St. Augustine School - Kindergarten Curriculum

St. Augustine Church

KINDERGARTEN

Religion
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

increase awareness of the needs and feelings of others and accept responsibility for individual tasks
understand the roles and responsibilities of being a member of a family, community, or school
discuss roles as a member of a group
describe and discuss similarities and differences that exist among people and communities
develop a sense of directionality
begin to learn about rules and choices

Language Arts
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

communicate ideas by using complete sentences both individually and in front of groups
listen attentively to stories, poems, beginning letter sounds and chants, and each other
visually identify upper and lower case letters
use auditory discrimination to identify beginning letter sounds and rhyming words
put stories and events in sequential order
developing appropriate printing skills
recognize a number of sight words
be introduced to beginning writing

Mathematics
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

count and recognize numbers to 100
show one to one correspondence using numbers, pictures and objects
identify, read, and extend color patterns
print numbers 0-20
classify and sort in a variety of ways
use appropriate vocabulary to describe measurement, position and geometric shape
replace numbers missing in a sequence
demonstrate the concept of one-half
create simple graphs

Science
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

investigate the basic elements of Physical Science, including magnets, aerodynamics, static electricity, electricity, air, and bubbles
observe and describe daily weather and seasonal changes
describe objects using simple tools and communicate observations
differentiate between living and nonliving things
observe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of animals
describe various landforms
compare and contrast objects based on one physical attribute
observe the major structure of common plants

Social Studies
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

increase awareness of the needs and feelings of others and accept responsibility for individual tasks
understand the roles and responsibilities of a family, community, or school member
discuss roles as group member
describe and discuss similarities and differences that exist among people and communities
develop a sense of directionality
begin to learn about rules and choices
put events in temporal order (calendar)
begin to understand technological progress
learn the Pledge of Allegiance

World Language - Chinese
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:

verbally identify family members, including grand parents
identify facial features
count from zero through one hundred
identify colors and shapes
understand some phrases related to class activities and daily life.
write one through fifty with brush and ink in simplified chinese style; know the basic structure of a Chinese character
sing several songs and understand the meaning of them

Art
Progressively from Kindergarten through Grade 2 students will:

use a variety of materials and media (e.g. crayons, chalk, paint, clay) and various kinds of papers, textures, and yarns – and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects
create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media
learn to take care of materials and tools and use them safely
learn the elements and principles of design and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following skills:
- for color: explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media, identify primary and secondary colors
- for line: explore the use of line in 2-D and 3-D works
- for texture: identify variety of textures in the environment and artwork
- for pattern and symmetry: explore the use of patterns and symmetrical shapes in 2-D and 3-D works
- create 2-D from direct observation
- create 2-D and 3-D from memory or imagination in order to tell a story or embody a fantasy or idea
- learn ways of discussing and viewing art
- classify artwork into general categories such as painting, collage, photography, sculpture, and pottery
- select a work or works created during the year and discuss them by explaining how the work was made and why it was chosen

Library
By the end of Kindergarten, students will: