Kindergarten
February
Language Arts Focus
This month, we will be celebrating Groundhog’s Day, the 100th Day of School, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day by reading and discussing books on these topics. We will also be reading fictional stories about winter, penguins, and polar bears.
Major events
Retelling
Using illustrations to support understanding
Questioning
Digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh)
Blends (bl, br, fr, fl….)
Vowels and vowel sounds
Expanding sight word vocabulary
Applying letter/sound and word knowledge to reading and writing
Reading Tip
Discuss books after reading them by asking questions and retelling the story in order. Please return books each day. Your child’s book needs to be available for reading groups.
Math Focus
2D and 3D shapes
Identifying 2D and 3D objects in the environment
Describing the attributes of 2D and 3D shapes
Attributes
Positional words
Counting (to 100 by ones and tens)
Representing numbers
Social Studies Focus
Important Americans
Community Helpers
Science Focus
We are finishing our Weather and Sky unit. We have been talking about seasons, weather, different types of severe weather, the sun, and how to stay safe in different types of weather.