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    Developmental

    Kindergarten
    Curriculum
    Guide

    20l7-20l8
    Welcome to Developmental Kindergarten
    Social Development
    A large portion of our energy will be spent building and developing appropriate social
    interactions. We want all students to feel safe and confident. We will work toward building
    empathy and interacting appropriately with other students and adults in the school setting.
    Safe and courteous behavior is part of our building behavior code. It is important to be able to
    listen, follow directions, and follow through. Working toward cleaning up messes we make is a
    daily focus. The ability to persevere and complete tasks is also important at school. It is also
    imperative that all students develop autonomy in their ability to care for their own needs such
    as dressing, bathroom routines, and hygiene. All of these are practiced and developed
    authentically through play, which is one of the many reasons why free choice time is
    incorporated in our daily schedule

    Fine and Gross Motor Development


    We will provide many opportunities for students to be successful with fine motor skills as well
    as large motor skills. We will attend physical education class 2 or 3 times each week as well as
    enjoy outdoor recess twice a day. We expect all children to participate in these opportunities
    with the appropriate shoes for the gym floor and appropriate clothing for any type of weather.
    In the coldest winter months we will provide indoor opportunities to move and stretch and
    release energy.
    We will also work to improve the muscle strength and control necessary for handwriting and
    cutting skills. We hope families will work toward the goal of tying shoes when children are
    ready. Until that time, please consider Velcro shoes and winter clothing and boots that they
    are able to put on independently.

    Language Arts
    This year we will focus on building a love for reading. We will expect all students to know their
    letters, both upper case and lower case. We will work to know all letter sounds, including the
    most common vowel sounds. We will work on correct letter formation and reading and writing
    simple words. Proper name formation is a goal for the students. Students will be able identify
    and produce rhymes and identify syllable counts in words. Our reading focus will include
    appropriate listening skills, the ability to retell familiar stories (or information from a non-
    fiction source) with appropriate oral speaking skills, answering questions, and respectful use of
    and care for books. Our writing focus will include oral storytelling, drawing pictures to show a
    story, and adding words to the picture to complete the story.
    Math
    Our math focus will begin with number identification (0-10) and numeracy concepts. The goal
    for the end of the year is for all students to count to 50 with an understanding of the number
    sense behind the counting. We will work toward 1 to 1 correspondence to 20. Proper number
    formation (0-9) will be practiced. We will sort by attributes including color, size, and shape.
    We will identify 2D shapes and 10 colors and use them and other attributes to form patterns.
    We will also work on position words and concepts as well. Measurement and graphing concepts
    will be introduced.

    Science
    Our science focus will be weather, seasons, living and growing things. In the fall we will learn
    about the life cycle of a pumpkin. In the winter we will learn about sinking and floating objects
    in water, and magnets. We will also learn about our five senses. In the spring we will learn
    about shadows and light as well as healthy bodies and healthy food choices. We will grow plants
    and learn about insects.

    Social Studies
    Developmental Kindergarten works to develop social studies concepts each and every day. From
    community building to understanding the world around us, these students will have multiple
    opportunities. Building and maintaining friendships, understanding families, understanding safe
    behaviors, becoming empathetic to the needs of others, and major holidays will all be covered
    this year.
    Notes for Curriculum Night 2015-2016 I use this as a guide to talk to parents
    Welcome
    Introduce or talk about other adults who will be in the room helping
    End of the day routine (send a note or call the office if your child will go
    home differently than the usual way, no voice mail or e-mail)
    Party sign-up (one parent to take charge and a few helpers for each)
    Rest time After lunch have time to do yoga or sit at tables to rest
    Technology use (websites & links from Marble home page) Will be using iPads
    later in year- will need headphones
    Fine motor (scissors, pencil grip, shoes, zippers) **VELCRO
    Basic skills (middle name, birthday, address, parents & siblings names)
    Dragonfly of the Week (this is our all about me for each kid, one kid per
    week) Going to start next month, will provide more info
    Take home folders, go home and come back to school every day
    Daily and weekly schedule (gym shoes)
    Book orders
    Social (empathy, interact appropriately, listen, hands to self, confidence,
    self-care, follow directions, CLEAN-UP)
    New report card will be emailed home
    Letter names and sounds, short vowels, handwriting, rhyme, syllables, good
    listening skills, appropriate speaking skills, retelling familiar stories,
    answering questions about stories, LOVE books, concepts of print
    Writing (oral telling, drawing, writing)
    Math (number ID, 1 to 1 correspondence, sort by color, size, shape, colors,
    2-D shapes, rote counting to 50, counting on, patterns, positions words,
    calendar concepts,
    Activities for curriculum night:

    Playdough names

    This activity develops:

    letter recognition
    letter, sound correspondence
    finger strength
    name recognition

    Shared readings: Read same story every day for a week focusing on different aspects of the text.

    This activity develops:

    Listening skills
    Stamina and focus
    Concepts of print
    Letter and sound recognition
    Storytelling abilities
    Text structure understanding
    Comprehension skills

    Dice chip sorting: roll dice and choose color to count, count that many and put on peg, see which color fills first

    This activity develops

    1 to 1 correspondence
    Color recognition
    Sorting
    Counting to 6
    Fine motor skills
    Stamina and focus

    Sensory Table: various materials and measuring cups, foam letters

    This activity develops

    Measuring skills
    Comparison of sizes
    Letter and sound recognition
    Shape and color recognition
    Cooperation and problem solving skills
    Self-control

    Read to self: basket of books


    Activity develops
    Love for reading
    Concepts of print
    Story telling
    Letter recognition
    Stamina and focus

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