Curriculum

Children will participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts.For example, they will engage in small group discussions about a story they read, sharing their thoughts and asking questions like, "What was your favorite part?" or "How do you think the character feels?"

Children will understand that words are separated by spaces in print. For example, during a reading activity, they will learn to identify where one word ends and another begins by pointing out spaces between words. They might practice this by reading simple sentences and saying, "I see spaces here, which means these are different words!" This helps them recognize the structure of written language and improves their reading comprehension.

Children will be able to explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings with guidance and support from adults. For example, they might discuss different shades of meaning between words like "tall" and "high" or understand how "look," "glance," and "gaze" differ in context and intensity.

Children will be able to sort common objects into categories, such as shapes or foods, to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. For example, they might group apples, bananas, and carrots separately from circles, squares, and triangles during an activity.

Children will be able to demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms). For example, they might match "hot" with "cold," "run" with "walk," or "happy" with "sad" during a learning activity.

Children will be able to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing, for example, by correctly capitalizing proper nouns and the first word in sentences, using periods and question marks appropriately, and spelling grade-level appropriate words accurately.

Children will be able to demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms). For instance, they might learn to identify "big" as the opposite of "small" or understand that "push" is the antonym of "pull" through various study exercises.

Children will be able to capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun "I," for example, changing "i am happy." to "I am happy."

Children will be able to demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms). For instance, they might learn to identify "big" as the opposite of "small" or understand that "push" is the antonym of "pull" through various study exercises.

Children will be able to recognize and name end punctuation, such as identifying periods, question marks, and exclamation points in sentences. For example, they might say, "This sentence ends with a period: 'She likes to read.'"