A Year in Kindergarten

 September­-The Sea!

We are learning how to be in school, attending to lessons and examining non fiction content. We focus on the Alphabet; a letter a day! We also introduce writing in September.

October- –Apples

We will be working on phonemic awareness, talking about the changing seasons, starting job centers, having our boat regatta and going to Bushy Hill Orchard! We end this month with a Johnny Appleseed celebration.  Oh and Halloween too!

November -– Harvest

We will be learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin, discussing the journey of the pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.  We will continue our work with phonemic awareness and pre-reading skills.  We end the month with a field trip, fire side cooking at Indian Rock Nature Preserve.  We also enjoy a Harvest celebration together.

December- Gingerbread

We will be reading different versions of the classic story of the Gingerbread Man.  We use these texts to learn about story elements and sequencing events of a story.  Your child will also begin to participate in guided reading groups. We talk about the Holidays that take place at this time of year.

January- Bears

We will be exploring nonfiction concepts through the study of bears and woodland animals.  Jan Brett is an author we focus on through this month continuing our work on story elements from December.  We also read and study different Fairy Tales beginning in this month. Don’t forget about the Teddy Bear Picnic!

February - Is a Very Busy Month!

This is a month filled with many events! Students are also applying their reading strategies into our nursery rhyme unit.  Mother goose will fly in to visit this month.

March and April –- Mexico

We fly to Mexico early in the month and stay until the Cinco de Mayo celebration closes this unit.  We are learning about different cultures, applying our knowledge of nonfiction study and learning lots of fun songs!  We will make a Piñata, taste different Mexican dishes and learn un poco de Espanol.

May and June - Great Artists

All year long we have been building our skills and are ready to apply our knowledge of reading, writing and math to the Artist unit. We study many famous artists and create our own masterpieces.  We will see some original works on a trip to the Hill Stead Museum. Our year will close with a beautiful Museum Night to showcase all of our hard work.