KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM
Language:
Letters and vowels
Letter sounds
Matching capital to lower case
letters
Blending letters
Decoding words with a, e, i, o, u
Sight words
Left to right text
1 to 1 correspondence
Shared reading
Guided reading
Environmental print
Sequencing stories
Rhymes/poems
Beginning and ending
consonant sounds
Parts of a book
Copyright dates
Reading independently
Comprehension
Word-by-word reading
Spelling word families
Illustrating books
Innovating books
Beginning, middle, and end of
story
Creating own stories
Alphabetizing with first letters
Capitalizing sentence and
proper nouns
Writing sentences
Retelling stories
Color words
Author/Illustrator
Author studies: Dr. Seuss, Eric
Carle, Leo Lionni, Mercer
Mayer
Number words
Opposites
Social Studies:
The 50 United States
U. S. flag and its symbolism
U. S. presidents: past and present
Elections
Inaugurations
Kindergarten Procedures
Maps and globes
Graphs
Recycling
Environment
Statue of Liberty
Earth Day
Grandparents Day
Holidays
Famous Americans: Ben
Franklin, Paul Revere, W. C.
Handy, M. L. King, Jr., John
Glenn
George Seurat
Pointillism
Norman Rockwell
Community
Community Service
Continents
Oceans
Rainforest
Governments: United States,
state, and local
Current events
Manners and emotions
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Fine/Large Motor Skills:
Self-care
Obstacle course
Animal walks
Balance beam
Throwing/catching
Jumping, hopping, skipping,
running
Simple games
Left/right
Rhythm/clapping
Sensory experiences
Puzzles
Matching objects by color,
shape, texture, and size
Differences/similarities
Sequence beads
Drawing person with five
defining body parts
Walking backwards
Descending stairs using
alternating feet
Tying shoes
Identifying common sounds
Following directions
Identifying feelings and moods
Repeating sounds
Recognizing full name
Writing full name
Knowing family members
Describing objects
Voice control
Using glue
Cutting
Tracing
Copying patterns
Holding pencils, etc.
Spacing letters
Spacing words
Mathematics:
Patterns
Color identification
1 to 1 correspondence
Sets
Equivalent sets
Numerals 0-100
Comparisons
Ordinal numbers
Positional words
Addition 0-10
Subtraction 0-10
Whole and half
Clocks
Calendars
Days of week
Months of year
Year
Non-standard units of measure
Standard units of measure: scales, rulers, thermometers
Money-coins-dollar
Graphing
Shapes: circle, square, triangle,
rectangle, oval, diamond, star,
pentagon, hexagon, octagon, heart
Differences and similarities
Geometric shapes: sphere,
cube, cylinder
Counting: 1's, 2's, 5's, 10's
Grouping
Geoboards
Unifix cubes
Pattern blocks
Number words
Beginning place value
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Science:
Skeletal system
Heart, lungs
Five senses
Penguins
Mammals
Butterflies
Amphibians: frogs and toads
Metamorphosis
Insects
Bears
Reindeer
Dinosaur facts
Fossils
Extinction
Ocean Life/Sea Life
Living and Non-living Things
Magnifying glasses
Scales/balances
Simple experiments
Earth: North pole, South pole,
Equator
Solar system
Day and night
Dental health
Food pyramid
Squirrels
Retiles: snakes, alligators,
crocodiles, lizards, turtles
Forms of water: solid, liquid,
gas
Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide
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