Curriculum

The Early Learning Guidelines for Creative Arts will be integrated to all areas of the Junior Kindergarten curriculum.  The Junior Kindergarten curriculum is organized into thematic units which interweave all areas of learning.  Activities are child centered and provide experiential, open-ended opportunities for learning. Children participate in whole group, small group, pair, and individual settings.Community building and social skill development are central to the Junior Kindergarten program. Children practice and learn responsibility for self and others while developing problem solving and choice making skills. 
 * Mrs. Weber’s Junior Kindergarten Curriculum  ** 

__~August~__ **Theme: Welcome** Getting to know you Classroom manners Routines/ schedules Getting to know our school __~September~__ **Themes: Apples, Friends, Community Helpers** Reading Readiness: Introduce letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd Recite the alphabet song Following simple one-step oral directions Listen to stories and poems Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking Identify name with picture assistance if needed

Writing: Focus is on fine motor development/ writing readiness

Math: Sorting/position words Number review 0-5 Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 5 Demonstrate rote counting skills to 5

Science: How do things grow? Lifecycle Sounds in the environment

Social Studies: Social skills, Getting acquainted, Be a good friend, Cooperation, We are different/ we are alike Describe community helpers Why do we have rules? __~October~__ **Themes: Pumpkins, Fall, Halloween Fun** Reading Readiness: Review Aa-Dd Making predictions in a story Follow two step oral directions Book handling skills-identify print/pictures, author, and illustrator Listen to stories and poems Identify own name without a picture Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking

Writing: Prewriting/cutting skills Write first name, trace pages may be used as a guide Write upper/lower case letters Aa-Dd using correct letter formation Write numbers 0-5 using correct number formation

Math: Number matching and number order Simple graphs Number review Calendar activities Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 5 Demonstrate rote counting skills to 5 Demonstrate rote counting skills backwards from 5

Creative Arts: Sand/Water table –leaves and pumpkins Explore painting through various modes Blocks Kitchen

Science: Simple scale What will the weather be like? Dress for the weather Identify the seasons Identify living and non-living

Social Studies: Social Skills-review good manners Use simple directions, left, right, front, behind __~November~__ Themes: Glad to be me, Thanksgiving, shapes Reading Readiness: Introduce letters- Ee, Ff, Gg Follow oral directions Listen and recall parts of stores Listen to stories and poems Identify author and illustrator Put upper/lower case letters Aa-Gg in order Identify own name and other students names Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking

Writing: Prewriting/cutting skills Write first name, trace pages may be used as a guide Write upper/lower case letters Aa-Gg using correct letter formation Write numbers 0-10 using correct number formation

Math: Describe ordinal position words – First/second/third Calendar activities – recall days of the week Sorting Numbers 6-10 Introduce shapes and colors Recognize equal groups of objects Days of the week Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 5 Demonstrate rote counting skills to 5 Demonstrate rote counting skills backwards from 5

Science: Classify animals and plants-grow Sort and taste foods The five senses

Social Studies: Social Skills- Excuse me, Friends, Good manners Friendship Families Recognize how people are alike and different Recall address, phone number, and birthday __~December~__ Themes: Shapes & Colors, Christmas Fun, Winter Reading Readiness: Introduce letters- Hh, Ii, Review all letters Identify own name and other students names Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking Recognize that letters and numbers have different functions Listen to stories and poems Discriminate sounds of letters

Writing: Prewriting/cutting skills Write letters Hh and Ii using correct letter formation Write numbers 11-13 using correct number formation Write first name using appropriate upper/lower case letters

Math: Describe ordinal position words – First/second/third Calendar activities – recall days of the week Matching, colors/ shapes Patterns, number review Introduce months of the year Count sets of numbers to 10 Demonstrate rote counting skills to 10 Demonstrate rote counting skills backwards from 10

Science: Describe hibernation Observe and predict if objects will attract or repel from a magnet Differentiate between a solid and a liquid

Social Studies: Social Skills – Just say no, Kindness, Listen What should we wear? Review and recognize reasons for rules Recall phone number and birthday

__~February~__ **Themes: Groundhog/Shadow, Dinosaurs, Valentine fun, Dental Health** Reading Readiness: Introduce letters- Mm, Nn, Oo Identify own name and other students names Develop an understanding of environmental print Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking Recognize that letters and numbers have different functions Listen to stories and poems Discriminate sounds of letters Draw conclusions from a story Discriminate beginning sounds of letters

Writing: Prewriting/cutting skills Write letters Mm-Oo using correct letter formation Write numbers 14-16 using correct number formation Write first name with correct letter formation

Math: Numbers 14,15,16 Symmetry Big and small Shape match Given numbers 0-16 students will supply missing numbers Demonstrate rote counting skills to 16 Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 16 Recall days of the week, month and number counting skills thru calendar activities

Science: Describe what makes a shadow Describe the differences between night and day Introduce magnets

Social Studies: Social Skills – Manners, Neat, Organized Recall Phone number, birthday, and address Recognize how people are alike and different

__~March~__ **Themes: Nursery Rhymes, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter**

Reading Readiness: Introduce letters- Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss Recite basic nursery rhymes Identify the difference between fact and fantasy Identify own name and other students names Develop a vocabulary through listening, speaking, and print Identify a sequence of a story Recognize that letters and numbers have different functions Listen to stories and poems Discriminate sounds of letters Draw conclusions from a story

Writing: Precutting/writing skills Practice writing first/ last names using correct letter formation Write letters Pp-Ss using correct letter formation Write numbers 17-20 using correct number formation Recognize that sentences end with punctuation

Math: Numbers 17,18,19,20 Introduce whole and parts Identify money Given numbers 0-20 students will supply missing numbers Introduce and experiment with different forms of measurement Demonstrate rote counting skills to 20 Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 20 Demonstrate rote counting backwards from 20 Recall days of the week, month and number counting skills thru calendar activities

Science: Explore and describe a rainbow Explore changes in sound and vibration, using voices, instruments, and other objects Name objects in the sky- sun, moon, clouds, stars

Social Studies: Social Skills – polite, quiet voices, responsible, be a good sport Review environmental print Identify natural resources – water, soil, air, trees __~April~__ **Themes: Spring, Frogs, Farms, Ladybugs** Reading Readiness: Introduce letters- Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww Identify own name and other students names Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking Recognize that letters and numbers have different functions Identify the difference between fact and fantasy Listen to stories and poems Discriminate sounds of letters Draw conclusions from a story

Writing: Precutting/writing skills Practice writing first/last names using correct letter formation Write letters Tt-Ww using correct letter formation

Math: Number review Recall days of the week, month, and number counting skills thru calendar activities Use and describe positional words Introduce time Sequence numbers 0-20 Demonstrate rote counting skills to 20 Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 20 Demonstrate rote counting backwards from 20

Science: Describe the lifecycle of a frog Bugs/ Insects Observe and describe changes in the seasons

Social Studies: Social skills – tell the truth, understanding, very nice, work hard Identify various living environments, such as farm, ranch, city, town and country Describe summer safety rules

__~May~__ **Themes: Butterflies, bubbles, spiders**

Reading Readiness: Introduce letters- Xx, Yy, Zz Develop a vocabulary through listening and speaking Identify a sequence of a story Identify the difference between fact and fantasy Listen to stories and poems Discriminate sounds of letters Draw conclusions from a story

Writing: Precutting/ writing skills Practice writing first. Last names using correct letter formation Write letters Yy, Xx, Zz using correct letter formation Write numbers 21-25 using correct number formation

Math: Numbers 21,22,23,24,25 Recall days of the week, month and number counting skills through calendar activities Review shapes and colors Sequence numbers 0-25 Demonstrate rote counting skills to 25 Demonstrate rote counting backwards from 25 Demonstrate one to one correspondence to 25

Science: Describe the lifecycle of a butterfly Spider/ webs Take care of the environment – recycle and reuse

Social Studies: Social skills: extra nice, you are special, Zoom into kindergarten Identify resources – water, soil, clean air and tress and how we can take care of the environment Identify weather conditions and how it affects what we wear and what we do.  Type in the content of your page here.