Kindergarten
Kindergarten
· Backpack - large enough to hold folders for work but small enough to fit in dish pan
Please, no rolling backpacks
· Dishpan – approximately 12” X 14”
· Erasers – large, pink
· Two Primary Journals – sturdy cover composition books, no wire spirals (pages have blank space at the top for a picture and writing lines below) *They may be purchased at Staples Office Supplies.
· Plastic container for crayons/pencils (8-½" X 5-¼")
· Dry Erase marker packet
· Three boxes of crayons – 24 count
· Two bottles (8 oz) School Glue (washable, white School Glue)
· Twenty-four (24) glue sticks
· Markers – one pack non-toxic, washable
· Sharpened pencils – one pack
· Scissors – metal blades, blunt point
· Watercolor paint box
· Tissues – two boxes
· Tennis shoes should be worn to school every day.
· Box of sandwich size zipper bags (boys)
· Box of gallon size zipper bags (girls)
· Earbuds
Kindergarten is a special time for growing and learning with new friends while encountering exciting new experiences. It is the beginning of each child's path to educational success as well as a critical foundation for life long learning.
Kindergarten Teachers' email:
40-562-3900 Ext. 60609
540-562-3900 Ext.
540-562-3900 Ext. 61792
Curriculum
Language Arts
- Sort and classify objects
- Speak in complete sentences and contribute to group discussions
- Print first and last names correctly from memory
- Recognize letters and their sounds
- Speak in complete sentences and contribute to group discussions
- Blend sounds to read simple three letter words
- Understand sound/letter relationships
- Dictate sentences and record experiences drawing pictures, letters and words\
- Demonstrate comprehension skills as well as display interest in books and stories
- Identify rhyming words
Math
- Recognize and draw shapes
- Identify, describe and extend simple patterns
- Compare sets of more, less, or equal objects
- Compare objects using attributes of length, weight, height, temperature
- Measure with non-standard units
- Count sets of objects 0-10 and match sets to numerals
- Count forward to 30 and backward from 10
- Create and use simple graphs
- Add and subtract simple sets of 10
- Recognize penny, nickel, dime and quarter
- Tell time to the hour
- Explore with measurement tools
Themes We Explore
- Myself and family
- My senses
- My school
- Rules and safety
- Health habits
- Community helpers
- Animals and plants
- Caring for our world
- Food and nutrition
- Seasons and weather
- Water
- Light and shadow
- Holidays
- Famous Americans
- Patriotism
- Magnets
- Computers and technology
- Maps and economics
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