Individual Core Syllabus
Mrs. Noegel
*Activities done in Mrs. Noegel’s classroom
Reading
Content/Genres:
Rhyming
o Listen for rhymes in poetry
o Locate rhymes in text
*ABC Rhyme Books
*Poem Books
*Dr. Seuss Day Activities
Fiction
o Identify text as fiction (look at characters, illustrations, and plot)
o Read a variety of fictional text
*Daily Story Time
*Read Aloud Anthologies
*Story Reader Books
Non-Fiction
o Identify text as non-fiction (examine text structure i.e. captions, illustrations, and table of contents)
o Read a variety of non-fiction text
*Daily Story Time
*Read Aloud Anthologies
Reading Skills:
Text Structure
o Identify story sequence (Beginning, Middle, End)
o Identify the title or title page and front and back of book
o Know where to begin and end reading
*Daily Story Time
*Use puppets to act out story
*Graphic Organizers
*Variety of Big Books
Reading Strategies
o Introduce comprehension strategies
· Retelling
· Visualizing
· Big Idea vs. Details
o Realize print contains meaning
*Graphic Organizers
Vocabulary Development
o Use picture/text clues to decode and develop vocabulary
o Use background knowledge
*Story walks
Literary Devices
o Determine if words begin with the same sound.(Alliteration) (Literacy Links)
o Identify and generate rhyming words
*Listen to poems and rhyming stories
*ABC Books
*Word wall Activities
*Nursery Rhymes
Word Recognition
o Know the difference between lower and uppercase letters
o Associate sounds with letters and introduces long and short vowel sounds
o Realize the difference between words, letters and spaces
*Class Made Books
*Use of children’s names to teach phonemic awareness skills throughout the year.
Writing
Topics/Genres
Morning Message
o Identify letters, words and sentences.
o Count letters, words and sentences.
o Compare letters, words and sentences.
Dictation
o Dictate a sentence for the teacher to write.
o Write a sentence dictated by the teacher.
Free Writing
o Display meaning through illustrations.
o Sound out words to represent meaning.
*Writing Journal
Writing Skills
Control of Language
o 6 Traits
o Writing Process- *Kidwriting
*Thank you letters and letters to reading buddies
Content/Composition
o Contribute to predictable charts.
o Illustrate predictable charts.
*Class made books
Grammar/Spelling
Letter Identification
o Identify all capital letters.
o Identify all lower case letters.
*Games: Here Comes the Judge, Around the World, Wheel of Fortune, Johnny Jump Up, Swat the Letter, Alphabet Bingo, Initial Consonant Bingo, Vowel Bingo, and Rhyming Bingo
Letter Sounds
o Produce beginning consonant sounds.
o Produce both long and short vowel sounds.
*Dr. Jean Letter songs and Vowel Songs, Jack Hartmann Letter sounds, Discovery Toys CD-Sounds Like Fun
Journal Writing
o Sound out words during independent writing.
o Use popcorn words in independent writing.
Listening/Speaking
Active Listening
o Listen to stories without interrupting.
Active Participation
o Volunteer ideas regularly.
Math
*Weekly Homelinks
Number and Numeration 1
o Count on by 1s to 100; count on by 2s, 5s, and 10s and count back by 1s.
o Count 20 or more objects; estimate the number of objects in a collection.
o Model numbers with manipulative; use manipulative to exchange 1s for 10s and 10s for 100s; recognizes that digits can be used and combined to read and write numbers; read numbers up to 30.
*Daily Calendar Time
*Calendar and Weather Journal
*100-day activities
Number and Numeration 2
o Use manipulative to model half of a region or a collection; describe the model.
o Use manipulative, drawings, and numerical expressions involving addition and subtraction of 1-digit numbers to give equivalent names for whole numbers up to 20.
o Compare and order whole numbers up to 20.
*Math Journals
Operation and Computation
o Use manipulative, number lines, and mental arithmetic to solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of 1-digit whole numbers.
o Identify join and take-away situations.
*Math Journal
Data and Chance
o Collect and organize data to create class-constructed tally charts, tables and bar graphs.
o Use graphs to answer simple questions.
o Describe events using certain, possible, impossible and other basic probability terms.
*Calendar and Weather Journal
*Question of the Day Chart
Measurement and Reference Frames
o Use nonstandard tools and techniques to estimate and compare weight and length; identify standard measuring tools.
o Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar bills.
o Describe temperature using appropriate vocabulary, such as hot, warm, and cold; identify a thermometer as a tool for measuring temperature.
o Describe and use measures time periods relative to a day and week; identify tools that measure time.
*Daily Calendar Time
Geometry
o Identify and describe plane and solid figures including circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, spheres, and cubes.
o Identify shapes having line symmetry.
*Pattern Block Games
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
o Extend, describe, and create visual, rhythmic, and movement patterns; use rules, which will lead to functions, to sort, make patterns, and play “What’s My Rule?” and other games.
o Read and write expressions and number sentences using the symbols +, -, and =.
*Math Journal
* Math Games used to introduce and review concepts throughout the year:
Top It, Count and Sit, High Roller, Penny Dime Exchange, Penny Nickel Exchange, Spin a Number, Plus or Minus Game, One-Dollar Game, Paper Money Exchange Game, Coin Exchange, Growing and Disappearing Train, Monster Squeeze, Dice Games, Follow the Leader, Guess My Number, Read My Mind, Simon Says, What’s My Rule, and Domino Concentration
*Computer Games used to review in the computer lab:
Top It, Spin a Number, Plus or Minus Game, One-Dollar Game, Paper Money Exchange Game, Penny –Cup, Coin Exchange, Disappearing Train, and Monster Squeeze
Social Studies
Holidays
o Students will explain the significance of national holidays.
o Students will participate in discussions about holidays.
*Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast
*Grandparents Day activities
Character Traits
o Students will demonstrate the following character traits as introduced:
o Respect
o Responsibility
o Self-Discipline
o Caring
o Integrity
o Leadership
o Cooperation
o Citizenship
o Reflection
*Classroom Meetings
*Classroom Rules
*Junior Achievement
*Weekly Reader
Safety
o Focus on home and school evacuations/procedures, including:
o Fire
*Fieldtrip to Firestation
o Tornado
o Lock down
*Drills throughout the year
Science
Physical Science:
We use our senses to investigate the properties of matter.
o Sort and classify objects by their physical attributes
o Explore the properties of magnets
o Predict, test hypotheses and record data during sink and float activities
*Experiments
Earth Science:
We observe weather and seasonal changes.
o Identify and record daily weather conditions
o Observe, classify and compare daily weather and seasonal changes
*Daily Calendar Activities
Life Science:
People and animals have basic needs.
o Identify and discuss basic physical needs of animals (food, water, shelter, etc)
o Begin to demonstrate an understanding that people have the same physical needs as animals, as well as additional social and emotional needs
*Little Farmer Fieldtrip
*Shalom Wildlife Center Fieldtrip
*Weekly Reader
Scientific Process:
We are curious.
o We question, predict, infer and propose explanations
o Students demonstrate an interest in science topics, books, activities and centers
