PJ ELA Curriculum
READING
WRITING
PJ Science Curriculum
Hygiene
Nutrition
Scientific Knowledge
Causation
Scientific Thinking
PJ Social Studies Curriculum
Daily living skills
Family
Culture
Geography
Economics
Ecology
Community
PJ Math Curriculum
Number and Sense Operations
Measurement
Properties of Ordering
Pre-Kindergarten ELA Curriculum
Vocabulary Development
Rhyming
Prepositions
Opposites
Writing
Syllables/Sounds
Reading
Participation in book discussions
Pre-Kindergarten Math Curriculum
Counting and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Geometry
Measurement/Data
Pre-Kindergarten Science Curriculum
Ask questions/make predictions based on observation
Test predictions (graphs, science journals, tools)
Generate explanations/conclusions
Compare-contrast cause-effect relationships; explain how/why
UNITS OF STUDY:
EARTH AND SPACE
LIVING THINGS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Pre-Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum
ALL ABOUT ME
PLACES AND REGIONS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Concepts taught throughout the year
Routines/common occurrences
Past- present- future
Roles, rights, responsibilities; rules and consequences
Communication, cooperation, respect for self and others, empathy, democratic procedures (e.g. class voting)
Behavior in emergencies (fire alarms, earthquakes etc.)
Hygiene (washing hands, teeth etc.)
Traffic education
Expression of feelings, needs and desires
Opinions vs facts
STEM and ROBOTICS
Kindergarten Language Arts Curriculum
PHONICS:
Unit 1- Making Friends With Letters
Unit 2- Word Scientists
Unit 3- Word-Part Power
Unit 4- Vowel Power
Unit 5- Playing With Phonics
READING:
Unit 1-We Are Readers
Unit 2-Super Powers: Reading with Print Strategies and Sight Word Power
Unit 3- Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles
Unit 4- Becoming Avid Readers
WRITING:
Unit 1-Launching the Writing Workshop
Unit 2-Writing for Readers
Unit 3-How-To Books: Writing to Teach Others
Unit 4- Persuasive Writing of All Kinds: Using Words to Make a Change
Kindergarten Science/Social Studies Curriculum
Unit 1- Forces and Interactions: Pushes and Pulls
Unit 2- Plants and Animals
Unit 3- Tracking the Weather
Unit 4- Individual Development and Cultural Identity
Unit 5- Civic Ideals and Practices (Not as a separate unit)
Unit 6- Geography, Humans, and the Environment
Unit 7- Time, Continuity, and Change (Not as a separate unit)
Unit 8- Economic Systems
Kindergarten Math Curriculum
Unit 1: Counting and Cardinality
Unit 2: Algebraic Thinking and Operations
Unit 3: Measurement and Data
Unit 4: Geometry
STEM and ROBOTICS