A comprehensive Kindergarten Language Arts curriculum that develops foundational skills in oral language, handwriting, writing, grammar, spelling, and mechanics through engaging, age-appropriate activities. Students learn to communicate clearly using God's gift of language while building confidence as emerging readers and writers.
Participate in collaborative conversations, describe familiar people and places, and speak audibly with clear expression
Form all uppercase and lowercase letters correctly with appropriate spacing and write first and last name legibly
Compose opinion, informative, and narrative pieces using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing
Use common nouns, verbs, and prepositions correctly in complete sentences
Spell simple CVC words phonetically and master 25 high-frequency words
Apply basic capitalization and end punctuation conventions in writing
Understand that language is God's gift for communicating truth, love, and beauty
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Explore how God gave us the gift of language to communicate. Listen to Genesis 2:19-20 and discuss how Adam named the animals.
Understanding language as God's giftdiscussionLearn that God knows our names. Practice saying full names clearly and recognizing that names start with capital letters.
Speaking clearly and name recognitionoral practicePractice conversation rules: listening when others speak, raising hands, and taking turns. Role-play good listening.
Collaborative conversation basicsinteractive gameDraw a picture of something special about yourself and tell the class about it. Learn that pictures communicate ideas.
Oral expression and drawing to communicatehands-onIntroduction to proper pencil grip and posture. Practice holding pencil correctly while making simple marks and lines.
Pencil grip and fine motor controlhands-onSing the alphabet song and identify letters in our names. Discuss how letters make up words in the Bible.
Letter recognition and sequencesong and movementPractice making vertical lines from top to bottom. Trace lines in the air, on paper, and in sand trays.
Pre-writing strokes: vertical lineshands-onPractice making horizontal lines from left to right. Connect this to reading direction.
Pre-writing strokes: horizontal lineshands-onPractice making diagonal lines. Use these strokes to create simple pictures and patterns.
Pre-writing strokes: diagonal lineshands-onPractice making circular motions and curves. Form playdough into circles and letter shapes.
Pre-writing strokes: curves and circleshands-onLearn to form uppercase I with proper top-to-bottom stroke. Practice writing I and identifying it in words.
Letter formation: Ihandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase L with vertical and horizontal strokes. Find L in 'Lord' and 'Love.'
Letter formation: Lhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase T with proper stroke order. Practice writing T and saying words that begin with T.
Letter formation: Thandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase F with three strokes. Connect to words like 'Father' and 'Faith.'
Letter formation: Fhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase E with four strokes. Review all letters learned this week (I, L, T, F, E).
Letter formation: E and reviewhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase H with three strokes. Discuss helpful words that start with H.
Letter formation: Hhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase A with diagonal and horizontal strokes. Practice identifying A in 'Amazing grace.'
Letter formation: Ahandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase M with four strokes. Find M in 'Moses' and other Bible names.
Letter formation: Mhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase N with three strokes including a diagonal. Practice writing N in 'Noah.'
Letter formation: Nhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase V with two diagonal strokes. Review letters A, M, N, V and their diagonal lines.
Letter formation: V and reviewhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase O with one continuous circular stroke. Practice making perfect circles.
Letter formation: Ohandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase C with a curved stroke. Connect to 'Christ' and 'Care.'
Letter formation: Chandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase G with curved and straight strokes. Find G in 'God' and 'Grace.'
Letter formation: Ghandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase Q with a circle and tail. Practice distinguishing Q from O.
Letter formation: Qhandwriting practicePractice describing familiar people and places using complete thoughts. Share descriptions with the class.
Oral language: describing with detailsdiscussionLearn to form uppercase D with a straight line and curve. Practice writing D in 'David.'
Letter formation: Dhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase P with a line and curved bump. Find P in 'Pray' and 'Peace.'
Letter formation: Phandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase B with a line and two bumps. Practice distinguishing B from P.
Letter formation: Bhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase R with a line, bump, and diagonal. Write R in 'Rejoice.'
Letter formation: Rhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase S and Z with curved and diagonal strokes. Review all uppercase letters learned.
Letter formation: S, Z and reviewhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase U with a curved bottom. Practice writing U in 'Unity.'
Letter formation: Uhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase J with a line and curve at bottom. Find J in 'Jesus' and 'Joy.'
Letter formation: Jhandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase K with a line and two diagonals. Write K in 'Kind' and 'King.'
Letter formation: Khandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase W with four diagonal strokes. Practice writing W in 'Wisdom.'
Letter formation: Whandwriting practiceLearn to form uppercase X and Y with diagonal strokes. Complete uppercase alphabet mastery.
Letter formation: X, Y and uppercase reviewhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase c with a small curve. Compare uppercase C and lowercase c.
Letter formation: lowercase chandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase o with a small circle. Practice writing words with o.
Letter formation: lowercase ohandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase a with a circle and line. Write simple words like 'cat.'
Letter formation: lowercase ahandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase d with a circle and tall line. Compare d and b formation.
Letter formation: lowercase dhandwriting practiceLearn to ask questions for clarification using who, what, where, when, and why. Practice question-asking.
Oral language: asking questionsdiscussionLearn to form lowercase g with a circle and tail below the line. Practice g in simple words.
Letter formation: lowercase ghandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase q with a circle and tail. Distinguish q from p and g.
Letter formation: lowercase qhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase s with a small curvy line. Write s in words like 'sun.'
Letter formation: lowercase shandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase e with a small line and curve. Practice e in common words.
Letter formation: lowercase ehandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase i with a line and dot. Remember to dot your i's!
Letter formation: lowercase ihandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase t with a tall line and cross. Write t in words like 'top.'
Letter formation: lowercase thandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase l with one tall line. Compare l with uppercase I.
Letter formation: lowercase lhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase h with a tall line and small hump. Practice h in words.
Letter formation: lowercase hhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase k with a tall line and small diagonals. Write k in 'kind.'
Letter formation: lowercase khandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase b with a tall line and bump. Distinguish b from d carefully.
Letter formation: lowercase bhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase f with a tall curve and cross. Practice f in words like 'fish.'
Letter formation: lowercase fhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase j with a line, dot, and tail. Write j in 'jump' and 'joy.'
Letter formation: lowercase jhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase p with a line below the baseline and bump. Practice p words.
Letter formation: lowercase phandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase r with a line and small curve. Write r in 'run' and 'read.'
Letter formation: lowercase rhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase n with a line and hump. Compare n with h formation.
Letter formation: lowercase nhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase m with two humps. Write m in 'mom' and 'make.'
Letter formation: lowercase mhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase u with a curve and line. Practice u in simple words.
Letter formation: lowercase uhandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase v and w with diagonal strokes. Compare with uppercase versions.
Letter formation: lowercase v, whandwriting practiceLearn to form lowercase x, y, and z. Complete lowercase alphabet mastery!
Letter formation: lowercase x, y, zhandwriting practiceReview all uppercase and lowercase letters. Celebrate mastery of the alphabet with games and activities.
Complete alphabet reviewreview gameDiscover that words are made up of individual sounds. Clap syllables and identify beginning sounds.
Phonemic awareness: sound identificationoral practicePractice identifying beginning sounds in words. Sort pictures by initial sound.
Phonemic awareness: initial soundshands-on sortingPractice identifying ending sounds in words. Match pictures with same ending sounds.
Phonemic awareness: final soundshands-on sortingListen for middle sounds in simple CVC words. Use mirrors to watch mouth movements.
Phonemic awareness: medial soundsoral practicePractice blending individual sounds to make words. Use sound boxes and counters.
Phonemic awareness: blendinghands-onLearn to spell and write simple short a words like 'cat,' 'hat,' 'mat.' Sound out each letter.
Spelling: CVC words with short aspelling practiceLearn to spell and write simple short i words like 'sit,' 'hit,' 'pit.' Build word families.
Spelling: CVC words with short ispelling practiceLearn to spell and write simple short o words like 'hot,' 'pot,' 'dot.' Practice phonetic spelling.
Spelling: CVC words with short ospelling practiceLearn to spell and write simple short u words like 'bug,' 'rug,' 'hug.' Sound out carefully.
Spelling: CVC words with short uspelling practiceLearn to spell and write simple short e words like 'bed,' 'red,' 'led.' Review all short vowels.
Spelling: CVC words with short espelling practiceLearn that nouns are naming words for people, places, and things. God made all these!
Grammar: identifying nounsdiscussionIdentify and write nouns for animals God created. Sort animal nouns by category.
Grammar: common nouns (animals)hands-on sortingLearn that names of specific people are special nouns that start with capital letters.
Grammar: proper nouns (names)writing practiceIdentify and write nouns for places. Practice using place nouns in sentences.
Grammar: common nouns (places)writing practiceIdentify and write nouns for everyday objects. Create a picture dictionary of thing nouns.
Grammar: common nouns (things)hands-on projectLearn that verbs are action words that tell what we do. Act out different action verbs.
Grammar: identifying verbsmovement activityIdentify action verbs in Bible stories (walk, talk, pray, love). Act out Bible story actions.
Grammar: verbs in contextinteractive storyPractice using verbs to tell what you can do. Write simple sentences: 'I can run.'
Grammar: using verbs in sentenceswriting practicePractice matching nouns with appropriate action verbs. Build simple noun-verb sentences.
Grammar: noun-verb agreementmatching gamePlay charades acting out different verbs. Guess and write the action words.
Grammar: verb practice and reviewgameLearn that every sentence begins with a capital letter. Practice capitalizing first words.
Mechanics: capital letters at sentence startwriting practicePractice capitalizing the pronoun 'I' and names of people. Write sentences about yourself.
Mechanics: capitalizing I and proper nounswriting practiceLearn that periods mark the end of telling sentences. Practice adding periods correctly.
Mechanics: periods at sentence endwriting practiceLearn that question marks end asking sentences. Practice writing questions with correct punctuation.
Mechanics: question markswriting practiceLearn that exclamation points show strong feeling. Practice using all three end marks appropriately.
Mechanics: exclamation points and reviewwriting practiceLearn to read and spell 'the' and 'a.' Practice using these words in sentences.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'and' and 'is.' Build sentences using these connecting words.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'it' and 'in.' Practice writing simple sentences with these words.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'to' and 'of.' Use these words in meaningful sentences.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceReview all eight high-frequency words learned this week. Play games to practice spelling.
Spelling: sight word reviewreview gameLearn that an opinion is what we think or feel. Share opinions orally about favorite things.
Writing: understanding opinionsdiscussionDraw and write about your favorite animal God created. State opinion and give one reason.
Writing: opinion with reasonhands-on writingDraw and write about your favorite Bible story. Tell why you like it.
Writing: opinion about literaturehands-on writingDraw and write about your favorite season. Give reasons for your choice.
Writing: opinion with supporting reasonhands-on writingShare opinion writing with classmates. Practice listening to others' opinions respectfully.
Oral language: sharing writingpresentationLearn that informative writing teaches facts. Discuss difference between opinions and facts.
Writing: understanding informative purposediscussionDraw and write facts about yourself. Name topic and supply information (age, family, etc.).
Writing: informative text about selfhands-on writingChoose an animal and write facts about it. Name the animal and tell what it does.
Writing: informative text about animalshands-on writingDraw and write steps to do a simple task (wash hands, make a sandwich). Use sequence words.
Writing: simple how-to writinghands-on writingCelebrate 100 days of learning! Write about what you've learned in language arts so far.
Writing: reflective informative textcelebration writingLearn that narratives tell stories with a beginning, middle, and end. Identify story parts.
Writing: understanding narrative structurediscussionDraw and write about a special day. Tell two or more events in order with a reaction.
Writing: personal narrativehands-on writingDraw and write about a time you helped someone. Sequence events: first, next, then, last.
Writing: narrative with sequence wordshands-on writingDraw and write about a time you were brave. Include your feelings in the story.
Writing: narrative with reactionhands-on writingShare narrative writing with classmates. Listen to others' stories and ask questions.
Oral language: presenting narrativespresentationLearn that adjectives describe nouns. Identify describing words for size, color, and shape.
Grammar: introduction to adjectivesdiscussionPractice using color words to describe nouns. Write sentences with color adjectives.
Grammar: color adjectiveswriting practicePractice using size words to describe nouns. Compare objects using size adjectives.
Grammar: size adjectiveshands-on activityPractice using texture words (soft, hard, rough, smooth). Write descriptive sentences.
Grammar: texture adjectivessensory activityUse multiple adjectives to describe things God made. Write detailed descriptive sentences.
Grammar: using multiple adjectiveswriting practiceLearn to read and spell 'you,' 'he,' and 'she.' Practice using pronouns in sentences.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'we,' 'me,' and 'be.' Build sentences with these words.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'was' and 'are.' Practice using these verbs correctly.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'have' and 'has.' Use these words in complete sentences.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceReview all sight words learned. Play games and build sentences with word cards.
Spelling: sight word reviewreview gameLearn that complete sentences have a naming part (noun) and action part (verb). Identify both parts.
Grammar: complete sentence structurediscussionPractice building complete sentences with noun and verb. Add describing words for detail.
Grammar: constructing sentenceshands-on activityIdentify sentence fragments and complete them. Practice recognizing what's missing.
Grammar: identifying fragmentsediting practicePractice adding details to simple sentences. Use who, what, when, where, why, how.
Grammar: sentence expansionwriting practiceWrite complete sentences about a picture. Check for capital letter, punctuation, and completeness.
Grammar: sentence writing masterywriting practiceLearn prepositions that tell where things are: in, on, under, over, by. Act out positions.
Grammar: basic prepositionsmovement activityFollow and give directions using position words. Practice listening and speaking skills.
Oral language: using prepositionsinteractive gameWrite sentences using prepositions to describe where objects are located.
Grammar: prepositions in writingwriting practicePlay hide and seek, then write about where objects were hidden using position words.
Grammar: applying prepositionshands-on gameDescribe detailed pictures using multiple position words. Practice oral and written description.
Grammar: using multiple prepositionsdescription activityLearn the -at word family: cat, hat, mat, sat, rat, bat. Build and spell -at words.
Spelling: -at word familyword buildingLearn the -an word family: can, man, pan, ran, tan, van. Practice reading and spelling.
Spelling: -an word familyword buildingLearn the -op word family: hop, mop, pop, top, stop. Build words by changing initial consonant.
Spelling: -op word familyword buildingLearn the -ig word family: big, dig, pig, wig, fig. Write sentences using -ig words.
Spelling: -ig word familyword buildingReview all word families learned. Sort words by family and write rhyming word lists.
Spelling: word family masteryreview activityLearn that adding details makes writing better. Identify places to add more information.
Writing: understanding revisiondiscussionPractice adding adjectives to simple sentences. Revise previous writing with descriptive words.
Writing: adding adjectivesrevision practicePractice adding more action verbs to narratives. Tell what happened in greater detail.
Writing: adding action detailsrevision practicePractice adding feeling words to narratives. Tell how characters felt during events.
Writing: adding emotional detailsrevision practiceChoose a previous piece of writing and revise by adding details. Share improvements with class.
Writing: complete revision processrevision projectLearn to read and spell 'said,' 'like,' and 'so.' Use these words in meaningful sentences.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'do,' 'see,' and 'my.' Build sentences with these common words.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'for,' 'go,' and 'come.' Practice using these action words.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceLearn to read and spell 'they,' 'with,' and 'all.' Write complete sentences using these words.
Spelling: high-frequency wordsspelling practiceReview all 25 high-frequency words learned so far. Play review games and write stories.
Spelling: cumulative sight word reviewreview gameLearn that plural means more than one. Identify singular and plural nouns in pictures.
Grammar: understanding pluralsdiscussionLearn to form regular plurals by adding -s: cat/cats, dog/dogs. Practice spelling plurals.
Grammar: forming plurals with -sspelling practiceLearn to form plurals by adding -es to words ending in s, x, ch, sh: box/boxes, dish/dishes.
Grammar: forming plurals with -esspelling practicePractice using plural nouns correctly in sentences. Match verbs with plural nouns.
Grammar: using plurals in writingwriting practiceWrite about multiple blessings using plural nouns. Practice gratitude and grammar together.
Grammar: applying plural knowledgewriting projectLearn to use who, what, and where to ask questions. Practice asking about people, things, and places.
Grammar: question words (who, what, where)oral practiceLearn to use when and why to ask questions. Practice asking about time and reasons.
Grammar: question words (when, why)oral practiceLearn to use how to ask questions. Practice asking about methods and processes.
Grammar: question word (how)oral practicePractice writing questions with correct punctuation. Remember capital letter and question mark.
Writing: composing questionswriting practiceWrite questions you have about God, the Bible, or faith. Practice respectful questioning.
Writing: meaningful question compositionwriting projectLearn to leave appropriate space between words. Practice using finger as spacer.
Handwriting: word spacinghandwriting practicePractice keeping letters on the baseline. Focus on consistent letter placement.
Handwriting: baseline alignmenthandwriting practicePractice making tall letters reach the top line. Work on consistent letter height.
Handwriting: letter heighthandwriting practicePractice keeping small letters the right size. Focus on proportional letter formation.
Handwriting: letter size consistencyhandwriting practiceCopy a Bible verse with best handwriting. Focus on spacing, size, and neatness.
Handwriting: applying all skillshandwriting projectPractice identifying the three parts of a story. Retell a simple story with all parts.
Oral language: story structurediscussionPractice using sequence words to retell stories. Put story events in correct order.
Oral language: sequencingoral practiceChoose a Bible story and retell it to a partner. Include important details and sequence.
Oral language: retelling with detailpartner activityUse puppets or act out a story retelling. Focus on including all important events.
Oral language: dramatic retellingperformanceDraw pictures to show story sequence, then retell using the pictures as guides.
Oral language: retelling with visual supporthands-on presentationLearn the parts of a friendly letter: date, greeting, body, closing, signature.
Writing: letter formatdiscussionPractice writing greetings with proper capitalization and punctuation. Learn about commas in greetings.
Writing: letter greetingswriting practicePractice writing the body of a letter. Share news or information with a friend.
Writing: letter bodywriting practicePractice writing closings with proper capitalization and punctuation. Sign your name.
Writing: letter closingwriting practiceWrite a complete letter to a family member or friend. Include all parts of a letter.
Writing: complete letter compositionwriting projectReview all uppercase and lowercase letters. Write the complete alphabet neatly.
Handwriting: complete reviewreview practicePlay games reviewing nouns, verbs, adjectives, and complete sentences.
Grammar: comprehensive reviewreview gameReview all high-frequency words and CVC words through a fun spelling bee activity.
Spelling: comprehensive reviewreview gameWrite one opinion, one informative, and one narrative piece. Show mastery of all text types.
Writing: text type reviewwriting practiceShare favorite writing pieces with the class. Speak clearly and add visual displays.
Oral language: formal presentationpresentationLook through work samples from the year. Discuss growth and improvements in all areas.
Reflection: recognizing growthportfolio reviewWrite and draw about favorite language arts lessons. Share what you learned about communication.
Writing: reflective writingwriting projectCreate a personal dictionary of words you can spell. Celebrate spelling growth.
Spelling: personal word collectionhands-on projectPractice reading your own writing aloud fluently. Celebrate becoming writers and readers.
Oral language: reading own writingreading practiceDiscuss how language is God's gift. Write about how you will use words to honor God.
Writing: purposeful reflectiondiscussion and writingHost an author celebration where students share published writing with families.
Oral language: formal presentation to audiencecelebration eventDisplay best handwriting samples. Write a final piece showing mastery of letter formation.
Handwriting: final showcaseshowcase projectPlay favorite language arts games from the year. Review skills through fun activities.
Comprehensive review through playgame dayDiscuss ways to keep writing over summer. Create a summer writing goal.
Writing: goal settingdiscussion and planningCelebrate completing Kindergarten Language Arts! Receive certificates and share final reflections.
Celebration of year-long achievementcelebrationStart with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!