— Kindergarten Scope —

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A Day In Kindergarten

I. Language Arts

Reading

1. Resources

  • A Beka Kindergarten Letters and Sounds Workbook
  • A Beka Kindergarten Readers
2. Concepts /Skills
  • Short vowel words
  • Long vowel words
  • Special sounds
Spelling
1. Resources
  • A Beka Readers
  • WISE spelling lists A-F
2. Concepts/Skills
  • Short vowel words
  • Commonly used words
  • Introduction to long vowel/special sound words
Poetry
1. Resources
  • A Beka Kindergarten Poetry (“The Little Turtle” by Vachel Lindsay, “Who Has Seen the Wind” by Christina Rossetti, “The Swing” by Robert Louis Stevenson, “Three Guests” by Jessica Nelson North, “What Can I Give Him” by Christina Rossetti, “Whistles” by Dorothy Aldis, “Time to Rise” by Robert Louis Stevenson, “At the Sea” by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Writing
1. Resources
  • Daily Handwriting
  • Riggs Phonogram Cards
2. Concepts/ Skills
  • correct pencil grip
  • correct letter formation
In-class Read Alouds
1. Resources
  • Fairy tales and fables
  • Stories from Around the World
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Variety of other classic children’s literature
2. Concepts/ Skills
  • Retelling
  • Narrating
  • Organizing thoughts

II. Mathematics

A. Resource: Houghton Mifflin- Math in Focus
B. Concepts / Skills
  • Counting to 130
  • Recognizing and writing to 31
  • More/Less
  • Positional Words
  • Sorting
  • Patterns
  • Measurement
  • Money
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Shapes
  • Critical Thinking Skills

III. Bible

A. Resources
  • Catherine Vos Children’s Story Bible: Major Biblical Figures of the Old Testament
  • A Child’s Book of Character Building by Ron and Rebecca Coriell
B. Concept / Skills
  • Memory Work (Scripture (30 verses and Psalm 100), Books of the Old and New Testaments, Character quality definitions, Knowledge of major OT Biblical figures)

IV. Latin

A. Resources: Quot Animalia? (How Many Animals?) by Marie Carducci Bolchazy
B. Concepts / Skills : Familiarity with Latin animal names

V. Units

  • Family/Me
  • Seasons
  • Farm
  • Zoo
  • Birds
  • Space
  • Plants/Flowers
  • Insects
  • Ocean

VI. Music

A. Resources
  • David E. Knauss Music Curriculum
  • Rhythm Flashcard Kit
  • Musical Games, Fingerplays and Rhythmic Activities for Early Childhood 
  • “I Sing, You Sing”, Sally Albrecht
  • Various folk songs and hymns

B. Concepts / Skills

  • Singing vs. speaking voice
  • Rhythm
  • Basic music symbols
  • Kodaly hand signs
  • Notes
  • Clef signs
  • Dynamic signs
  • Perform for Christmas and End of Year Kindergarten Celebration

VI. Art

A. Resources

  •   Gardener’s Art Through the Ages
  • History of Art for Young People, Janson
  • The Annotated Mona Lisa, Strickland
  • Various internet sites including, but not limited to: Artlex, Kinderart, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, The Getty, NAEA, IAM – International Arts Movement, National Gallery of Art, Smart History

B. Concepts / Skills

  • Elements of Art, and Principles of Design: Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Pattern, Space, Color, etc.
  • Mood and Emotion in art (line and color)
  • Self-Portrait (lines close to make shapes)
  • Objects are made from shapes
  • Collage
  • Mixing Colors, Tints, and Shades
  • Spatial relationships