Goal for Kindergarten August 2010 - 2011

Although I still need to work out the details of exactly what lessons will be taught, I wanted to post a general outline of the things I want the Princess to learn this year.

For starters, the subject areas I want to cover include:

• Reading
• Handwriting
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Art
• Music
• Health
• Foreign Language
• Bible

I'm going to break it down now by subject what I would like to cover through the year.

Reading:

• Learn vowels vs. consonants and the sounds they make
• Read CVC words
• Read sight words (for Kindergarten level)
• Be able to retell a story in detail
• Put events of a story in order
• Write simple sentences using sight words and phonics skills

Handwriting:

• Continue to improve manuscript with focus on lower-case letters
• Introduce script?
• Write own last name

Math:

• Recognize and Write numbers to 100
• Count orally by ones, fives and tens to 100
• Name ordinal numbers first through tenth
• Add and subtract using manipulatives
• Compare quantities by estimating, weighing, and measuring
• Use graphs to gather information
• Tell time to the nearest hour
• Count coins
• Recite the days of the week and months of the year

Science:

• Understand the five senses
• Weather
• Animal Habitats
• Plants and Farming
• Recycling

Social Studies:

• Identify major religious and civic holidays
• Identify major Historical figures
• Understand our community
• Understand different roles in community (Community Helpers)

Art & Music

• Experiment with different materials and methods
• Learn how to draw some simple pictures
• Learn about music notes (different notes and what they mean)
• Learn the notes of a piano

Health

• Learn essecntials of nutrition
• Learn basic functions of the body
• Importance of personal hygiene
• Learn why our bodies are special and are to be kept private
• Safety in public places
• Proper manners in different situations

Foreign Language: (Spanish)

• Learn to count orally to ten
• Basic colors
• Common items in the home
• Animal names

Bible

• Going to follow an age appropriate Lesson Book for bible instruction