Kindergarten+Curriculum

** Kindergarten Curriculum Guide **
**Language Arts for Grades K-6** **Language Arts** (Note: The standards listed below are consistent from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Expectations are adjusted based on each grade level.)
 * Students read, understand and respond to a variety of materials.
 * Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
 * Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
 * Students write and speak using formal grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
 * Students apply critical thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.
 * Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources.
 * Students use appropriate technologies to extend comprehension and communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.

**Math for Grades K-6 **

 * Mathematics** (Note: The standards listed below are consistent from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Expectations are adjusted based on each grade level.)
 * Numerical and Proportional Reasoning - Students learn to express numerically quantitative relationships in multiple ways in order to make connections and simplify calculations using a variety of strategies, tools, and technologies.
 * Algebraic Reasoning: Patterns and Functions - Students represent and analyze patterns and functional relationships using a variety of strategies, tools, and technologies.
 * Geometry and Measurement - Students analyze, visualize, measure and transform shapes and structures using a variety of strategies, tools, and technologies.
 * Working with Data: Probability and Statistics - Students collect, display, analyze, compare, and interpret data to make informed decisions using a variety of strategies, tools, and technologies.

**Social Studies for Kindergarten **

 * Self and Others**
 * The student will develop and awareness of self as a growing individual.
 * The student will understand that past history contributes to who they are as an individual and people celebrate past events.
 * The student will understand their role as a citizen.

**Science for Kindergarten **

 * The Five Senses (Properties of Matter) - Objects have properties that can be observed and used to describe similarities and differences. Some properties can be observed with the senses, and others can be discovered by using simple tools or tests.
 * Living and Non-Living (Heredity and Evolution) - Many different kinds of living things inhabit the Earth. Living things have certain characteristics that distinguish them from nonliving things, including growth, movement, reproduction, and response to stimuli.
 * Weather (Energy in the Earth's Systems) - Weather conditions vary daily and seasonally. Daily and seasonal weather conditions affect what we do, what we wear, and how we feel.
 * Shelter (Science and Technology in Society) - Some objects are natural, while others have been designed and made by people to improve the quality of life. Humans select both natural and man-made materials to build shelters based on local climate conditions, properties of materials, and their availability in the environment.

**Grades K-2 **
Your student will also receive specific instruction in the following areas: Students will explore, understand, select, and apply media, techniques and processes unique to visual thinking. Students will explore, understand, and apply elements and organizational principles of visual language. Students will apply a range of visual thinking and problem solving processes to inspire their ideas and work. Students will understand visual thinking in relation to the development and success of humanity. Students will reflect upon, describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate their own and other work individually and in groups. Students will make connections between visual arts, visual art careers, and daily life. Students meet in music classes for thirty-six classes a year. Key: F = Fall, W = Winter, S = Spring Kindergarten students follow the rotating schedule for library classes and lessons. All students receive instruction in library skills that help them select and enjoy fiction and nonfiction materials. They are introduced to many new books and enjoy reading them and listening to stories. At the end of kindergarten, most student should be able to:
 * Art : Kindergarten through Grade 3**
 * Differentiate between a variety of media, techniques, and processes (examples include drawing, painting, sculpture, clay, and printmaking processes)
 * Use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, feelings, and experiences
 * Use art media and tools in a safe, clean, and responsible manner (Examples include: control a paintbrush, mix a palette of colors, hold scissors and paper for cutting, apply glue appropriately)
 * Explore the elements of visual language
 * Use the elements of visual language to communicate ideas (Examples of elements of visual language include: line, shape, texture, pattern, value, and color)
 * Art content explored through own experiences and teacher directed sources
 * Explore and select art content to communicate meaning (Examples of content include: personal experiences, imagination, environment, music, storytelling, literature, poetry, cultural and historical context)
 * Explore concept that visual thinking has a history and a variety of cultural purposes and meanings
 * Explore works of art belonging to particular styles, cultures, times, or places
 * Create art work that demonstrates understanding of how history or culture can influence visual thinking
 * Explore various purposes for creating works of art
 * Explore visual characteristics of works of art using visual thinking terminology to understand that there are different responses to works of art
 * Describe their personal responses to specific works of art
 * Identify possible improvements in the process of creating their own artwork
 * Explore connections between visual arts and daily life
 * Explore connections between visual arts and other curriculum areas
 * Explore various careers that are available to the visual thinkers
 * Music**
 * Steady beat
 * Rhythm
 * Finding singing voice
 * Movement/Dance
 * Audience behavior
 * Creating patterns
 * Echo short rhythmic, melodic patterns
 * Physical Education**
 * Safety rules/Expectations - F
 * Environment - F
 * Personal and Group Space - F
 * Body shapes (curling, twisting, stretching, etc.) - F
 * Fundamental body control - F
 * Body part identification - F
 * Relationships (under, over, around, through, on off, etc.) - F,W
 * Collecting and traveling - F,W
 * Locomotor skills - F,W,S
 * Levels (low, medium, fast) - F,W,S
 * Speeds (slow, medium, fast) - F,W,S
 * Directions (forwards, backwards and sideways) - F,W,S
 * Balance (static and dynamic) - F,W,S
 * Beginning chasing/Fleeing - F,W,S
 * Leading/Following - F,W,S
 * Creative movement - F,W,S
 * Tumbling - W,S
 * Exploratory apparatus skills - W,S
 * Climbing - W,S
 * Fundamental manipulative skills (rolling, throwing, catching, kicking, etc.) - W,S
 * Take-offs/Landings - W,S
 * Library/Media**
 * Learn how to handle and care for books properly
 * Understand that materials in a library have an order
 * Check out and return materials from the library appropriately
 * Understand the process for borrowing library books
 * Use picture clues to understand text content
 * Have a conversation about the content
 * Identify types of materials found in a library
 * Understand that the library is a place to find information
 * Use the information in library resources to answer questions