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Lower School

Welcome to Kindergarten

Daily

Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00-9:20 Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar
9:20-10:05 Math Math Math Math Math
10:00-10:20 Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess
10:20-10:35 Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud
10:35-11:20 Music KF (in classroom) Art KF PE KF Music KF Art KF (in classroom)
11:20-12:40 ELA ELA ELA ELA ELA
12:40-1:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
1:05-1:20 Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting
1:20-1:45 Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies
1:45-2:05 Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess
2:05-2:35 RTI/Centers RTI/Centers RTI/Centers RTI/Centers RTI/Centers
2:35-3:20 MicroSociety MicroSociety MicroSociety MicroSociety MicroSociety
3:20-4:00 Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00-9:20 Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar Morning Meeting / Calendar
9:20-10:05 Math Math Math Math Math
10:00-10:20 Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess
10:20-10:35 Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud Snack / Read Aloud
10:35-11:20 Art KS Music KS (in classroom) Art KS PE KS Music KS
11:20-12:40 ELA ELA ELA ELA ELA
12:40-1:05 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
1:05-1:20 Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting
1:20-1:45 Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies Science / Social Studies
1:45-2:05 Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess
2:05-2:35 RTI/Centers RTI/Centers RTI/Centers RTI/Centers RTI/Centers
2:35-3:20 MicroSociety MicroSociety MicroSociety MicroSociety MicroSociety
3:20-4:00 Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal Pack Up / Dismissal

Course

Curriculum

Reading / ELA

  • Uppercase letter identification
  • Developing comprehension skills after reading a story
  • Letter sound identification
  • Rhyming
  • Types of letters: Vowels versus consonants

Writing

  • Identification between a letter, word and sentence
  • Writing mechanics
  • Drawing and labeling
  • Handwriting (lowercase letters)

Mathematics

Working with Numbers 0-10:

  • Counting
  • Writing
  • Representing
  • Identifying
  • Sequencing
  • Comparing

Measurement:

  • Describing
  • Comparing

Calendar Routines (Introduction):

  • Number sense
  • Patterns
  • Place value

Science

  • Animal needsPlant needs

Social Studies

  • Community / citizenship
  • Environment and society

Reading / ELA

  • Lowercase letter identification
  • Letter sound identification
  • Basic decoding skills
  • Retelling and sequencing story parts
  • Sight word identification
  • Parts of a story: characters, setting problem, resolution

Writing

  • Sentence structure
  • Writing mechanics
  • Drawing and labeling
  • Opinion writing
  • Handwriting (uppercase letters, intro numbers)

Mathematics

Working with Numbers 0-20:

  • Counting
  • Writing
  • Representing
  • Identifying
  • Sequencing
  • Comparing
  • Adding (within 10)

Geometry (Shapes):

  • Identifying
  • Describing
  • Building
  • Composing
  • Analyzing
  • Comparing

Calendar Routines:

  • Number sense
  • Patterns
  • Place value

Science

  • Severe weather
  • Weather patterns

Social Studies

  • Civics and government
  • Historical figures

Reading / ELA

  • Upper/lowercase letter identification and sound recognition
  • Decoding strategies
  • Retelling and sequencing a story
  • Sight word identification and fluency
  • Developing comprehension skills after reading a story

Writing

  • Sentence structure
  • Narrative writing
  • Handwriting (all letters, numbers)

Mathematics

Working with Numbers 0-20:

  • Sequencing
  • Comparing
  • Adding (within 10)
  • Subtracting/ Decomposing (within 10)

Number to 100:

  • Counting (by 1s and 10s)
  • Sequencing

Categorizing Objects:

  • Sorting
  • Classifying
  • Counting

Calendar Routines:

  • Number sense
  • Patterns
  • Place value

Science

  • Sunlight and warmth
  • Pushes and pulls

Social Studies

Patriotic symbols

Meet

Our Teachers

Return the completed Summer SOAR packet (date to be determined) for a prize!