Junior Kindergarten Language Arts Curriculum at a Glance Reading
Writing
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Know print conveys meaning Associates sounds with written words Know what a letter is Know what a number is Know what a word is Distinguishes between letters and numbers Distinguishes between numbers and words Know pictures/illustrations convey meaning Know a book is held upright Know a book has a front cover Know a book has a back cover Know a book contains pages Know the pages in a book are turned from front to back Know the pages in a book are turned one page at a time Know print is read from left to right Know print is read from top to bottom Know a book has a front cover Know a book has a back cover Know a book is read from front to Know some letters/sounds of the alphabet Know how to spell own name Recognize own name in print Know letters, labels and storybooks contain print Know print can tell a story and be informative Know labels, letters, and storybooks serve a particular purpose Show interest in reading signs, labels and logos (environmental print) Know meaning of familiar environmental print Know meaning of various traffic signs Use illustrations to predict story events Use illustrations to predict story outcomes Pretend to read to self and others Begin to choose reading material and has favorites (e.g., books, magazines and charts)
Speaking & Listening
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Know writing conveys meaning Know pictures convey meaning Know writing consists of letters and words Can point to the words on a page Can point to the letters on a page Know words consist of a combination of letters and sounds Can point to the individual letters in their name Represents stories and experiences through pictures Draw pictures o generate ideas Can dictate a story from a picture they have drawn Pretend to read own writing Can point to and read their marks on a page Use various early writing skills to express ideas (e.g., scribble writing, random symbols, random letter-‐like marks) Express ideas through dictation Dictate a story, including a beginning, middle, and end Dictate a personal narrative Know writing can be used for different purposes (e.g., to make lists, make cards, to send messages, to write stories) Know there are different forms of writing (e.g., journals, sign-‐in sheets, name cards, cards with words and pictures, charts) Know how to trace own name Know the letters/sounds in own name Know how to copy own name Know how to write own name
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Speak clearly and audibly Use expressive language skills Use appropriate voice level when speaking Use descriptive words Use new vocabulary to describe feelings and thoughts Use new vocabulary to describe experiences Use new vocabulary to describe observations Use words to describe color, size and shape Tell a simple personal narrative Retell or create a story using the special language of storybooks e.g., "Once upon a time") Ask relevant questions Answer questions appropriately Know it is appropriate to take turns while talking Talk about one topic for several turns with a peer or adult Listen to gain and share information Listen to perform a task Listen for enjoyment Listen to learn what happened in a story Listen to converse with an adult or peer Respond appropriately in conversation Adapt language to meet different social and situational needs Understand spoken directions Follow one-‐step spoken directions Follow two-‐step spoken directions Follow three-‐step spoken directions Understand a varied listening and speaking vocabulary Hear and discriminate the sounds of
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Know a title is the name of a book Know an author writes books Know an illustrator draws the pictures in a book Use pictures to aid comprehension about content Know a story has a beginning, middle, and end Know a factual account is real and true Know a fictional account is not real or true Know stories may be similar to personal experiences
Form letters in print using upper and language in the environment lowercase letters, using proper spacing • Know what a rhyme is • Explore a variety of writing tools and materials • Recognize matching sounds and rhyme Listens to • Hold writing tools correctly fiction, rhymes, songs, non-‐fiction, poetry, and drama •
Junior Kindergarten Math Curriculum at a Glance PATTERNS, FUNCTIONS, and ALGEBRA Students will understand numbers, multiple Students will determine what Students will recognize waysofrepresentingnumbers, relationships can be measured and how. and create patterns and among numbers, and number system. connect them to realworld situations. NUMBERS and OPERATIONS
Students will be able to: • Count the items in a collection and
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know the last counting word tells how many items are in the collection (1 to 10) Count out (produce) a collection of a specified size 1 to 10 Verbally count by 1’s to 10 Explorethedifferentrepresentations ofa group of objects Draw pictures or other informal symbols to represent a spoken number up to 5 Draw pictures or other informal symbols to represent how many in a collection up to 5 Recognize numerals (0-‐5) Use and understand the terms first and last Develop addition and subtraction readiness with sums up to 4 and subtraction involving one to four items, using manipulatives
MEASUREMENT
Students will be able to: • Develop language such as bigger, longer, and taller to discuss length • Relate specific times such as day andnight
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Duplicate simple patterns using concrete objects
GEOMETRY
DATA ANALYSIS and PROBABILITY
Students will use visualization and spatial reasoning to analyze characteristics and properties of geometric shape.
Students will collect, organize, display, and analyze data.
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
• Match shapes, first with
same size and orientation, then with different sizes and orientation • Informally play with solids (i.e., building blocks)
• Sort and organize objects by one attribute(e., color, size, or shape) • Use physical objects to make graphs • Count and compare groups formed (quantify groups formed) • Describe the attributes of objects
Junior Kindergarten Social Studies & Science Integrated Studies JK is a two-year program where four units of thematic cross-curriculum instruction are completed each year. Year 1 All About Me Students will be able to: • Name body parts • Identify similarities and differences on people • Identify the five senses and sense organs, and explore using the senses • Discover how the body moves and what it needs to grow. • Identify authority figures in the home and school • Identify members of their family • Recognize who they are as individuals in relation to others – family members, friends and classroom community • Name groups to which they belong • Learn to use words to express our feelings to others
Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes
Year 2 Health and Nutrition
Land and Ocean Animals
Students will be able Students will be able to: to: • Learn about traditional tales that emphasize the importance of good choices • Practice skills that involve repetition and retelling • Listen to songs and literature that reflect the cultural heritage of people from different cultures • Identify different cultures through the study of holidays, customs and traditions utilizing language,
• Make choices that promote a healthy lifestyle • Discover how foods contribute to stronghealthy growing bodies • Understand that all people need food, shelter and water to grow • Understand the need for exercise and rest • Practice healthy routines • Recognize and select healthy foods • Recognize good oral
Students will be able to: • Understand that all
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like animals share the same characteristics Understand that all animals have basic needs Animals need water, food and air Explore the ocean and land as a habitat Describe animal’s characteristics and how their body parts help in their survival Differentiate between land and ocean creatures Compare and contrast animal characteristics Experiment with floating and sinking Make waves Learn how oceans differ from other bodies of water
Transportation Students will be able to:
Australia
Insects and Spiders
Students will be able Students will be able to: to: • Understand that All • Discover and • Investigate how like insects and identify various people in spiders share the modes of different same transportation cultures characteristics respond to their • Name insect and • Investigate how environment people use spider body parts. transportation to • Identify ways • Will contrast travel from one that individuals insects and spiders place to another are unique and by identifying and ways that they counting legs, • Identify basic are the same road signs wings, antennae, and body parts • Identify • Identify concepts different related to street • All insects and cultures safety spiders have basic through the needs. Will • Identify and study of discover that correctly use holidays, insects and terms related to customs and spiders eat. location, traditions direction and • Describe insect and utilizing distance, spider’s language, including: characteristics and stories, up/down; how their body parts folktales, over/under; help in their survival music, and here/there; • Discover where the arts front/back; insects and behind/in front of • Use pictures to spiders live and locate familiar create insect places habitats (i.e. bee
Plants Students will be able to: • Learn about various plants, and their attributes (some give us food, some have flowers, etc.) • Understand the cycle of growth • Understand what plants need in order to grow • Use tools such as a microscope or a magnifying glass to further investigate and make observations
stories, folktales, music, and the arts
hygiene habits • Identify who a stranger is and possible dangers related to them
• Observe properties
of water
• Use nonlinguistic representations to show understanding of geographic terms
hives, spider webs) • Distinguish between insects and spiders • Discover how insects move
Junior Kindergarten Fine Arts and Motor Skill Development Music Students will be able to: • Rhyme • Dance and move through the space
with oral cues
• Develop memory skills • Sing songs connected with the
curriculum
• Play musical games • Experience percussion instruments • Be introduced to the concept of beat
Art Students will develop art and fine motor skills through: Cutting Tearing Pasting Identifying shapes Stamping Finger painting Paint making Drawing with glue and pastels Collage Experiences with play dough 3-D design (sculptures, murals, clay) • Stitching • • • • • • • • • • •
Greek Language
Gross MotorSkills
Students will be able to: • Be exposed to pre-writing and
pre-reading skills in Greek • Comprehend common expressions and structures used in everyday situations as spoken by teachers and native speakers accustomed to dealing with language learners • Participate in limited oral exchanges on familiar topics to develop proficiency in the target language
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Travel safely in a large group Run Standstill Slide Throw underhand Catch an object Kick a stationary ball Build with blocks