Curriculum Overview

Reading/Language Arts:

SUPERKIDS - Zaner-Bloser (2 Semesters)

The SUPERKIDS Reading Program is a core literacy curriculum designed specifically for K-2 student that teaches all aspects of reading seamlessly integrated with the language arts. In Kindergarten, it is a 2 Semester Program which focuses on the following skills to help each child with the development of all aspects of their reading journey:

1. Phonemic Awareness

2. Phonics

3. Decoding Skills

4. Vocabulary and Grammar

5. Comprehension

6. Fluency

7. Accuracy

8. Spelling

TRIMESTER 1: "MEET THE SUPERKIDS" (13 Units/13 Student Books), (1 Library, 13 Titles)

TRIMESTER 2: "SUPERKIDS' CLUB" (11 Units/6 Student Books), (3 Leveled Libraries, 10 Titles), (1 Informational Text Library, 10 Titles)

 ADDITIONAL SUPERKIDS RESOURCES:

1. 24 Super Smart Informational Digital Read-Alouds

2. Interactive Texts

3. 9 Interactive Games

4. SUPERKIDS ONLINE Tools

5. Practice Pages 

ONLINE READING RESOURCES:

LEXIA 

RAZ-KIDS

*These are both online applications designed to support reading skills. However, LEXIA has unique features which include its adaptivity to student performance and individualized instruction method.  

SUPERKIDS - Zaner-Bloser (2 Semesters)

The SUPERKIDS Writing Program teaches Kindergarten students basic mechanics and aspects of the writing process, as well as how to write narratives, opinions, informative/explanatory texts and more. With writing instruction in every unit, children grow tremendously as writers throughout the school year. Most children begin Kindergarten not yet able to read or write. In early lessons, students learn to communicate through drawing.  As they learn letter-sound correspondences, they are expected to apply this knowledge in their writing. Phonetic spelling is encouraged when they are writing words with letter-sounds not yet taught.  By the end of the school year, most Kinders are able to write 2-4 sentences independently.

TRIMESTER 1: "MEET THE SUPERKIDS" (13 Units/3 writing lessons per unit)

 TRIMESTER 2: "SUPERKIDS' CLUB" (11 Units/4 writing lessons per unit

ENGAGE NY MATHEMATICS (6 Kindergarten Modules)

All Modules are aligned with Common Core Standards

MODULE 1: Numbers to 10

MODULE 2: Two-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional Shapes

MODULE 3: Comparison of Length, Weight, Capacity, and Numbers to 10

MODULE 4: Addition and Subtraction to 10

MODULE 5: Numbers 10 to 20; Count to 100 by Ones and Tens

MODULE 6: Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes

Handwriting:

D'NEALIAN

Teacher-Created D'Nealian Handwriting Program - Templates with lines, dots, and arrows which show starting points, steps and demonstrates proper way to trace, form and write...

1) all upper case and lower case letters of the alphabet

2) numbers 0 thru 100

3) full names (first and last name) of each student

Teacher-Created "Phonics Family" Word Lists

BLEST ARE WE - RCL Benziger (6 Kindergarten Units)

Bible stories are based on the New American Bible. The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States  Conference of Catholic Bishops determined this catechetical text to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

UNIT 1: God Gave Us the World

UNIT 2: God Knows and Loves Us

UNIT 3: Jesus Is God's Own Son

UNIT 4: God Gave Us Our Church Family

UNIT 5: We Live As Friends of Jesus

UNIT 6: We Celebrate Holy Days and Holidays

MYSTERY SCIENCE (5 Kindergarten Units)

All Units are aligned with Common Core Standards

UNIT 1: "Plants and Animal Secrets" (plant and animal needs)

UNIT 2: "Wild Weather" (severe weather)

UNIT 3: "Circle of Seasons" (weather patterns)

UNIT 4: "Sunny Skies" (sunlight and warmth)

UNIT 5: "Force Olympics" (pushes and pulls)

Social Studies Alive (6 Kindergarten Units) - TCI (Teachers' Curriculum Institute)

All Units are aligned with Common Core Standards

UNIT 1: "Getting Along" (reasons for rules, classroom rules, good citizens)

UNIT 2: "Symbols" (what are symbols, state symbols, national symbols)

UNIT 3: "Work" (different types of jobs, learn and work, community workers past and present,)

UNIT 4: "Where Are We?" (continents, land or water, maps and globes, traffic/map symbols)

UNIT 5: "Calendars" (Days of the Week, Months of the Year, How Can We Show Time?)

UNIT6: "Times Past" (important/famous people in history, how things have changed over time)