Email: thackerk@wcisd.net

This is Mrs. Thacker's 23rd year of teaching--all in Kindergarten!  She began her teaching career at Melissa ISD and this is her 16th year at Wolfe City Elementary.

Kimberly Thacker is a proud 1994 Wolfe City High School graduate and when she's not teaching, she enjoys reading, listening to music, and spending time with her family-especially her precious grandbabies, niece, and nephews!

Degrees and Certifications:

*Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies/Elementary Education
*Early Childhood Specialization
*ESL Certification

Kindergarten English Language Arts

1st Nine Weeks

Unit 01: Sharing Ideas and Messages

Unit 02: Reading with Purpose

2nd Nine Weeks

Unit 02: Reading with Purpose – continued

Unit 03: Growing Readers and Writers Through Literary Works

3rd Nine Weeks

Unit 04: Growing Readers and Writers Through Informational Text

Unit 05A: Rediscovering Literary Text

4th Nine Weeks

Unit 05B: Connecting as Readers and Writers

Unit 06A: Research: Generating Questions and Finding Answers

Unit 06B: Media Matters

Kindergarten Math

1st Nine Weeks

Unit 01: Introducing and Developing Numbers 0 – 5 and Reciting Numbers to 30

Unit 02: Introducing Contextual Sums and Minuends to 5

Unit 03: Introducing and Developing Numbers 6 – 10 and Reciting Numbers to 60

2nd Nine Weeks

Unit 04: Contextual Sums and Minuends to 5

Unit 05: Data Analysis with Numbers 0 – 10

Unit 06: Introducing and Developing Numbers 11 – 15 and Reciting Numbers to 90

Unit 07: Introducing Contextual Sums and Minuends to 10

3rd Nine Weeks

Unit 08: Introducing and Developing Numbers 16 – 20 and Reciting Numbers to at Least 100

Unit 09: Contextual Sums and Minuends to 10

Unit 10: Data Analysis with Numbers 10 – 20

Unit 11: Geometry – Two-Dimensional Shapes

Unit 12: Geometry – Three-Dimensional Solids

4th Nine Weeks

Unit 12: Geometry – Three-Dimensional Solids (continued)

Unit 13: Coin Identification

Unit 14: Measurable Attributes and Direct Comparisons

Unit 15: Numeracy

Unit 16: Personal Financial Literacy

Kindergarten Science

1st Nine Weeks

Introduction: Working Like a Scientist

Unit 01: Exploring Properties of Objects

Unit 02: Exploring Energy

2nd Nine Weeks

Unit 03: Exploring Position and Motion

Unit 04: Exploring Earth Materials

Unit 05: Exploring Weather

3rd Nine Weeks

Unit 06: Observing Objects in the Sky

Unit 07: Describing Seasons

Unit 08: Exploring Organisms and Environments

4th Nine Weeks

Unit 08: Exploring Organisms and Environments (continued)

Unit 09: Exploring Physical Characteristics of Organisms

Unit 10: Exploring Plant Life Cycles

Kindergarten Social Studies

1st Nine Weeks

Unit 01: My Home and My Classroom

Unit 02: Our School Community

2nd Nine Weeks

Unit 02: Our School Community (continued)

Unit 03: Geography and Places

3rd Nine Weeks

Unit 04: Community Celebrations, Customs, and Family Traditions

Unit 05: Citizens in the Community

4th Nine Weeks

Unit 05: Citizens in the Community (continued)

Unit 06: Working Together in a Community

Parent Directions for Google Sign-up--Kindergarten

Mrs. Thacker's Google Classroom

Kindergarten Online Resources for Additional Practice & Learning

Kindergarten Sight Word List-EXCEL

Kindergarten Sight Word List-PDF

Counting to 100 Chart-EXCEL 

Counting to 100 Chart-PDF