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Kindergarten
List of 11 items.
Reading & Literature
Practice letter/sound correspondence
Develop phonemic awareness and knowledge of phonics
Grow as readers through explicit instruction in small groups
Strengthen listening and comprehension skills through read-aloud activities
Study literature genres
Develop oral language skills
Develop concepts about print
Read with second grade buddies
Writing & Language Arts
Practice letter/sound correspondence
Reinforce correct pencil grasp
Practice correct letter formation
Practice left-to-right progression in writing
Use developmental continuum of spelling
Write and draw in journals
Begin Writer's Workshop
Social Studies
Building a safe, respectful, and empathetic community
Conflict resolution
People Power Skills
Non-violent communication
Developing awareness of diversity within families, cultures, and religions
Developing awareness of growth and change
Earth stewardship
Relationships across grade levels through Buddy Projects
Mathematics
Numbers: recognizing, writing, sequencing (numbers 1-20), and exploring mathematical operations (simple addition and subtractions)
One-to-one correspondence
Patterning: creating, recognizing, and extending simple patterns
Concepts of time: days, weeks, months, and seasons
Graphing: measuring, sorting, and classifying
Recognize and reproduce shapes
Concepts of money (pennies and nickels)
Concepts of more than, less than, and equal to
Counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's
Estimation strategies
Science
Exploration in physical science
Forces and Motion- Pushes and Pulls
Five Senses- Collaboration with 7th-grade
Animals and Their Habitats- Rainforest
Experimentation focusing on prediction and observation
Sustainable environmental practices
Spanish
Active and fun lessons that include: songs for vocabulary development, pronunciation practice, speaking, and comprehension practice
Spark students’ desire to become multilingual and learn about cultures in our increasingly transnational society
Visual Arts
Color mixing
Developing confidence in using art materials
Cross-curricular art projects
Exploration of various media and techniques
Artist studies- Georgia O'Keefe, Yayoi Kusama, Jean-Michel Basquiat
Music
Chorus K-2
Introduction to solfège singing and group singing
Rhythm work with hand percussion
Movement and drama games
Physical Education
Traveling safely through space, walking, running, jumping, galloping, sliding, and hopping
Exploring balls, tossing, catching, striking, and kicking
Modeling good sportsmanship and playing cooperative games
Swimming- exploration, and confidence
Library
Choosing books
Book and library care
How to check out and return materials
How to use the library
Wordless picture books / telling a story
Word Families
Define and give examples - author and illustrator
Types of books
Community Engaged Learning
Kindness Club: service to school and community
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116 Montecito Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
510.285.9600
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