Welcome to Room KB's web page!
Look to see what we are doing and learning in Kindergarten. Please remember the web page is only a guide and that information can change. For the latest information please check with Mrs. Baker.
Looking ahead...
Religion
* Focus on the Mystery of Creation and how we are thankful for God’s gift of life
* Share and write about the special talents God gave each of us (on display in the classroom)
* Read about our Guardian Angels, Saint Gabriel and the Archangels, Saint Francis of Assisi, and more
*Finish our canned food drive in honor of Saint Vincent de Paul (thank you!)
*Participate in The Living Rosary and begin to learn about how special it is to pray the Rosary
* Identify the Bible as a very special gift from God in which God tells us about his love for us
* Demonstrate ways to learn and to live as children of God
* Prepare for our All Saints Parade
Language Arts
* Introduce the Letter People and practice our phonics with the beginning sounds of Tt, Nn, Ff, Pp, Hh, Gg
* Add the words I, but, go, the, to our high frequency words, like, is, can, am, red, and blue
* Begin word families __at, __an
* Categorize, sequence events, compare and contrast, and find characters in our stories
* Use nouns (naming words) and verbs (action words) in our writing
* Recall and retell a story
* Recognize story elements
Math
* Write numbers 0 to 5
* Problem solve using position words and numbers
* Learn ordinal numbers; first, second, third, fourth and fifth
* Compare sets to identify more, fewer, and the same
* Make and use graphs!
* Begin Unit 2: Plane shapes and Fractions
Science
* Finish the life cycle of an apple
* Explore the Seasons and focus on Fall; begin our "Seasons" book
* Discover facts about bats, mammals, insects and spiders
* Await the arrival of our Beetle larvae in KA and Ants in KB
* Examine Fall leaves and their colors
Social Studies
* Continue to practice our classroom and school rules
* Discuss special people in our community like firefighters
* Stop, drop, and roll with fire safety rules
* Make a ship and learn about Christopher Columbus
* Share about our families and our “I am a Child of God” posters
* Recite the pledge and listen to patriotic songs
* Begin learning about the Arizona Desert
Writing
* Practice the correct letter formation of letters introduced
* Write in our I Like books
* Write in our Writing Workshop journals
And .......
*Start Computer classes with Mrs. Sobczyk
*Continue our very prayerful time in Atrium with Miss Shari
I thought you might find the following information about Kindergarten and the curriculum informative and helpful.
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