- Recognize that sentences are comprised of words separated by spaces and demonstrate the awareness of word boundaries (e.g., through kinesthetic or tactile actions such as clapping and jumping).
- Recognize spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound (e.g., "baby boy bounces the ball").
- Follow pictorial directions (e.g., recipes, science experiments).
- Recognize sensory details in text (5 Senses).
- Recognize recurring phrases and characters in traditional fairy tales, lullabies, and folktales from various cultures.
- Describe characters in a story and the reasons for their actions.
- Discuss the big idea (theme) of a well-known folktale or fable and connect it to personal experience.
- Make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss textual evidence.
- Discuss the ways authors group information in text.
- Identify the topic and details in expository text heard or read, referring to the words and/or illustrations
- Listening attentively, speak clearly and work collaboratively
- Form upper- and lower-case letters legibly using the basic conventions of print (left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression).
- Write one’s own name. I
- Introduce Handwriting
- Emphasis on Capitalization/ Punctuation.
- Plan a first draft by generating ideas through class discussion.
- Share writing with others.
- Dictate or write sentences to tell a story and put the sentences in chronological sequence.
- Speak in complete sentences to communicate.
- Use complete simple sentences.
- Dictate or write information for lists, captions, or invitations.
- Develop drafts by sequencing the action or details in the story.
- Understand and use pronouns in reading, writing, and speaking.
- Identify and read at least 25 high-frequency words from a commonly used list. (Use SISD 50 High Frequency Word List).
- Understand and use past and future tenses in reading, writing, and speaking.
- Understand and use descriptive words in reading, writing, and speaking. Segment spoken one syllable words into two to three phonemes (e.g., dog:/d/ .../o/ .../g/.)
K.1 The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and uses environmentally appropriate and responsible practices. The student is expected to: K.1A Identify and demonstrate safe practices as described in the Texas Safety Standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using materials appropriately.
K.1B Discuss the importance of safe practices to keep self and others safe and healthy.
K.1C Demonstrate how to use, conserve, and dispose of materials such as conserving water and reusing or recycling paper, plastic, and metal
K.2 The student develops abilities to ask questions and seek answers in classroom and outdoor investigations. The student is expected to:
K.2A Ask questions about organisms, objects, and events observed in the natural world.
K.2B Plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations such as ways objects move.
K.2C Collect data and make observations using simple equipment such as hand lenses, primary balances, and non-standard measurement tools.
K.2D Record and organize data and observations using pictures, numbers, and words.
K.2E Communicate observations with others about simple descriptive investigations.
K.3 The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in scientific problem solving. The student is expected to:
K.3A Identify and explain a problem such as the impact of littering on the playground and propose a solution in his/her own words.
K.3B Make predictions based on observable patterns in nature such as the shapes of leaves.
K.3C Explore that scientists investigate different things in the natural world and use tools to help in their investigations.
K.4 The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to investigate the natural world. The student is expected to:
K.4A Collect information using tools, including computers, hand lenses, primary balances, cups, bowls, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices, including clocks and timers; non-standard measuring items such as paper clips and clothespins; weather instruments such as demonstration thermometers and wind socks; and materials to support observations of habitats of organisms such as terrariums and aquariums.
K.4B use senses as tools of observation to identify properties and patterns of organisms, objects, and events in the environment.
(9) The student knows that plants and animals have basic needs and depend on living and nonliving things around them for survival.
9A – Differentiate between living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce offspring.
9B – Examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space for plants.
(8) The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky.
8A – Observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons.
8B – Identify events that have repeating patterns, including seasons of the year and day and night.
8C – Observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the clouds, Moon, and stars, including the Sun.
Comparing Numbers
- generate a set using concrete and pictorial models that represents a number that is more than, less than, and equal to a given number up to 20
- generate a number that is one more than or one less than another number up to at least 20
- compare sets of objects up to at least 20 in each set using comparative language
- use comparative language to describe two numbers up to 20 presented as written numerals
Composing and Decomposing Numbers
- compose and decompose numbers up to 10 with objects and pictures
Money,
- identify coins in order to recognize the need for monetary transactions. The student is expected to identify U.S. coins by name, including pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Personal Financial Literacy
- identify ways to earn income
- differentiate between money received as income and money received as gifts
- list simple skills required for jobs
- distinguish between wants and needs and identify income as a source to meet one's wants and needs
Data Analysis
- collect, sort, and organize data into two or three categories
Social Studies
History 1. Understands that holidays are celebrations of special events.
(A) Explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such Presidents’ Day, Veterans Day, and Independence Day;
(B) Identify customs associated with national patriotic holidays such as parades and fireworks on Independence Day
History 3. Understands the concept of chronology.
(A) Place events in chronological order;
(B) Use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow
Geography 4. Understands the concept of location.
(A) Use terms, including over, under, near, far, left, right, to describe relative location;
(B) Locate places on the school campus and describe their relative locations
Economics 7. Understands the value of jobs.
(A) Identify jobs in the home, school, and community;
(B) Explain why people have jobs
Culture 11. Understands similarities and differences among people.
(A) Identify similarities and differences among people such as kinship, laws, and religion;
(B) Identify similarities and differences among people such as music, clothing, and food
Culture 12. Understands the importance of family customs and traditions.
(A) Describe and explain the importance of family customs and traditions;
(B) Compare family customs and traditions
Science, Technology, and Society 13. Understands ways technology is used in the home and school and how technology affects people’s lives.
(A) Identify examples of technology used in the home and school;
(B) Describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people’s needs;
(C) Describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology
SS Skills 14. Applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology
(A) Obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;
(C) Sequence and categorize information
SS Skills 15. Communicates in oral and visual forms.
(A) Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences;
(B) Create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.
SS Skills 16. Uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.
(A) Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution;
(B) Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, and take action to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of the decision.
