Instruction at AKPK

Students receive whole-class counseling for thirty minutes each week. Students learn about many different topics in counseling.

• District Counseling Resources

Reading Rocks!

Students visit the library at Albertville Kindergarten and PreK each week for a 30 minute lesson and time to check out books.  We have a special friend named Bernie who visits with us each week to help with our lesson or tell students about the great books he has been reading.  Bernie is always a surprise for our students because you never know what he'll be wearing!

Awareness of print, phonemic awareness, recognize and write upper and lowercase letters, letter sound relationships, writing process and writing skills, listening and speaking skills, vocabulary, segmenting and blending words to read, rhyming, retelling of stories, obtaining information through a variety of resources, reading high frequency words, comprehension skills, identify initial, medial, and final sounds in words, and more.

• View Literacy Standards
• The Alabama Family Guide for Student Reading Success (English)
• The Alabama Family Guide for Student Reading Success (Spanish)

Recognizing, writing, numbers 0-20, and counting 0 -100, skip counting by 10’s to 100, decomposing numbers, understanding positional words, comparing numbers, addition and subtraction, word problems, sorting by attributes, using vocabulary associated with measurement, completing data displays and interpreting data, 2D & 3D shapes, more.

• MA19.K.1: Count forward orally from 0 to 100 by ones and by tens. Count backward orally from 10 to 0 by ones.
• MA19.K.2: Count to 100 by ones beginning with any given number between 0 and 99.
• MA19.K.3: Write numerals from 0 to 20.
• MA19.K.3a: Represent 0 to 20 using concrete objects when given a written numeral from 0 to 20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
• MA19.K.4: Connect counting to cardinality using a variety of concrete objects.
• MA19.K.4a: Say the number names in consecutive order when counting objects.
• MA19.K.4b: Indicate that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted in a set.
• MA19.K.4c: Indicate that the number of objects in a set is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
• MA19.K.4d: Explain that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
• MA19.K.5: Count to answer “how many?” questions.
• MA19.K.5a: Count using no more than 20 concrete objects arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle.
• MA19.K.5b: Count using no more than 10 concrete objects in a scattered configuration.
• MA19.K.5c: Draw the number of objects that matches a given numeral from 0 to 20.
• MA19.K.6: Orally identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater/more than, less/fewer than, or equal/the same as the number of objects in another group, in groups containing up to 10 objects, by using matching, counting, or other strategies.
• MA19.K.7: Compare two numbers between 0 and 10 presented as written numerals (without using inequality symbols).
• MA19.K.8: Represent addition and subtraction up to 10 with concrete objects, fingers, pennies, mental images, drawings, claps or other sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
• MA19.K.9: Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, by using concrete objects or drawings to represent the problem.
• MA19.K.10: Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs of smaller numbers in more than one way, by using concrete objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation. COS Examples Example: 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1
• MA19.K.11: For any number from 0 to 10, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, by using concrete objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
• MA19.K.12: Fluently add and subtract within 5.
• MA19.K.13: Duplicate and extend simple patterns using concrete objects.
• MA19.K.14: Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 by using concrete objects or drawings to demonstrate understanding that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
• MA19.K.15: Classify objects into given categories of 10 or fewer; count the number of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
• MA19.K.15a: Categorize data on Venn diagrams, pictographs, and “yes-no” charts using real objects symbolic representations or pictorial representations.
• MA19.K.16: Identify and describe measurable attributes (length, weight, height) of a single object using vocabulary such as long/short, heavy/light, or tall/short.
• MA19.K.17: Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common to see which object has more of“ or “less of” the attribute and describe the difference.“COS ExamplesExample: Directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller“ or “shorter.”
• MA19.K.18: Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
• MA19.K.19: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall sizes.
• MA19.K.20: Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, flat“) or three-dimensional (“solid”).“
• MA19.K.21: Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (number of sides and vertices or corners“) and other attributes.“
  • Example: having sides of equal length
• MA19.K.22: Model shapes in the world by building them from sticks, clay balls, or other components and by drawing them.
• MA19.K.23: Use simple shapes to compose larger shapes.
  • Example: Join two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle.

Music-tempo, beat, posture, differences in speech and singing voice, rhythmic and melodic patterns, expressive movement, & musical alphabet. 

Students receive music instruction for thirty minutes each week. Students learn about music topics such as beat, posture, differences in speech and singing voice, rhythmic and melodic patterns, expressive movement, & musical alphabet. 

Students receive physical education instruction for thirty minutes each day. Students learn about p.e. topics such as locomotor and non-locomotor skills, including walking, running, jumping, twisting, hopping, skipping, and galloping, balance, engagement in moderate physical activity.

Physical environment, basic needs of living and non-living things, similarities and differences in offspring of plants and animals, animal homes, force and motion, energy, seasons, weather, nutrition, and more.

• SC15.K.1: Investigate the resulting motion of objects when forces of different strengths and directions act upon them (e.g., object being pushed, object being pulled, two objects colliding).
• SC15.K.2: Use observations and data from investigations to determine if a design solution (e.g., designing a ramp to increase the speed of an object in order to move a stationary object) solves the problem of using force to change the speed or direction of an object.*
• SC15.K.3: Distinguish between living and nonliving things and verify what living things need to survive (e.g., animals needing food, water, and air; plants needing nutrients, water, sunlight, and air).
• SC15.K.4: Gather evidence to support how plants and animals provide for their needs by altering their environment (e.g., tree roots breaking a sidewalk to provide space, red fox burrowing to create a den to raise young, humans growing gardens for food and building roads for transportation).
• SC15.K.5: Construct a model of a natural habitat (e.g., terrarium, ant farm, diorama) conducive to meeting the needs of plants and animals native to Alabama.
• SC15.K.6: Identify and plan possible solutions (e.g., reducing, reusing, recycling) to lessen the human impact on the local environment.*
• SC15.K.7: Observe and describe the effects of sunlight on Earth’s surface (e.g., heat from the sun causing evaporation of water or increased temperature of soil, rocks, sand, and water).
• SC15.K.8: Design and construct a device (e.g., hat, canopy, umbrella, tent) to reduce the effects of sunlight.*
• SC15.K.9: Observe, record, and share findings of local weather patterns over a period of time (e.g., increase in daily temperature from morning to afternoon, typical rain and storm patterns from season to season).
• SC15.K.10: Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasts in planning for, preparing for, and responding to severe weather.*

Civic responsibilities, social relationships with others, patriotism, awareness of safe environments for working and learning, character traits, choices that affect us and others, community helpers, past and present, transportation, wants and needs, map skills, cultures, holidays, customs, and traditions, important historical figures, and more.

• SS10.K.1: Sequence events using schedules, calendars, and timelines. 
• SS10.K.2: Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens within the family, classroom, school, and community. 
• SS10.K.3: Describe how rules provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and community. 
• SS10.K.4: Differentiate between needs and wants of family, school, and community. 
• SS10.K.5: Differentiate between goods and services. 
• SS10.K.6: Compare cultural similarities and differences in individuals, families, and communities. 
• SS10.K.7: Describe roles of helpers and leaders, including school principal, school custodian, volunteers, police officers, and fire and rescue workers. 
• SS10.K.8: Recognize maps, globes, and satellite images. 
• SS10.K.9: Differentiate between land forms and bodies of water on maps and globes. 
• SS10.K.10: Apply vocabulary related to giving and following directions. 
• SS10.K.11: Identify symbols, customs, famous individuals, and celebrations representative of our state and nation. 
• SS10.K.12: Describe families and communities of the past, including jobs, education, transportation, communication, and recreation.