Welcome to the Albany Elementary Kindergarten Web Page. Kindergarten at Albany Elementary is a great place to be. It is an active learning environment. The children are given a great start to their elementary school career. It is important to have the children excited about school and excited about learning. Below is a narrative of the kindergarten curriculum.

 

Language Arts

a. listening skills b. oral language development c. writing skills.

d. reading (readiness, decoding, comprehension, and literary skills)

Mathematics

a. recognize and reproduce shapes b. recognize likenesses and differences (categorize and classify) c. use and understand mathematical terms d. count in sequence e. recognize numerals f. identify sets g. form numerals correctly h. develop the concept of ordinal numbers i. develop knowledge of fractions j. develop knowledge of time k. become familiar with the concept of money l. learn to estimate and graph m. learn to add and subtract simple numbers n. develop knowledge of fractions o. recognize number words zero-ten.

Social Studies Area

a. the school environment b. the people who work at school c. feelings

d. how to get along with others e. families f. people's needs and how they are met g. how we depend on others (community helpers)

h. communities i. geographic relationships j. use of a globe and maps

k. the changing environment l. why and how we celebrate holidays and special events

Health and Science

a. personal health and hygiene b. nutrition c. five senses d. safety

e. weather f. animals g. insects h. plants i. minerals j. measurements

k. movements l. heat and cold m. our earth n. solar system o. drugs

 

Personal Growth/Social Development

a. develop positive feeling and self-confidence b. develop appropriate social/emotional behavior c. develop adequate work habits d. learn and recite personal information e. be encouraged to express thoughts and creative feelings

 

Perceptual Motor Area

a. refine fundamental movement abilities in the areas of locomotion,

manipulation, and stability b. explore and experiment with outdoor or indoor equipment c. apply fine motor skills to daily tasks

 

Typical Week in Kindergarten

a. one letter of the alphabet a week (letter recognition and sound of the letter) b. each letter has a puppet, story, song, and a mini-book to make

c. several activities are presented to reinforce the letter and its sound

(books are read, art projects are made, each child works on a small chalkboard, have a snack that begins with the letter we are studying, and much more) d. computer time (four computers in classroom) e. three books

(getting ready to read, math, and ABC book) f. weekly readers g. specials (art, music, P.E., and library) h. field trips (2 each year)

 

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