A large portion of the Kindergarten Language Arts Curriculum consists of 2 “Welcome Weeks” and 10 themes.  Each theme is about 3 weeks long.

Throughout the themes we work on learning the letters and their sounds, 36 sight words and 10 word families.  Students work in a large group, small groups, pairs and as individuals to learn the various aspects of the curriculum.  I work very hard to meet each child at their level and “push” them as needed so they are stretching and learning each day.

Additionally, we work a great deal on comprehension and writing stories from our lives.

The themes are:

• Welcome Weeks – preview letters Aa – Jj
• Look as Us! – rhyming and beginning sounds, preview letters Kk-Zz
• Colors All Around – beginning sounds, counting words, Ss, Mm, Rr, I and see
• We’re A Family – blending & segmenting onset/rime, Tt, Bb, Nn, my, mom, like, dad, no, yes
• Friends Together – blending & segmenting onset/rime, Hh, Aa, Vv, Cc, a, at, to, me, -at family
• Let’s Count! – blend phonemes, Pp, Gg, Ff, and, can, go, love, you, -an
• Sunshine and Raindrops – blend & segment phonemes, Ll, Ii, Kk, Qq, is, it, here, in, by, -it
• Wheels Go Around – blend & segment phonemes, Dd, Zz, for, look, have, am, -ig
• Down on the Farm – blend & segment, phoneme substitution, Oo, Xx, said, this, the, up, -ot, -ox
• Spring is Here – count syllables, phoneme substitution, Ww, Ee, Yy, play, we, she, on, -et, -en
• A World of Animals – phoneme substitution, Jj, Uu, are, he, -ug, -ut