Parent Guide for Kindergarten Students for First ... - McAllen ISD

1 st Six Weeks
Classroom Routines
Social Studies
Classroom rules and routines ensure safety, order, and
fairness.
Leaders make and enforce rules necessary to ensure safety,
order, and fairness.
Events occur in order and their relationships to each other
can be described in terms of time.
People and Places in the School and Community
Certain terms describe the location of places and objects.
Maps help people define and find where places are located.
People’s jobs contribute to the community.
Celebrate Freedom Week
The Constitution, the rules of our nation, helps ensure
freedom for all.
Symbols reflect our beliefs and help define us as a country.
People celebrate what is important to them.
2 nd Six Weeks
Classroom as Community
Leaders make and enforce rules necessary to ensure safety
and fairness.
Groups can make fair decisions by voting.
Technology can help people accomplish tasks.
Family as Community
Family communities are similar and different.
People need food, clothing, and shelter to survive.
People’s jobs contribute to the classroom community.
Families are similar and different in the rules they follow at
home.
Customs and traditions help define who we are.
3 rd Six Weeks:
Other Communities – Neighborhood
Physical characteristics of place shape our communities.
Leaders make and enforce rules and laws to establish order
and provide for the security and safety of
the people in the community.
Families in communities are similar and different in their
kinship (relationships), rules, and religions.
People in the community may share similarities or have
differences in the music, clothing and food they like.
Community Celebrations, Customs and Traditions
Celebrations, customs, and traditions define us as a country
Celebrations, customs, and traditions define us as a
community.
2012-2013
ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES
Francisca Alvarez Elementary 971-4471
James Bonham Elementary 971-4440
Dr. Carlos Castañeda Elementary 632-8882
Jose De Escandon Elementary 971-4511
Victor Fields Elementary 971-4344
Reynaldo G. Garza Elementary 971-4554
Leonelo H. Gonzalez Elementary 971-4577
Lucile McKee Hendricks Elementary 971-1145
Sam Houston Elementary 971-4484
Andrew Jackson Elementary 971-4277
Christa McAuliffe Elementary 971-4400
Ben Milam Elementary 971-4333
Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary 971-4455
Dr. Pablo Perez Elementary 971-1125
Sam Rayburn Elementary 971-4363
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary 971-4424
Blanca E. Sanchez Elementary 971-1100
Juan Seguin Elementary 971-4565
Thigpen/Zavala Elementary 971-4377
Woodrow Wilson Elementary 971-4525
Parent Guide for Kindergarten
Students for First Semester
Transforming Learning in the Campus,
Classroom, and Community
Parents, this is a guide of the required
content for Kindergarten Grade students’
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in
the Core Areas (English Language Arts/
Math/Science/Social Studies).
We encourage you to use this guide as a
means of supporting your child’s
classroom work through the first
semester. If at any time you have a
question about your child's progress,
please contact their teacher to schedule
a conference. Together, this will help
your child master these concepts and
establish a solid academic foundation.
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Mathematics
1st Six Weeks:
Use one-to-one correspondence and language with whole numbers
up to 5 using concrete objects.
Use sets of concrete objects to represent quantities given in verbal or
written form through 5.
Use numbers to describe how many objects are in a set through 5
using verbal and symbolic descriptions.
Model and create addition and subtraction problems in real situations
with concrete objects.
Count by ones up to 30.
Read a calendar using days, weeks, and months.
2nd Six Weeks:
Use one-to-one correspondence and language with whole numbers
up to 10 using concrete objects.
Use sets of concrete objects to represent quantities given in verbal or
written form through 10.
Use numbers to describe how many objects are in a set through 10
using verbal and symbolic descriptions.
Count by ones up to 60.
Use language such as before or after to describe relative position in a
sequence of objects.
Name the ordinal position in a sequence such as first, second, or
third, etc.
Identify, extend, and create patterns of sounds, physical movement,
and concrete objects.
Use patterns to predict what comes next.
Describe one object in relation to another using informal language
such as over, under, above, and below.
Place an object in a specified position.
Read a calendar using days, weeks, and months.
Describe and identify an object by its attributes using informal
language.
Compare two objects based on their attributes.
Sort a variety of objects including two-dimensional geometric
figures according to their attributes and describe how the objects are
sorted.
Describe, identify, and compare circles, triangles, rectangles, and
squares.
3rd Six Weeks:
Use one-to-one correspondence and language with whole numbers
up to 15 using concrete objects.
Use sets of concrete objects to represent quantities given in verbal or
written form through 15.
Use numbers to describe how many objects are in a set through 15
using verbal and symbolic descriptions.
Count by ones up to 80.
Construct graphs using real objects or pictures in order to answer
questions.
Use information from a graph of real objects or pictures in order to
answer questions.
Model and create addition and subtraction problems in real situations
with concrete objects.
1st Six Weeks
The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations
following appropriate safety procedures that are
environmentally appropriate.
The student develops abilities to ask questions and seek
answers in classroom and outdoor investigations.
The student will identify and explain a problem and use their
critical thinking ability to find a solution,
The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to
investigate the natural world.
Observe and describe weather changes from day to day.
Observe and record properties of objects, including relative size
and mass, such as bigger or smaller and heavier or lighter,
shape, color, and texture.
Observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by
heating or cooling.
2nd Six Weeks
The student develops abilities to ask questions and seek
answers in classroom and outdoor investigations.
The student uses age-appropriate tools such as magnets and
notebooks to investigate the natural world.
Use the five senses to explore different forms of energy such as
light, heat, and sound.
Explore interactions between magnets and various materials.
Observe and describe the location of an object in relation to
another such as above, below, behind, in front of, and beside.
Observe and describe the ways that objects can move such as in
a straight line, zigzag, up and down, back and forth, round and
round, fast and slow.
3rd Six Weeks
Science Language Arts & Reading
Develops abilities to ask questions, seek answers in classroom
and outdoor investigations, and communicate observations with
others.
Uses age-appropriate tools such as hand lenses, primary
balances, bowls, notebooks, non-standard measuring items such
as paper clips and clothespins to investigate the natural world.
Weather instruments such as thermometers and wind socks will
be demonstrated.
Observe and record properties of objects, including relative size
and mass, such as bigger or smaller and heavier or lighter,
shape, color, and texture.
Observe, describe, compare, and sort rocks by size, shape,
color, and texture.
Observe and describe physical properties of natural sources of
water, including color and clarity.
Give examples of ways rocks, soil, and water are useful.
Use senses as a tool of observation to predict and identify
properties and patterns such as weather changes and seasons of
the year.
1st Six Weeks
Understand that printed words are associated with spoken
language.
Develop an awareness of sound patterns of spoken words.
Respond to spoken messages.
Understand that larger words are made up of smaller words.
Understand that letters and letter combinations represent words.
Understand that writers develop ideas about what they know.
Develop ideas about what they know.
2nd Six Weeks
Understand that print is associated with spoken language and that
it supports the development of reading and writing.
Understands that literary elements helps reader’s ability to make
meaning of texts.
Respond to spoken messages.
Understand that authors write for a purpose
Identify facts in texts to create a better understanding of purpose
and meaning.
Understand that effective conventions enhance the interpretation
of messages.
Understand that writers develop ideas about what they know.
Develop an awareness of word patterns and that it supports the
development of word reading and spelling.
3rd Six Weeks
Develop an awareness of sound patterns of spoken words and
how it supports the development of word reading and spelling.
Develop an awareness of word patterns and how it supports the
development of word reading and spelling.
Understands that literary elements help reader’s make meaning of
texts.
Use strategies to support understanding of texts.
Create connections to make texts personally relevant and useful.
Use oral conventions to enhance interpretation of messages and
ideas.
Understand that writers use literary techniques to enhance the
reader’s and/or listener's experience.