| Kinder 19 | 1/16/2017 | 1/17/2017 | 1/18/2017 | 1/19/2017 | 1/20/2017 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Self-Discipline (Work) + Proverbs 3:1-14 | |||||
| Math | EM-B p31 | EM-B p32 | EM-B p33 | EM-B p34 | EM-B p35 | |
| Reading | OPG-L59 | OPG-L59 | OPG-L60 | OPG-L60 | Review L60 | |
| Composition | CB-p34-35 for the week | Copywork through Oral Narration | ||||
| Grammar | ||||||
| Spelling | AAS-Step 10 | AAS-Step 10 p56 "Spell on Paper" on manuscript paper and return tomorrow. Review "More Words" | AAS-Step 10 | AAS-Step 11 p57-59 through "Spell with Tiles" | ||
| History | Little Pilgrims - p66-73 A New World Is Found | Little Pilgrims - p66-73 A New World Is Found | Focus: Christopher Columbus, Pilgrims | |||
| Science | Planets - Venus | Planets - Earth | Planets | |||
| Geography | Mexico Due 1/25, Continue to review Continents and Oceans | |||||
| Memory Work | Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/27 | |||||
Important Dates:
1-25: Pizza day and Mexico Assessed
2-27: Above the Bright Blue Sky Assessed
Another great week in Kindergarten! It is so exciting to see your little ones picking up on reading, more and more each day! One of the many wonderful things about Kindergarten is seeing them grow right before our eyes. Have a blessed week!
Math
Objectives: to be able to find the total for two given sets; to begin an understanding of what numbers represent, and be able to compose and decompose numbers in different ways.
- Please continue working with your child on identifying numbers 1-20.
- This week we begin number bonds. Number bonds are a way to represent parts of a whole number. This involves composing and decomposing numbers (6 is made of 4 and 2; 2 and 4 make 6); which is a crucial component to developing number sense!
- Please complete the "Introduction" at the bottom of the workbook pages assigned. This is an important step. Following the concrete-pictorial-abstract sequence is very important in Singapore math.
Reading
Objectives: to begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with "th" (voiced and unvoiced)
- Please begin each lesson by having your child read over previous words and sentences. The mini-books are a great way to review as well.
- This week we are reading words with voiced (ex:this) and unvoiced (ex:thin) "th".
Composition (see table)
Objectives: To write the capital letters and lower case letters correctly (typically top to bottom/left to right) on handwriting paper; to write first and last names correctly on handwriting paper; to be able to accurately copy a sentence, using handwriting lines correctly.
- see table
Spelling
Objectives: To be able to write short vowel/CVC words from dictation. This week focuses on words with the short e sound and words using the two sounds of "s".
- Please go over yellow phonogram cards (name and sound of each letter) daily as well as blue key cards 1-6. Please review syllables.
- Have your child spell out all 10 words and return Wednesday!
- Every Thursday, you will do the lesson up to and including "Spell with Tiles". Every Tuesday, you will finish the lesson, and dictate the 10 words for your child to write on manuscript paper. Please make sure to put the paper from 'Spell on Paper' in the green folder, so that we can check it. Paper used for spelling in kindergarten should be manuscript lined paper (with a top, mid, and bottom line) to reinforce proper letter formation.
History
Objectives: to gain an understanding that history began with God and creation; to see God's hand in every event.
- Song for the semester: The Star-Spangled Banner
Science
Objectives: to be able to identify the 8 planets in order of distance from the sun; to identify and describe the 5 phases of the moon; to be able to explain that the rotation of the earth is the reason we have night and day.
- The kids are really enjoying learning about the planets! Naming all 8 planets is an assessed goal for science this quarter. Here is a fun song we will be singing in class to help memorize the planets:
Planet Song (tune: This old Man)
There are 8 planets, that I know
I can name them all, can you?
There is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Geography
Objectives: to identify and name the continents and oceans on a map; to sing the names of 8 of the states in Central Mexico.
