Rylee {Kindergarten} ~ Learning Goals
BIBLE
- Memorize Bible Verses {Level 1}
- Weekly Bible Story Lessons {New Testament, Old Testament, Character Quality, Holiday, Other}
- Lesson
- Bible Verse
- Activities
- Craft
- Songs
PHONICS
- Recognize name and sound of long and short vowels and consonants {Review}
- Recognize beginning and ending sounds
- Sounding of blends, one and two vowel words and special sounds
- Introduce 50 special sounds and beginning phonics rules
- Recognize 100 Sight Words
LANGUAGE
- Recognition of sentences by capital letters and periods
- Orally complete sentence starters
HANDWRITING
- Review manuscript letter formation
- Correctly spacing words
- Letters, Words and Sentences
WRITING
- Weekly journal
SPELLING
- Sound out and spell CVC words
READING
- Comprehension {Retelling or acting out a story; Predicting outcomes, sequencing events}
- Able to identify characters, setting and main idea of a story
LITERATURE UNITS
- Read a variety of books including nursery rhymes, poetry, family stories, fairy tales, poetry
- Each unit will include vocabulary words, activities, crafts, etc...
- Recognize the difference between reality and fiction
MATH
- Number Recognition, counting and writing 1 - 200
- Concepts of numbers 1 – 100
- Before and after numbers 1 – 100
- Counting and writing by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100
- Counting on
- Ordinal numbers: first – tenth
- Recognize Number Words: One – Ten
- Sequencing {first, next, last}
- Patterns {Review}
- Matching {Review}
- Recognizing and drawing shapes {Review}
- Value of coins and dollar bill
- Combining pennies and nickels
- Telling time to the nearest half hour
- Calendar {Days, Weeks, Months, Year}
- Comparing Sizes {big, bigger, biggest}
- Comparing Amounts {More, Fewer}
- Comparing weights
- Sorting by attributes
- Addition facts through 10
- Addition story problems
- Subtraction {facts through subtracting 5}
- Odd and even numbers
- Doubling Numbers
- Opposites
- Directions
- Capacity
- Interprets Graphs
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Community Helpers
- America: Famous Americans, Places, Landmarks, 50 States
- History: Holidays {Thanksgiving, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Flag Day…..}
- Children around the world
SCIENCE
- Themes
- Insects
- Plants
- Jungle Animals
- Space
- Human Body
- Ocean Life
- Seasons and Weather
- Magnets
- Float or Sink
- Alive, Not Alive
- Food & Nutrition
- Farm Animals
- Safety
MUSIC
- Singing
- Hi, Low; Fast, Slow; Pitch
- Learn Classical Hymns
- Correct Posture
- Music Notation, Note Values, Note Names
- Rhythm
- Instruments of the orchestra (violin, bass violin, flute, bassoon, trumpet, tube, tympani)
- Classical Listening
POETRY
- Memorize various poems
ART & CRAFTS
- Continue development of fine motor skills
- Various crafts
- ARTistic Pursuits
- Draw! Write! Now!
ARTIST STUDIES
- Picasso
- Millet
- Homer
- Van Gogh
- Monet
CRITICAL THINKING
- Logic puzzles and games
SIGN LANGUAGE
- Perform and read 150 Signs +
PE
- Review basic skills; introduce new skills & games
- Studies on various sports {based around interests}
LIFE SKILLS
- Recite address from memory
- Recite telephone number from memory
- Recite birthday (including year) from memory
- Tie shoes
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