Sayre Lower School Curriculum
Sayre Lower School Curriculum
Subject: Science/Social Studies / Grade: Kindergarten / Date: January 19, 2005September / October / November
Content / Learning about classroom &
peers
Learn about our school
Learn all about me & emotions
Colors
5 senses / Trees
Columbus Day
Fire prevention & safety
Fall
Halloween
Shadows / Sink & float
Continue fall
Thanksgiving
Manners
Friendships
Skills / will become familiar with the classroom environment and their peers
will become familiar with the
school faculty, staff, & campus
will become aware of their
physical self, others & their
differences & emotions
will learn the primary &
secondary colors
will learn about color mixing &
unmixing
will become aware of their
5 senses & of people with
physical handicaps / will learn that trees need water & sunlight
will learn that there are different types of trees
will learn that there are different leaves
will learn the importance of taking
care of trees
will learn the different products
produced by trees
will learn about Christopher Columbus
will learn about fire prevention
will learn about stop, drop, roll
will learn 911 & when to use properly.
will learn about the fall season
will learn some animals store food
for the winter
will learn that some animals fly south
will learn the sequence of seed to
jack-o-lantern
will learn about Halloween safety rules
What’s needed for shadows, why do they change,etc. / will experiment with different
materials to learn what will
sink or float
will continue to learn about fall
will learn why we celebrate
Thanksgiving
will learn about Pilgrims &
Native Americans
will learn table manners
Assessment / Teacher observation / Teacher observation / Teacher observation
December / January / February
Content / Holidays around the world
The Wind / Winter
Introduction to Good Health Habits
Martin Luther King, jr. Day
Perserverance / President's Day
Valentine's Day
Health and Nutrition
Patriotism
Skills / will become aware of different
countries, their holidays,
and customs / will learn how trees look in winter
and about different activities
in winter
will learn about snow
will learn about spreading germs
will learn why MLK,jr. was an important man in history
talk about the importance of not giving up / will learn about George
Washington & Abe Lincoln
and why they are important
will learn the importance of
giving & exchanging
will learn the importance of
healthy eating habits & taking
care of their bodies
Assessment / Teacher observation / Teacher observation / Teacher observation
March / April / May
Content / Health and Nutrition
St. Patrick's Day
Spring
Rust experiments
Teamwork / Seeds
Environment (ecology)
Circus
Under the Sea / Plants
Summer
Mother's Day
Volcanoes
Skills / will learn the importance of
healthy eating habits & taking
care of their bodies
will be introduced to the Irish
celebration St. Patrick's Day
will continue discussion of
changing seasons
will learn how trees look different
and about different activities for spring
will learn what things will rust &
what causes rust
Through all of our Circus preparations the topic of teamwork is prevalent / will learn about different seeds
will participate in planting our
school garden
will become aware of litter
will learn why it's important to
take care of the earth
will be introduced to performing
skills
Ocean life / will learn that plants need water
and sun to grow
will learn how trees look in
summer and different
activities for summer months
will celebrate Mother's Day by
hosting a tea
will build a volcano and add
baking soda and vinegar to
make it erupt
Assessment / Teacher observation / Teacher observation / Teacher observation
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