River City Montessori

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide

September-October

November-December

Mathematics and Geometry

Number Sense & Number Writing                Calendar (days, months, seasons)                    Graphs, Sort and Classify, Identify Patterns      Measurement (non-standard), Money (penny, nickel) Sequencing,  Shapes (plane and solid figures)

Place Value                                                                            Create Patterns                                                                     Addition, Subtraction                                                                Tell time (hour),                                                                           Money (dime, quarter)

Word Study - basic phonetic words                 Sentence Writing, Capital Letters & Periods           Compound and Root words, Noun Study                                  Weekly Spelling Words                                                      Author of the Month

Word Study - blends and diagraphs                        Article Study, Adjective & Verb Study, Suffix and Prefix Study, Abbreviations, Alphabetical Order                     Question Marks & Exclamation Marks                        Weekly Spelling Words                                                       Author of the Month

Language and Writing

Culture, History & Geography

Primary Globes, Puzzle Maps, Land and Water Formations, Natural Resources                       Christopher Columbus                                                Anything of interest                                                                   Review Continents and Water Formations

Basic Needs                                                                          Timeline (child's life)                                                                 Family Trees                                                                                        The First Thanksgiving

Science, Botany & Zoology

Living/Non-living                                                                    Trees and Leaves                                                                Review classification of vertebrates/invertebrates     Sinking and Floating                                                                 Taking Care of a Pet

Solar System Study                                                                        3 States of Matter                                                                     Human Body                                                                                    Magnetic/Non-magnetic

Supplementary & On-going Studies

Daily Grace & Courtesy Lessons                              Practical Life Studies                                                                    Fall Holidays

Daily Grace & Courtesy Lessons                                   Practical Life Studies                                                     Fall/Winter Holidays                                                                 Weekly Homework Assignments

Rivercity Montessori

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide

January-February

March-April

May

Ordinal Numbers (1st-10th),                                                                                       Sort and Classify by 2 attributes                                                               Addition, Subtraction                                                                                                     Tell time (1/2 hour)         Count by 10's, 5's                                                     Measurement (mass, capacity)

Addition/Subtraction (regrouping)                            Multiplication                                                                                   Tell Time (1/4 hour)                                                                      Tallies                                                                                                   Count by 2's, Measurement (length, temperature)

Addition/Subtraction (regrouping)                 Multiplication                                                                             Roman Numerals

Preposition & Adverb Study, Word Study-phonograms                                                                     Antonyms & Synonyms, Singular and Plural Nouns                  Comma and Apostrophe Lessons, Contractions                           Weekly Spelling Words                                                                                            Author of the Month

Pronoun & Conjunction Study, Syllabication   Rhyming, Homophones & Homonyms                    Paragraph Writing, Intro. To Types of Writing     Weekly Spelling Words                                                             Author of the Month

Types of Writing Continued                                                Weekly Spelling Words                                                            Author of the Month

Chinese New Year                                                                                               Timeline of the Earth's History                                                                         Martin Luther King Jr., American Presidents, St. Valentine Study

Earth Day, St. Patrick Study                                                      Other Countries (flags, boundaries, traditional dress, houses, major cities, children's toys and games, stamps, coins, foods, art, music and history)

Other Countries (on-going)                                                   North Carolina History

Plant and Seed Study                                                                                         Root Study

Flower Study                                                                        Gardening                                                                                        The Five Kingdoms of Living Organisms

Classification of Vertebrates and Invertebrates             Animal Kingdom Study                                                          Transportation-land, air and water

Daily Grace and Courtesy Lessons                                                       Practical Life Lessons                                                                                            Winter Holidays                                                                                                        Weekly Homework Assignments

Daily Grace and Courtesy Lessons                                      Practical Life Lessons                                                             Spring Holidays                                                                     Weekly Homework Assignments

Daily Grace and Courtesy Lessons                                      Practical Life Lessons                                                             Spring/Summer Holidays                                                                     Weekly Homework Assignments