Reading

Emphasizing phonics to teach short vowels and consonant sounds; logical/chronological sequencing; auditory/visual discrimination; classifying; rhyming; reading 20 phonics storybooks

Spelling & Vocabulary

Identifying word beginnings and endings; controlled vocabulary of short vowel words; key words

Writing/Composition

Developing fine motor control; option of printing letters, words, and simple sentences

Grammar

Developing oral expression; constructing asking/telling sentences

Mathematics

Featuring Calvert Math. Number ideas from 1 to 31; patterns, shapes, and understanding data from pictures; properties of addition and subtraction; problem solving; graphing; ordering numbers; matching sets; probability

Science

Seasons; five senses; space; differences among land, air, and water; weather; plants and animals; natural resources

Technology

Application lessons, activities, and online interactive learning tool integrated with curriculum: keyboard and mouse basics; parts of a computer; introduction to word processing; beginning graphics skills

Poetry/Music

Enjoying and memorizing poems, rhymes, traditional children’s songs, and finger plays

History

Famous people and events (i.e., U.S. Presidents, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, etc.)

Geography

Where people live, families, communities, and animal habitats

Art

Painting; drawing with crayons and chalk; clay; craft activities