2010-2011 Syllabus for Kindergarten    Term 1

Teacher: Susan Bankston

Math

Objectives: This is a general overview of what the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.

Identify and represent relationships among sets of whole numbers up to 30 using manipulatives.

 Count forward 0 to 5.

 Identify numbers to represent quantities 0 to 5.

 Create models of sets of objects 0 to 5.

 Recognize and write numbers to represent quantities 0 to 5.

 Determine "first", "next", and "last" positions.

 Identify, describe, and reproduce patterns using concrete objects.

 Describe a rule for sorting objects.

 Apply mathematical language by telling when a certain number is “too many,” “not

enough,” “just right,” “more than,” “less than,” or “equal to” "next" and "last" for a given

situation. Identify and classify two-dimensional shapes.Recognize and describe open and closed figures. Identify two-dimensional figures such as the square, rectangle, triangle, and circle.

Assessments: Individual tests will be administered by the teacher to check mastery of each objective.

Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework will be assigned as needed.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete all classwork and any work sent home.

Reteaching and Retesting:  Objectives will be retaught and retested as needed.

Additional Comments: Please check Take Home folder each time it is sent home.

Language Arts

Objectives: This is a general overview of what the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.

Drafting • Begin to put thoughts on paper through use of scribbling, symbols, pictures, or words. (*Writing for kindergarten students is defined as making marks and/or symbols on a page that possess meaning)

 The student will compose a description of a person, place, or thing.

 Compose drawings/visual images and orally describe compositions.

 Compose oral descriptions of a familiar person, place, or thing.

 The student will begin to use a variety of sentence structures.

Speak in complete sentences. Initiate questions in conversation using age-appropriate words, phrases, and sentences.The student will apply knowledge of concepts about print. Demonstrate an understanding of correct book orientation by holding the book correctly and indicating where to begin reading (e.g., front to back, top to bottom, left to right).

Demonstrate that print carries meaning for the reader.

 Identify front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.

 Point to words in a text when reading aloud, matching spoken words to print.

Track words from left to right and top to bottom on a printed page.

Articulate phonemes correctly.

The student will develop and apply knowledge of words and word meanings to communicate.

Name pictures of common objects and concepts.

 Identify uppercase letters in random order.

Identify lowercase letters in random order.

Matches upper and lowercase letters.  Identify letter sounds.

The student will use text features, parts of a book, text structures, and genres to analyze text.

Text features – titles, illustrations, etc.  Parts of a book – title page, title, author, illustrator, etc.

The student will respond to narrative and informational texts in a variety of ways that reflect understanding and interpretation. Make connections between self and text after shared reading.

Assessments: Individual tests will be administered by the teacher to check mastery of each objective.

Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework will be assigned as needed.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete all classwork and any work sent home.

Reteaching and Retesting:  Objectives will be retaught and retested as needed.

Additional Comments: Please check Take Home folder each time it is sent home.

Science/Social Studies

Objectives: This is a general overview of what the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.

Ask questions and find answers by scientific investigation.Demonstrate an understanding of a simple investigation by asking questions.  Compare, sort, and group objects according to size, shape, color, and texture.Identify simple tools (rulers, thermometers, scales, and hand lenses) used to gather

information. Recognize that people have always had questions about their world and identify science as one way of answering questions and explaining the natural world. Describe ideas using drawings and oral expression. Recognize that when a science investigation is done the way it was done before, very similar results are expected.  Understand characteristics, structures, life cycles, and environments of organisms. Compare and contrast physical characteristics of humans.  The five senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing) and corresponding body parts

 Understand properties of Earth materials, objects in the sky, and changes in Earth and sky.

Collect and display local weather data.Develop an understanding of self/home in relationship to the expanding horizon theme.Identify the student's role in his/her immediate family.

Recognize non-traditional families (e.g., single parent, foster, etc.). Describe personal physical changes over time (e.g., growing up).  Recognize varieties of family life and cultures (e.g., rural, urban, national, international {For Example: Japan}).

Identify student responsibilities at home and school (e.g., chores, completing tasks,

following directions, etc.). Identify the interdependence of economics (self/family).

State the needs and wants of self and family as consumers (e.g., food [need], toy [want],

shelter [need], castle [want], etc.).

Assessments: Individual tests will be administered by the teacher to check mastery of each objective.

Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework will be assigned as needed.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete all classwork and any work sent home.

Reteaching and Retesting:  Objectives will be retaught and retested as needed.

Additional Comments: Please check Take Home folder each time it is sent home.