Weekly Objectives:
Week 36: May 7 - 11, 2018
Reading: We will read "If the Dinosaurs Came Back", "Tyler's Trip to the Library" and "Powerful Plant-Eating Dinosaurs"
Goals: Students will identify the author and illustrator and their roles, ask and answer questions about unknown words in the text, participate in collaborative conversations, ask and answer questions about key details, and will retell the story successfully.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, iStation
Writing: Students will use writing skills to plan and complete a Mother's Day writing activity flipbook
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about their mother, grandmother, or other special lady in their life.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activitie
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
Goals: Students solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10.
Assignments: Story problems, splash math, iStation math, math centers
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, tiles, counters, ten frames, Splash Math, iStation Math
Social Studies: Coins
Goals: Students will identify a penny, nickle, dime and quarter (first grade extension)
Activities: sorting, leveled readers, videos and games
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Week 35: April 30 - May 4, 2018
Reading: We will read "The Art Lesson"
Goals: Students will identify the author and illustrator and their roles, ask and answer questions about unknown words in the text, participate in collaborative conversations, ask and answer questions about key details, and will retell the story successfully.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, iStation
Writing: Students will brainstorm, pre-write and write a final draft on "Art Class"
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about art class, and what materials they use there.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activities
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Nonstandard Measurement
Goals: Students will express the length of an object as a whole number of units, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others and will use appropriate math tools strategically.
Assignments: Measuring objects using a variety of non-standard units (cubes, tiles, paper clips, dominoes, etc.)
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, tiles, paperclips, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Reality vs. Fantasy
Goals: Students will describe the difference between reality and fantasy. They will participate in conversations, read-aloud texts, and drawings/projects that differentiate reality from fantasy.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities, interactive read-aloud
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Wants vs. Needs
Goals: Students will identify things that people want vs. things people need
Activities: drawings, role play, sorting activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 34: April 16 - 20, 2018
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Week 33: April 16 - 20, 2018
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Week 32: April 9 - 13, 2018
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Week 31: April 2 - 6, 2018
Reading: We will read two texts about Animal Homes, called "What Lives in this Hole?" and "What Lives in a Shell?"
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details, participate in collaborative conversations, connect between two individuals, events, ideas or pieces of information, identify the author and illustrator of a text and read and respond to kindergarten-level texts.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will brainstorm, pre-write and write a final draft on "Animals with Shells"
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about animals with shells.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activities
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Tens & Ones
Goals: Students will compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones by using objects, drawings, and equations. They will understand that the teen numbers are composed of a group of "ten" and then some leftover "ones"
Assignments: Composing/Decomposing teen numbers, math centers, collaborative activities, counting stations.
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, base ten rods, ones cubes, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Animal Needs & Life Cycles
Goals: Students will describe what animals need to survive, and will learn about the life cycles of a frog, chicken and butterfly.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Jobs & Tools
Goals: Students will identify several jobs that adults can have, why they need a job, and what tools are needed to do each job.
Activities: Texts on several different jobs, drawings, role play
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Week 30: March 26-30, 2018
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Week 29: March 19-23, 2018
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Week 28: March 5-9, 2018
Reading: We will read the poem "Animals", the story "Animals Protect Themselves" and "Extreme Insects"
Goals: Students will recognize common types of texts, recognize and produce rhyming words, ask and answer questions about key details in a text, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text, participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts, and will describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas or pieces of information in a text.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will brainstorm, pre-write and write a final draft on "Leprechauns"
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about leprechauns.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activities
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Making Ten
Goals: Students will, for any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation, look for and make use of structure, and will look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Making Ten, Friends of Ten, matching activities, whole-group and small-group math activities
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Animal Needs & Life Cycles
Goals: Students will describe what animals need to survive, and will learn about the life cycles of a frog, chicken and butterfly.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: American Symbols
Goals: Students will identify and review American Symbols such as the Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, American Flag and Bald Eagle.
Activities: Students will work together to make an American Symbols "quilt"
Weekly Objectives:
Week 27: February 26- March 2, 2018
Reading: We will read two texts by Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, will describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear, will participate in collaborative conversations about Kindergarten topics and texts, and will recall information from experiences or gather information from a provided source to answer questions written and orally.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (The Cat in the Hat; The Cat in the Hat Comes Back)
Assignments: Cat in the Hat craft with -at words, sight word activities, letter X word work, Dr. Seuss ELA activities & centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will complete three Dr. Seuss text-connecting writings, answering the following questions: "If I was Thing 3, I would..." (The Cat in the Hat), "If I heard the Whos I would..." (Horton Hears a Who), and "If I had the last Truffula seed, I would..." (The Lorax).
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write to answer the text-connecting questions.
Activities: BrainPop Jr (Dr. Seuss), Read-Aloud texts The Lorax, Horton Hears and Who and The Cat in the Hat
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, Dr. Seuss texts
Math: Making Ten
Goals: Students will, for any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation, look for and make use of structure, and will look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Making Ten, Friends of Ten, matching activities, whole-group and small-group math activities
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Animal Needs & Life Cycles
Goals: Students will describe what animals need to survive, and will learn about the life cycles of a frog, chicken and butterfly.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: American Symbols
Goals: Students will identify and review American Symbols such as the Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, American Flag and Bald Eagle.
Activities: Students will work together to make an American Symbols "quilt"
Weekly Objectives:
Week 26: February 20-23, 2018
Reading: We will read the informational text "Presidents' Day" to learn about two presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Goals: Students will confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. They will identify the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Presidents' Day)
Assignments: Presidents' Day crafts and writing, /sh/ digraph word identification and sort, Shark writing, sight word activities, letter/sound activities, team building centers & activities
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will recall information from experiences and gather information from text to write about George Washington.
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about George Washington. They will write 4 sentences, with help.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts and photographs of George Washington
Math: Comparing 2D & 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will classify objects into given categories, identify shapes as 2D or 3D, and will analyze and compare 2D and 3D shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe language to describe their similarities, differences, parts and other attributes.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: 2D & 3D shapes, real-life objects
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Comparing Animals
Goals: Students will compare animals by the way they move, sorting them into categories and describing their movements.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Black History Month
Goals: Students will identify and review the significance of Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Mary McCleod Bethune and Rosa Parks.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 25: February 12-16, 2018
Reading: We will read informational texts about American Symbols.
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts, will ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text, and will continuously demonstrate concepts of print and knowledge of the roles of the authors & illustrators.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (American Symbols)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write about people they love
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about people they love. They will write 4 sentences, with help.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Comparing 2D & 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will classify objects into given categories, identify shapes as 2D or 3D, and will analyze and compare 2D and 3D shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe language to describe their similarities, differences, parts and other attributes.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: 2D & 3D shapes, real-life objects
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Comparing Animals
Goals: Students will compare animals by the way they look, sorting them into categories and describing their coverings.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Black History Month
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Harriet Tubman.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 24: February 5-9, 2018
Reading: We will read informational texts about Ruby Bridges and Mary McLeod Bethune
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics, they will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, they will learn the historical significance of Ruby Bridges and Mary McLeod Bethune and how they showed courage and made a difference. Students will compare and contrast the information in both texts.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Ruby Bridges & Mary McLeod Bethune)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write about different types of Weather
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about weather. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, etc. They will solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: number bonds, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Size/Distance
Goals: Students will investigate objects far and near and will be able to make the connection that the size of objects does not change, but objects appear bigger/smaller based on if they are near/far.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Black History Month
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Ruby Bridges, Mary McLeod Bethune and Rosa Parks
Weekly Objectives:
Week 23: January 29 - February 2, 2018
Reading: We will read different versions of the text, "The Mitten"
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics, they will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, they will correctly sequence events in the text, and will compare and contrast the events in two versions of the story, "The Mitten".
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (The Mitten)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write information about snow
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about snow. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, etc. They will solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: number bonds, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Size/Distance
Goals: Students will investigate objects far and near and will be able to make the connection that the size of objects does not change, but objects appear bigger/smaller based on if they are near/far.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Significant Figures in History
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Neil Armstrong
Weekly Objectives:
Week 22: January 22 - 26, 2018
Reading: We will read the text, “America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle”
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics, they will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Gertrude Ederle)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write information what makes a good friend
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about what a good friend is like. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, etc. They will solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: number bonds, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Day/Night Sky
Goals: Students will explore what they see in the day vs. night sky. They will investigate animals that come out and activities that occur in both daytime and nighttime.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Gertrude Ederle
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Gertrude Ederle
Weekly Objectives:
Week 22: January 16 - 19, 2018
Reading: We will read the informational text “Dr. King’s Memorial”
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, name the author and illustrator of a text, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text, recall information gathered from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Dr. King’s Memorial)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write information about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about MLK, Jr. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Comparing Numerals
Goals: students will identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another group. They will compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. They will reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: comparing groups of objects, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters
Science: Day/Night Sky
Goals: Students will explore what they see in the day vs. night sky. They will investigate animals that come out and activities that occur in both daytime and nighttime.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of MLK, Jr.
Activities: MLK, Jr. puppet, shared stories
Weekly Objectives:
Week 20: January 8 - 12, 2018
Reading: We will read the informational science book “I Fall Down” with the goal of identifying the main topic and retelling key details.
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text, and will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (I Fall Down)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write about their goals for Kindergarten
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about their goals. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Comparing Numerals
Goals: students will identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another group. They will compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. They will reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: comparing groups of objects, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters
Science: Gravity
Goals: Students will explore the force of gravity and will be able to tell what gravity is and what it does.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, dropping races, comparing objects, floating/falling
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of MLK, Jr.
Activities: MLK, Jr. puppet, shared stories
Weekly Objectives:
Week 18-19: December 11-15, 2017
Reading: We will read information about Christmas in many countries of the world.
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text, and will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Christmas Around the World)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Christmas Around the World journal
Goals: Students will successfully write to answer questions about Christmas in many different countries of the world
Activities: Christmas Around the World journal
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Measurement
Goals: Students will measure classroom objects using nonstandard measurement.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: measuring objects with cubes, paperclips, pencils
Resources: classroom objects, cubes
Science: Motion of Objects
Goals: Students will explore motion by showing different ways people or objects can move.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, motion charades, fast/slow sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Christmas Around the World
Goals: Students will compare holiday traditions in the USA to those around the world.
Activities: Christmas Around the World reading, crafts and journals
Weekly Objectives:
Week 17: December 4-8, 2017
Reading: We will read Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, retell familiar stories, including key details, idnentify characters, settings and major events in a story, and will ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will write three complete sentences about our favorite animals
Goals: Students will successfully write three sentences (guided) about their favorite animals.
Activities: Group brainstorm, baseball diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Number Sense 11-20
Goals: Students will identify, write, count and compose numerals 11-20.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Teen number journals, math centers, matching games
Resources: magnetic ten frames, counters, number lines
Science: Motion of Objects
Goals: Students will explore motion by showing different ways people or objects can move.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, motion charades, fast/slow sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Knowing Important Information
Goals: Students will complete a Math About Me journal that includes information about their address, birthday and phone number. Students and the teacher will discuss why knowing this information is important.
Activities: Math About Me Journal
Weekly Objectives:
Week 16: November 27 - December 1, 2017
Reading: We will read Stone Soup
Goals: Students will identify the author and illustrator of the story, ask and answer questions about key details, ask and answer questions about unknown words, participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts, and will confirm understanding of a text read-aloud by asking and answering questions.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Stone Soup)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will write three complete sentences about what types of foods the students like to eat.
Goals: Students will successfully write three sentences (guided) about their favorite foods.
Activities: Group brainstorm, baseball diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Number Sense 11-20
Goals: Students will identify, write, count and compose numerals 11-20.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Teen number journals, math centers, matching games
Resources: magnetic ten frames, counters, number lines
Science: Motion of Objects
Goals: Students will explore motion by showing different ways people or objects can move.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, motion charades, fast/slow sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Four Seasons
Goals: Students will identify and demonstrate knowledge of the four seasons of the year.
Activities: Four Seasons PPT, seasonal tree drawings, seasonal clothing drawings
Weekly Objectives:
Week 15: November 20-21, 2017
Reading: We will read Two Thanksgivings
Goals: Students will recognize common types of texts, identify the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each, ask and answer questions about unknown words in text, and will recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Two Thanksgivings)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will complete sentences telling what we are thankful for.
Goals: Students will successfully sound out words to tell what they are thankful for.
Activities: Thankful Chains
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will complete the assessments on addition, subtraction, missing addends and word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Addition and Subtraction assessments
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Five Senses Pie Tasting
Goals: Students will use their five senses to record information about pie. Students will taste pie J
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Thanksgiving
Goals: Students will participate in several Thanksgiving crafts and activities in order to learn about how people celebrate Thanksgiving.
Activities: Thanksgiving crafts and activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 14: November 13-17, 2017
Reading: We will read The First Americans
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the main topic and retell key details in a text, and will describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (The First Americans)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will use a “baseball diamond” to brainstorm and write three sentences about turkeys.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft, final draft, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, and will solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. Students are not required to independently read the word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Sound
Goals: Students will recognize that sounds are made by vibrations. They will be able to recognize and recall items that make loud and soft sounds.
Assignments: Recording data about sound in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Timelines
Goals: Students will create a timeline of their life, including themselves in the past, present and future.
Activities: Timeline of Life creation
Weekly Objectives:
Week 13: November 6-9, 2017
Reading: We will read What is Veteran’s Day? and Thanking Brave Americans
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book, name the author/illustrator and define the role of each, and will ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (What is Veteran’s Day? and Thanking Brave Americans)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will use a “baseball diamond” to brainstorm and write three sentences about what we are thankful for.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft, final draft, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, and will solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. Students are not required to independently read the word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Changes in Matter
Goals: Students will recognize how matter can be changed, but not destroyed.
Activities: changing matter by heating or freezing
Assignments: Recording data about matter can change in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Veteran’s Day
Goals: Students will compare our nation’s holidays with the holidays of other cultures.
Activities: Books and activities regarding Veteran’s Day
Weekly Objectives:
Week 12: October 30 - November 3, 2017
Reading: We will read What is Culture? and Yoko
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear, and will compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (What is Culture? and Yoko)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will use a “baseball diamond” to brainstorm and write three sentences about food that the students like.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft, final draft, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, and will solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. Students are not required to independently read the word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Changes in Matter
Goals: Students will recognize how matter can be changed, but not destroyed.
Activities: changing matter by folding, ripping, crumpling, squashing, chewing and other actions.
Assignments: Recording data about matter can change in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Holidays and Cultures
Goals: Students will compare our nation’s holidays with the holidays of other cultures.
Activities: Books and activities regarding cultures of a diverse population
Weekly Objectives:
Week 11: October 23 - 27, 2017
Reading: We will read Long Ago and Today and Then and Now for Reading Street with goal of asking and answering questions about key details in the text.
Goals: Students will retell familiar stories using key details, will recognize common types of texts (storybooks, informational texts) and will identify the author and illustrator of the story and define the role of each.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Long Ago and Today and Then and Now for Reading Street)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words, -at word family
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will learn how to use a “baseball diamond” to plan writing and to write three simple sentences.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, whole-group writing
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: 2D and 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Activities: Math videos, 2D and 3D shapes exploration, shape drawings, shape creations, mystery shapes, shape games
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: 2D and 3D shapes
Science: Properties of Matter
Goals: Students will describe matter and its attributes, including the different size, shape, color, temperature, weight and texture that matter can have.
Activities: Sorting by color, shape, size, temperature, weight and texture
Assignments: Recording data about the properties of matter in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Landforms
Goals: Students will be able to identify and draw basic landforms and bodies of water.
Activities: Drawing basic landforms and bodies of water
Weekly Objectives:
Week 10: October 16 - 20, 2017
Reading: We will read Four Seasons and The Year at Maple Hill Farm with goal of describing the connection between the two texts.
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with partners about kindergarten topics and texts. They will ask and answer questions about key details and will request clarification if something is not understood.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Four Seasons and The Year at Maple Hill Farm)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in writing by completing an independent writing task.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words and punctuation at the end. Students will complete their first independent writing.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: 2D and 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Activities: Math videos, 2D and 3D shapes exploration, shape drawings, shape creations, mystery shapes, shape games
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: 2D and 3D shapes
Science: Properties of Matter
Goals: Students will describe matter and its attributes, including the different size, shape, color, temperature, weight and texture that matter can have.
Activities: Sorting by color, shape, size, temperature, weight and texture
Assignments: Recording data about the properties of matter in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Globe & Map Features – Land/Water
Goals: Students will differentiate between land and water by creating a map with land (brown/green) and water (blue)
Activities: Map labeling and coloring
Week 9: October 9 - 13, 2017
Reading: We will read Land and Water with the goal of understanding text read aloud or information presented orally by asking and answering questions about key details.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Land and Water)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in writing by completing an independent writing task.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words and punctuation at the end. Students will complete their first independent writing.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Addition within 5
Goals: Students will understand that combining two groups of objects leads to a larger group of objects. Students will represent addition with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations and verbal explanations.
Activities: Math videos, use of part-part-whole mats to show addition problems
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: Counters, part-part-whole charts, five frames
Science: Students will demonstrate the use of all five senses by making a hypothesis, and participating in an experiment with the guidance of the STEM teacher.
Goals: Students will make “elephant toothpaste” and will use their sense of sight, hearing, smelling and touching to observe the “toothpaste”. Students will understand that scientists don’t always use their sense of taste.
Activities: Elephant Toothpaste experiment
Assignments: Recording data using five senses, to be glued in each student’s interactive science notebook.
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Florida Map
Goals: Students will construct a Florida map and will include a compass rose with cardinal directions
Activities: Florida Map
Week 8: October 2 - 6, 2017
Reading: We will read We Need Directions! and Following the Map with the goal of identifying the author and illustrator of the texts, asking and answering questions about key details, and participating in collaborative conversations with partners about the texts.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify the author and illustrator of the texts. They will use question words such as “Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?” to ask questions about the text
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (We Need Directions! and Following the Map)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in writing by completing an independent writing task.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words and punctuation at the end.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Addition within 5
Goals: Students will understand that combining two groups of objects leads to a larger group of objects. Students will represent addition with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations and verbal explanations.
Activities: Math videos, use of part-part-whole mats to show addition problems
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: Counters, part-part-whole charts, five frames
Science: Students will demonstrate the use of all five senses using apples.
Goals: Students will explore apples with their sense of sight, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting.
Activities: Apple measurement, observation, and tasting
Assignments: Recording data about apples using five senses, to be glued in each student’s interactive science notebook.
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Maps & Globes
Goals: Students will explain that maps and globes help to locate different places and that globes are a model of the Earth.
Activities: Maps & Globes mini-book, drawing a map of the classroom
Weekly Objectives:
Week 7: September 25-29, 2017
Reading: We will read Looking at Maps and Globes and The Difference Between Maps and Globes with the goal of identifying the author and illustrator of the texts, asking and answering questions about key details, and participating in collaborative conversations with partners about the texts.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify the author and illustrator of the texts. They will compare and contrast maps and globes.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Looking at Maps and Globes)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will understand that the words we say, we can also write, and if we write them, we can read them.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Sorting and Positional Words
Goals: Students will be able to sort items by color, shape and size. They will use appropriate positional words to describe the location of objects.
Activities: Math videos, sorting by color, shape and size, cutting/gluing objects to sort them in various ways.
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, counters, shapes, various math tools
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of smell and taste and explain how smelling and tasting are connected.
Goals: Students will engage in activities that promote critical thinking skills to use their sense of smell and taste to describe how different substances smell and taste.
Activities: Smelling jars, sour/sweet/salty taste testing
Assignments: Mystery smells, Science videos, Drawing things you can smell and tatse
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Positional Words
Goals: Students will understand how to appropriately describe the location of objects using words such as on, above, under, in front, behind, between, etc.
Activities: Positional words cut/paste
Weekly Objectives:
Week 6: September 17-22, 2017
Reading: We will read It’s Mine! with the goal of retelling the story with key details, and recalling and describing characters and setting.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify characters, settings and major events in stories. They will ask and answer questions about unknown words in the text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (It’s Mine! By Leo Lionni),
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words, Retelling It’s Mine! By Leo Lionni
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will understand that the words we say, we can also write, and if we write them, we can read them.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Reading and writing numerals 0-10
Goals: Students be able to read, write and recognize numerals 0-10.
Activities: Math videos, writing numbers, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting and number activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of hearing and what tools are used by scientists to enhance the sense of hearing.
Goals: Students will engage in activities that promote critical thinking skills to use their sense of hearing to describe what objects are making certain sounds.
Activities: Mystery sounds; Describing mystery sound objects using appropriate adjectives, Drawing objects that you can hear
Assignments: Mystery sounds, Science videos, Drawing things you can hear
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Voting
Goals: Students will understand that one way to solve problems between individuals is to take a vote.
Activities: Vote on certain topics to make decisions as a class
Weekly Objectives:
Week 5: September 11-15, 2017
HURRICANE IRMA: SCHOOL CLOSED
Weekly Objectives:
Week 4: September 5-8, 2017
Reading: We will read Jamaica’s Blue Marker with the goal of asking and answering questions about key details in text.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify the author and illustrator for the text and actively engage in group reading activities with understanding and purpose.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Jamaica’s Blue Marker),
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will understand that the words we say, we can also write, and if we write them, we can read them.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Reading and writing numerals 0-10
Goals: Students be able to read, write and recognize numerals 0-10.
Activities: Math videos, writing numbers, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting and number activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of touch and what tools are used by scientists to enhance the sense of sight.
Goals: Students will engage in activities that promote critical thinking skills to use their sense of touch to analyze “mystery” objects and describe how they feel.
Activities: Mystery Bag objects; Describing mystery bag objects using appropriate adjectives, Drawing objects that you can touch
Assignments: Mystery Bags, Science videos, Drawing things you can touch
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Classroom Responsibilities
Goals: Students will understand that they have responsibilities in the classroom to help keep our environment clean, safe and socially positive.
Activities: Role play of problem solving scenarios, discuss ways we can work together to make our environment clean, safe and socially positive.
Assignments: Write a class agreement, assign jobs and responsibilities for keeping our classroom clean & safe.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 3: August 28 - 31, 2017
Reading: We will listen to several stories, including Laws for Kids, in order to be able to answer questions about a text. We will develop reading skills through centers and small group activities.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Laws for Kids),
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will develop and maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Reading and writing numerals 0-5.
Goals: Students be able to read, write and recognize numerals 0-5.
Activities: Math videos, writing numbers, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting and number activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of sight and what tools are used by scientists to enhance the sense of sight.
Goals: Students will engage in sense of sight activities including use of science tools that enhance sight.
Activities: Observations, use of science tools such as binoculars, hand lens, glasses, goggles, etc.
Assignments: Sense of Sight graphing, “I Spy”, Science Notebook activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Problem Solving with classmates and friends
Goals: Students will be able to solve problems that arise with classmates and friends.
Activities: Role play of problem solving scenarios, stories that support positive interactions and problem solving situations.
Assignments: “Good Citizen” sorting activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 2: August 21 - 25, 2017
Reading: We will explore texts that support student alphabet knowledge and concepts of print (cover, title page, where the story begins, author/illustrator).
Goals: Students will demonstrate alphabet knowledge, concepts of print and appropriate behavior for reading stories as a whole group.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Animals in the Park: ABCs, What If Everybody Did That?)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will develop and maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Introduction of writing journal and use of school supplies
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Counting to 20 using objects and one-to-one correspondence
Goals: Students will use one-to-one correspondence to count up to 20 objects.
Activities: Math videos, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Use science tools to investigate objects and make observations
Goals: Students will engage in investigating objects in order to make observations using their five senses, with help from science tools.
Activities: Observe an uncommon vegetable using the five senses (except taste) and a magnifying glass
Assignments: Cut/Paste of scientists and science tools
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities
Social Studies: Review of school rules vs. home rules
Goals: Students will distinguish between school rules and home rules and will explain why they are important.
Activities: Discussion of good/poor choices, Whole Group read of “What If Everybody Did That?” and “If You Were a Police Officer”
Assignments: Cut/Paste of school rules and home rules
Resources: Social Studies videos, cut/paste activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 1: August 14 - 18, 2017
Reading: We will demonstrate concepts of print, such as identifying the cover, title page, and words within story books.
Goals: Students will demonstrate behavior appropriate for Kindergartners, and will be able to identify concepts of print.
Activities: Reading centers, Story crafts (Chester the Raccoon, Humpty Dumpty, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom & Chrysanthemum)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification, coloring, cutting, gluing and writing skills
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will develop an understanding of concepts of print through writing small sentences that include pictures.
Goals: We will demonstrate writing skills with many different tools, including dry erase boards and markers. Students will learn and demonstrate the rules of these tools at school.
Activities: Writing simple sentences that include pictures
Assignments: Dry-Erase board writing, introduction of journal
Resources: dry-erase boards, markers, journal, pencil, eraser
Math: We will develop and demonstrate counting orally through 10 using school tools.
Goals: Students will be able to count using one-to-one correspondence through 10.
Activities: Counting orally, coloring a number of objects, using five and ten-frames with counters
Assignments: math centers and games, using five and ten-frames with counters
Resources: starfall.com, five and ten-frames, counters, connecting cubes, crayons, glue, math journal
Science: We will investigate different types of scientists and how we can be scientists in our Kindergarten classroom
Goals: Students will identify different types of scientists and will become familiar with science and school tools.
Activities: science journal, exploration of science and school tools
Assignments: cut/paste activities, hands-on science tools (googles, thermometer, ruler, magnifying glass)
Resources: science tools (googles, thermometer, ruler, magnifying glass)
Social Studies: We will learn about school rules, including being a good citizen in and out of the classroom.
Goals: Students will identify the similarities and differences in school and home rules.
Activities: Stories and activities related to school rules, being a good friend and citizen.
Assignments: Drawing/Sorting home and school rules
Resources:
Week 36: May 7 - 11, 2018
Reading: We will read "If the Dinosaurs Came Back", "Tyler's Trip to the Library" and "Powerful Plant-Eating Dinosaurs"
Goals: Students will identify the author and illustrator and their roles, ask and answer questions about unknown words in the text, participate in collaborative conversations, ask and answer questions about key details, and will retell the story successfully.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, iStation
Writing: Students will use writing skills to plan and complete a Mother's Day writing activity flipbook
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about their mother, grandmother, or other special lady in their life.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activitie
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
Goals: Students solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10.
Assignments: Story problems, splash math, iStation math, math centers
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, tiles, counters, ten frames, Splash Math, iStation Math
Social Studies: Coins
Goals: Students will identify a penny, nickle, dime and quarter (first grade extension)
Activities: sorting, leveled readers, videos and games
Weekly Objectives:
Week 35: April 30 - May 4, 2018
Reading: We will read "The Art Lesson"
Goals: Students will identify the author and illustrator and their roles, ask and answer questions about unknown words in the text, participate in collaborative conversations, ask and answer questions about key details, and will retell the story successfully.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, iStation
Writing: Students will brainstorm, pre-write and write a final draft on "Art Class"
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about art class, and what materials they use there.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activities
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Nonstandard Measurement
Goals: Students will express the length of an object as a whole number of units, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others and will use appropriate math tools strategically.
Assignments: Measuring objects using a variety of non-standard units (cubes, tiles, paper clips, dominoes, etc.)
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, tiles, paperclips, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Reality vs. Fantasy
Goals: Students will describe the difference between reality and fantasy. They will participate in conversations, read-aloud texts, and drawings/projects that differentiate reality from fantasy.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities, interactive read-aloud
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Wants vs. Needs
Goals: Students will identify things that people want vs. things people need
Activities: drawings, role play, sorting activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 34: April 16 - 20, 2018
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Week 33: April 16 - 20, 2018
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Week 32: April 9 - 13, 2018
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Week 31: April 2 - 6, 2018
Reading: We will read two texts about Animal Homes, called "What Lives in this Hole?" and "What Lives in a Shell?"
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details, participate in collaborative conversations, connect between two individuals, events, ideas or pieces of information, identify the author and illustrator of a text and read and respond to kindergarten-level texts.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will brainstorm, pre-write and write a final draft on "Animals with Shells"
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about animals with shells.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activities
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Tens & Ones
Goals: Students will compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones by using objects, drawings, and equations. They will understand that the teen numbers are composed of a group of "ten" and then some leftover "ones"
Assignments: Composing/Decomposing teen numbers, math centers, collaborative activities, counting stations.
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, base ten rods, ones cubes, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Animal Needs & Life Cycles
Goals: Students will describe what animals need to survive, and will learn about the life cycles of a frog, chicken and butterfly.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Jobs & Tools
Goals: Students will identify several jobs that adults can have, why they need a job, and what tools are needed to do each job.
Activities: Texts on several different jobs, drawings, role play
Weekly Objectives:
Week 30: March 26-30, 2018
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Week 29: March 19-23, 2018
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Week 28: March 5-9, 2018
Reading: We will read the poem "Animals", the story "Animals Protect Themselves" and "Extreme Insects"
Goals: Students will recognize common types of texts, recognize and produce rhyming words, ask and answer questions about key details in a text, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text, participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts, and will describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas or pieces of information in a text.
Activities: Whole-group reading and writing activities, small group reading and centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will brainstorm, pre-write and write a final draft on "Leprechauns"
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write four sentences about leprechauns.
Activities: Brainstorming, interactive read-alouds, videos and pre-writing/writing activities
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts
Math: Making Ten
Goals: Students will, for any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation, look for and make use of structure, and will look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Making Ten, Friends of Ten, matching activities, whole-group and small-group math activities
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Animal Needs & Life Cycles
Goals: Students will describe what animals need to survive, and will learn about the life cycles of a frog, chicken and butterfly.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: American Symbols
Goals: Students will identify and review American Symbols such as the Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, American Flag and Bald Eagle.
Activities: Students will work together to make an American Symbols "quilt"
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Week 27: February 26- March 2, 2018
Reading: We will read two texts by Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, will describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear, will participate in collaborative conversations about Kindergarten topics and texts, and will recall information from experiences or gather information from a provided source to answer questions written and orally.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (The Cat in the Hat; The Cat in the Hat Comes Back)
Assignments: Cat in the Hat craft with -at words, sight word activities, letter X word work, Dr. Seuss ELA activities & centers
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will complete three Dr. Seuss text-connecting writings, answering the following questions: "If I was Thing 3, I would..." (The Cat in the Hat), "If I heard the Whos I would..." (Horton Hears a Who), and "If I had the last Truffula seed, I would..." (The Lorax).
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write to answer the text-connecting questions.
Activities: BrainPop Jr (Dr. Seuss), Read-Aloud texts The Lorax, Horton Hears and Who and The Cat in the Hat
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, Dr. Seuss texts
Math: Making Ten
Goals: Students will, for any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation, look for and make use of structure, and will look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Making Ten, Friends of Ten, matching activities, whole-group and small-group math activities
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Animal Needs & Life Cycles
Goals: Students will describe what animals need to survive, and will learn about the life cycles of a frog, chicken and butterfly.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: American Symbols
Goals: Students will identify and review American Symbols such as the Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, American Flag and Bald Eagle.
Activities: Students will work together to make an American Symbols "quilt"
Weekly Objectives:
Week 26: February 20-23, 2018
Reading: We will read the informational text "Presidents' Day" to learn about two presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Goals: Students will confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. They will identify the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Presidents' Day)
Assignments: Presidents' Day crafts and writing, /sh/ digraph word identification and sort, Shark writing, sight word activities, letter/sound activities, team building centers & activities
Resources: sight words, center materials, BrainPopJr, iStation
Writing: Students will recall information from experiences and gather information from text to write about George Washington.
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about George Washington. They will write 4 sentences, with help.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds, texts and photographs of George Washington
Math: Comparing 2D & 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will classify objects into given categories, identify shapes as 2D or 3D, and will analyze and compare 2D and 3D shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe language to describe their similarities, differences, parts and other attributes.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: 2D & 3D shapes, real-life objects
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives, Splash Math, iStation Math
Science: Comparing Animals
Goals: Students will compare animals by the way they move, sorting them into categories and describing their movements.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Black History Month
Goals: Students will identify and review the significance of Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Mary McCleod Bethune and Rosa Parks.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 25: February 12-16, 2018
Reading: We will read informational texts about American Symbols.
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts, will ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text, and will continuously demonstrate concepts of print and knowledge of the roles of the authors & illustrators.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (American Symbols)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write about people they love
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about people they love. They will write 4 sentences, with help.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Comparing 2D & 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will classify objects into given categories, identify shapes as 2D or 3D, and will analyze and compare 2D and 3D shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe language to describe their similarities, differences, parts and other attributes.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: 2D & 3D shapes, real-life objects
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Comparing Animals
Goals: Students will compare animals by the way they look, sorting them into categories and describing their coverings.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Black History Month
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Harriet Tubman.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 24: February 5-9, 2018
Reading: We will read informational texts about Ruby Bridges and Mary McLeod Bethune
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics, they will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, they will learn the historical significance of Ruby Bridges and Mary McLeod Bethune and how they showed courage and made a difference. Students will compare and contrast the information in both texts.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Ruby Bridges & Mary McLeod Bethune)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write about different types of Weather
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about weather. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, etc. They will solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: number bonds, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Size/Distance
Goals: Students will investigate objects far and near and will be able to make the connection that the size of objects does not change, but objects appear bigger/smaller based on if they are near/far.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Black History Month
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Ruby Bridges, Mary McLeod Bethune and Rosa Parks
Weekly Objectives:
Week 23: January 29 - February 2, 2018
Reading: We will read different versions of the text, "The Mitten"
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics, they will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, they will correctly sequence events in the text, and will compare and contrast the events in two versions of the story, "The Mitten".
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (The Mitten)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write information about snow
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about snow. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, etc. They will solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: number bonds, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Size/Distance
Goals: Students will investigate objects far and near and will be able to make the connection that the size of objects does not change, but objects appear bigger/smaller based on if they are near/far.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Significant Figures in History
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Neil Armstrong
Weekly Objectives:
Week 22: January 22 - 26, 2018
Reading: We will read the text, “America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle”
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics, they will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Gertrude Ederle)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write information what makes a good friend
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about what a good friend is like. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, etc. They will solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: number bonds, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters, number bonds, manipulatives
Science: Day/Night Sky
Goals: Students will explore what they see in the day vs. night sky. They will investigate animals that come out and activities that occur in both daytime and nighttime.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Gertrude Ederle
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of Gertrude Ederle
Weekly Objectives:
Week 22: January 16 - 19, 2018
Reading: We will read the informational text “Dr. King’s Memorial”
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, name the author and illustrator of a text, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text, recall information gathered from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Dr. King’s Memorial)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write information about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about MLK, Jr. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Comparing Numerals
Goals: students will identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another group. They will compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. They will reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: comparing groups of objects, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters
Science: Day/Night Sky
Goals: Students will explore what they see in the day vs. night sky. They will investigate animals that come out and activities that occur in both daytime and nighttime.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of MLK, Jr.
Activities: MLK, Jr. puppet, shared stories
Weekly Objectives:
Week 20: January 8 - 12, 2018
Reading: We will read the informational science book “I Fall Down” with the goal of identifying the main topic and retelling key details.
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text, and will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (I Fall Down)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Students will write about their goals for Kindergarten
Goals: Students will successfully plan and write about their goals. They will brainstorm, pre-write, complete a rough draft and a final draft.
Activities: Brainstorming, pre-write, rough draft, final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Comparing Numerals
Goals: students will identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another group. They will compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. They will reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: comparing groups of objects, math centers, whole-group activities, real-world experiences
Resources: classroom objects, cubes, ten-frames, counters
Science: Gravity
Goals: Students will explore the force of gravity and will be able to tell what gravity is and what it does.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, dropping races, comparing objects, floating/falling
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Goals: Students will learn about the historical significance of MLK, Jr.
Activities: MLK, Jr. puppet, shared stories
Weekly Objectives:
Week 18-19: December 11-15, 2017
Reading: We will read information about Christmas in many countries of the world.
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text, and will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Christmas Around the World)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: Christmas Around the World journal
Goals: Students will successfully write to answer questions about Christmas in many different countries of the world
Activities: Christmas Around the World journal
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Measurement
Goals: Students will measure classroom objects using nonstandard measurement.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: measuring objects with cubes, paperclips, pencils
Resources: classroom objects, cubes
Science: Motion of Objects
Goals: Students will explore motion by showing different ways people or objects can move.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, motion charades, fast/slow sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Christmas Around the World
Goals: Students will compare holiday traditions in the USA to those around the world.
Activities: Christmas Around the World reading, crafts and journals
Weekly Objectives:
Week 17: December 4-8, 2017
Reading: We will read Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, retell familiar stories, including key details, idnentify characters, settings and major events in a story, and will ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will write three complete sentences about our favorite animals
Goals: Students will successfully write three sentences (guided) about their favorite animals.
Activities: Group brainstorm, baseball diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Number Sense 11-20
Goals: Students will identify, write, count and compose numerals 11-20.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Teen number journals, math centers, matching games
Resources: magnetic ten frames, counters, number lines
Science: Motion of Objects
Goals: Students will explore motion by showing different ways people or objects can move.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, motion charades, fast/slow sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Knowing Important Information
Goals: Students will complete a Math About Me journal that includes information about their address, birthday and phone number. Students and the teacher will discuss why knowing this information is important.
Activities: Math About Me Journal
Weekly Objectives:
Week 16: November 27 - December 1, 2017
Reading: We will read Stone Soup
Goals: Students will identify the author and illustrator of the story, ask and answer questions about key details, ask and answer questions about unknown words, participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts, and will confirm understanding of a text read-aloud by asking and answering questions.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Stone Soup)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will write three complete sentences about what types of foods the students like to eat.
Goals: Students will successfully write three sentences (guided) about their favorite foods.
Activities: Group brainstorm, baseball diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Resources: word wall, writing posters, alphabet for letter sounds
Math: Number Sense 11-20
Goals: Students will identify, write, count and compose numerals 11-20.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Teen number journals, math centers, matching games
Resources: magnetic ten frames, counters, number lines
Science: Motion of Objects
Goals: Students will explore motion by showing different ways people or objects can move.
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook, motion charades, fast/slow sorting activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Four Seasons
Goals: Students will identify and demonstrate knowledge of the four seasons of the year.
Activities: Four Seasons PPT, seasonal tree drawings, seasonal clothing drawings
Weekly Objectives:
Week 15: November 20-21, 2017
Reading: We will read Two Thanksgivings
Goals: Students will recognize common types of texts, identify the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each, ask and answer questions about unknown words in text, and will recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Two Thanksgivings)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will complete sentences telling what we are thankful for.
Goals: Students will successfully sound out words to tell what they are thankful for.
Activities: Thankful Chains
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will complete the assessments on addition, subtraction, missing addends and word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Addition and Subtraction assessments
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Five Senses Pie Tasting
Goals: Students will use their five senses to record information about pie. Students will taste pie J
Assignments: Recording data in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Thanksgiving
Goals: Students will participate in several Thanksgiving crafts and activities in order to learn about how people celebrate Thanksgiving.
Activities: Thanksgiving crafts and activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 14: November 13-17, 2017
Reading: We will read The First Americans
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the main topic and retell key details in a text, and will describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (The First Americans)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will use a “baseball diamond” to brainstorm and write three sentences about turkeys.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft, final draft, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, and will solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. Students are not required to independently read the word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Sound
Goals: Students will recognize that sounds are made by vibrations. They will be able to recognize and recall items that make loud and soft sounds.
Assignments: Recording data about sound in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Timelines
Goals: Students will create a timeline of their life, including themselves in the past, present and future.
Activities: Timeline of Life creation
Weekly Objectives:
Week 13: November 6-9, 2017
Reading: We will read What is Veteran’s Day? and Thanking Brave Americans
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book, name the author/illustrator and define the role of each, and will ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (What is Veteran’s Day? and Thanking Brave Americans)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will use a “baseball diamond” to brainstorm and write three sentences about what we are thankful for.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft, final draft, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, and will solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. Students are not required to independently read the word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Changes in Matter
Goals: Students will recognize how matter can be changed, but not destroyed.
Activities: changing matter by heating or freezing
Assignments: Recording data about matter can change in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Veteran’s Day
Goals: Students will compare our nation’s holidays with the holidays of other cultures.
Activities: Books and activities regarding Veteran’s Day
Weekly Objectives:
Week 12: October 30 - November 3, 2017
Reading: We will read What is Culture? and Yoko
Goals: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in text, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear, and will compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (What is Culture? and Yoko)
Assignments: Using letter/sound knowledge to read and write kindergarten level material. Center activities involving Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: sight words, center materials
Writing: We will use a “baseball diamond” to brainstorm and write three sentences about food that the students like.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft and final draft
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, rough draft, final draft, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: Addition and Subtraction
Goals: Students will represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, and will solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. Students are not required to independently read the word problems.
Activities: Math videos, whole-group and small-group math activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: counters, five and ten-frames, magnetic numbers and addition/subtraction symbols
Science: Changes in Matter
Goals: Students will recognize how matter can be changed, but not destroyed.
Activities: changing matter by folding, ripping, crumpling, squashing, chewing and other actions.
Assignments: Recording data about matter can change in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Holidays and Cultures
Goals: Students will compare our nation’s holidays with the holidays of other cultures.
Activities: Books and activities regarding cultures of a diverse population
Weekly Objectives:
Week 11: October 23 - 27, 2017
Reading: We will read Long Ago and Today and Then and Now for Reading Street with goal of asking and answering questions about key details in the text.
Goals: Students will retell familiar stories using key details, will recognize common types of texts (storybooks, informational texts) and will identify the author and illustrator of the story and define the role of each.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Long Ago and Today and Then and Now for Reading Street)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words, -at word family
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will learn how to use a “baseball diamond” to plan writing and to write three simple sentences.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will plan their writing on kindergarten-friendly topics and will use their “baseball diamond” plan to write three simple sentences. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of each sentence, spaces between words and proper punctuation.
Activities: Baseball Diamond pre-write, whole-group writing
Assignments: Baseball Diamond pre-write, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, school supplies
Math: 2D and 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Activities: Math videos, 2D and 3D shapes exploration, shape drawings, shape creations, mystery shapes, shape games
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: 2D and 3D shapes
Science: Properties of Matter
Goals: Students will describe matter and its attributes, including the different size, shape, color, temperature, weight and texture that matter can have.
Activities: Sorting by color, shape, size, temperature, weight and texture
Assignments: Recording data about the properties of matter in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Landforms
Goals: Students will be able to identify and draw basic landforms and bodies of water.
Activities: Drawing basic landforms and bodies of water
Weekly Objectives:
Week 10: October 16 - 20, 2017
Reading: We will read Four Seasons and The Year at Maple Hill Farm with goal of describing the connection between the two texts.
Goals: Students will participate in collaborative conversations with partners about kindergarten topics and texts. They will ask and answer questions about key details and will request clarification if something is not understood.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Four Seasons and The Year at Maple Hill Farm)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in writing by completing an independent writing task.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words and punctuation at the end. Students will complete their first independent writing.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: 2D and 3D Shapes
Goals: Students will correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Activities: Math videos, 2D and 3D shapes exploration, shape drawings, shape creations, mystery shapes, shape games
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: 2D and 3D shapes
Science: Properties of Matter
Goals: Students will describe matter and its attributes, including the different size, shape, color, temperature, weight and texture that matter can have.
Activities: Sorting by color, shape, size, temperature, weight and texture
Assignments: Recording data about the properties of matter in science notebook
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Globe & Map Features – Land/Water
Goals: Students will differentiate between land and water by creating a map with land (brown/green) and water (blue)
Activities: Map labeling and coloring
Week 9: October 9 - 13, 2017
Reading: We will read Land and Water with the goal of understanding text read aloud or information presented orally by asking and answering questions about key details.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Land and Water)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in writing by completing an independent writing task.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words and punctuation at the end. Students will complete their first independent writing.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Addition within 5
Goals: Students will understand that combining two groups of objects leads to a larger group of objects. Students will represent addition with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations and verbal explanations.
Activities: Math videos, use of part-part-whole mats to show addition problems
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: Counters, part-part-whole charts, five frames
Science: Students will demonstrate the use of all five senses by making a hypothesis, and participating in an experiment with the guidance of the STEM teacher.
Goals: Students will make “elephant toothpaste” and will use their sense of sight, hearing, smelling and touching to observe the “toothpaste”. Students will understand that scientists don’t always use their sense of taste.
Activities: Elephant Toothpaste experiment
Assignments: Recording data using five senses, to be glued in each student’s interactive science notebook.
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Florida Map
Goals: Students will construct a Florida map and will include a compass rose with cardinal directions
Activities: Florida Map
Week 8: October 2 - 6, 2017
Reading: We will read We Need Directions! and Following the Map with the goal of identifying the author and illustrator of the texts, asking and answering questions about key details, and participating in collaborative conversations with partners about the texts.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify the author and illustrator of the texts. They will use question words such as “Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?” to ask questions about the text
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (We Need Directions! and Following the Map)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills. Students will demonstrate what they have learned in writing by completing an independent writing task.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will use an uppercase at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words and punctuation at the end.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal, independent writing task
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Addition within 5
Goals: Students will understand that combining two groups of objects leads to a larger group of objects. Students will represent addition with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations and verbal explanations.
Activities: Math videos, use of part-part-whole mats to show addition problems
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: Counters, part-part-whole charts, five frames
Science: Students will demonstrate the use of all five senses using apples.
Goals: Students will explore apples with their sense of sight, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting.
Activities: Apple measurement, observation, and tasting
Assignments: Recording data about apples using five senses, to be glued in each student’s interactive science notebook.
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Maps & Globes
Goals: Students will explain that maps and globes help to locate different places and that globes are a model of the Earth.
Activities: Maps & Globes mini-book, drawing a map of the classroom
Weekly Objectives:
Week 7: September 25-29, 2017
Reading: We will read Looking at Maps and Globes and The Difference Between Maps and Globes with the goal of identifying the author and illustrator of the texts, asking and answering questions about key details, and participating in collaborative conversations with partners about the texts.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify the author and illustrator of the texts. They will compare and contrast maps and globes.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Looking at Maps and Globes)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will understand that the words we say, we can also write, and if we write them, we can read them.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Sorting and Positional Words
Goals: Students will be able to sort items by color, shape and size. They will use appropriate positional words to describe the location of objects.
Activities: Math videos, sorting by color, shape and size, cutting/gluing objects to sort them in various ways.
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, counters, shapes, various math tools
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of smell and taste and explain how smelling and tasting are connected.
Goals: Students will engage in activities that promote critical thinking skills to use their sense of smell and taste to describe how different substances smell and taste.
Activities: Smelling jars, sour/sweet/salty taste testing
Assignments: Mystery smells, Science videos, Drawing things you can smell and tatse
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Positional Words
Goals: Students will understand how to appropriately describe the location of objects using words such as on, above, under, in front, behind, between, etc.
Activities: Positional words cut/paste
Weekly Objectives:
Week 6: September 17-22, 2017
Reading: We will read It’s Mine! with the goal of retelling the story with key details, and recalling and describing characters and setting.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify characters, settings and major events in stories. They will ask and answer questions about unknown words in the text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (It’s Mine! By Leo Lionni),
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words, Retelling It’s Mine! By Leo Lionni
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, center activities
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will understand that the words we say, we can also write, and if we write them, we can read them.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Reading and writing numerals 0-10
Goals: Students be able to read, write and recognize numerals 0-10.
Activities: Math videos, writing numbers, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting and number activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of hearing and what tools are used by scientists to enhance the sense of hearing.
Goals: Students will engage in activities that promote critical thinking skills to use their sense of hearing to describe what objects are making certain sounds.
Activities: Mystery sounds; Describing mystery sound objects using appropriate adjectives, Drawing objects that you can hear
Assignments: Mystery sounds, Science videos, Drawing things you can hear
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Voting
Goals: Students will understand that one way to solve problems between individuals is to take a vote.
Activities: Vote on certain topics to make decisions as a class
Weekly Objectives:
Week 5: September 11-15, 2017
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Weekly Objectives:
Week 4: September 5-8, 2017
Reading: We will read Jamaica’s Blue Marker with the goal of asking and answering questions about key details in text.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text. They will identify the author and illustrator for the text and actively engage in group reading activities with understanding and purpose.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Jamaica’s Blue Marker),
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills, Sight Words
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures. Students will understand that the words we say, we can also write, and if we write them, we can read them.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Reading and writing numerals 0-10
Goals: Students be able to read, write and recognize numerals 0-10.
Activities: Math videos, writing numbers, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting and number activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of touch and what tools are used by scientists to enhance the sense of sight.
Goals: Students will engage in activities that promote critical thinking skills to use their sense of touch to analyze “mystery” objects and describe how they feel.
Activities: Mystery Bag objects; Describing mystery bag objects using appropriate adjectives, Drawing objects that you can touch
Assignments: Mystery Bags, Science videos, Drawing things you can touch
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Classroom Responsibilities
Goals: Students will understand that they have responsibilities in the classroom to help keep our environment clean, safe and socially positive.
Activities: Role play of problem solving scenarios, discuss ways we can work together to make our environment clean, safe and socially positive.
Assignments: Write a class agreement, assign jobs and responsibilities for keeping our classroom clean & safe.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 3: August 28 - 31, 2017
Reading: We will listen to several stories, including Laws for Kids, in order to be able to answer questions about a text. We will develop reading skills through centers and small group activities.
Goals: Students will develop listening comprehension skills by paying close attention to a story in order to answer specific questions about the text.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Laws for Kids),
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will develop and maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words, color words, and pictures.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Continuing use of writing journal.
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Reading and writing numerals 0-5.
Goals: Students be able to read, write and recognize numerals 0-5.
Activities: Math videos, writing numbers, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting and number activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Develop an understanding of the sense of sight and what tools are used by scientists to enhance the sense of sight.
Goals: Students will engage in sense of sight activities including use of science tools that enhance sight.
Activities: Observations, use of science tools such as binoculars, hand lens, glasses, goggles, etc.
Assignments: Sense of Sight graphing, “I Spy”, Science Notebook activities
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities, interactive science notebook
Social Studies: Problem Solving with classmates and friends
Goals: Students will be able to solve problems that arise with classmates and friends.
Activities: Role play of problem solving scenarios, stories that support positive interactions and problem solving situations.
Assignments: “Good Citizen” sorting activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 2: August 21 - 25, 2017
Reading: We will explore texts that support student alphabet knowledge and concepts of print (cover, title page, where the story begins, author/illustrator).
Goals: Students will demonstrate alphabet knowledge, concepts of print and appropriate behavior for reading stories as a whole group.
Activities: Reading centers, Text connecting activities (Animals in the Park: ABCs, What If Everybody Did That?)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification by use of Coloring, Cutting, Gluing, Tracing, Sorting and Writing Skills
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, sight word flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will develop and maintain a writing journal to show growth in writing skills.
Goals: Through teacher guidance, students will write simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Activities: Writing simple sentences using sight words and pictures.
Assignments: Introduction of writing journal and use of school supplies
Resources: Alphabet songs, sight word flash cards, writing journal, school supplies
Math: Counting to 20 using objects and one-to-one correspondence
Goals: Students will use one-to-one correspondence to count up to 20 objects.
Activities: Math videos, counting orally, counting/coloring a number of objects, hands-on counting activities
Assignments: Math centers, independent cut/paste activities, number talks, hands-on math activities
Resources: starfall.com, five, ten and double-ten frames, counters, connecting cubes, school supplies
Science: Use science tools to investigate objects and make observations
Goals: Students will engage in investigating objects in order to make observations using their five senses, with help from science tools.
Activities: Observe an uncommon vegetable using the five senses (except taste) and a magnifying glass
Assignments: Cut/Paste of scientists and science tools
Resources: science videos, cut/paste activities
Social Studies: Review of school rules vs. home rules
Goals: Students will distinguish between school rules and home rules and will explain why they are important.
Activities: Discussion of good/poor choices, Whole Group read of “What If Everybody Did That?” and “If You Were a Police Officer”
Assignments: Cut/Paste of school rules and home rules
Resources: Social Studies videos, cut/paste activities
Weekly Objectives:
Week 1: August 14 - 18, 2017
Reading: We will demonstrate concepts of print, such as identifying the cover, title page, and words within story books.
Goals: Students will demonstrate behavior appropriate for Kindergartners, and will be able to identify concepts of print.
Activities: Reading centers, Story crafts (Chester the Raccoon, Humpty Dumpty, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom & Chrysanthemum)
Assignments: Letter/Sound Identification, coloring, cutting, gluing and writing skills
Resources: Letter/Sound flashcards, school supplies
Writing: We will develop an understanding of concepts of print through writing small sentences that include pictures.
Goals: We will demonstrate writing skills with many different tools, including dry erase boards and markers. Students will learn and demonstrate the rules of these tools at school.
Activities: Writing simple sentences that include pictures
Assignments: Dry-Erase board writing, introduction of journal
Resources: dry-erase boards, markers, journal, pencil, eraser
Math: We will develop and demonstrate counting orally through 10 using school tools.
Goals: Students will be able to count using one-to-one correspondence through 10.
Activities: Counting orally, coloring a number of objects, using five and ten-frames with counters
Assignments: math centers and games, using five and ten-frames with counters
Resources: starfall.com, five and ten-frames, counters, connecting cubes, crayons, glue, math journal
Science: We will investigate different types of scientists and how we can be scientists in our Kindergarten classroom
Goals: Students will identify different types of scientists and will become familiar with science and school tools.
Activities: science journal, exploration of science and school tools
Assignments: cut/paste activities, hands-on science tools (googles, thermometer, ruler, magnifying glass)
Resources: science tools (googles, thermometer, ruler, magnifying glass)
Social Studies: We will learn about school rules, including being a good citizen in and out of the classroom.
Goals: Students will identify the similarities and differences in school and home rules.
Activities: Stories and activities related to school rules, being a good friend and citizen.
Assignments: Drawing/Sorting home and school rules
Resources: