mismikado down the sidewalk: Curriculum Planning: Kindergarten

Keeping with my curriculum planning theme this week, I wanted to share Minion's Kindergarten plan. Doing the same as with Pre-K, I downloaded Calvert's Kindergarten Course Outline.
With that as my guide, I created the following plan:

Goals of Kindergarten

Subjects: see below

We will learn:

ARTS & CRAFTS - Develop fine-motor skills by drawing, painting, coloring, cutting, and pasting. Drawing, painting, coloring with crayons and watercolors; pasting, cutting. Modeling with clay, play dough, papier-mâché. Weaving, sewing, baking.

COMPOSITION/WRITING - Writing and/or drawing independently in a journal, copying words or sentences, writing words or sentences. Write stories, a poem, a friendly letter, a thank-you note, and a book report.

COMPUTER SKILLS - Identify computer parts, e.g., processor, mouse, monitor, speakers, keyboard, and printer. Create new files, open existing files, and save changes to files. Identify program desktop icons. List the rules for using a computer safely. Learn basics of computer graphics software, e.g., brushes, lines, shapes and fills. Use computer keyboard to type letters A–Z, numbers, and symbols. Use a computer to create booklets and other simple publications.

DISCUSSION/SOCIAL STUDIES - Demonstrate independence in dressing, e.g., lacing, buttoning, zipping, and tying shoes. Identify colors. Discuss the family and being special and unique. Recognize issues relating to safety, including fire, poison, strangers, and sun. Identify community helpers. Identify holidays and discuss why we do not celebrate. Identify famous people including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. presidents, Native Americans, and Pilgrims. View map of the neighborhood. Name buildings found in cities and animals and buildings in the country; contrast country life to city life; discuss neighborhood and farms.

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES - Develop large-motor skills, including hopping, skipping, jumping, and running; practice bouncing, catching, and throwing games. Demonstrate baking and cooking skills. Dramatize finger plays; practice following direction games, such as “Red Light, Green Light” and “Simon Says”.

HANDWRITING - Write uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

MATHEMATICS - Add and subtract vertically and in problem situations. Compare, classify, and order numbers and objects by size, length, distance, weight, capacity, and other attributes. Understand the concepts of fractions including equal parts, halves, and fourths. Count and write numbers 0–31. Recognize and complete linear patterns and sequences. Read, write, and use models to show addition and subtraction expressions and equations. Recognize two- and three-dimensional shapes including circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, trapezoid, polygon, sphere, cube, cylinder, and cone. Recognize transformations including slides, flips, and turns. Recognize and count pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and one-dollar bills. Add pennies and nickels. Tell time to the hour. Understand and measure length. Understand the concept of probability and predict outcome. Listen for needed facts. Solve word problems.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS - Name parts of a book and identify authors and illustrators. Recognize text organization and purpose of word spacing. Listen to and discuss various poems and prose. Recite nursery rhymes. Segment, substitute, and blend sounds/letters to read/create words; identify beginning/final consonant, syllables; read/blend words with consonant/short vowel letters. Identify consonant/vowels (lower/uppercase) in isolation/beginning/ending of words. Identify rhythm/patterns through rhyming and expressive language; create rhyming words. Match spoken words to print; understand directionality (left to right and top to bottom). Recognize/review concepts of print titles, picture clues, authors, illustrators, dedications. Identify position words, number/color words, opposites, order words, weather words, names for family members, exact nouns to name clothing, parts of the body, five senses. Recognize high-frequency words. Recognize, read, and build sentences with common story language. Identify events (beginning, middle, end), main characters, setting in a story; summarize/ sequence events a story and/or article; identify/describe character traits, realistic elements, problem/solution in stories/articles. Retell steps in a process; tell a story using a wordless storybook; give personal responses to a story; use picture clues to gain meaning. Distinguish between reality and fantasy. Develop comprehension strategies including compare/contrast, categorize, classify, infer, and draw conclusions; predict to aid in comprehension. Clarify text through use of questioning; use reading strategy-return sweep. Develop independent reading fluency. Recognize action words (verbs) and naming words (nouns). Use action, naming, and describing words (adjectives). Identify and use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence; recognize the use of capital letters to show excitement or importance. Identify and use ending punctuation to include periods, question marks, and exclamation points; recognize the purpose of quotation marks; identify sentences by ending punctuation.

SCIENCE - Introduce skills necessary to set foundation leading to experimentation, e.g., inference, observation, and communication. Demonstrate measurement skills. Introduce different parts of the human body and describe healthy habits, including skin care, nutrition, and emotions/feelings. Introduce the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Discuss how plants and animals are living things. Introduce the four seasons and observe changes that occur in each season. Discuss space, including the sun, Earth, and stars, and space exploration. Develop a concept of weather, including weather tools, sun, wind, and clouds, and create a weather report. Explore the properties of land, air, and water, including freezing and melting. Introduce concepts of environmental protection and energy conservation.

Time Allotment: 5 hours a day of activities ranging from workbooks, reading, to hands-on activities.

Budget: Less than $475 (Pear Blossom); Calvert is $1093. Below List = $408.63

Math

Saxon Math K Teacher's Manual = $48.92

Saxon Math K Workbook Part 1 = $15.44

Saxon Math K Workbook Part 2 = $16.06

Saxon Homeschool: Manipulative Kit 1st Edition (K-3) = $72.54

Science

Solids, Liquids and Gases (Starting with Science) = $7.15

Simple Machines (Starting with Science) = $6.25

Reading

Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kindergarten Complete = $48.83