Reading Skills

·        Word Identification Program for Beginning Readers

·        Print and book knowledge

·        Phonological awareness

·        Comprehension/following directions

Language Skills

·        Beginning written expression

·        Beginning spelling and handwriting

·        Information literacy

·        Selected literature units- nursery rhymes and poetry  

Oral Composition

Emphasis is on student’s ability to express personal ideas, to inform, and to persuade an audience

Mathematics

Emphasis on exploring quantities, patterns, and shapes

·        Count by ones to 20

·        Count up to 10 objects in a group

·        Makes sets of up to 10 objects

·        Write numerals from 0-9

·        Sequence numerals from 0-10

·        Name a penny, nickel, and dime

·        Trace the basic shapes

·        Sort a variety of objects

·        Continue a pattern (red, green, red, green…)

·        Represent whole numbers on a number line 0-10

Social Studies/Science

Emphasis on themes and units that reflect real-life experiences that are appropriate and meaningful

·        School Awareness

·        Who We Are

·        Our Families

·        Community Safety- Firefighter, Police Officer

·        Seasonal Changes

·        Fall Harvest

·        Farm Animals

·        Toys

·        Health Awareness- Doctor, Nurse, Dentist

·        Where We Live

·        Postal Worker

·        Transportation- Land/Rail, Water, Air, Space

·        Animal and Insect Changes- Spring

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