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Literacy: Daily 5

• Enjoy reading
• Name all capital and lower case letters
• Produce sounds of consonants & short vowels
• Segment - break down a word into individual sounds
• Blending – taking individual sounds & blending them into a word
• Read and write sight words – see list of sight words
• Comprehend a story by naming parts of story - characters, setting, problem, main events (beginning, middle, and end), and solution to the problem
• Name the parts of a book (title, author, illustrator)

• Participate in library classes

• Show directionality – writing starts on the left and goes right
• Write first and last name correctly
• Form letters correctly
• Use phonics in writing

Religion: Archdiocese Religion Curriculum, Catholic Social Teaching Coloring Book, and Promise (Sunday Gospel readings)

• Develop and deepen their relationship with God
• Recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, before and after meal prayers, and Guardian Angel prayer 
• Do the sign of the cross
• Church behavior
• Celebrate Advent, Lent, and other liturgical celebrations
• Name Bible stories in the Old and New Testament
• Name at least three of the 7 Catholic Social Teachings
• Plan, participate, and celebrate a school Mass

Social & Relationship Development

• Participate in Class Meetings
• Second Step – empathy training, emotion management, and problem solving skills
• Participate in Free Choice Time
• Participate in 6th grade and 8th grade buddies – kindergartners are paired up with a 6th grader and an 8th grader
• Participate in school families – each school family consists of students from different grades

Math: My Math

• Count to 100
• Write and identify numbers 0-20
• Count objects to 20
• Compare numbers 1-10
• Solve addition and subtraction to 10
• Compose and decompose numbers to 10
• FLUENTLY add and subtract to 5
• Place value to 19
• Describe using vocabulary words: length and weight
• Compare two objects
• Classify, sort and count objects
• Identify shapes
• Model, build and draw shapes
• Describe objects in a location

Science: 

• Physical Science - push-pull and position, liquids and solids
• Earth and Space Science
• Life Science - plants and animals

Social Studies:

• Recite their address and phone number
• Learn about themselves and their classroom community
• Understand and create timelines
• Appreciate other cultures and traditions

Art/Music:

• Name elements of art - Our Art Docent program, in which a parent volunteer teaches a preplanned lesson based on the elements of art – once a month
• Music classes twice a week​

Fitness:

• Attend Fitness classes twice a week
• Attend recess twice a day

Technology:

• Type their name on the computer
• Use the computer and mouse properly