| Kinder 20 | 1/23/2017 | 1/24/2017 | 1/25/2017 | 1/26/2017 | 1/27/2017 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Self-Discipline + Proverbs 3:1-15 | |||||
| Math | EM-B p36 | EM-B p37 | EM-B p38 | EM-B p39 | EM-B p40 | Math Buddies: Number Bonds |
| Reading | OPG-L61 | OPG-L61 | OPG-L62 | OPG-L62 | Review OPG-L61 and 62 as needed | |
| Composition | CB-p36-37 for the week | Copywork through Oral Narration | ||||
| Grammar | ||||||
| Spelling | AAS-Step 11 | AAS-Step 11 p59-60 "Spell on Paper" on manuscript paper and return tomorrow. Review "More Words" and "Dictate Phrases" | AAS-Step 11 | AAS-Step 12 p61-62 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 - Mars | Planets - Jupiter | Planets | |||
| Geography | Mexico Due 1/25, 1/26 Introduce West Indies Due 2/2, Continue to review Continents and Oceans | |||||
| Memory Work | Above the Bright Blue Sky Due 2/27 | |||||
Important Dates:
1-27: Pizza day and Mexico song Assessed
1-30: Head of School Installation Service 7:00pm
We are moving into some exciting and more challenging concepts in Math! This is such a crucial time for really laying a good foundation of numbers for your little ones. We are enjoying your amazing kiddos immensely! It brings us great joy to be their teachers :)
**It's Kindergarten project time! Look under "Science" below for important information!
Math
Objectives: to have an understanding of what the different parts of a number bond mean (whole/part/part); to build number bonds for numbers up to 10 (by composing and decomposing numbers); to fill-in missing parts of a number bond.
- We hope you are as giddy as we are about number bonds! We have entered into concepts that are foundational in building true understanding of numbers and operations! We are having so much fun in class using manipulatives to compose (3 and 4 make 7) and decompose (7 is made of 5 and 2) numbers to find the parts and whole! Make sure that you are doing the hands-on portion of the lesson in the "Introduction" section at the bottom of each math page. You don't want to miss out on the fun!
- There is more practice with number bonds on MATH BUDDIES!
Reading
Objectives: to begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences that contain the digraphs wh and ph, as well as words with the ending blend nk.
- Having covered the phonograms ck, ng, and nk in reading lesson, please add these phonogram cards from All About Spelling lesson 18 to your daily phonogram review, if you have not already done so. Though we have not covered these lessons in AAS, these phonograms are encountered in reading and important to review.
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 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.
Geography
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.
- Our Kindergarten project this year will be on Planets! Each student will be assigned a planet and will complete a project at home to present to the class. Specific information will be sent home in green folders this week!
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 name of the states in Central Mexico.
- see table
Memory Work
- Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, Proverbs verses, Geography song) Just a few minutes each day can make a big difference in their memorization. We are training their minds to memorize easily! You will be amazed at their ability to do so, if you persevere in that training.
