Kindergarten Instructional Calendar
November 24 – March 4
Underlined items indicate essential elements according to Dist. 91 Curriculum Guides.
Lee, Jensen, (Fox Hollow), Merkley, & Morrison (Edgemont)
Themes
IRI Skills
· Identify upper and lower case letters
· Match and say first sounds
· Produce rhyme
· Read beginning word list
· Identify letter, word and sentence
Language Arts – Skills previously taught are ongoing. Add the following:
· Match initial consonant sound to letter
· Recognize and name lower case letters
· Write first and last name
· Identify beginning and end of sentence
· Identify real v. imaginary
· Retell story
· Recall who, what, where details
· Identify setting and character
· Use technology
· Use idea generating strategies
· Copy letters on lined paper
· Copy environmental print
· Use words spelled phonetically to write
· Show consistent focus in writing
· Dictate a simple story
· Write in journal
· Identify media genres
· Use volume and eye contact appropriately
· Use illustrations to enhance oral presentation
Math
· Saxon Lessons 46 – 90
· Benchmark skills:
o Count 0 – 20
o Count 10 objects
o Identify numbers 0 – 10
o Order numbers 0 – 10
o Write numbers 0 – 10 with model
o Extend ABB pattern
o Create AB pattern
o Sort by 2 attributes
Social Studies (refer to curriculum guide for more specific elements taught within these units)
· Flag Study
· Famous Presidents – History and past events
· Holidays – Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day
Science (refer to curriculum guide for more specific elements taught within these units)
Seed Unit
Plant/ Animal Unit
· Classify objects as living and non living
· Understand the difference between natural and man made
· Identify corresponding animal babies and mother
Lee, Jensen, (Fox Hollow), Merkley, & Morrison (Edgemont)