Month

Content

PASS Skills

August

~Demonstrates understanding of new vocabulary words by following directions

~Listens to book, story, or poem

~Chooses book

~Predicts what will happen next in story

~Moves to music

~Expresses creativity through a variety of art experiences

~Engages in role play

~States name

~Holds a writing instrument between thumb and fingers

~Brushes teeth properly

~Washes hands properly

Approaches to Learning St. 1-1, 1-2, 1-5  Creative Skills St. 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5  Language Arts St. 1-1, 1-2, 2-1   Literacy St. 3-2, 3-3  Comprehension St. 8-6  Writing St. 9-3  Health Enhancing Activity Development St. 3-3, 3-4  Earth/Space St. 4-2  Social and Personal Skills St. 1-5, 1-9  Social Studies/Civics St. 1-3

September

~Repeats short rhyme or song

~Retells story in own words

~Counts by rote

~Compares sets of items

~Sorts and names colors

~Begins to create representational drawings

~Expresses pride in accomplishments

~Follows classroom rules or rules of a simple game

~Builds with blocks

Approaches to Learning St. 1-3, 1-6  Creative Skills St. 1-6  Oral Language (Speaking) St. 1-2  Literacy (Print Awareness) St. 3-4  Phonological Awareness St. 4-1  Vocabulary St. 7-1, 7-2  Comprehension St. 8-1, 8-2, 8-5  Math (Patterns) St. 1-1  Number Sense St. 2-2, 2-4  Geometry and Spatial Sense St. 3-1  Large Motor Skills Development St. 1-2, 1-3, 1-5  Earth/Space St. 4-3  Social and Personal Skills St. 1-2, 1-3  Social Studies Civics St. 1-4, 1-5, 1-6

October

~Attempts to write

~Combines and separates sets of objects

~Demonstrates understanding of positional concepts

~Groups or orders items by size

~Shares family experiences and/or traditions

~Shows initiative and curiosity while choosing and participating in a variety of activities

~Uses glue with control

~Assembles puzzles

~Catches a playground ball

Approaches To Learning St. 1-8  Creative Skills St. 1-2  Language Arts Oral Language Speaking St. 2-4, 2-5  Literacy St. 3-1, 3-6, 3-9  Phonemic Awareness St. 5-1  Phonics St. 6-1  Vocabulary St. 7-3  Comprehension St. 8-4  Writing St. 9-2, 9-4  Math Number Sense St. 2-5, 2-7  Geometry and Spatial Sense St. 3-2  Measurement St. 4-2, 4-3, 4-4  Data Analysis St. 5-1  Health, Safety, and Physical Development (Large Motor Skill Development) St. 1-1, 1-4 Small Motor Skill Development St. 2-1  Health Enhancing Activity Development St. 3-2  Science (Processes and Inquiry) St. 1-1  Social and Personal Skills St. 1-1, 1-4, 2-2  Social Studies (Civics) St. 1-1 Geography St. 2-1, 3-3  Economics St. 4-2

November

~Uses new vocabulary words in conversation

~Demonstrates an understanding of rhyming words

~Recognizes a group of letters as a word

~Sorts letters from other symbols

~Uses one-to-one correspondence in counting

~Matches numerals to sets

~Uses senses to observe, describe, and compare objects and events to make predictions

~Shows awareness of jobs and their requirements

~Attends to a single task for an increasing amount of time

~Uses scissors with control

~Maintains balance when hopping on one foot

Creative Skills St. 1-7  Language Arts (Speaking) St. 2-3  Literacy (Print Awareness) St. 3-5, 3-8  Phonemic Awareness 5-2  Phonics 6-2, 6-3, 6-4  Math (Number Sense) 2-1, 2-3  Measurement St. 4-1  Data Analysis St. 5-3  Health, Safety, and Physical Development (Large Motor Skill Development) St. 1-6  Small Motor Skill Development 2-2  Health Enhancing Activity Development 3-1  Science (Science Processes and Inquiry) St. 1-4, 1-5 Physical Science St. 2-1  Social and Personal Skills St. 1-6, 1-7, 2-1  Social Studies (Civics) St. 1-2  Geography St. 2-2  Economics St. 4-1, 4-3

December

~Matches spoken words that begin with the same sound

~Claps or taps for each syllable of a word

~Sets personal goals and follows through

Approaches to Learning St. 1-4, 1-7  Language Arts (Print Awareness) St. 3-7  Phonological Awareness St. 4-2 Social and Personal Skills St. 1-8  Social Studies St. 3-2

January

~Names first letter of printed words

~Names numerals in print

~Names geometric shapes

~Uses a graph to collect and compare data

~Offers alternative solutions to a problem

~Laces through holes in a lacing card

Language Arts (Comprehension) St. 8-3  Writing St. 9-1  Math (Number Sense) 2-6  Data Analysis 5-2  Social and Personal Skills St. 1-10

February

~Names letters in print, such as those in own name or other significant words

~Matches geometric shapes

~Uses a variety of tools and measuring devices to gather information

Language Arts (Phonics) St. 6-1  Math (Geometry and Spatial Sense) St. 3-1  Science (Science Processes and Inquiry) St. 1-2

March

~Identifies, copies, and extends simple patterns

~Talks with others to solve a problem

Math (Patterns) St. 1-2  Social and personal skills St. 1-1, 1-3

April

~Participates in simple experiments to discover information

~Develops an awareness of the properties of some objects

~Develops an awareness of the properties of common earth materials

~Observes and describes how objects move

~Explores how children have needs in common

~Review of all skills learned

Science (Science Processes and Inquiry) St. 1-3 Physical Science St. 2-2, 2-3  Earth/Space Science St. 4-1 Social Studies St. 3-1

May

~Develops an awareness of what various plants and animals need for growth

~Demonstrates a beginning awareness of the changes that plants and animals go through during their life

~Demonstrates an interest and respect for the plant and animal life around them

~Observes and participates in a variety of activities related to preserving the environment

~Review of all skills learned

Science (Life) St. 3-1, 3-2, 3-3  Earth/Space Science St. 4-4