Kindergarten
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Neumeier
Curriculum
Reading
Text: Treasures. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2011; Phonics Practice Book, Teacher's resource; Assessment Handbook.
Related topics or skills taught: Letter identification; letter/sound relationships; blends; word families; classification; analogies; semantic mapping; compound words; plurals; suffixes/prefixes; context clues; picture clues; long word decoding strategies; journal writing; comprehension and retelling.
Teaching methods and resources used: Leveled Readers; Kindergarten Activity Workbook; big books; literacy centers; read alouds; word wall; shared reading; decodable books; journal writing; and phonetic skills.
Mathematics
Text: Sadlier Mathematics
Primary units: Sorting, Geometry and Patterns, Positions; Numbers 0-100, Tables, Graphs and Fraction, Addition readiness, money, time, measurement
Related topics or skills taught: one-to-one correspondence, greater/less than, counting on, time intervals (seasons), math symbols, ordinals, skip counting, calendar skills.
Teaching methods and resources used: calendar, math manipulatives, computers, charts, large/small group instruction, math learning games and white dry erase boards.
Social Studies
Text: Treasures. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2011; Teacher resource books and magazines
Primary units: Community, Appreciation for cultural differences, Famous Americans, National Observances, Self-concept and social skills, Location and direction, Citizenship, Farming, Christmas around the world, Friends and families, Feelings, Arkansas unit
Related topics or skills taught: Community helpers, school community, self-discipline, holidays, customs, Pilgrims, pioneers, Native Americans, patriotic symbols, values, landforms on a globe or map, presidents, wants and needs
Teaching methods and resources used: Books, globes, charts, group discussions, videos, songs, guest speakers, art projects, posters, Scholastic News.
Science
Text: Treasures. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2011; various other teaching resource books. We also use library books pertaining to thematic units we teach.
Primary units: Nocturnal animals, Insects and spiders, Birds, Arctic and Antarctic Animals, Farm Animals, Sea Life, Five senses, Plants, Weather, Seasons, Health/Nutrition, Matter, Earth/Environment
Related topics or skills taught: Life cycles, change, classification of animals, habitats, water cycle, land forms, forms of matter,rainbows, recycling.
Teaching methods and resources used: Library books, videos, Scholastic News, posters, charts, simple experiments, class discussion, field trips, guest speakers, nature walks and activities from various teacher resource books.
Religion
Text: Faith First. Legacy Edition. RCL Benziger: 2010.
Primary units: The World is a Gift from God, God loves Us, We are Friends of Jesus, We Live as Friends of Jesus.
