Kindergarten
Mrs. Hof
St. Mary’s Kindergarten Curriculum
The
Kindergarten Religion curriculum focuses on various bible stories about God, our
Father and Jesus’ works on Earth. By
hearing these stories, children will become more and more aware of God’s love.
We will learn basic prayers of our Catholic faith and participate in
prayers. Children will learn that God is lovingly with us always and
everywhere.
In Language Arts, Reading and Phonics:
strengthening letter and sound recognition, and blending sounds together. We use
the Saxon Phonics Program, which focuses on the rules of learning phonics.
It has proven to be a very strong program.
We will be working on the following phonological awareness strategies...
Letter Naming Fluency - students name letters at a speedy pace Onset Recognition
- students can say the beginning sound of a word
Phonemic Segmentation Fluency - students can break apart the sounds of a word
Nonsense Word Fluency - students can blend sounds to make words
Through shared
reading and morning message, children will be engaged in an interactive process
used with the whole class. As the teacher reads a story or writes the message,
children join in on phrases or words that they know and identify various skills
of language arts. During subsequent re-readings, children read more and more of
the text, until they are able to read the story independently. Shared reading
and morning message is an opportunity to model conventions of print and the use
of reading strategies.
In literacy
centers:
children will practice reading and writing skills, while other children will be
working in small guided reading groups. The center activities are designed
to strengthen letter/sound knowledge, listening skills, oral language
expression, rhyme, letter formation and cooperation.
In
Mathematics: curriculum provides students with mathematical
experiences that help them develop number sense and a positive attitude towards
mathematics that will continue through their school career and their lives.
In
Science: we work on developing an awareness of
the world in which we live. Through scientific inquiry, concepts will be
presented in the life and earth sciences, including the study of animals and
plants, the five senses and general health, and the four seasons.
In
Social Studies:
we focus on the students and how they
relate to others in their families, classroom, school, and community.
Activities will help the children focus their natural curiosity for the world
around them.
You
can also check out Mrs. Hof's website at www.geocities.com/kindercardinals
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