Full Month of Kindergarten: Lessons Plans, Activities, Printables, Curriculum January

January Focus- Letter Sounds and Recognition- j, z, w, v,   and a review of the letter sounds from fall term. Concepts of print and Author focus: Robert Munsch. In numeracy; hierarchal inclusion, 5 and 10 frames.  Science learning includes Inquiry of animals, animal tracks, hibernation, winter adaptations and Jan Brett's "The Mitten." STEAM includes symmetry challenge, building a den, making blubber and animal tracks.

January is all about New Years and inquiry activities. Be a detective and track prints in the snow! Learn digraphs and practice reading words that are comprised of the letter sounds that were covered. 

• Read words based on Letter Sounds that were covered.
• Introduce digraphs
• Take part in discussions about animals and the tracks they leave.
• Create art to express themselves and their likes
• Respond to predicting and explaining WHY 
• Use a variety of materials to express Literacy and Numeracy behaviours
• Take part in 4 STEAM activities