) - drawing picture clues, writing a word to represent picture
 * Writing: using letters and BEGINNING CONSONANT sounds to write
 * COUNTING & IDENTIFYING numbers 1-20
 * decomposing numbers up to 10
 * ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, etc. from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top

SOCIAL STUDIES: needs and wants (explain why people make economic choices); jobs in the community SCIENCE: animal needs/animal survival;

February
Language Arts: - non-fiction literature: identifying topic, retelling facts, identifying non-fiction text features (title, headings, photographs, pictures) - fiction literature: retelling beginning/middle/end of the story, using story language, writing words to represent pictures making connections (before, during, and after reading), predicting using the title and pictures, discuss characters/setting/events - writing: beginning and ending consonants in words, writing sentences (narrative and expository), using adjectives in writing

Math: - Counting to 100 - counting by 5s and 10s to 100 - recording data (tally marks and graphing) - identification of coins and counting pennies and nickels - decomposing numbers 11 - 20

Science: - season of winter and how plants and animals adapt

**March**
Language Arts: - non-fiction literature: identifying topic, retelling facts, nonfiction text features - title, heading, photographs, pictures - fiction : retelling, beginning/middle/end of story, using story language, writing words to represent pictures, make connections, predict using titile and pictures, discuss characters/setting/events - writing: beg./end consonants, write sentences (narrative and expository), use adjective (description) in writing

Math: - Count to 100 by 1s, 5s, 10s - record data with tally marks and graphing data - identification of coins and counting pennies and nickels

SS: Maps and Globes: - recognize basic map and globe elements (model/map/globe) - explain characteristics of maps (view from above, location of objects) and explain uses of maps (describe places referenced in stories and real life) - locate land and water features shown by different colors

April
Language Arts: -nonfiction literature - identifying topic, retelling and writing facts, identifying text features -fiction: retelling B/M/E, use story language, write about B/M/E make connections, make predictions before, during, after story, discuss characters/setting/events

Writing: use detail in sentences (adjectives), write B/M/E sounds in words

Math: - Count to 100 by 1s - measurement: standard and nonstandard measurement (compare size), time to the hour, weight (heavy/light), temperature (hot/cold)

Science: what plants need (sunlight, air, water, soil)

May
Language Arts: nonfiction literature - identifying topic, retelling and writing facts, identifying text features -fiction: retelling B/M/E, use story language, write about B/M/E make connections, make predictions before, during, after story, discuss characters/setting/events

Math: count to 100 by 1s, identify fractions 1/2, 1/4, compose and decompose numbers 11 - 19, model adding and subtracting numbers 0-10 with concrete objects

SS: - recognize everyday life today is different from life long ago (things change over time/past/present) - stories help us learn about the past - people from the past brought change (Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson)

Science: - interactions with water - properties of water, sort common objects that float or sink - magnets - explain how a magnet affects different objects, identify everyday objects that contain a magnet