Kindergarten Content, Teaching Methods & Assessments

Language Arts:
TEXT BOOKS: Reading Street reading series materials (trade books, Big books, decodable readers, independent student readers, phonics CD, story words chart, workbook) Phonics Level A phonics workbook Ready Reader student readers English: Students will Identify nouns and action verbs Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs Understand and use question words Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (to, from, in, on, with) Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ *Teaching methods may include: Journal writing, writing from prompts, , interactive writing, shared writing, interactive charts, games and worksheets **Assessments may include: Writing checklists, informal observation, Reading Street Unit Benchmark Assessment Writing: Students will Write sentences using correct capitalization (beginning of a sentence, I, & names) Write sentences using correct spacing Write sentences using correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point) Write simple paragraphs (3 sentences on the same topic) Write sentences on a given topic (using sentence starters) Write sentences on self selected topic Draw pictures to match their writing Write sentences using sounding out words and selected sight words

*Teaching methods may include: Journal writing, writing from prompts, games, activities, interactive writing, shared writing, interactive charts, and worksheets **Assessments may include: Writing checklists, informal observation, Reading Street Unit Benchmark Assessment, Report Card Literature: Students will Use complete sentences when discussing literature Form opinions based on literature Distinguish between fact and faction (real and make-believe) Listen to various types of text (poems, read alouds, trade books, informational books) Retell a familiar story Identify the character, setting, plot (beginning, middle, & end) of a story Identify the author & illustrator of a story & define the roles of each Actively engage in group reading activities Make a connection between the illustration & the words Ask & answer questions about the information in a text Compare & contrast information between stories Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question Participate in shared research and writing projects Develop understand of meaning for new words (vocabulary) based on context & picture clues Make predictions about a story *Teaching methods may include: Listening to trade books, Big books, poems, & books on CD, interactive chart writing, teacher made worksheets, Reading Street Series worksheets, activities, group discussions, Reading Street Series Story Word chart **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Reading Street Unit Benchmark Assessment, Report Card, Stanford 10 Achievement Test Concepts of Print: Students will Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page to page

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language Understand that words are separated by spaces in print Produce and identify rhyming words Divide words into syllables Isolate & pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three phoneme words Add or substitute individual sounds in simple, one syllable words to make new words *Teaching methods may include: Games, activities, songs, teacher made worksheets, Reading Street Series worksheets, Reading Street series decodable texts, Reading Street series student readers, Ready Readers books, worksheets from phonics workbook **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Reading Street Unit Benchmark Assessment, Report Card, Stanford 10 Achievement Test Phonics: Students will Recognize letters (capital and lowercase) Identify letter sounds Match capital and lower case letters Read basic sight words Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds that differ (ex. Dog and dig, hot and not, did and dip) Read emergent reader text with purpose and understanding *Teaching methods may include: Songs, games, activities, teacher created worksheets, Reading Street series worksheets, Phonics book worksheets, Reading Street phonics CD, Reading Street series decodable readers, Reading Street series student readers, Ready Reader books **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Reading Street Unit Benchmark Assessment, Report Card, Stanford 10 Achievement Test Handwriting: Students will Write letters (capital and lowercase letters) using correction DNealian formation Write numbers up to 30 Write first and last name (with capital and lower case letters)

Write letters using correct spacing on the line *Teaching methods may include: Direct instruction, independent practice through worksheets **Assessments may include: Informal observation, report card

Math Skills:
TEXTBOOK: Student workbook Counting and Cardinality: Students will Recognize numbers Count to tell the number of objects Compare numbers Sequence numbers Identify the missing number in a number sequence Compare sets of objects Rote count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s Match objects in one-to-one correspondence Use cardinal numbers (first-tenth) to identify objects in a line Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Students will Complete basic addition problems Represent addition problems with objects Complete basic subtraction problems Represent subtraction problems with objects Complete basic word (story) problems Number and Operations in Base Ten: Students will Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value Write numbers 0-20 Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 Use a 10 frame to complete addition and subtraction problems Measurement and Data: Students will. Describe attributes of objects such as length, weight, height Compare 2 objects with a measureable attribute (longer, taller, shorter, etc.)

Tell time to the hour using an analog or digital clock Use and create picture, bar, and tally graphs Read and understand a calendar Use words associated with a calendar (tomorrow, yesterday, today) Geometry: Students will Identify 2D (circle, triangle, rectangle, square) and 3D shapes (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, rectangular prism) Understand positional words (above, below, first, last, before, after) Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes Other Math Skills: Students will Identify coins by name and value Extend and create patterns Classify and sort objects by attributes *Teaching methods may include: Activities, games, songs, manipulatives, worksheets **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Chapter test (Math Steps), Cumulative test (Math Steps), Report Card, Stanford 10 Achievement Test Social Studies: Students will Identify national holidays and purposes (Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence Day) Identify important US symbols (National Flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, White House, Pledge of Allegiance) State address (house number, street name, city, state) State phone number Explain that a map is a drawing of a place and a globe is a model of the Earth

Retell stories that illustrate positive character traits and will explain how the people in the stories show the qualities of the character trait Will correctly use words and phrases that relate to chronology (now, long ago, before, after, morning, noon, night, etc.) Explain that people earn money based on their work Explain that money is used to purchase goods and services Understand that life in other countries is different than life in America (ex. Children in another country live in different houses, or travel to school in different ways) *Teaching methods may include: Listening to informational books and stories, class discussions, calendar time, writing activities, craft activities **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Report Card, Stanford 10 Achievement Test Science: Students will Make predictions Group items together based on a certain characteristic Identify different types of weather (cloudy, hot, cold, rainy, windy, snowy, etc.) Identify the four season and some basic characteristics of each season (ex. It is cold in the winter, plants bloom in the spring) Distinguish between living and non-living things Distinguish the differences between needs and wants and what things all people need to live Identify basic qualities of motion Understand that recycling is a means of helping our environment Identify the 5 senses and what they are used for *Teaching methods may include: Activities, teacher created worksheets, class discussions, listening to informational and story books **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Report Card, Stanford 10 Achievement Test Social Skills:

Students will Interact appropriately with others Play cooperatively with others (taking turns) Follow oral directions (including multiple step directions) Participate in group activities Develop concern for others Share materials with others Demonstrate self-control *Teaching methods may include: Opportunities for play (playground, center time), class discussions, teacher encouragment **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Report Card

Work Habits: Students will Turn in homework Keep up with supplies Maintain a neat work space Finish work in a given time Work without disturbing others Work independently Work cooperatively with others Take responsibility for ones own work Develop perseverance Take pride in ones accomplishments Develop responsibility for ones own supplies and materials *Teaching methods may include: Direct instruction and modeling, teacher encouragement, opportunities for practice **Assessments may include: Informal observation, Report Card