Mrs. Waller's Kindergarten Classroom
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Alphabet - Phonics
  1. Rote Memory A-Z.
  2. Rote Memory Z-A.
  3. Random order Recognition.
  4. Proper construction of letters: Top to bottom, left to right and following arrow.
  5. Associate sounds with proper letters (long and short vowels, hard and soft consonant.
  6. Discrimination of middle and ending sounds in words and association of sound with letter.
  7. Displays understanding of blends, digraphs and special sounds and has the ability to apply this understanding to their reading.

 Numbers

  1. Count to 100 or higher.
  2. Recognition of numerals 0-100 in any order.
  3. Association of numerals 0-20 with correct set.
  4. Construction of numerals 0-100 and higher.
  5. Count by 10's to 100.
  6. Count by 5's to 100.
  7. Count by 2's to 100.​
Social Studies
  1. Distinquish between left and right, progression from left to right while working.                                                                 *Keeping place whole working, following instruction, participation, cooperation.  Figure ground                            relationships,  spatial relationships. 
  2. Basic understanding of the meaning of each holiday.
  3. Basic understanding of origination of the flag.
  4. Study of Native Americans, Discovery of North America, War of Independence, Civil War, Martin Luther King.
English
  1. Discrimination between capital and lower case letters, ability to identify capital and lower case letters and ability to match lower case to corresponding capital letters.
  2. Capitalization of words at beginning of sentences, capitalization of names.
  3. Proper punctuation (period, question mark, comma exclamation point) - Identify them and know what they mean.  Use properly when writing.
  4. Student will be able to distinguish opposites, rhyming word.
  5. Student will be able to use powers of deductive reasoning in answering questions over materials read in class.
  6. Student will recognize singular and plural subjects in stories and sentences.
  7. Student will be able to sequence a story that has at least four events.
Math
  1. Addition and subtraction of single digit numbers. 
  2. Addition of more than two numbers.  Example: 3 + 2  + 4 =
  3. To demonstrate a basic understanding of simple addition and subtraction.
  4. Basic understanding of sequential order (first, second, third).
  5. Basic understanding of mathematical concepts such as long and short, patterning, capacity, full, empty, heavy, light, left and right, comparisons of length (tall, short) or (long and short).
  6. To be able to tell time on the hour.
  7. To be able to tell the value of a quarter, nickel, dime or penny.
Penmanship
  1. Following arrows, neatness, staying on lines when tracing , progression from left to right and top to bottom of page, staying between lines on penmanship.
  2. Proper construction of all letters and numbers zero to twenty.
  3. Proper construction of first and last name.​
Reading
  1. Basic understanding of phonetic principles and the ability to apply phonetic principles to reading. 
  2. Displaying basic understanding of blends, digraphs and special sounds and applying this understanding toward everyday reading.
  3. The reading series for kindergarten is Max by Modern Curriculum Press.
  4. These materials may be checked out as student advances to higher levels of reading.
Science
  1. Colors:     red, blue, green, orange, yellow, brown, purple, black, white, gray, tan and pink.
  2. Shapes:   circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond and oval.
  3. Nature:     plants, animals, seeds, health and nutrition.
  4. Topics:      sun, earth, seasons, five senses, weather, matter and body.
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