Mrs. Villarreal's Kinder Class

 

Mathematics

During our year in Kindergarten we will learn many skills to help us throughout our life.  Some of the Math objectives we will master this year include: Rote counting from 1-100, Number Recognition 1-100, Patterns, Addition & Subtraction, Measurement, Estimating, Telling Time, Counting by 2's, 5's & 10's, Value of Money, One to One Correspondence, Ordinal Positions, Graphing.


Reading & Language Arts

This year, we will also learn reading skills that will help us become fluent readers everyday.  Some of these skills include:  Identifying all upper & lower case letters and sounds, Identify our sight words, Rhyming words, Develop legible handwriting, Write a sentence, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect,  Identify Main Idea, Main Character and Setting of a story, Retell a Story, Beginning & Ending Sounds


Social Skills

This year our students will acquire social skills they will carry throughout a lifetime.  Some of these skills include:  getting along with their peers, respecting elders and their school, sharing, caring for others, develop their attention span, taking turns, gross & fine motor skills.