Kindergarten Learning Goals

Religion

Recite formal and informal prayers.

	Participate in Devotions.
	Explore the meaning of the sacrament of Baptism.
	Recognize the importance of rules and consequences.
	Connect right choices with our ability to choose love.
	Accept responsibility for self and others through service.
	Become aware of the church celebrations in relation to the liturgical seasons.
	Actively prepare and participate in the liturgy.
	Develop awareness of our Church’s early roots through biblical stories and heroes.

Language Arts

	Listen and respond to literature being read.
	Recite poems and finger plays from memory.
	Recognize and recall story sequence.
	State name, address, telephone number, and birthday.
	Recognize first and last name in print.
	Identify upper and lower case letters in manuscript.
	Recognize the relationship between letters and sounds.
	Experiment with writing independently (writing name, letters of the alphabet).
	Know that written words convey a message.
	Listen and identify rhyming elements of words and phrases.

	Retell information read orally by the teacher (nonfiction and fiction).
	Predict story events.
	Give antonyms/synonyms for selected words.
	Demonstrate appropriate listening behavior and respond to a related topic during discussions.

Expected Learning Outcomes

MATHEMATICS:

	Sort by type, color, shape, category and location.
	Sort, classify, and arrange concrete objects to make a bar graph.
	Identify solid shapes and be able to copy these.

	Find, extend, and create a wide variety of patterns.
	Recognize, write, and order numbers to 12.
	Estimate and measure height, length, and distance.
	Recognize a common characteristic of a set of objects.
	Communicate the concept of time by using a calendar.
	Explore joining and separating groups.
	Explore the concept of time by telling time on the hour.
	Order events first, next or last.
	Recognize pennies, nickels, and dimes and explore their value.

Science

Communicate information gathered through observation and investigation.

Ø       Safety
Ø       Animals
Ø       Plants
Ø       Health
v      Personal hygiene
v      5 senses
v      feelings
Ø       Weather/Seasons
Ø       Space
Ø       Earth

	Make science concepts and skills more relevant to everyday life.
	Promote brainstorming and other problem solving techniques, skills, and exercises.