Scope And Sequence For Our Kindergarten Friends

Week 1 and 2 – September 4-12

• Rules in the Library
• Library Citizenship – Book Care
• Animals Should Not Wear Clothes

Week 3 – September 18-22

• The Dot and Dot Activities

Week 4 – September 25-29

• We will be learning about our library. The many new faces that make our school such a special community. 
• Community helpers
• Online game
• Introduce the term CHARACTER- CURIOUS GEORGE
• Discuss POSITIVITY TRAIT- Curiosity

Week 5 – October 1-9

• POSITIVITY TRAIT- Teamwork. Working together! Read UP A CREEK and completed puzzles. We are building a community of learners

Week 6 – October 15

• FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS- Finger Plays

Week 7 – October 21

• Leonardo and the Terrible Monster 
• STEM ACTIVITY: Building a Monster with Play Doh

Week 8 – October 28

• Tacky and the Haunted Igloo – Create a Costume Activity

Week 9 – November 4

• Fiction and Nonfiction
• Fiction-Make Believe: Pretend
• Nonfiction- Facts
• Clifford the Big Red Dog and Nonfiction books about dogs

Week 10 – November 18

• I am Thankful by Todd Parr and ABC Thanksgiving
• Balloons Over Broadway-Create a balloon for the Macy's Day Parade

Week 11 – Dec 3

• Nursery Rhymes
• After the Fall by Dan Santant
• Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and all the classic nursery rhymes

Week 12 – Dec 16-Dec 20

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

Week 13 – Jan 3-Jan 24

• Snow Globe Family- Story Elements and Beginning, Middle, and Ending
• Marshmallow Snowmen- STEM building snowmen

Week 14 – Jan 27-Feb 6

• Pebblego Research- Animals Around the World- Bears, Bears, and more Bears

Week 15 – Feb 10-Feb 14

• Fairy Tales: Paper Bag Princess
• Author Study: Kevin Henkes,
• Wemberly Worried  
• Parts of a book
• Book care
• Fairy Tales
• Job of authors and illustrators
• Ocean Habitats: Hello Ocean
• ABC order
• Alphabetizing skills
• Authors/Illustrators study: Ezra Keats
• Literature appreciation/response
• Self-selection of appropriate materials

Kindergarten Objectives

1. Student will be able to correctly use question words: who, what, when, where, why and how.
2. Student will know we make connections (text to self, text to text and text to world).
3. Student will make connections (text to self, text to text and text to world).
4. Student will understand proper library procedures (book care, manners in the library, respect of others, self, and school community members).