Kindergarten Grade Course of Study
Prerequisites for the Course(None)
Topics to be studied and Order of material to be covered
Language Arts - Reading
Topic
/Proposed Dates
/ Performance Standard/ExpectationPhonemic Awareness / August – May (On-going) / Recognize and produce rhyming words; Count words in sentences; Count syllables in words; Identify sounds that are the same or different; Segment and blend onset and rime; identify and isolate initial and final sounds in spoken words; Blend sounds orally to make words; Segment a word into sounds; Add, delete, or substitute phonemes.
Phonics / August – May (On-going) / Know most common sound associated with individual letters; Blend sounds of letters to decode one-syllable words; consonants; consonant blends; short vowels; Phonograms/word families.
Fluency / August – May (On-going) / Listen to models read aloud with accuracy, comprehension, and appropriate rate; Read irregular high-frequency words automatically.
Oral Vocabulary / August – May (On-going) / Develop vocabulary through direct instruction, concrete experiences, reading, and listening to text read aloud; Use words to describe location, size, color, and shape; Use new oral vocabulary words in context to reinforce meaning.
Text Comprehension / August – May (On-going) / Develop Strategies to: Preview text; Set purpose for reading; Activate and use prior knowledge; Make and confirm predictions; Monitor own comprehension; Use fix-up strategies; Use graphic organizers to focus on text structure, to represent relationships in text, or to summarize text; Answer questions; Generate questions; Recognize story structure; Retell stories, including characters, setting, and plot; Retell/summarize selections, identify main ideas; Visualize; use mental imagery; Make connections: text to self, text to text, text to world.
Skills / August – May (On-going) / Identify: Cause and effect; Classify and categorize; Compare and contrast; Draw conclusions; Main idea; Realism/fantasy; Sequence of events.
Literary Elements / August – May (On-going) / Identify: Character; Plot and Setting
Major resources to be used: 2007 Scott Foresman edition, Trade Books, Four Blocks, and additional computer support programs.
Assessments: Teacher observation, Open Response questions, On-Demand writing, Checklist, student work and student responses.
Social Studies
Topic
/Proposed Dates
/ Performance Standard/ExpectationDemocratic governments function according to the needs and wants of the citizens
/October – May
(On-going) / Begins to identify community services and needs.Purpose of rules and laws
/August – May
(On-going) / Follow School and classroom rules.Rights and responsibilities of an individual.
/August – May
(On-going) / Understands that there are rights, and responsibilities within the family, classroom, and School.Democratic form of government depends on active participation of citizens
/February – May
(On-going) / Begins to understand the concept of elections.Elements of culture
/November – May
(On-going) /Begins to develop awareness of culture of immediate surroundings.
All cultures develop institutions, customs, beliefs, and holidays.
/August – May
(On-going) / Begins to develop an awareness of a variety of holidays.Various human needs are met through interaction in and among social groups.
/August –September
/ Develops an awareness that human needs are met through self and family.As cultures emerge and develop, conflict and competition may occur.
/August – May
(On-going) / Begins to develop awareness that differences can cause conflicts.Compromise and cooperation are tools for social interaction.
/August – May
(On-going) / Begins to listen and speak respectfully to others.Culture (Family and Community)
/August – May
/ Begins to understand traditions and holidays.Scarcity requires people to make choices about using goods, services and limited resources.
/September – November
/ Begins to develop awareness that people make choices about goods and servicesConsumers use goods and services to satisfy economic wants and needs.
/October – May
(On-going) / Begin to identify wants and needsEvery time a choice is made an opportunity cost is incurred.
/October – May
(On-going) / Begin to develop awareness that when you make a choice you give up what is not chosen.Economic systems can be large or small and U.S. financial institutions
/October – May
(On-going) / Begin to understand how people get money.A market exists whenever buyers and sellers exchange goods and services.
/October – May
(On-going) / Begin to differentiate between buyers and sellers.Barter System/money more efficient system of exchange.
/October
/ Understands the concept of trading.Producers create goods and consumers make choicest to purchase
/October
/ Understand that different community services exist.Simple maps, globes, charts, graphs can be used to find and locations and display information.
/November – March
/ Begin to recognize that maps and globes show places.Different factors in one location clan have an impact on another location.
/September – May
(On-going) / Begin to identify natural disasters.Every place is unique and can be described by its human and physical characteristics.
/December – March
/ Begins to understand that people speak different languages and live in different types of habitats.Human usually settle where there are adequate resources to meet their needs.
/August – May
(On-going) / Begins to understand different modes of transportation.People depend upon the physical environment to meet their needs.
/September
/ Identify that people need food, shelter, and clothing.Accounts of historical events are influenced by the passing of time.
/October – May
(On-going) / Begins to understand the concept of yesterday, today and tomorrow.History can be understood by using a variety of primary and secondary sources and tools.
/December – May
(On-going) / Begins to understand that history by using a variety of media and art facts.Historical events are caused by a variety of factors.
/October and December
/ Develops and awareness that events occur for a reason.Cultures (Kentucky and U.S. ) had similarities and differences.
/September
/ Understands families and community.Change over time for Kentuckians and Americans
/September – November
/ Begins to understand the concept of progress through homes and transportationHistorical events can be described using fact, fiction and opinion.
/September - Ongoing
/ Begins to differentiate between real and make believe.Symbols, slogan, monuments, buildings songs, poems, selected readings are used to describe or illustrate important ideas and events in history.
/August – May
(On-going) / Recognizes the Pledge, American flag and related songs.Resources to be used: Adventures in Time and Place (Social Studies Kit) trade books, videos, and computer support programs.
Assessments: Teacher observation, Open Response questions, On-Demand writing, checklist, student work and student responses.
Kindergarten Course of Study
Prerequisites for the Course (None)
Topics to be studied and Order of material to be covered
Writing
Concepts of Print for Writing
/Proposed Dates
/ Performance Standard/ExpectationConcepts of Print for Writing
/August – May (On-going)
/ Develop gross and fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination; Print own name and other important words; Write using pictures, some letters, and transitional spelling to convey meaning; Dictate messages or stories for other to write; Create own written texts for others to read; write left to right on a line and top to bottom on a page; Participate in shared and interactive writing.The Writing Process
/August – May (On-going)
/ Prewrite using various strategies.Narrative Writing
/January – May (On-going)
/ Student will write and illustrate own work.Descriptive Writing
/January – May (on-going)
/ Writings such as personal narratives, stories, biographies, and autobiographies.Writing Habits and Practices
/January – May (on-going)
/ Writing such as labels, captions, lists, plays, poems, response logs, and songs.August – May (on-going)
/ Writes on a daily basis.Resources to be used:
Assessments: