{"id":303,"date":"2013-02-10T04:17:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T11:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stpetercatholicschool.com\/newsite\/?page_id=303"},"modified":"2019-06-04T20:42:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T02:42:24","slug":"kindergarten-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.stpetercatholicschool.com\/newsite\/curriculum\/kindergarten-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindergarten Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Reading<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand concepts of print (examples: parts of a book, left to right, top to bottom).<\/li>\n<li>Can distinguish differences in sounds of spoken language.<\/li>\n<li>Understand that a letter represents a sound.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the letters and the sounds they represent<\/li>\n<li>Know some words by sight (goal of 25).<\/li>\n<li>Listen to and demonstrate understanding of a wide variety of text (examples: alphabet books, informational stories, literature and nursery rhymes).<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate familiarity with everyday print (examples: signs, labels, newspapers, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Correctly answer questions about a book read aloud.<\/li>\n<li>Retell a story in sequence<\/li>\n<li>Connect events in a story to life experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Writing<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With approximate accuracy, write upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.<\/li>\n<li>Use letter-sound knowledge to write independently.<\/li>\n<li>Spell some simple words correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Write simple messages or directions for a specific reason.<\/li>\n<li>Write a brief story (beginning, middle, end) with illustrations that match text.<\/li>\n<li>Able to write name and some common words.<\/li>\n<li>Write using beginning letter sounds.<\/li>\n<li>Able to express ideas on paper through drawing and beginning writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Listening<\/i><\/b><b><i> &amp; Speaking<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listen when others are speaking.<\/li>\n<li>Understand and follow simple oral directions.<\/li>\n<li>Show and tell using props.<\/li>\n<li>Tell about an experience or story using a logical sequence.<\/li>\n<li>Share information in complete, coherent sentences.<\/li>\n<li>Blend and separate sounds in short vowel words<\/li>\n<li>Match oral words to printed words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Literature<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify a story\u2019s sequence of events.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to and identify classics and award winning books.<\/li>\n<li>Use the library for selecting recreational reading materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>RELIGION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name and act out things God has made.<\/li>\n<li>Share favorite things which God has made.<\/li>\n<li>Listen\/respond to Scripture stories.<\/li>\n<li>Acts out Scripture stories.<\/li>\n<li>Retell Scripture stories in own words, drawings or in role-playing.<\/li>\n<li>Respond creatively to lessons taught.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate understanding of religious vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li>Share stories about feelings.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in frequent prayer experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Experience the faith community of the classroom\/school\/parish\/community.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in service opportunities appropriate to age.<\/li>\n<li>Know and participate in liturgical season activities and celebrations.<\/li>\n<li>Responds orally to a variety of questions.<\/li>\n<li>Know and recite prayers appropriate to grade level.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates empathy towards others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>MATH<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Calculations &amp; Estimations<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read, write, order and identify whole numbers less than 100.<\/li>\n<li>Identify and differentiate money, penny, nickel, and dime.<\/li>\n<li>Count to100 using objects.<\/li>\n<li>Use manipulatives for exploring + and \u2013.<\/li>\n<li>Count by 2, 5, 10<\/li>\n<li>Count using tally marks<\/li>\n<li>Find sums and differences less than 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Statistics &amp; Probability<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify \u201cmore or less\u201d from pictographs and bar graphs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Algebraic Relationships<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sort, classify and order objects by size, color, shape or other properties.<\/li>\n<li>Create and extend patterns using concrete models.<\/li>\n<li>Understand more than, equal too or less than.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Measurement<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify measurements of length, weight and size.<\/li>\n<li>Interpret calendar information<\/li>\n<li>Identify parts of a digital or analogue clock<\/li>\n<li>Tell time to the hour.<\/li>\n<li>Understand concept related to time of day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Geometry<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify basic shapes.<\/li>\n<li>Create shapes with manipulatives.<\/li>\n<li>Identify plane and solid figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Physical, Life, Earth Sciences<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe size and color of objects.<\/li>\n<li>Sort and classify collections<i>.<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Recognize the pattern of a cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Understand that living things are everywhere.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize that change happens to many things.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the sun, moon, stars and Earth.<\/li>\n<li>Understand that things can be reused or\u00a0 recycled and the impact it has on the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Healthy &amp; Fit Body<\/i><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize the food guide pyramid as the basis for healthful eating.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate good personal health habits.<\/li>\n<li>Identify basic body parts.<\/li>\n<li>Identify 5 senses and their functions<\/li>\n<li>Name behaviors that help prevent the spread of infection.<\/li>\n<li>Identify how others influence health choices.<\/li>\n<li>Locate school and community health helpers.<\/li>\n<li>Practice personal safety skills.<\/li>\n<li>Practice problem solving skills.<\/li>\n<li>Identify positive ways to respond to conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>SOCIAL STUDIES<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Civics &amp; 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