Kindergarten: The Cradle of Civilization Year
History, Religion, and Literature Integrated
| History and Religion |
Literature |
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| Trimester The First Kingdoms |
Teacher Texts *The Story of the World, Activity Book, Volume 1: Ancient Times, Susan Wise Bauer Mummies Made in Egypt, Aliki |
Literature Related to History Tales of Ancient Egypt, Roger Lancelyn Green |
| Trimester Two: The Ancient Middle East |
Teacher Texts *The Story of the World, Activity Book, Vol. 1: Ancient Times, Susan Wise Bauer |
Literature Related to History |
| Trimester Three: Kingdoms at War; Revolution and Return |
Teacher Texts *The Story of the World, Activity Book, Vol. 1: Ancient Times, Susan Wise Bauer Neighbors: An Activity Guide, Marian Broida |
Literature Related to History |
Literature Related Thematically
Books with Classical Themes
St. George and the Dragon, Margaret Hodges
The Wicked Prince, Hans Christian Anderson
The Clown of God, Tomie de Paolo
Books, Fairy and Folk Tales, Rhymes, and Verse
English Fairy Tales, Flora Ann Steel
Little Dermot and the Thirsty Stones, and Other Irish Folk Talks, Richard Bennet
The King's Drum and Other Stories, Harold Courlander (African)
The Blue Fairy Book, The Orange Fairy Book, The Green Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
The Story of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
Mother Goose Rhymes, Traditional
Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
The Wheel on the School, Meindert De Jong
Far Out the Long Canal, Meindert De Jong
The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
The Mousehole Cat, Antonia Barber
Time of Wonder, Robert McCloskey
The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
Frog and Toad (series), Arnold Lobel
The Empty Pot, Demi
Pinnochio, Carlo Collodi
Picture Books
This is a non-exhaustive list of good picture books that will lead students to an appreciation of art, history, geography, nature, human relationships, and writing.
The Story About Ping, Marjorie Fleck and Kurt Wiese
A Pair of Red Clogs, Masako Matsuno
The Story of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
Lentil, Robert McCloskey
Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans
Cranberry Thanksgiving, Wende and Harry Devlin
Papa Piccolo, Carol Talley
Clown of God, Tomie de Paolo
Storm in the Night, Mary Stolz
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Robert Frost
Mirette on the High Wire, Emily Arnold McCully
The Story of Ferdinand, Munro Leaf
Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson
Owl Moon, Jane Yolen
Wee Gillis, Munro Leaf
Andy and the Circus, James Daugherty
The Five Chinese Brothers, Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese
Blueberries for Sal, Robert McClosky
Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McClosky
Language Arts
Orton Gillingham
*Spelling/Phonics Book
*Shurley Grammar: English Made Easy (Level K)
Latin
Living Latin
Level 1: Animalia Ubique / Animals Everywhere
Religion
Faith and Life/Image of God
Nature Studies
Behold and See supplement
The science curriculum is guided primarily by the teacher's thoughtful integration of various resources. There are no textbooks. Anna Botsford Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study contains instructions for the teacher on how to approach nature studies (pp.1-24) as well as lessons and other source material.
Topics
Dinosaurs and fossils
Basic animal groups
Plants and plant parts
Water cycle
Solar system: sun, moon, planets, stars
Seasons
My body: the senses
Simple machines: wheels, ramps, levers
Magnets
Teacher Resources
*Handbook of Nature Studies, Anna Botsford Comstock
*Nature Notebook (for the students to draw in)
*Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science to Young Learners: Grades Pre-K through 2nd, Janice VanCleave
*Big Book of Dinosaurs: A First Book for Young Children (DK Publishing)
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses, Joanna Cole
The Magic School Bus In the Time of the Dinosaurs, Joanna Cole
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: How Living Things Grow, Joanna Cole
Mathematics
* Math Dimensions- Kindergarten
Related to Historical Time Period
The History of Counting, Denise Schmandt-Besserat
The Story of Money, Betsy Maestro
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, James Cross Giblin
Supplemental Texts
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics, Norton Juster
Anno’s Magic Seeds, Mitsumasa Anno
Domino Addition, Lynette Long
Grandfather Tang’s Story: A Tale Told with Tangrams, Ann Tompert
How Much is a Million, David Schwartz
Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems, ed. by Lee Bennett and Rebecca Davis
Math Curse, Jon Scieszka
Math-terpieces, Greg Tang
Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey, David Schwartz
Pigs in a Blanket: Fun with Math and Time, Amy Axelrod
Pigs in the Pantry: Fun with Math and Cooking, Amy Axelrod
Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money, Amy Axelrod
A Remainder of One, Elinor Pinczes
Twelve Snails to One Lizard: A Tale of Mischief and Measurement, Susan Hightower
The Go-Around Dollar, Barbara Johnston Adams
Lewis Carroll’s Games and Puzzles, Lewis Carroll
Math Trek: Adventures in MathZone, Ivars Peterson and Nancy Henderson
Anno’s Math Games, Mitsumasa Anno
** Used with approval from St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, MD**