Kindergarten Plan for Heidi (2009)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading:
Phonics, Decoding, and Word Recognition:
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

Some great alphabet books:
The Absolutely Awful Alphabet - Mordicai Gerstein
The Accidental Zucchini: An Unexpected Alphabet - Max Grover
Animalia - Graeme Base
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - John Archambault
Curious George Learns the Alphabet - H. A. Rey
The Disappearing Alphabet - Richard Wilbur
Dr. Seuss's ABC - Dr. Seuss
Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z - Lois Ehlert
Q is for Duck - Mary Elting
A World of Words: An ABC of Quotations - Tobi Tobias

Reading Comprehension:
1. Be able to order pictures in proper sequence for telling a story.
2. Listen and respond to a variety of age-appropriate texts, including fiction and nonfiction books, myths and legends, fables and folktales, and poetry.

Some good Kindergarten Level Books to read aloud:
Bedtime for Frances - Russell Hoban
Blueberries for Sal - Robert McCloskey
Caps for Sale - Esphyr Slobodkina
The Little Engine That Could - Watty Piper
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel - Virginia Lee Burton
Millions of Cats - Wanda Gag
The Runaway Bunny - Margaret Wise Brown
Stone Soup - Marcia Brown
The Story About Ping - Marjorie Flack
The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf
Tikki Tikki Tembo - Arlene Mosel
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle

3. Know the definitions of title, author, and illustrator. (Hah! She hasn't even started K yet and knows these.)

Writing:
Peggy Kaye's Games for Writing
Draw Write Now?

Listening and Speaking Skills:
1. Follow simple oral one- and two-step directions.
2. Retell familiar stories.
3. Invent and tell fantasy stories or recount stories about real-life happenings.
4. Memorize and recite short poems and rhymes.

Study Skills:
introduce kids to the many uses of the public library (she's been a pro for a long time)

MATHEMATICS
Saxon Math 1 (with manipulatives?)

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
Beautiful Feet

SCIENCE
Apologia's Exploring Creation with Astronomy written by Jeannie Fulbright

ART
1. Be able to name and describe colors, shapes, and lines and to identify these in works of art.
2. Observe and discuss famous works of art by a variety of artists from a range of historical periods.
3. Experiment with a range of art techniques and media.

MUSIC
Start piano lessons & general group music lessons.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1. Know the importance of exercise, cleanliness, good nutrition, and sleep.
2. Participate in age-appropriate athletic activities.

GENERAL KINDERGARTEN RESOURCES

Books:
Homeschooling: The Early Years - Linda Dobson
Kindergarten at Home - Cheryl Gorder

Computer Software:
Dr. Seuss Kindergarten (a full year of math and reading lessons)

Programs and other Resources:
Teaching PreK-8 Magazine - www.carolhurst.com/products/teaching.html