Kindergarten Curriculum

Language Arts –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis Kindergarten Language Arts Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Develop their oral language skills and help them begin to read and write.

• Extend their vocabulary and conceptual knowledge.

• Learn to follow directions and develop the language of schooling.

• Discuss the meanings of words from familiar and conceptually challenging selections read aloud.

• Express themselves in complete thoughts.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Grammar and Writing

2. Reading

3. Vocabulary

Resources

• English (Kindergarten), Houghton Mifflin

• What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know (Core Knowledge Series), Hirsch & Holden

• Reading Reflex, McGuinness

• Kindergarten Literacy, McGill-Franzen

• Open Court Phonics, SRA/McGraw-Hill

• Handwriting Without Tears, Jan Z. Olsen

Mathematics –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Gain confidence.

• Evaluate each problem separately rather than rotely performing algorithms.

• Have a positive experience in mathematics.

• Receive individual help.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Patterns and Classifications

2. Numbers and Number Sense

3. Money

4. Computation

5. Measurement

6. Geometry

Resources

• Saxon Math Kindergarten, Saxon Publishers

• What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know (Core Knowledge Series), Hirsch & Holden

• Various Manipulatives

Social Studies –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Develop an appreciation of their place in the world.

• Understand the physical and human characteristics of the environment.

• Understand the purpose of rules in society.

• Develop an awareness of the characteristics of specific regions and cultures.

Knowledge and Skills

1. World History and Geography

   1. Geography; Spatial Sense

   2. An Overview of the Seven Continents

2. American History and Geography

   1. Geography

   2. Native American Peoples, Past and Present

   3. Early Exploitation and Settlement

   4. Presidents: Past and Present

   5. Symbols and Figures

Resources

• What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know (Core Knowledge Series), Hirsch & Holden

Science –

Life Science, Physical Science, Earth/Space Science

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis Kindergarten Science Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Learn by doing.

• Develop a deep understanding of concepts that is retained over time.

• Learn skills that enable them to gain new knowledge.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Life Science

   1. Characteristics of Living Things

   2. Body Parts

2. Physical Science

   1. Exploring With the Senses

   2. Pushes and Pulls

3. Earth/Space Science

   1. Looking at the Earth and Sky

Resources

• Houghton Mifflin Science Discovery Works – Kindergarten, Houghton Mifflin

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