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Question

ok what is the ciriculum that a kindergardener should know before going to the 1st grade

ok so if they dont know the basis stuff at the end of kindergarden should they repeat it?

Answer 1

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR...I was looking for this because I home-schooled my child through preschool and needed to know if she had completed everything and I wrote down the kindergarten just so I didn't have to search for it again....


Kindergarten Course of Study

SOCIAL STUDIES
-meaning of holidays, traditions and customs
-understanding and appreciating other cultures
-understands individuals role in family, home, school, and community
-understands relationship of the individual to the group
-understands work and jobs
-safety rules and symbols
-basic human needs
-self-respect and self awareness
-awareness of others
-location of home and school
-diagram of home and school

SCIENCE
-observation of everyday familiar things
-common animals and plants
-interrelationships of animals and plants
-classification of living things
-farm animals
-care of pets
-like and unlike plants
-indoor plants
-th sun; our principal source of energy
-weather and seasons
-temperature
-light
-colors
-senses
-Earth, moon, stars and planets
-simple measurements
-beginning and experimentation

LANGUAGE ARTS
-phonics
-choral reading
-listening to literature, music and poetry
-nursery rhymes, fairytales and fables
-social listening
-constructing visual images while listening
-oral communication skills
-role play
-following and giving directions
-paraphrasing and summarizing
-organizing ideas
-experience stories
-relating events and experiences using complete sentences
-listening for correct speech habits and word usage
-beginning writing process
-manuscript handwriting

HEALTH AND SAFETY
-personal hygiene
-good eating habits
-good grooming
-care of teeth
-major body parts
-physical fitness
-safety to and from school

MATH
-counting to 20
-one-to-one relationship
-concepts of more and less than, same
-sequence of events
-correspondence of quantities
-ordinal-cardinal relationship
-number-numeral relationship
-recognition of basic sets
-meaning of addition and subtraction
-intro to number line
-estimation
-elementary geomentry (shapes)
-calandar and clock
-denominations of money
-basic problem solving strategies
-basic chart and graph concept

Man that was a lot of typing :)

And no I don't think you should hold him back. It is allowing him to fail at such a young age. From experience in school most kids that were held back ended up feeling they couldn't do well and just decided that was how it was and didn't try. Work with him/her this summer. It just takes a little of your time everyday. Believe me he'll/she'll catch up. You have to realize these children are getting a one to thirty something ratio of attention at school from their teacher. You can cover the same amount in a fraction (32/1) of the time :) Good luck

There are some good workbooks at Walmart (by the school supplies section). They don't cover everything needed but will definitely help.

Answer 2

okkkk I remember in kindergarten we had to learn the alphabet (including the sounds each letter makes and how to write it) and numbers. We worked on writing our names knowing our address/phone number. How to use scissors, color, work nicely with others, put away toys when we are done. At the end of the year we started reading and doing simple spelling. It is very important to know these before 1st grade. In first grade you keep developing reading skills and start adding/subtracting numbers. If they can't recognize the letters/numbers they will get soo far behind

Answer 3

My nephew just finished kindergarten. He learned reading, writing, basic math, and they also learn some science like about dinosaurs and stuff. If i am not mistaken they were suppose to know there abc's, 123's, how to spell their name, and how to read and that is mostly it. They dont have to be perfect at it because in the 1st grade they teach you the same skills as they did in kindergarten they just go in dept more with it.

Answer 4

My daughter started first grade this year. She knows how to read simple words, shapes, numbers and how to write her whole name. She has been having homework almost every night so far. Its mostly writing numbers, some counting, studying vocabulary words, and writing words in straight lines. My mom made me repeat kindergarten. She said it helped me out a lot by doing so. Just talk to your childs teacher and school and see what they reccomend.

Answer 5

Well they should certainly know their ABC's how to count to at least 10, know how to write their name, can identify letters of the alphabet when asked, should have some simple reading skills, know how to pronounce their vowels and consonants. I feel that they should know how to tie their shoes, but am not sure if it is required anymore. But overall they should just know the basics of things. Hope this helped.

Answer 6

Not much. I think they need to know their own name, if they're really good how to spell it, how to say the alphabet and hopefully recognize the letters, numbers up to 20 I think, also how to put on a coat and shoes (sometimes with help), to line up, pretty basic stuff.

Answer 7

A new 1st grader should know his letters and how to follow instructions.
If he can't listen then he needs to repeat.

Answer 8

my daughter is just now going into 1st grade also,.. its reading and math. at the library they have beginners books, the same ones that they use at the library. That might help to refresh

Answer 9

its different for every school u need to check with your childs teacher and yes they should be held back if they don't have it mastered because they will be going into first grade basically knowing nothing

Answer 10

i think repeating is a good idea, he'll learn to read in grade 1, so if he's not good with letters or numbers, hell fail, srry!