BIBLE Kindergarten 2006-2008

Learn about the Life of Jesus and how to be like Jesus

 

• Understand studying the Bible can lead to knowing God and learning to be like Him

 

• Understand that the God family – “God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit” work in perfect unity, yet are separate and unique beings

 

• Know that God is the Creator of the Universe and that He is everywhere at once and all-knowing

 

• Learn the story of the origin of sin and God’s plan of salvation

 

• Realize the benefit from following Christ’s example in one’s daily life

 

• Understand that God depends on individuals to spread the Good News of salvation

 

• Understand how to show one’s commitment to God

 

• Understand the freedom to choose good or evil

 

• Explain the importance of prayer and praise

 

• Develop a spirit of thankfulness

 

• Know that Jesus is coming back

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Viewing

 

• View pictures to gain meaning

 

• Predict unknown words from picture clues

 

• Answer questions as a means to understanding content

 

• Share thoughts and feelings after viewing visual media

 

• Sequence story events using pictures

 

Listening

 

• Make eye contact

• Listen and follow one and two step directions

• Listen to others while waiting for turn to speak

• Listen to a variety of media

Reading

 

• Phonemic awareness

 

• Explicit systematic phonics

 

• Pre-reading concepts

 

• Follow print from left to right

 

• Make connections between words and pictures

 

• Know that print tells the story

 

Speaking

 

• Learn simple rules for conversation

 

• Share information and ideas clearly

 

Visually Representing

 

• Experiment with visual forms of communication

 

• Design visual media to model what makes presentations appealing

 

Writing

 

• Print from left to right

 

• Use invented spelling

 

• Dictate or write a personal experience in sequential order

 

• Begin to use ending punctuation

 

• Begin to use capitalization

 

MATH

Number and Operations

 

• Count and understand numbers to 100

 

• Write numbers 0 to 100

 

• Use one-to-one correspondence with numbers and objects

 

• Understand and represent adding two numbers with sums to ten

 

• Add and subtract two numbers using objects to ten

 

Algebra

 

• Recognize and explain how objects can be classified

 

• Sort, classify and order objects by time, size, number and other properties

 

• Compare and contrast objects

 

• Identify, create, copy, describe and extend sequences e.g. sounds, shapes, motions, numbers

 

• Model a mathematical problem situation using manipulatives

 

Geometry

 

• Compare, sort and arrange similar and different objects by size, color and shape

 

• Identify triangles, squares and circles , rectangles

 

• Describe relative position of objects in space

 

• Identify and fit pieces of puzzles/shapes that go together

 

Measurement

 

• Compare the weight of two objects and the capacity of two containers

• Compare and describe length, size, distance, temperature e.g. long, longer, longest, same length

• Measure length by counting non-standard units

• Recognize how a thermometer denotes hot, cold and medium temperatures

• Measure area using concrete objects

• Order events by time e.g. before, after

• Identify that clocks, watches and calendars are used to measure time

• Know and name the seven days of the week in order 

 

Money:  Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters

Identify the value of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.

 

Data Analysis and Probability

 

• Discuss events as likely or unlikely

 

• Pose questions and gather data about themselves and their surroundings

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Spiritual Emphasis

 

• Recognize that God’s ideal for quality living includes a healthy lifestyle

 

• Incorporate into one’s lifestyle the principles that promote health: nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, air, rest, trust in God

 

• Avoid at-risk behaviors

 

• Apply Christian principles in recreation and sports

 

Movement and Motor Skills

 

• Demonstrate progress toward the mature form of selected manipulative, locomotor and non-locomotor skills

 

• Demonstrate mature form in walking and running

 

• Identify fundamental movement (skip, strike)

 

• Establish a beginning movement vocabulary, e.g. personal space, high/low levels, fast/slow speeds, light/heavy weight, balance, twist

 

• Apply appropriate concepts to performance, e.g. change direction while running

 

Lifestyle and Fitness

 

• Participates daily in moderate to vigorous physical activity

 

• Select and participate in activities that require some physical exertion during free time

 

• Identify the physiological signs of moderate physical activity, e.g. fast heart rate, heavy breathing

 

• Understand the value of engaging in physical activities as play and recreation

 

• Associate positive feelings with participation in physical activity and play

 

• Try new movement activities and skills

 

Sportsmanship and Appropriate Behaviors

 

• Learn and apply concepts of grace and forgiveness

 

• Apply, with teacher reinforcement, class room rules and procedures and safe practices

 

• Share space and equipment with others

 

• Recognize the joy of shared play

 

• Interact positively with students in class regardless of personal differences e.g. race, gender, disability, religion

SCIENCE

Life: Insects, Birds, Mammals

 

• Recognize characteristics that are similar and different between organisms

 

Describe animal life cycles.

 

Describe plant growth cycles

 

• Describe the basic needs of living things

 

• Describe how related animals have similar characteristics

 

• Identify how animals gather and store food, defend themselves, find shelter and adapt

 

Health: Home/School Safety

 

• Identify common hazards and practice safety rules

 

• Demonstrate appropriate work and play behaviors

 

Physical: Simple Measurement, Observation, Light/Colors

 

• Perform simple comparative measurements

 

• Describe objects according to their physical properties e.g., color, texture, size

 

• Describe various sources of light

 

• Identify sunlight as a composite of all colors

 

• Identify primary colors

 

• Describe the composition of secondary colors

 

Earth: Air, Land, Water, Ecology, Seasons

 

• Describe air as a substance that takes up space and moves around us

 

• Recognize that the Earth is made up of land, water and the gases of the atmosphere

 

• Recognize/describe appropriate ways to care for our Earth

 

• Identify God’s role in the creation of the Universe

 

• Understand how Earth’s position in relation to the sun accounts for days, seasons and years

 

• Identify seasonal changes in weather patterns

 

Scientific Inquiry

 

• Make observations

 

• Ask questions or form hypotheses based on these observations

 

• Plan a simple investigation

 

• Collect data from the investigation

 

• Use the data collected from the investigation to explain the results

 

• Safely use and store tools and equipment

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

History: Chronological Thinking and Historical Knowledge

 

• Identify and order events

 

• Compare events of today and long ago

 

• Study celebrations and holidays

 

• Listen to and retell stories about people in the past

 

Civics and Government

 

• Describe the roles and responsibilities of school personnel

• Give examples of rules

• Identify purposes of having rules

• Identify the flag of your country

 

Geography

 

• Recognize maps and globes as a way to represent the earth

 

• Identify map symbols for land and water

 

• Identify the four seasons

 

• Describe ways to keep the environment clean

 

Economics

 

• Give examples of work activities that people do at home

 

• Demonstrate one’s best effort in every task

 

• Understand the differences between needs and wants

 

• Explain that people work to earn money to buy things they need and want

 

• Understand the responsibility of making good choices with money

 

 

Individuals, Society, and Culture

 

• Understand the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ

 

• Identify ways in which people are alike and different

 

• Recognize each individual’s uniqueness and value to God

 

• Demonstrate effective time management

 

• Recognize birthdays

 

• Understand the individuals’ roles and responsibilities in family

 

• Develop a respect for others

 

• Identify national and religious holidays

 

• Participate in age appropriate outreach/service projects

 

TECHNOLOGY

 

• Demonstrate proper use and care of computers and other audio-visual equipment

 

• Use a variety of electronic resources to enhance learning and access information

 

• Use computers to express ideas with drawing and word processing software

 

• Begin learning correct use of computer terms

 

• Practice courtesy and sharing of computer time