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MATH

By the end of Kindergarten, students understand small numbers, quantities, and simple shapes in their everyday environment. They count, compare, describe and sort objects, and develop a sense of properties and patterns. Students will be able to do small number addition and subtraction programs and graph data. Understanding a calendar function is also a large part of Kindergarten mathematics.

SCIENCE

Students learn about the different plants and animals that inhabit the earth. They can also describe the appearance of these items (i.e. leaves, stem, birds, fish, etc.). They learn that the earth. They know about their 5 senses. Students also learn about the scientific process of investigation and experimentation.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Learning and Working Now and Long Ago. Students in Kindergarten are introduced to basic special, temporal and causal relationships, emphasizing the geographic and historical connections between the worlds today and long ago. Students study heroes and figures of history as examples of justice, self-control, heroism, leadership, deliberation and individual responsibility. Learning to interact respectfully with one another is a key component of Kinder-curriculum. Students understand and celebrate holidays.

RELIGION

The World is a gift from God, and people are the greatest gift of creation. God’s love is special and manifested in scripture stories, families, and communities. We will celebrate special days in the liturgical church. The prayers we will learn are found in the text on pages 173-176.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kindergartners can identify letters, words and sounds. They apply this knowledge to read simple sentences. Kindergartners can recall basic facts and ideas from a story, as well as retell the story. When presented with a book, students understand where to locate the title, author, table of contents and name of illustrator. Students can identify the plot, setting and characters in a story. Students can compose small sentences using sight words and phonetically spelled words. They write by moving from left to right and top to bottom. Students can write all letters of the alphabet independently.