Kindergarten
Kindergarten lesson plans, slideshows, and other resources for EL Education
Math resources, lesson plans and curricular support for kindergarten
Kindergarten/TK Resources
Early Literacy Central (assessment materials and supports)
EL Education is the provider of the new ELA curriculum that has been adopted by OUSD for grades K-5, starting in the 2021-22 school year.* The curriculum is standards-based, and relies heavily on fiction and nonfiction trade books. OUSD teachers can find EL Education materials and lesson plans at EL Ed Central.
* OUSD Dual Language schools use the Benchmark Education curriculum for language instruction.
Module 1
Toys and Play
What can we do to make playing together fun? What makes toys fun? Which classroom toy do we prefer and why?
Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Toys Galore by Peter Stein
Playing with Friends by Rebecca Rissman
Module 2
Weather Wonders
What is weather? How can I be prepared for any type of weather? What is weather like around the world? How does weather affect people? How can I write a story that teaches my reader about weather?
Umbrella by Taro Yashima
Brave Irene by William Steig
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather by Marilyn Singer
Weather (National Geographic Readers) by Kristin Baird Rattini)
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Six per Classroom)
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons
Module 3
Trees Are Alive
What do all living things need to live and grow? What do researchers do? How do we know that something is living? How do living things depend on trees to meet their needs?
The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones
What’s Alive? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Are Trees Alive? by Debbie Miller
Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber
Module 4
Enjoying and Appreciating Trees
How and why are trees important to us and our communities? How can we inspire others to appreciate and enjoy trees?
A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry
A Tree for Emmy by Mary Ann Rodman
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli
We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow
Oliver's Tree by Kit Chase
Gus Is a Tree by Claire Babin
Eureka Math2 (Eureka Math "Squared") is the adopted OUSD curriculum for elementary schools. The curriculum is aligned to California Common Core standards, which describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject in each grade.
Fall
Module 1
Counting and Cardinality
Module 2
Two- and Three-Dimensional Shapes
Winter
Module 3
Comparison
Module 4
Composition and Decomposition
Spring
Module 5
Addition and Subtraction
Module 6
Place Value Foundations
For elementary science instruction, OUSD uses FOSS (Full Option Science System), a research-based science curriculum developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. This curriculum emphasizes hands-on activities and is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The order of the three modules varies from school to school, depending on the rotation of physical science kits at each school site.
Physical Science
Materials and Motion
What is made of wood, paper, and fabric, and how are the properties of those materials useful to us?
How can we change the motion of an object?
Investigations:
Getting to Know Wood
Getting to Know Paper
Getting to Know Fabric
Getting Things to Move
Earth Science
Trees and Weather
What do trees need to live and grow?
How does weather affect trees?
What changes do trees cause in their surroundings?
Investigations:
Observing Trees
Observing Leaves
Observing Weather
Trees through the Seasons
Life Science
Animals Two by Two
How are animal structures similar and different?
What do animals need to live and grow?
Investigations:
Goldfish and Guppies
Water and Land Snails
Big and Little Worms
Pill Bugs and Sow Bugs
Kindergarten Academic Milestones (for families)
Milestones_Kindergarten.pdf