Developmental Kindergarten Curriculum Guide 20l7-20l8
Developmental Kindergarten Curriculum Guide 20l7-20l8
Developmental Kindergarten Curriculum Guide 20l7-20l8
Kindergarten
Curriculum
Guide
20l7-20l8
Welcome to Developmental Kindergarten
Social Development
A large portion of our energy will be spent building and developing appropriate social
interactions. We want all students to feel safe and confident. We will work toward building
empathy and interacting appropriately with other students and adults in the school setting.
Safe and courteous behavior is part of our building behavior code. It is important to be able to
listen, follow directions, and follow through. Working toward cleaning up messes we make is a
daily focus. The ability to persevere and complete tasks is also important at school. It is also
imperative that all students develop autonomy in their ability to care for their own needs such
as dressing, bathroom routines, and hygiene. All of these are practiced and developed
authentically through play, which is one of the many reasons why free choice time is
incorporated in our daily schedule
Language Arts
This year we will focus on building a love for reading. We will expect all students to know their
letters, both upper case and lower case. We will work to know all letter sounds, including the
most common vowel sounds. We will work on correct letter formation and reading and writing
simple words. Proper name formation is a goal for the students. Students will be able identify
and produce rhymes and identify syllable counts in words. Our reading focus will include
appropriate listening skills, the ability to retell familiar stories (or information from a non-
fiction source) with appropriate oral speaking skills, answering questions, and respectful use of
and care for books. Our writing focus will include oral storytelling, drawing pictures to show a
story, and adding words to the picture to complete the story.
Math
Our math focus will begin with number identification (0-10) and numeracy concepts. The goal
for the end of the year is for all students to count to 50 with an understanding of the number
sense behind the counting. We will work toward 1 to 1 correspondence to 20. Proper number
formation (0-9) will be practiced. We will sort by attributes including color, size, and shape.
We will identify 2D shapes and 10 colors and use them and other attributes to form patterns.
We will also work on position words and concepts as well. Measurement and graphing concepts
will be introduced.
Science
Our science focus will be weather, seasons, living and growing things. In the fall we will learn
about the life cycle of a pumpkin. In the winter we will learn about sinking and floating objects
in water, and magnets. We will also learn about our five senses. In the spring we will learn
about shadows and light as well as healthy bodies and healthy food choices. We will grow plants
and learn about insects.
Social Studies
Developmental Kindergarten works to develop social studies concepts each and every day. From
community building to understanding the world around us, these students will have multiple
opportunities. Building and maintaining friendships, understanding families, understanding safe
behaviors, becoming empathetic to the needs of others, and major holidays will all be covered
this year.
Notes for Curriculum Night 2015-2016 I use this as a guide to talk to parents
Welcome
Introduce or talk about other adults who will be in the room helping
End of the day routine (send a note or call the office if your child will go
home differently than the usual way, no voice mail or e-mail)
Party sign-up (one parent to take charge and a few helpers for each)
Rest time After lunch have time to do yoga or sit at tables to rest
Technology use (websites & links from Marble home page) Will be using iPads
later in year- will need headphones
Fine motor (scissors, pencil grip, shoes, zippers) **VELCRO
Basic skills (middle name, birthday, address, parents & siblings names)
Dragonfly of the Week (this is our all about me for each kid, one kid per
week) Going to start next month, will provide more info
Take home folders, go home and come back to school every day
Daily and weekly schedule (gym shoes)
Book orders
Social (empathy, interact appropriately, listen, hands to self, confidence,
self-care, follow directions, CLEAN-UP)
New report card will be emailed home
Letter names and sounds, short vowels, handwriting, rhyme, syllables, good
listening skills, appropriate speaking skills, retelling familiar stories,
answering questions about stories, LOVE books, concepts of print
Writing (oral telling, drawing, writing)
Math (number ID, 1 to 1 correspondence, sort by color, size, shape, colors,
2-D shapes, rote counting to 50, counting on, patterns, positions words,
calendar concepts,
Activities for curriculum night:
Playdough names
letter recognition
letter, sound correspondence
finger strength
name recognition
Shared readings: Read same story every day for a week focusing on different aspects of the text.
Listening skills
Stamina and focus
Concepts of print
Letter and sound recognition
Storytelling abilities
Text structure understanding
Comprehension skills
Dice chip sorting: roll dice and choose color to count, count that many and put on peg, see which color fills first
1 to 1 correspondence
Color recognition
Sorting
Counting to 6
Fine motor skills
Stamina and focus
Measuring skills
Comparison of sizes
Letter and sound recognition
Shape and color recognition
Cooperation and problem solving skills
Self-control