KINDER 1 January 2015-2016 LANGUAGE ARTS Listening and Speaking: The students will: Use of common verbs to express affirmative and negative sentences. Identify and produce sounds of vowels and consonants Kk, Ll, and Mm. Practice simple rhymes. Initial Reading The students will: Listen to different stories to identify important details and characters from them. Start creating own stories relating them to drawings. Initial Writing The students will: Identify, match and trace vowels and consonants Kk, Ll, Mm. Cut paper in previously marked lines. MATHEMATICS The students will: Reinforce identifying, counting and matching numbers from 0-14. Comprehend and identify the concepts of small / smallest, below and far. Reinforce seen geometric shapes ( , , , , , ). Practice geometric and numeric patterns. Classify objects based on different characteristics. SCIENCE The students will: Be able to classify healthy and junk food. Identify and name fruits and vegetables. Comprehend where food comes from. Understand that food is important for health, growth and energy. SOCIAL STUDIES The students will: Identify Mexico in a map and learn about important facts of the country. Be able to tell where they live. Get to know Monterrey and its mountains. Learn about January festivities (Three Wise Men Day (6) LANGUAGE ARTS Listening and Speaking: The students will: Use of common verbs to express affirmative and negative sentences. Identify and produce sounds of vowels and consonants Kk, Ll, and Mm. Practice simple rhymes. Initial Reading The students will: Listen to different stories to identify important details and characters from them. Start creating own stories relating them to drawings. Initial Writing The students will: Identify, match and trace vowels and consonants Kk, Ll, Mm. Cut paper in previously marked lines. ESPAÑOL Escucha y Expresión Oral Los estudiantes: Conocerán y expresarán palabras que inician con consonantes Kk, L l y Mm Participarán en actividades orales que impliquen descripción de eventos. Practicarán el rimar palabras. Formularán oraciones simples afirmativas y negativas. Lectura Inicial Los estudiantes: Asociarán nombre y sonido de las consonantes Kk, L l y Mm con palabras que inician con dichas letras. Identifican detalles de una serie de dibujos. Expresarán con sus propias palabras las historias leídas por la maestra. Escritura Inicial Los estudiantes: Conocerán y realizarán el trazo de las consonantes que inician con Kk, L l y Mm e identificarán vocabulario de estas letras. Replican patrones visuales previamente presentados COMPUTER The students will: Learn about: Selecting and Opening Icons. Work with: Kid Pix / Tux Paint - Color me & Painting letters. The Playroom – The ABC Book. ART The students will: Comprehend the role and development of the visual arts in the past and present cultures throughout the world. Apply artistic processes, skills, materials and tools to communicate meaning. MUSIC The students will: Improvise melodies and accompaniments to express own feelings and ideas. Notice cultural diversity as it relates to music, musicians and composers. Listen and describe music and other aural information, using terminology of music. DANCE The students will: Identify music and movement activities (parades, marching bands, drill teams). Identify different kinds and types of dances throughout the world (ballet, hip hop, modern, etc.). Respond spontaneously to different types of music and rhythms. GYM & SPORTS The students will: Develop gross motor control on different contexts.