LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Reading / Literature

·         Identify upper and lowercase letters and the sounds they represent

·         Identify the parts of a book:  front, back, title, text

·         Know the reading directions is left to right and top to bottom

·         Retell a story in sequence:  beginning, middle, end

·         Can describe what is in a picture

·         Recognize rhyming words

·         Recognize colors and color words

 

Writing

·         Draw pictures that correspond with letters

·         Use phonetic spelling and drawings to tell a story or express ideas

 

Penmanship

·         Print first and last names correctly

·         Print lower and uppercase letters

 

Speaking / Listening

·         Follow one and two step directions

·         Participate in class discussions

·         Listen to others

·         Listen to oral readings

·         Can express himself/herself clearly

 

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

·         Describe movement and spatial relationships: over, under, in front of, in back of, beside

·         Compare and contrast characteristics of self and others in various life stages:  baby, child, adult

·         Similarities and differences among individuals and within families:  mother, father, sister, brother, older, younger and step-family

·         Personal needs and wants:  food, clothing, shelter, etc.

·         Identify and apply school rules and safety practices.

·         Core Democratic Values:  truth, life, justice

·         Common Words: yesterday, today, tomorrow, last week, next year, morning, night

·         Tools that measure time: clocks measure hours; calendars measure days, weeks, and months

 

 

SCIENCE

 

·         Classify familiar objects as living or non-living

·         Identify and compare the five senses

·         Describe, compare, and contrast local changes in the seasons.

·         Compare and contrast common objects and substances according to their attributes and properties:  large-small, long-short, heavy-light, hot-cold, hard-soft, sink-float, bendable-not bendable

 

MATHEMATICS

 

·         Identify, sort and classify objects

·         Identify shapes

·         Create, describe, and extend simple geometric patterns

·         Read and write numbers to 30 and connect them to the quantities they represent

·         Rote count to 100 by ones and to 30 by 2s, 5s, and 10s

·         Read and interpret simple graphs

·         Tell time to the hour

·         Calendar activities to explore concepts of time: morning, afternoon, night, today, tomorrow, last week, next year

·         Order events: before and after; first, next, last

·         Identify and compare penny, nickel, and dime

·         Estimate and measure length and height by comparing to reference objects, box/cube, etc.

·         Estimate and measure weight and capacity

·         Addition and subtraction to 10 using manipulatives

·         Fractions: equal parts and halves