Grade Level Objectives

Mount Prospect School District 57

LANGUAGE ARTS

READING

A kindergarten student:

• Enjoys listening and retelling stories
• Develops an interest in a variety of literature including picture books, poetry and rhyme, and informational texts
• Recognizes upper and lower case letters of alphabet
• Identifies rhyming words
• Understands and identifies letter/sound relationships
• Develops an awareness of print
• Identifies the parts of a book/poem (cover, title, author, page numbers)
• Directionality (reading from left to right)
• Tracking the text word for word
• Punctuation and capitalization
• Uses picture clues to understand text
• Identifies kindergarten sight words
• Reads simple texts containing familiar letter-sound correspondences and high-frequency words

WRITING

A kindergarten student:

• Prints first and last name (first letter capitalized, all the rest should be lower case)
• Forms upper and lower case letters neatly
• Uses appropriate letters to represent words
• Attempts to write simple words

Resources:

Story Box and The Wright Skills, The Wright Group, http://www.wrightgroup.com

MATH

A kindergarten student:

• Identifies/writes numerals through 31
• Demonstrates understanding of:
• Patterning
• Sorting and classifying
• Comparing
• Graphing
• Measuring
• Recognizes basic shapes
• Counts by 1's, 5's, and 10's up to 100, and counts by 2's up to 20
• Explores calendar, time, and money
• Shows understanding of basic addition/subtraction concepts using manipulatives
• Demonstrates problem solving

Resources:

Everyday Mathematics, Everyday Learning Corporation, 2002, http://www.wrightgroup.com/

SCIENCE

Science activities in the kindergarten are planned to expand the child's natural curiosity and interest. Life and physical science units are:

• Trees

• Life cycle
• Seasonal changes
• Properties of trees and leaves

• Fabric

• Properties of fabrics
• Observations of interactions with other substances
• Communication of observations

Resources:

FOSS, Delta Education, 2003, http://www.delta-education.com/science/foss/index.shtml

SOCIAL SCIENCE

The kindergarten social science curriculum focuses on the child's relationship to:

• Family
• School and neighborhood
• Diversity in the world

Holiday celebrations and family traditions are explored. Students are beginning to understand the world in spatial terms and are challenged to connect geography to events.

Resources:

Social Studies Alive! Me and My World, Teachers Curriculum Institute, 2005, http://historyalive.com/curriculum/curriculumSSA.asp

FINE MOTOR

A kindergarten student:

• Holds pencil properly
• Uses scissors appropriately

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/WORK HABITS

A kindergarten student:

• Develops a positive self image
• Develops responsibility
• Increases self-reliance
• Develops self-control
• Displays good manners
• Respects others' rights
• Works cooperatively as a part of a group
• Participates in class
• Follows two and three step directions
• Takes care of his/her own needs and materials
• Strives to work independently
• Stays on task for a period of time

TECHNOLOGY

The kindergarten child has the opportunity to experience technology in the classroom and in the computer lab. Children use selected software which is integrated with the curriculum.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

A kindergarten student:

• Explores spatial awareness through finding open and closed space, tagging, and dodging activities
• Recognizes and demonstrates left and right orientation
• Demonstrates basic locomotor skills (skip, gallop, jump) through continued practice, organized games, and dance
• Explores basic ball handling skills (throw, roll, shoot, catch, kick, dribble - hands and feet) through continued practice, organized games, and activities
• Explores body relationships (side by side, face to face, right-left) through rhythm and dance activities
• Explores basic skills to manipulate and control objects through the use of bats, balls, bean bags, hoops, ropes, parachutes, paddles, and scooters
• Has opportunities to learn the fundamental skills of sharing, taking turns, and working independently of others
• Demonstrates educational gymnastic skills through the practice of tumbling, balance, basic stunts, and movement sequencing
• Participates in an environment that promotes physical fitness, maximum effort, enjoyment, and sportsmanship
• Follows basic rules and strategies to enhance participation and safety

MUSIC

A kindergarten student:

• Identifies and responds to a steady beat in singing, playing, and movement
• Sings alone and with others using good vocal technique
• Identifies qualities of musical sound (soft/loud, short/long, fast/slow, high/low)
• Identifies and performs repeating patterns in music
• Reads rhythms using quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests
• Makes music together with other students using singing, movement, and instruments
• Dances alone, with a partner, changing partners, and line dances
• Demonstrates performance skills by singing, playing, and dancing together in a concert setting

Resources:

Share the Music, McGraw-Hill, 1998, http://www.mhschool.com/

CHARACTER COUNTS in District 57

http://www.charactercounts.org
A person of character is trustworthy, treats people with respect, is responsible, is fair, is caring, and is a good citizen.