Kindergarten Curriculum
Math
- Count to 100 by tens and ones
- Write numbers 0 to 20.
- Identify whether the number of objects is greater than, less than or
equal to another group of objects. - Solve addition and subtraction problems within 10.
- For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added
to the given number. - Classify objects into different categories.
- Identify one-dimensional and two-dimensional shapes.
Reading
- Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters.
- Identify characters, setting, and major events in a story.
- Recognize types of texts (e.g. poems, storybooks, informational texts)
- Compare and contrast the adventures of characters in familiar stories.
- Recognize and produce rhyming words.
- Be able to pronounce the initial, middle, and final sound of a word and
then blend them together. - Read common sight words such as of, is, in, are.
- Read emergent-reader texts through using a variety of reading
strategies to figure out words.
Religion
- Understand that church is a special and sacred place.
- Know that God is the Creator and made us to share His love with others.
- Recognize Jesus as the son of God and Mary as the Mother of Jesus.
- Understand the significance of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
- Identify Baptism, the Eucharist, and Reconciliation as sacraments.
- Use prayer to develop a relationship with God.
- Recognize familiar Gospel stories and understand that the Bible tells us
stories of Jesus. - Understand his/her responsibility to care for God’s world.
Science
- Understand the concept of motion and the many forces such as push, pull,
wind, and gravity. - Name the five senses and how we can use them to enjoy God’s world.
- Hypothesize why objects sink or float when put in water.
Social Studies
- Name and describe the role of the people in our community (e.g.
firefighter, architect, librarian). - Understand the significance of various holidays such as Thanksgiving,
Martin Luther King Day, etc. - How we can be a helpful and responsible citizen for our community.
Writing
- Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion
pieces, narrative stories, and informational texts. - Print uppercase and lowercase letters.
- Capitalize the first word in a sentence and put spaces between words.
- Recognize, name and use punctuations.
- Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter sounds.