KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS
K-1 S. Tracy
K-2 D. Blohm
K-3 H. Colucci (ENL)
K-4 J. DellaValle (ENL)
K-5 K. Fagan/D. Miccoli
K-6 D. Santarpia
K-7 D. Thomas
LANGUAGE GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Identify capital and lower case letters
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Use capital and lower case letters in producing developmentally appropriate writing
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Practice beginning and ending sounds
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Identify sentences using pictures
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Match pictures to oral statements
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Form categories
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Predict outcomes
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Practice using new words
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Explore themes in books
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Listen to and try to solve riddles
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Rhyme
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Contribute to writing and creating big books
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Help create charts
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Help use charts
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Practice left-right progression for reading
MATHEMATICS GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Count
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Sort and classify
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Recognize and extend patterns and shapes
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Recognize and make numbers
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Develop and use time-telling skills to the hour
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Correspond one to one
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Compare and contrast items
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Show an awareness that fractions are parts of a whole item
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Add and subtract whole numbers up to 10
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Recognize units of money: penny, nickel, dime
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Sequence numbers to 31, using the calendar
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Relate numbers to our everyday world
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Solve simple math problems
SCIENCE GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Name parts of plants
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Explore forms of water: solid, liquid, gas
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Discover how plants grow with earth, water, sunlight and care
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Explore the life needs of living things
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Determine the skills, habits and importance of dental health
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Discover links between environmental conservation and human action
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Explore characteristics of weather and seasonal cycles
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Name and use months of the year
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Name and use days of the week
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Name and use colors
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Explore 5 senses: taste, touch, hear, sight, smell
SOCIAL STUDIES GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Develop an awareness of the holidays and celebrations of our nation
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Understand and appreciate different customs and traditions
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Discover our environment
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Explore family roles and rules
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Understand the work of community helpers
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Relate feelings to actions and choices