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Identify the President as the leader of the
United States
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Explain the use of voting as a method of
group decision making
•
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing
songs that express American ideals
•
Identify the flag, bald eagle, and the Statue
of Liberty
TECHNOLOGY
Basic Operations
•
Use basic vocabulary when referring to
technology
•
Demonstrate start up and shut down
procedures of various types of technology
including tape recorders, computers, and
laptops, if available
•
Begin to understand process and is able to
retrieve documents with assistance
•
Save documents with assistance
•
Identify and discuss spreadsheet terms/
concepts (column, row)
•
Begin to recognize spreadsheets as a tool to
organize and display information
•
Identify and use formatting terms/concepts
(e.g., font size)
•
Open and begin to use appropriate features
and functions of software for class assignments
(with assistance)
•
Begin to demonstrate correct finger placement
for home row keys
•
Identify letter keys, number keys, and
space bar
•
Begin to use the following keys: Shift, Enter,
Caps Lock, Delete
•
Use word processing as a tool to write, edit,
and publish ideas and simple sentences
Technology and Society
•
Discuss uses of technology in the home
•
Recognize and use responsible and safe
behavior in the use of technology resources
•
Use Scholastic Keys’ MaxShow component to
present ideas/concepts/information as a class
Technology and Research
•
Use teacher-created word documents to gather
information
Technology and Problem Solving
and Decision Making
•
Identify and discuss uses of rubrics to define
and evaluate simple elements (e.g., content) of a
class project
•
Enter/edit data in a prepared spreadsheet
to perform simple addition and subtraction
calculations
PE/WELLNESS
Physical Wellness
•
Describe influences on health, e.g., food, rest,
exercise, hygiene/cleanliness
•
Relate health to feelings and to behaviors
•
Describe health risks for age group
•
Explain how to be careful with medicines
•
Identify reliable sources of information
regarding medicines and substances
•
Understand harmfulness of look-alike products
Social/Emotional Wellness
•
Identify specific feelings by name
(anger, fear, happy, sad, nervous)
•
Verbalize feelings
•
Accept the normalcy of feelings
•
Identify and make choices
•
Accept and carry out personal responsibilities
•
Recognize the importance of shared play
•
Accept personal differences (e.g., race, gender,
disability) in classmates
•
Participate willingly in group activities
•
Examine the rules for participating in the
physical activity setting
•
Apply, with teacher reinforcement, classroom
rules and procedures and safe practices
•
Work in a group setting without interfering
with others
•
Share space and equipment with others
•
Develop listening skills and the ability to follow
instructions in sequence during a game situation
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Kindergarten
Nutrition
•
Place foods in the appropriate group of the
Food Guide Pyramid
•
Identify a variety of foods for good health,
including unfamiliar and culturally diverse foods
•
Select a breakfast and lunch that contain a
variety of grains, vegetables, and fruit
•
Understand why it is important to keep foods
and their containers clean
•
Understand why it is important to keep hands
clean, using appropriate cleaning techniques
•
Recognize the agricultural origins of common
foods
•
Identify snack foods that help the teeth and
body stay strong
Fitness
•
Identify physiological signs of moderate
physical activity
•
Recognize two appropriate sites on the body to
monitor the heart rate
•
Understand why moderate to vigorous physical
activity for short periods of time is beneficial
•
Demonstrate knowledge of why flexibility
through warm up activities is important and can
identify exercises that enhance proper flexibility
in a variety of muscle groups
•
Identify likes and dislikes connected with
participation in physical activity
•
Recognize the importance of participating in
physical activities
•
Select and participate in activities that require
some physical exertion during unscheduled
times
•
Demonstrate a variety of non-locomotor,
locomotor, and combination skills while
participating in different games and activities
•
Develop movement control for safe
participation in games and sports
•
Demonstrate mature form of walking and
running
•
Demonstrate the emerging skills of catching,
kicking, throwing, and striking necessary for
participating in activity
•
Demonstrate forward and backward rolling
patterns
•
Perform rolling movements which can be used
as safety rolls
•
Identify fundamental movement patterns
•
Establish a beginning movement vocabulary
•
Apply age-appropriate concepts to
performance
ART
Artistic Perception
•
Identify and analyze different artistic
materials, processes/forms, and techniques
•
Identify and talk about art elements with
special emphasis on line, color, and texture
•
Begin to use art vocabulary to respond to
works of art, especially their own
•
Identify basic geometric and free form shapes
•
Identify colors and experiment with mixing
colors
•
Understand that subject matter can be real or
imaginary
Creative Expression
•
Produce different compositions using a
variety of processes, media, and techniques
that successfully communicate students’ ideas,
experiences, and stories, such as drawing
pictures and creating self-portraits
•
Use art materials, such as colored chalk, paint,
clay, scissors, glue, tape, and markers
•
Use various media to demonstrate art elements
(e.g., use a variety of lines and shapes in
artwork, use different texture techniques such
as rubbing and scratching)
•
Manipulate clay to create three-dimensional
forms
•
Build three-dimensional constructions using a
variety of materials and methods (e.g., join
items using tape, glue, etc.)
•
Work independently with various art materials,
including paints and a variety of different sized
brushes
•
Use art materials and tools in a responsible way
Historical and Cultural Context
•
Talk about familiar objects from today and
long ago
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