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"Academic Excellence Enhanced by the Arts"
Kindergarten Curriculum Resources
Reading & Language
The Reading and Language program contains daily practice in activity phonics-word games, sight words, letter recognition, phonemic awareness and language mechanics accompanied by guided journal writing. Materials used include:
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Open Court Kindergarten – Decodable Readers |
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Open Court – Home Connection |
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Activity Phonics- Zane Bloser |
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Scholastic Readers Series - Scholastic |
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Bob Books Reading Series - Scholastic |
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Word Family Chants |
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Tongue Twisters |
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Reading & Writing Month by Month – 4 Blocks |
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Read & Learn with Classic Stories – McGraw Hill |
Math
Math concepts are introduced as suggested by Everyday Mathematics and in accordance with the Sunshine State Standards. Whenever possible, a “hands-on” approach is applied. Materials used include:
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Everyday Mathematics Home Links - McGraw Hill |
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Guided Practice Books - Advantage Math – Creative Teacher Press |
Spelling
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Four Blocks Kindergarten |
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Making Alphabet Books |
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Dolch Sight Words |
Social Studies
Social Studies is taught in units chosen so as to cover the requirements of the Sunshine State Standards. Art, Language Arts and Reading are integrated into the units whenever appropriate. Materials used include:
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Time Life Readers – Community Helpers |
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Frog and Toad Series - Arnold Lobel |
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Oxcart Man - Seasons |
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Farm Life - Dorling Kendersly Readers |
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Hands Around the World - Williamson |
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Scholastic Weekly Readers |
Science & Health
Science, like Social Studies, is taught in units. “hands-on” experiments are used whenever possible. The themes of the units have been chosen to ensure coverage of the Sunshine State Standards. Materials used include:
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Scholastic Weekly Readers |
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Hands-on experiments |
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The Usborne Book of Experiments - Alastair Smith |
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The Usborne Children’s Encyclopedia |
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Scholastic Science Dictionary |
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Imagine That – Goodyear Press |
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100 Experiments for Science Fairs & Projects – Vicki Cob |
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Creepy Crawlers and the Scientific Method – 100 Hands on Science Experiments for Children |
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Tale of a Tadpole - Eyewitness Books |
Art
Art is included across the curriculum, and is taught as an integral part of the Science and Social Studies units when appropriate. Materials used include:
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Discover Art - Davis |
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Art Connections - SRA |
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Art in Action - Hubbard |
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Hands-On Art |
Music
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We Sing Songbooks |
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Activate! Music Movement and More – High Scope/Heritage Music Press |
Instructional Focus Calendar for Kindergarten
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First 9 Weeks |
Second 9 Weeks |
Third 9 Weeks |
Fourth 9 Weeks |
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Reading |
Beginning Sounds Phonics Unit 1 Sight Words Word Families at, an, ap Dr. Suess ABC Books |
Beginning Sounds Phonics Unit 2 Sight Words Vowels a,e Word Families Tommie DePaola Gail Gibbons
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Leveled Books Sight Words Phonics 3-4 Blends Vowels i,o,u Word Families Eric Carle Jan Brett Lois Elhert |
Leveled Books Sight Words Phonics 5-6 Blends Long Vowels Word Families Eric Carle Leo Lionni |
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Writing |
Writing Names Phonics Handwriting I am, I like Book About Me Fairytale ABC |
Lowercase Alphabet Phonics ABC Books Handwriting Autumn Poems
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Reading Rainbow Story Structure Phonics Handwriting Loose Tooth Stories Days of Week Months of the Year |
Spring Poems Phonics Handwriting First & Last Names Journal Writing Fables |
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Math
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Math Dragon Counting Days Days of the Week Writing Numbers Colors, Shapes, Directions Apple Graphs Pictographs Pennies Measurement Blocks |
Math Dragon Counting by 2's,5's Calendar Grid More or Less Money Tally Marks Nickels Measurement Unifix
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Math Dragon Number Stories Word Problems Money 100’s Day Coins Bar Graph Guided Practice Math Book Measurement Inches |
Math Dragon Counting Down Days of the Week Calendar Dollars Coins Adding /Subtracting Guided Practice Math Book Measurement Time |
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Science |
Apples, Seeds Growth Seasons Pumpkins Weather Scientific Method Living/Nonliving |
Stages of Matter Five Senses Apple Harvest Weather Changes Moon Phases Skeleton
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Wind Air Pressure Storms Apple Buds Day & Night Dental Health Winter Animals’ Adaptations
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Seeds Plants Bike Safety Health Insects Butterflies Animal Babies Apple Blossoms Earth Day Recycling & Conservation |
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Social Studies |
Getting to Know You Families Class Community Classroom Songs Fire Safety North America South America Johnny Appleseed |
Continents Maps Holidays Family Celebrations Africa Europe Thanksgiving Native Americans Being Thankful |
Dr. King Black History Antarctica Polar Regions Asia Doll's Day (Japan) Medieval Faire Chinese New Year |
Earth Day Mother's Day Australia Butterflies Insects/Spiders Baby Animals Life Cycle |
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Art |
Identifying Color Symmetry Free Form Visual Rhythm Pollock Rubbings |
Color Bright/Dull Me shape Hand Prints Repetition Sully Tactile Texture |
Color Happy/Sad Curved Lines Straight Lines Picasso Kandinsky Finger-paint to Music |
Color Light/Dark Matisse Goldfish Animal Form Clay in front of Behind Geometrical |
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Music |
Singing Rhythm Sticks Action Music |
Musical Play Holiday Songs |
Singing Clapping Dance Music |
Musical Play Interpretive Dance Action Songs |
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PE |
We Count! pedometer walking |
We Count! pedometer walking |
We Count! pedometer walking |
We Count! pedometer walking |
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Drama |
Review of Good Audience Behavior Rhythm & Music Stage Terms Drama Games Confidence Building Games |
Students Assume Character Develop Character Run-Throughs Emphasizing Teamwork Act, Sing & Dance in School-Wide Musical Theatre Play |
Review of Good Audience Behavior Drama Games Confidence Building Games |
Students Assume Character Develop Character Run-Throughs Emphasizing Teamwork Produce a Class Play |