Vanguard Kindergarten 1St 9 Weeks Units of Study 2012

Vanguard Kindergarten 1st 9 Weeks Units of Study 2013 [email protected]; [email protected]

Dates Math Science Social Studies August 26-30 Establishing Math Routines Safety Rules & Routines September 2-6 Counting, Reading, Writing Five Senses Rules & Routines (4 days) Mm #s to 10 September 9-13 Counting, Reading, Writing Five Senses Rules & Routines (4 days) Tt #s to 10 September 16-20 Comparing #s to 10 Matter & Measurement Our Government-Celebrating Aa Freedom September 23-27 Comparing #s to 10 Matter & Measurement Our Government-People in 25th ED Charge Ss Sept 30-Oct 4 Compose & Decompose Matter & Measurement Our History-Important People Pp October 7-11 Measurement-Length Exploring Energy Our History-Important People Cc October 14-18 Graphing Exploring Energy Basic Needs & Wants Ii October 21-25 Review Review Basic Needs-Needs & Wants Nn

Language Arts: The following skills will be taught through genre studies and integrated with science & social studies units. . GENRES: Animal Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction CONCEPTS: Categories, letter id, book parts, rhymes, blending & decoding sounds, syllables, word families, initial & final sounds, adjectives LETTER FOCUS: September-Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss; October Pp, Cc, Ii, Nn WRITING: Letters, lists, name, punctuation (capitals & periods), sentence, poetry, captions, nouns COMPREHENSION: Retell, inferences/predictions, making connections, character, setting, main events, compare & contrast HFW-I, am, the, little, a, to, have, is, we, my, like, he, for, me, with, she

*Istation BOY Sept 3-12 *Holidays: September 3; September 17