2010-2011 Syllabus for Kindergarten    Term 1

Teacher: Susan LaMarca

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 chapter tests will be administered. Students will count orally.

Homework/Assignments/Projects: There is no homework in math, however, some assignments will be sent home for extra practice and can be returned.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete all classwork.

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

Additional Comments: Please check red take home folder each afternoon.  Important papers and information will be sent home daily and in Tuesday Folder.  Please initial the folder each day.

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.   

   (In kindergarten--making marks and/or symbols on a page that possess meaning for the  

   student.)

   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 (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: District Pre-Assessments will be administered.  Individual tests will be administered to check for mastery.

Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework is not required but you can help your child practice letter work each week.  It will be given on Monday and can be turned in each Friday.  Other work will be sent home as needed.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete all classwork.

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

Additional Comments: Please check red take home folder each afternoon.  Important papers and information will be sent home daily and in Tuesday Folder.  Please initial the folder each day.

Science/ Social Studies

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

    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: Individualized tests will be administered to check for mastery

Homework/Assignments/Projects: There is no homework in science or social studies, however, some assignments will be sent home for extra practice and can be returned.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete all classwork.

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

Additional Comments: Please check red take home folder each afternoon.  Important papers and information will be sent home daily and in Tuesday Folder.  Please initial the folder each day.