· Letter Recognition

· Letter / Sound Relationship

· Letter Production - D'Nealian instruction

· Phonemic Awareness - rhyming, music, songs, and poems

· Concept of Word - tracking individual words left to right

· Written Communication

· Story Understanding / Prediction

· Emergent Reading

MATH

· Number Sense - rote count to 100, count backwards from 10, number recognition to 20, create sets of objects to match numbers 0-10, problem solving, describe position and ordinality using 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and last

· Algebraic Thinking - sorting and classifying sets, patterning, sequencing, graphing

· Geometry - 2-D shapes (square, triangle, circle, and rectangle), 3-D shapes (sphere, cube, rectangular prism and cylinder), understanding positional terms, making comparisons

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Umbrella Question: How do connections shape our world?

· Myself - How do I connect with others, my environment, and my family's past? What choices do I make?

· Native Americans - Then and Now (Hopi, Inuit, Wampanoag) - How are we alike? How are we different? How are storytelling and the arts used to communicate culture? How does physical environment affect lifestyle?

· Urban Mexico - Here and There - How are we alike? How are we different? How does physical environment affect lifestyle? How are storytelling and the arts used to communicate culture?

SCIENCE

· Scientific Method

· Physical : Color, Light, and Shadow

· Earth: Water and Ice

· Life: Seeds and Weeds

HEALTH

· Personal Hygiene

· Safety

· Positive Relationships - Feelings

WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD AT HOME

· Read to your child daily

· Check your child's book bag daily

· Set aside a time and place to complete homework assignments

· Carefully read and review weekly newsletter

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Revised on: Friday, February 24, 2004