LITERATURE
Core Knowledge Stories:
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
The Brementown Musicians
Momotaro, The Peach Boy
MATH
During the months of November and December students will work on the following skills:
· numbers 0-20 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
· tally marks
· matching and sorting: shapes
· reviewing 2 -dimensional shapes
· patterns :ABC and ABB
· comparing, ordering, and measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches
Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.
HANDWRITING/WRITING
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting
Students will practice the basic handwriting strokes, pencil grip, and correct posture.
CORE KNOWLEDGE
Plants- kindergarteners will learn about the parts of a plant and what plants need to grow. We will be growing our own plants and completing an observation log.
