Kindergarten Year Long Curriculum Overview
August
Phonics
* consonant letter
sounds
September
October
November
December
*long and short vowel
sounds
*consonant digraphs
sh, ch, th, wh
*long and short vowel
sounds
*consonant letter
sounds
* short vowel
sounds
* short vowel
sounds
*consonant digraphs sh,
ch, th, wh
ZooPhonics
introduction A-Z
ZooPhonics Review A-Z
ZooPhonics Review A-Z
Unit Theme: School
Unit Theme: Shadows &
Finding Friends
* big book stories
Unit Theme: Finding
Friends
* big book stories
Unit Theme: The Wind
* big book stories
Unit Theme: School &
Shadows
* big book stories
*basic decodable
books
*basic decodable
books
*basic decodable
books
*basic decodable
books
*basic decodable
books
*sight words
*sight words
*sight words
*sight words
*popcorn words
*Begin STARS Books
*Three Bears Cottage
*STARS Books
*STARS Books
*Review upper case
letters F, E, D, P, B, R, N
*Review upper case
letters M, H, K, L, U, V,
W,
X, Y, Z, C, O, Q, G, S,
A, I,
T, J
*consonant blends
Reading
* big book stories
*STARS Books
Handwriting
*Introduce lower case
letters c, o, s, v, w, t, a, d,
g, u, i, e, l, k, y, j
*Introduce lower case
letters p, r, n, m, h, b, f,
q, x, z
*Numeral writing
Language Arts
*Me Stew
*rhymes
*My Poetry Book
*My Poetry Book
*My Poetry Book
*words that name
*identify statements and
questions
*Listening lessons
*Listening lessons
*Listening lessons
Kindergarten Year Long Curriculum Overview
*words that describe
*My Poetry Book
*Listening lessons
Writing
Writing Mechanics
Writing Mechanics
* how to use lined
paper
* how to use lined paper
* finger spacing
between words
* finger spacing between
words
*inventive spelling
*Writing Mechanics
*Writing Mechanics
*Writing Mechanics
*write a complete
sentence
*write a complete
sentence
*write a complete
sentence
*begin with upper case
letters
*begin with upper
case letters
*begin with upper
case letters
*ending punctuation
(period, exclamation
mark, question mark)
*ending punctuation
(period, exclamation
mark, question mark)
*ending punctuation
(period, exclamation
mark, question mark)
*inventive spelling
Math
*calendar routines
*basic shapes
*tallying
*number stories
*time to the hour
*counting to 50
*pattern blocks
*symmetry
*basic addition using
dice
*measurement
*counting by 10’s
*patterns
* counting by 5’s
*estimation
*measurement
*one to one
correspondence
*identifying numbers to
20
*number stories
*nickels
*dimes
*pennies
Science
Science skills:
measuring
observing
Science skills:
comparing
predicting
Hibernation
Animal Species
Human Body
Human Body
Kindergarten Year Long Curriculum Overview
January
Phonics
February
*short and long vowels
*short and long vowels
*blends
*applying phonetic skills
to fluently decode new
words
Unit Theme: The Wind
& Stick To It
* big book stories
March
April
May
*applying phonetic skills
to fluently decode new
words
*applying phonetic
skills to fluently
decode new words
*applying phonetic
skills to fluently
decode new words
Unit Theme: Stick To It &
Red, White, and Blue
* big book stories
Unit Theme: Red, White,
And Blue
* big book stories
Unit Theme: Teamwork
* big book stories
Unit Theme: By The
Sea
* big book stories
*leveled decodable
books
*leveled decodable
books
*leveled decodable
books
*sight words
*sight words
*sight words
Reading
*leveled decodable
books
*leveled decodable
books
*sight words
*Eric Carle author
study
Handwriting
Review
*sight words
*Dr. Seuss author study
Review
Review
Review
Review
Kindergarten Year Long Curriculum Overview
Language Arts
*My Poetry Book
*My Poetry Book
*My Poetry Book
*My Poetry Book
*My Poetry Book
*Listening lessons
*Listening lessons
*verbs: present and past
tense
*types of sentences
*nouns and pronouns
*STARS Books
*STARS Books
*STARS Books
*Writing Mechanics
*Writing Mechanics
*Writing Mechanics
Independent
Journaling
Independent
Journaling
*sentence structure,
grammar,
punctuation
*sentence structure,
grammar, punctuation
*sentence structure,
grammar, punctuation
*write a journal entry
remaining on topic
*write a journal entry
remaining on topic
*remain on topic
*4-5 sentences
*correct grammar
*correct punctuation
*add details
*remain on topic
*4-5 sentences
*correct grammar
*correct punctuation
*add details
*idea webs
*friendly letter writing
*Listening lessons
*verbs
*Listening lessons
*Listening lessons
*nouns and pronouns
*STARS Books
*STARS Books
Writing
*write a journal entry
remaining on topic
Kindergarten Year Long Curriculum Overview
Math
*100th Day of School
celebration and
projects
*Math Workstations:
Ways to make and
manipulate the
numbers 4 and 5.
Science
Electricity
Magnets
*Math Workstations:
Ways to make and
manipulate the numbers
6 and 7.
*Math Workstations:
Ways to make and
manipulate the number
8.
*Math Workstations:
Ways to make and
manipulate the
number 9.
*Math Workstations:
Ways to make and
manipulate the
number 10.
*number words
*counting by 2’s
*even and odd
numbers
*solid shapes
*collecting data and
graphing
*quarters
Simple Chemistry
Spring season
Hikes
*review of coins
Plants
Trees
Conservation
Intervention