1. Kindergarten Unit Newsletter
Unit 14: Fur and Feathers
Mrs. Shepard
Phonics/Reading
Students will:
*use thematic vocabulary in conversations.
*use several complete sentences to express thoughts.
*understand and use prepositions appropriately.
*make predictions about stories to be read.
*recall experiences and stories sequentially, with detail and accuracy.
*make inferences and draw conclusions from stories.
*comprehend reading.
*answer higher order questions about the text read.
*see books as sources of information.
Phonics/Reading cont.
*identify initial, final phonemes in words.
*blend and segment phonemes in a word.
*add phonemes to words.
Writing
Students will:
*write readable words with approximated spelling.
*demonstrate an interest in writing to communicate meaning.
*demonstrate increasing facility with the process of writing.
Math
Students will:
*identify equal parts of a whole.
*determine fair shares.
*identify halves, thirds, fourths.
*identify time of day.
*compare lengths of time.
*identify parts of a clock.
*tell time to the hour.
*solve problems.
Science/Social Studies
Students will:
*demonstrate an awareness beyond community.
*demonstrate an awareness of the roles people play in society.
*dramatize buying, selling, and using currency.
*identify selected animals by known characteristics.
*expand knowledge of the basic environmental and nutritional needs of animals.
*collect, describe, and record information.