Revised 11-12
MONTH: Sept.
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Jack Be Nimble
Time To Rise
Stories/Literature
Chicken Little (Henny Penny)
Little Red Riding Hood
Johnny Appleseed
Art
Music
Sayings/Phrases
“Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you”
“A place for everything and
everything in it’s place”
Common Core ELA Unit
Tahitian Landscape- Paul
Gauguin
Wheels on the Bus
If You’re Happy and You Know It
It’s a Small World
Open Shut Them
Unit 1 Color My World
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.G.1.1 Use maps to locate places
in classroom, school, and home
K.G.1.2 Use globes and maps to
locate land and water features
K.G.1.3 Identify physical features
(mountains, hills, rivers, lakes,
roads, etc…..
K.H.1.2 Seasons change
An overview of the seven
continents
Core/Geography
Math
Map Skills: continent song,
ocean song: Me on the Map
I. Spatial Sense (working with
maps, globes and other
geographic tools) Maps, globes
Rivers, lakes & mountains
Locate Atlantic & Pacific Ocean
Locate North & South Poles
K.CC.1 Count to 100 by ones and tens
K.CC.3 Write numbers from 0-20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral
0-20.
K.CC.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities: connect counting to
cardinality.
K.CC.5 Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a
line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration:
given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects
Science/Common Core
K.P. 1.1 Compare the relative
positions of various objects
observed
K.P.1.2 Give examples of
different ways objects and
organisms move
Science/Core Knowledge
Seasons & Weather
Revised 11-12
MONTH: Oct.
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Happy Thought
Stories/Literature
Little Red Hen
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
The Bremen Town Musicians
Cinderella
Snow White & the Seven Dwarves
The Wolf and the Kids
Art
Le Gourmet - Pablo Picasso
Sayings/Phrases
“Practice makes perfect”
Music
Hokey Pokey
Hush little Baby
Go tell Aunt Rhody
John Jacob...
In the hall of Mountain King –
Edvard Grieg
Dance Macabre
Common Core ELA Unit
Unit 1 Color My World (continued)
Unit 2 Beginning, Middle, and End
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.G.1.1 Use maps
K.G.1.2 Use globes
K.G.1.3 Name physical features
K.G.2.2 Ways people use the
environmental resources
K.C.1.2 Explain the elements of
culture
Early Exploration & Settlement
Voyage of Columbus (1492) - Queen
Isabella & King Ferdinand of Spain,
The Nina, Pinta & Santa Maria,
Columbus’s Mistaken identification of
Indies & Indians, “New World”
Spain- Running of the Bulls, flag,
Ferdinand the Bull
Germany – Oktoberfest, flag, Grimm’s
fairy tales
Core/Geography
Math
Spain
Germany
K.OA.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images,
drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions or equations.
K.OA.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10,
e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
K.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence ( instead
of having to begin at 1) (focus on o-20)
Science/Common Core
K.P.2.1 Classify objects by
observable physical properties
K.P.2.2 Compare the observable
physical properties of
different kinds of materials.
Science/Core Knowledge
Five Senses
Plant Growth Observations- Pumpkins
Revised 11-12
MONTH: Nov.
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Pease Porridge Hot
A Diller, A Dollar
Stories/Literature
Sayings/Phrases
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Little Pigs
The Legend of Jumping Mouse
(Native American: Northern Plain
legend)
“Where there’s a will there’s a way”
“Great oaks from little acorns
grew”
Music
Common Core ELA Unit
Art
Northwest Indian
Totem Poles
I know An Old Lady
Ants Go Marching
5 little Monkeys/Ducks
One Two Buckle My Shoe
One Potato Two Potato
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.E.1.1 Family needs and wants
K.E.1.2 Jobs help families with
needs and wants
K.C.1.2 Explain the elements of
culture
K.H.1.2 How seasons changes
Pilgrims - Mayflower, Plymouth Rock,
Thanksgiving Day Celebration
Native Americans: People, past and
present
Cherokee Indians – how they lived,
what they wore and ate, the homes
they lived in, their beliefs and
stories, the current status of the
nation
Great Britain- Big Ben, Flag, Castles
France- Eiffel Tower, flag
Core/Geography
Math
Great Britain
France
K.CC.6 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. (focus 0-10)
K.CC.7 Compare two numerals between 0 to10 presented as written numerals.
K.OA.1 Represent additions and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images,
drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
K.OA.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10 by
using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
Science/Common Core
Science/Core Knowledge
Seasons and Five Food Groups
K.E.1.1 Infer that change is
something that happens to many
things in the environment based on
observations made using one or
more senses
Unit 2 Beginning, Middle, and End
(continued)
Revised 11-12
MONTH: Dec.
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Little Miss Muffett
Hey Diddle Diddle
Stories/Literature
The Grasshopper and the Ants
The Dog and His Shadow
Art
Music
Sayings/Phrases
“A dog is a man’s best friend”
Common Core ELA Unit
Hunters in the Snow - Peter
Bruegal
March of the Toys – Victor
Herbert
Jingle Bells
Instruments- I am the Music Man
Unit 3 Neighborhoods Real and
Imaginary
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.G.1.2 Use maps and globes
K.G.1.3 Physical features
K.C.1.2 Elements of culture
Italy- Gondolas, flag, leaning
tower of Pisa
Holiday Traditions- Christmas,
Hanukah, Kwanza
Core/Geography
Math
Italy
Name and locate the town, city,
or community, as well as the
state where you live.
K.CC.1 Count to 100 by ones and tens (focus 0-30)
K.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence ( instead
of having to begin at 1) (focus on 0-30)
K.CC.3 Write numbers from 0 to 20. represent a number of objects with a written
numeral 0-20
K.CC.5 Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a
line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration;
given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.
Science/Common Core
K.E.1.2 Summarize daily
weather conditions noting
changes that occur from day to
day and throughout the year.
Science/Core Knowledge
Animals and Their Needs
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
Jan.
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Jack Be Nimble
The More It Snows
Stories/Literature
Casey Jones
The Lion and the Mouse
Art
Statue of Liberty - Bartholdi
Music
Blue Tail Fly (Jimmie Crackcorn)
Twinkle Twinkle little star
Sayings/Phrases
“The early bird gets the worm”
Common Core ELA Unit
Unit 3 Neighborhoods Real and
Imaginary (continued)
Unit 4 Symbols
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.E.1.2 Needs and wants
K.C.& G.1 Understand the roles
of a citizen
K.G.1.2 Use globes and maps
Antarctica- penguins, polar bears,
science and research
North America- American flag, white
house, current president
July 4, Independence Day – the
birthday of our nation, democracy,
slavery in early America
Martin Luther King Jr.
Wright Brothers
Core/Geography
Math
Antarctica- Arctic Circle
North America
K.CC. 1 Count to 100 by ones and tens.
K.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number within the known
sequence (instead of having to begin at 1)
K.OA.3 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more
than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each
decomposition by a drawing or equation. (5=2+3 and 5=4+1)
Science/Common Core
K.E.1.3 Compare weather
patterns that occur from
season to season
Science/Core Knowledge
Animals in Winter
Weather Patterns
nit 5
Revised 11-12
MONTH: Feb.
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Star Light Star Bright
Stories/Literature
Selections from Winnie-the-Pooh
Art
Music
Sayings/Phrases
“It’s raining cats and dogs”
Common Core ELA Unit
Henry O. Tanner – The Banjo
Lesson
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.G.1.1 Use maps
K.G.1.2 Use globes and maps
K.H.1.1 how people change over
time
K.G.2.2 People to use
environmental resources to
meet needs
K.C.1.2Eexplain the elements of
culture
US Symbols
George Washington – The Father of
Our Country
Thomas Jefferson – author of
Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln – humble origins,
Honest Abe
Theodore Roosevelt
current United States President
Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty,
Bald Eagle
Core/Geography
Math
North America
K.OA.4 For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when
added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and
record the answer with a drawing or equation.
K.OA.4 Fluently add and subtract within 5
Science/Common Core
Science/Core Knowledge
Healthy Bodies
Dental Hygiene
Healthy Hearts
K.P.1.1 Compare the relative
positions of various objects
Unit 4 Symbols (continued)
Revised 11-12
MONTH: March
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Georgie Porgie
There Was A Little Girl
Stories/Literature
Momotaro: Peach Boy
(Japanese folktale)
Art
Music
Sayings/Phrases
“Look before you leap”
Common Core ELA Unit
Turning the Samisen- Katsushika
Hokusai
Rodger’s March of the
Siamese Children – Richard
Rodgers
Old McDonald had a farm
BINGO
Have you ever seen a Lassie
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.C.1.2 Explain the elements of
culture
K.C.1.1 Similarities in self and
others
K.G.1.1 Use maps
K.G.1.2 Use maps and globes
Asia-cherry blossom, Mount
Fuji, panda bears, flag,
language, food
Core/Geography
Math
Asia
K.NBT.1 Compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into ten ones and some further
ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or
decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 18=10+8); understand that these
numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, five, six, seven,
eight or nine ones)
Science/Common Core
Science/Core Knowledge
Seasonal Awareness
Color Spectrum
Weather Patterns
K.P.1.2 Give examples of different
ways objects & organisms move
Unit 5 Faraway Places
Revised 11-12
MONTH: April
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Rain Rain Go Away
It’s Raining It’s Pouring
Stories/Literature
How Many Spots Does a Leopard
Have? (African folktale)
A Tug of War (African folktale)
The Velveteen Rabbit
Art
Purple Robe-Henri Matisse
Music
Farmer in the Dell
Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry
Bush
Corn on the cob
Sayings/Phrases
“April showers bring May flowers”
Common Core ELA Unit
Unit 5 Faraway Places (continued)
Unit 6 Growth & Change in Nature
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.C.1.2 Elements of culture
K.C.1.1 Explain similarities in
self and others
K.G.2.2 How people use
environmental resources
K.G.1.1 Use maps
K.G.1.2 Use maps and globes
South America-rainforest,
tropical animals
Africa-animals, desert,
grasslands, Jane Goodall
Core/Geography
Math
South America
Africa
K.G.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the
relative position of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of,
behind, and next to.
K.G.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size
K.G.3 Identify shapes as two dimensional (plane) or three dimensional (solid).
K.G.4 Analyze and compare two dimensional and three dimensional shapes, in different
sizes and orientations, Using informal language to describe their similarities,
differences, parts, and other attributes.
Science/Common Core
K.L.1.1 Compare different types
of the same animals (dogs, cats,
horses)
Science/Core Knowledge
Unit I Plants & Plant Growth
Unit IV Taking Care of the Earth
Revised 11-12
MONTH: May
GRADE: Kindergarten
Poetry
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Roses Are Red
Stories/Literature
The Ugly Duckling
The Hare and the Tortoise
Art
Music
Sayings/Phrases
“Better safe than sorry”
Common Core ELA Unit
Lobster Trap and Fish TailAlexander Calder
Row Row Row Your Boat
Tisket a Tasket
Morning – Edvard Grieg
Kookaburra
Unit 6 Growth & Change in Nature
(continued)
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
K.G.1.1 Use maps
K.G.1.2 Use maps and globes
K.G.1.3 Identify physical
features
K.G.2.2 Ways people use
environmental resources
K.C.1.1 Explain similarities in
self and others
Australia- coral reef, kangaroos,
outback, Aborigines
Core/Geography
Math
Australia
K.G.5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components ( sticks, clay balls)
and drawing shapes
K.G.6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.
K.MD.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe
several measurable attributes of a single object.
K.MD>2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see
which object has “ more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference.
K.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each
category and sort the categories by count.
Science/Common Core
K.L.1.2 Compare characteristics
of living and nonliving things in
terms of: structure, growth,
changes, movement, basic needs
Science/Core Knowledge
Animals/off spring, habitats, pollution, recycling