Curriculum – Kindergarten

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We Believe Scripture has great meaning for life today
Describe how the Bible is a special book to be treated with reverence
and respect
Recognize that the Bible tells us about God’s love for each person
Describe how Bible stories tell about Jesus and His teachings on being kind, loving, and helpful
The early Church has a profound impact on the current church today
List Jesus’ origins and key events of His life
Understand who Mary is and describe how one becomes a saint
The doctrine and dogma of the church are found in the Creedal statements
Identify God as a loving Creator and Jesus as God’s Son
Describe Jesus’ life, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension
Describe who Jesus is and why He lived on earth
The Trinity is revealed to all people in the person, word, and works of Jesus
Demonstrate and describe the importance of the Sign of the Cross
List the elements of a loving friendship with Jesus Christ
We Worship Sacraments are important moments in the life of the community, especially the centrality of the Eucharist
Describe how each person becomes a member of God’s special family
through Baptism
Discuss how reconciliation means saying, “I’m sorry.”
The Eucharistic Liturgy (the Mass) is the communal celebration of the Paschal Mystery in which each person is called to full and active participation
Explain how in the Eucharistic Liturgy the faithful remember God’s gift of Jesus
Illustrate the liturgical seasons of the year
Recite the responses used at the Eucharistic Liturgy
We Pray Catholic prayer and traditions are an important aspect of the life of the church
Describe what prayer is
Experience all forms of prayer: formal, informal, spontaneous, reflective, personal, Jesus prayer, music and movement, guided meditation, and communal
Experience community prayer by praying in a group, attending liturgies or para-liturgies, and visiting the Church
Explain how Jesus teaches each person how to listen to and talk with God
Compose simple petitions
Participate communally in the tradition of prayers for the Church: Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Grace before Meals, Doxology (Glory to the Father…)
We Live We understand how God loves each person by understanding how people love each other
Explain why we need to respect each person and the property of others
Explain why we need others and need to share with others
Explain why we need to show gratitude
Describe how choices have consequences
Show how to act appropriately in response to feelings
The seven key principles of the Catholic social teachings can be applied to personal and societal situations
Know that each person is loved by God and deserves to be treated with
kindness
Know that life is a gift from God
Know that each person is a member of a family and list the responsibilities associated with being a member of the family
Know that Christians are called to treat each person with respect and to resolve any conflicts that arise among them in ways consistent with Jesus’ teaching and example
Describe others who are poor and needy and know that Christians are called to respond to the needs of all Christ’s people, especially the poor and needy
Know that it is one’s work in life to use and share God-given talents with others
Appreciate the work of others and know it is one’s duty to complete class work on time, take care of supplies, and participate in school
Discuss how, by virtue of Baptism, every Christian is called to service and that this call is fulfilled through a variety of lifestyles and ministries
Explain why all people are one human family
Describe how each person is called to be a caretaker of the earth; list ways to appreciate the world God has given each person by conserving the resources God created and by living in peace with all peoples and creatures of the earth
We are God’s Family Each person is drawn to God who, in creating them, has placed a desire for happiness in their hearts
Illustrate the wonders of God’s creation, which are gifts to each person
Give examples of how each person shows love for others, their families, their friends and all children of God
Know that each person is special because God created him or her and that Jesus, his Son, desires a loving friendship with us
Know that the family of God is one and that God assists each person in respecting and helping one another
The Church is the People of God, the Body of Christ, and the Community of Faith
Explain how each person is a member of God’s family and that each
person becomes a member of God’s special family and the Church
through Baptism
Know what it means to be a Catholic Christian
Describe how various cultures celebrate holy days of the Church
Discuss how lay people, priests, religious sisters, religious brothers, and deacons are called by God to reflect God’s love through their special roles in the Church
The church expresses basic principles of Catholic teaching on the family
Describe how everyone is special and unique
Describe how humans grow and how our body and our five senses are a gift from God
Discuss how family is a gift from God
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Reading With assistance, develop and demonstrate reading skills in response to read-aloud by:
a. predicting what might happen next in a text based on the cover, title, and illustrations
b. asking and responding to questions about texts read aloud
c. retelling main ideas or important facts about a read aloud or familiar story
d. recognizing beginning, middle, and end
With assistance develop an understanding of vocabulary by:
a. identifying and sorting pictures of objects into conceptual categories
b. demonstrating an understanding of opposites (antonyms)
c. distinguishing meaning between verbs describing the same action
d. using words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts
With assistance, determine the connection between:
a. text to self (text ideas and own experiences)
b. text to text (text ideas including similarities and differences to fiction and nonfiction)
c. text to world (text ideas regarding experiences in the world)
Read independently for sustained periods of time by:
a. engaging with text as developmentally appropriate
With assistance, read, infer, and draw conclusions to:
a. Identify elements of a story, including setting, character, and key events
b. retell a main event from a story read aloud and familiar stories
c. recognize sensory details and recurring phrases
d. recognize different types of texts
e. name author and illustrator of a story and describe how each is telling the story
f. compare and contrast adventures of characters in familiar stories
g. ask and answer questions about unknown words in text
With assistance, read, infer, and draw conclusions to:
a. respond to rhythm and rhyme through identifying a regular beat and similarities in word sounds
With assistance, read, infer, and draw conclusions to:
a. identify characters in a puppet play or performance by actors
With assistance, read, infer, and draw conclusions to:
a. identify the topic and details in an expository text heard and/or read, referring to the words and/or illustrations
b. use titles and illustrations to make predictions about text
c. identify text features
d. identify the meaning of environmental print
With assistance, read, infer, and draw conclusions to:
a. respond to examples of sensory details
With assistance, read, infer, and draw conclusions to:
a. ask and answer questions to clarify meaning
b. identify basic similarties and differences between two texts on the same topic
c. name the main topic and recall key details of the text
d. ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text
With assistance, develop an awareness of media literacy by:
a. using different forms of media as developmentally appropriate
Develop print awareness in the reading process by:
a. identifying all upper and lower case letters
b. sequencing the letters of the alphabet
c. demonstrating that books are read left to right, top to bottom
d. demonstrating that written words are made up of different letters
e. knowing that a sentence is comprised of a group of words separated by spaces
f. demonstrating one to one correspondence between spoken words and written words
Develop phonemic awareness in the reading process by:
a. identifying sounds in spoken words
b. producing rhymes in response to spoken words
c. distinguishing orally presented rhyming pairs of words from non-rhyming pairs
d. recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same onset or initial sound
e. blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words
f. blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words
g. isolating the initial, medial, and final sounds in spoken words
h. segmenting spoken words into two or three phonemes
Develop phonics in the reading process by:
a. producing and writing letter(s) for most short vowel and consonant sounds
b. reading high frequency words
c. blending letter sounds to decode simple words
d. recognizing that new words can be created when letters are changed, added, or
deleted and using letter-sound knowledge to write simple messages and words
Read with support, appropriate texts with purpose and understanding
With assistance, develop an understanding of how a text can influence a reader’s moral character
Writing With assistance, follow a writing process to design a writing plan by:
a. using mentor texts and brainstorming
b. telling one’s story across pages
c. illustrating pictures and labeling (using letters or words and/or form words) to create sentences on each page
With assistance, connect to genre of choice and create a draft from pre-writing by:
a. sequencing a story across pages
b. illustrating pictures and labeling (using letters or words and/or form words) to create sentences on each page
With assistance, revise and edit drafts to:
a. reread one’s writing piece
b. respond to questions and suggestions by adding details in illustration and or writing
c. using spaces between words, proper linear awareness (when applicable), printing left to right, and proper letter formation
With assistance, explore a variety of conventional/digital tools to produce and publish writing
With assistance, constuct an opinion text that:
a. tells an opinion about a topic
b. develops and provides logical reasons and suggestions about a topic
c. lists specific steps for others to follow or a specific course of action (if applicable)
With assistance, write informative/explanatory texts that name and inform about a topic
With assistance, write fiction and non-fiction narratives and poems that:
a. narrate a story or experience that one has had or imagined
b. tell the story in order, across pages
With assistance, apply concepts from the research process to:
a. formulate a list of open-ended questions about topics of interest
b. determine what sources or people can answer these questions
c. gather evidence from sources to develop and document research
Language Apply concepts of Standard English grammar (in both speech and written form) when:
a. identifying nouns and verbs
b. using plural words when speaking
c. expressing time and space
Apply concepts of Standard English when:
a. demonstrating use of complete sentences in writing and shared language
b. formulating sentences using question words
Reproduce and recognize upper and lowercase letters in print
Use correct spelling of own first and last name with proper capitalization
When formulating sentences, recognize that:
a. sentences end with punctuation marks
b. the first letter of the first word is capitalized
c. the pronoun “I” is capitalized
When constructing words, use inventive spelling with beginning, final, and medial sounds
In written text:
a. write and name letters that match the given sound
b. write and name letters for consonant and vowel sounds
Speaking & Listening Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies in formal and informal settings by:
a. following classroom listening rules
b. continuing a conversation through multiple exchanges
c  following two step instructions, according to classroom expectations
d. demonstrating active listening skills, according to classroom expectations
e. demonstrating active lstening, according to classroom expectations
Speak clearly and audibly using conventions of language when presenting individually or with a group by:
a. taking turns speaking, according to classroom expectations
b. continuing a conversation through multiple exchanges
c. confirming comprehension by retelling and asking appropriate questions based on read-alouds or other media
d. describing a personal experience using a prop, picture, or other visual aids
e. speaking in complete sentences
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Number Sense Know number names and count sequence
Count to 100 by ones, fives, and tens
Count forward beginning from a given number between 10 and 1
Count backwards from any given number between 10 and 1
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality
Read and write numerals and represent a number of objects from 0 to 20
Say the number names when counting objects, in standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only object
Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted and the number of objects is the same regardless of arrangement or the order in which were counted
Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger than the previous number
Recognize, without counting, the quantity of groups up to 5 objects arranged in common patterns
Understand that a number can be used to represent “how many” are in a set
Compare Numbers
Compare two or more sets of objects and identify which set is equal to, more than, or less than the other
Compare two numerals, between 1 and 10, and determine which is more than or less than the other
Number Sense & Operations in Base Ten Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value
Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value (Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into sets of tens with additional ones)
Relationships & Algebraic Thinking Understand addition as putting together or adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart or taking from
Represent additon and subtraction within 10
Demonstrate fluency for addition and subtraction within 5
Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 in more than one way
Construct 10 for any number from 1 to 9
Geometry & Measurement Reason with shapes and their attributes
Describe several measureable attributes of objects
Compare the measurable attributes of two objects
Work with time and money
Demonstrate an understanding of concepts of time and devices that measure time, on a clock to the hour and half hour
Name the days of the week, months of the year, seasons of the year, and understand that there are 24 hours in a day
Identify pictures, values, and verbally name pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Analyze squares, circles, triangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres
Identify shapes and describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, recognizing the name stays the same regardless of orientation or size
Describe the relative positions of objects in space
Identify and describe attributes of shapes, and use the attributes to sort a collection of shapes
Construct simple 2-dimensional shapes
Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes using manipulatives
Data & Statistics Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category
Classify objects into given categories; count the number of objects in each category
Compare catergory counts using appropriate language
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Physical Science Make qualitative observations of the physical properties of objects (i.e. size, shape, color, mass)
Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object [Clarification Statement: Examples of pushes or pulls could include a string attached to an object being pulled, a person pushing an object, a person stopping a rolling ball, and two objects colliding and pushing on each other]
Describe ways to change the motion of an object (i.e. how to cause an object to go slower, go faster, go farther, change direction, stop)
Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
With prompting and support, use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area
Life Science Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive [Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns could include that animals need to take in food but plants do not; the different kinds of food needed by different types of animals; the requirement of plants to have light; and, that all living things need water]
Earth & Space Science Make observations during different seasons to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year [ClarificationStatement: Emphasis is on relative comparisons of the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount in the spring or fall]
Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time
With prompting and support, construct an argument using evidence for how plants and animals (including but not limited to humans) can change the environment to meet their needs
Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live
Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things
Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather
Engineering Technology Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses
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Civics Identify reasons for making rules within the school and at home
Describe why groups make decisions and fair ways those decisions are made in families and classrooms
Explain how to resolve disputes peacefully in the classroom and on the playground
Compare one’s personal viewpoint to another person’s viewpoint
Apply catholic virtues and democratic principles when working with others
Discuss the concept of individual rights
Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority in families and in groups
Describe character traits of role models within one’s family and school
Describe the contributions of people associated with holidays and saints’ feast days
Describe and show respect for cultural characteristics of one‘s family and class members including language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress, and traditions
Describe how one remembers and commemorates cultural heritage with family members
Identify and describe the importance of our country’s flag as a symbol of the United States and recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Economics Identify the difference between wants and needs and goods and services
Identify the benefits and costs of making various personal decisions
Geography Identify maps as representations of real places
Construct a map of a familiar place using symbols and labels
Apply positional words to locations within the classroom
History Create a timeline using events from one’s own life
Identify ways people learn about the past and distinguish among the past, present, and future
Compare life in the past to life today
Social Science Inquiry With guidance and support, label and analyze different social studies’ sources
Use artifacts to share information on social studies topics
Use visual tools to communicate information
Share findings about a social studies topic
With guidance, ask questions and find answers
DOMAIN  ARCHDIOCESAN EXPECTATIONS
Civics Identify reasons for making rules within the school and at home
Describe why groups make decisions and fair ways those decisions are made in families and classrooms
Explain how to resolve disputes peacefully in the classroom and on the playground
Compare one’s personal viewpoint to another person’s viewpoint
Apply catholic virtues and democratic principles when working with others
Discuss the concept of individual rights
Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority in families and in groups
Describe character traits of role models within one’s family and school
Describe the contributions of people associated with holidays and saints’ feast days
Describe and show respect for cultural characteristics of one‘s family and class members including language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress, and traditions
Describe how one remembers and commemorates cultural heritage with family members
Identify and describe the importance of our country’s flag as a symbol of the United States and recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Economics Identify the difference between wants and needs and goods and services
Identify the benefits and costs of making various personal decisions
Geography Identify maps as representations of real places
Construct a map of a familiar place using symbols and labels
Apply positional words to locations within the classroom
History Create a timeline using events from one’s own life
Identify ways people learn about the past and distinguish among the past, present, and future
Compare life in the past to life today
Social Science Inquiry With guidance and support, label and analyze different social studies’ sources
Use artifacts to share information on social studies topics
Use visual tools to communicate information
Share findings about a social studies topic
With guidance, ask questions and find answers
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Create Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials
Engage collaboratively in creative art-making in response to an artistic problem
Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making
Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools and equipment
Create art that represents natural and constructed environments
Explain the process of making art while creating
Present Select art objects for personal portfolio and display, explaining why they were chosen
Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection
Explain what an art museum is and distinguish how an art museum is different from other buildings
Respond Identify uses of art within one’s personal environment
Describe what an image represents
Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details
Connect Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork
Create art that tells a story about a life experience
Identify a purpose of an artwork
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Create With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour)
With guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements or motives)
With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas
With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology
With guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas
With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers
Perform With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections
With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance
With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creator’s expressive intent
With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances
With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music
With guidance, perform music with expression
Perform appropriately for the audience
Respond With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others
With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music
With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent
With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music
Connect Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music
Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts and daily life
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Movement & Manipulative Skills Demonstrate manipulative skills in a stationary position (i.e. rolling, throwing, catching, kicking)
Demonstrate ways to balance on different body parts at different levels
Demonstrate introductory individual stunts (i.e. crab walk, bear walk, inch worm)
Demonstrate selected non-locomotor skills (i.e. push, pull, bend, twist, stretch, turn)
Demonstrate the ability to use one object to manipulate another object
Strategy & Applying Skills Demonstrate simple movements to music (i.e. march to beat)
Demonstrate safe use of general and personal space
Health & Fitness Identify major body parts and their relationship with one another (i.e. head, neck, arm, shoulders, elbow, legs, knee, hip, feet, back, fingers, toes)
Explain that food provides fuel and energy for the body and that healthy foods provide the best energy
Explain that being active is important for good health and that people are healthy when they are not sick
Attitude & Behavior Demonstrate the ability to share, be cooperative, and safe with others
Follow directions in a group setting in a timely and safe manner
Acknowledge the challenges and enjoyment of physical activites
DOMAIN  ARCHDIOCESAN EXPECTATIONS
Novice-Low: With significant teacher support, by 2nd grade, student can…
Communication Engage in conversations, providing and obtaining information in the target language
Recite the Sign of the Cross and Hail Mary
Use courtesies, greetings, and salutations in appropriate situations (orally and basic, simple writing)
Ask and respond to basic questions using interrogative words and vocabulary (orally and basic, simple writing)
Recite alphabet letter names and their sounds as a class in consecutive order
Engage in basic conversations in target language.
Comprehension Understand written and spoken text in the target language on a variety of topics
Recognize familiar words, phrases, and questions (written and spoken) with visual/contextual support and by applying prior knowledge
Listen to age and level-appropriate reading passages in target language with visual/contextual support and by applying prior knowledge
Respond to basic classroom commands and questions given in the target language
Listen to native speech of the target language and discuss topics, words, and sounds from the spoken text
Vocabulary Acquisition Demonstrate understanding of target vocabulary by using words and phrases correctly during class discussions, conversations, and sentence formation
Vocabulary Topics:
calendar
cardinal numbers 0-30
weather
animals
classroom objects
basic affirmative, familiar commands (interpret and apply them)
food
singular possessive adjectives
family
body
descriptive adjectives
interrogative words
definite and indefinite articles
Geography & Culture Demonstrate understanding of different cultures by learning about traditions, perspectives, and daily life in countries where the target language is spoken
Identify major traditional holidays and/or events celebrated in countries where the target language is spoken
Discuss aspects of traditions, perspectives, and daily life in countries where the target language is spoken
Discuss similarities and differences of target language and one’s own native language
Grammar Concepts Demonstrate knowledge of conventions of standard grammar of the target language when writing and speaking
Identify gender of nouns and adjectives
Use the verbs “I am” and “I have” in simple sentences orally
Conjugate the verb “to like” in present tense 1st and 2nd person to express likes and dislikes