Kindergarten Connection
December 2015
Happy Holidays to you and your families! We are working so hard each day in
kindergarten learning how to read and write our Word Wall words, count our
numerals from 1-100, and sound spell words during writing time! We have
learned so many new and exciting things in 2015 and we’re ready to learn even
more in the New Year! Here is an overview of the major topics that will be covered
during the month of December:
Reading and Language Arts
Our Focus: Sharing predictions and discussing words and their meanings
help me when listening and reading books.
Kindergarten
Teachers
Mrs. Boccuzzi
Ms Mattsen
Mrs. Meadows
Ms. Singh
Miss DeBold
Mrs. Rydzweski
Mrs. Collins
Important Dates
December
What strategies do good readers use?
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Acquire vocabulary: learn meaning of new words from text and illustrations
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Acquire vocabulary: learn meaning of unknown words in text, identify and discuss new
words
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Use before reading strategies: predicting
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Use letter-sound correspondence
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Read high frequency words
Words Their Way
We are learning about words with
predictable spelling patterns
(words with the same ending).
_an
_at
Dec.24th – Jan.4th
Winter Break
Words
We will be reading and writing the
following kindergarten sight words.
Please practice reading, writing,
and locating these words.
Review: the, in, like, look, are,
said
New Words: on, is, one, to, has,
go
Math
These are the math concepts we will focus on this month:
*Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence
(instead of having to start at 1).
*Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than,
or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and
counting strategies. (Include groups with up to ten objects.)
* When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing
each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one
and only one object.
*Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
* Measurement using non-standard units such as cubes. Measuring length and
weight of objects. Using balance scales to compare weights.
Poems &
Songs
*”Who Has Seen the
Wind”
*“December”
*“Our World”
*“Five Little
Evergreens”
Writing
Science
During Writers Workshop, we will…
*Observe, describe, compare the life cycles of
different types of living things.
4,5
*Identify how plants and animals satisfy their basic
*Demonstrate command of the conventions
needs for growth and survival.
of standard English capitalization,
Social Studies
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
*Describes the attributes and uses of a map
*Identify, describe and compare physical and humanmade features located on Earth
* Identify a location by using terms such as near-far,
above-below, and here-there.
* Identify ways people adapt to the environment, such
as wearing clothing that is appropriate to the weather.
* Identify ways that people change their environment
to meet their needs, such as planting crops or cutting
forests.
*Focus will be on writing informational
sentences that we learn from the
literature we read about living things and
holiday celebrations.
Vocabulary
-heavier/lighter
more/most
-map
- greater than
-globe
- less/least
-living things
-fewer than
-non-fiction
st
nd
rd
- ordinal numbers (1 , 2 , 3 , etc.)
- skip counting
- physical feature
- landforms and bodies of water
- human-made feature
Important Information and Reminders

Please remember to work with your child every night on their homework. It is so
important to develop good homework skills. Return the homework every Friday!
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Please label all of your child’s coats, hats, scarves, and mittens so they can be easily
identifiable in case they get lost or left out on the recess playground.
SPECIALIST
Music
Students will continue to play the steady beat on classroom instruments. We are also exploring
our singing voices by singing songs that use the voice in many different ways. Students will be
identifying sounds as either loud or soft. Students will be exploring various types of tone color
using the voice and various classroom instruments.
Information Literacy
During December Kindergarten students will listen to and discuss narrative text to make personal
connections. They ask and answer questions about the events and characters in the stories. They learn
that authors use details to describe the events. Students continue to think about how books and other
media can serve as models for ideas to help them as writers.
Art
In December, Kindergarten students will continue to work on texture and 2D verses 3D art while
creating clay tiles that show texture and we will use glaze paints to add color to our tiles. Students love
these little tiles and often wear them as necklaces or hang them from door knobs! Look for these to
come home in the coming weeks!
PE
In Physical Education, kindergarten students will continue working on catching a self-thrown ball. They
will also work on concepts such as around and through, over and under, on and off, and near and far.