My little girl is done with Kindergarten! We have had our end of the year evaluation, but I still need to mail it in to the school board. Tsk, Tsk .... I know.
I think we did a good job covering the majority of the goals we had set for Kindergarten. We did miss the mark on a few things, but all in all we did okay. Not great, but okay. We lost a lot of steam last year between living with family, searching for a new home and ultimately finding and moving into our new home. All the packing and unpacking and trying to get settled took a lot out of us and put a halt on a lot of things I had previously planned.
Anyway, here is what I had hoped to cover for Kindergarten as well as how the Princess fared.
Reading:
- Learn vowels vs. consonants and the sounds they make - Done!
- Read CVC words - Done!
- Read sight words (for Kindergarten level) - Most, but not all.
- Be able to retell a story in detail - Done!
- Put events of a story in order - Done!
- Write simple sentences using sight words and phonics skills - Has lots of trouble with this still.
- Continue to improve manuscript with focus on lower-case letters - Improving, but still needs practice.
- Introduce script? - Never attempted on my part.
- Write own last name - Done!
- Recognize and Write numbers to 100- Done!
- Count orally by ones, fives and tens to 100 - Can count by ones to 100 only.
- Name ordinal numbers first through tenth - Done!
- Add and subtract using manipulatives - Done!
- Compare quantities by estimating, weighing, and measuring - Never introduced this concept on my part.
- Use graphs to gather information - Never introduced on my part.
- Tell time to the nearest hour - Done!
- Count coins - Pennies only
- Recite the days of the week and months of the year - Done!
- Understand the five senses - Done!
- Weather - Done!
- Animal Habitats - Never done on my part.
- Plants and Farming - A few plants and gardening concepts introduced.
- Recycling - Never done on my part.
- Identify major religious and civic holidays - Done!
- Identify major Historical figures - Never introduced on my part.
- Understand our community- Done!
- Understand different roles in community (Community Helpers) - Done!
- Experiment with different materials and methods - Done!
- Learn how to draw some simple pictures - Done!
- Learn about music notes (different notes and what they mean) - Never introduced
- Learn the notes of a piano - Never introduced
- Learn essentials of nutrition - Just a bit, but no detailed lessons.
- Learn basic functions of the body - Done!
- Importance of personal hygiene - Done!
- Learn why our bodies are special and are to be kept private - Done, but will continue this always.
- Safety in public places - Done, but will continue this always.
- Proper manners in different situations - Still working on this always.
- Learn to count orally to ten- Done!
- Basic colors - Knows some, but not all.
- Common items in the home - Nope.
- Animal names - Nope.
- Going to follow an age appropriate Lesson Book for bible instruction
In preparation for another year of schooling, I attended the FPEA Homeschool Convention back in May. It was a great motivator and slef-esteem booster as well as a new experience. The curriculum hall was HUGE! It was nice to be able to physically go through tons of curriculum choices in person. I have pondered over what i will use for first grade. There are so many choices, but I had to make a decision. I'm not certain if everything I ultimately decided on will truly be a good fit for us, but homeschooling is sometimes trial and error. Only time will tell if I have made the right decision for my family.
I'll post about our curriculum choices next time.
Here's hoping!
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