Kindergarten Science
A free Kindergarten course from the PGAMO Free K–12 School, built on Core Knowledge Science. Units: Pushes and Pulls, Needs of Plants and Animals, Changing Environments, Weather Patterns, Our Five Senses.
Every lesson has the chapter’s pages to read right on screen, the Big Question, words to know, talk-it-over questions with answers for the teacher, and activity pages to print. Each unit ends with a short quiz, and every unit has a printable study pack for learning offline.
This course is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation (www.coreknowledge.org) made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. PGAMO added the lesson pages, study packs and quizzes layout, and shares them under the same license. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · Core Knowledge Science. Free for everyone — this course may never be sold.
Features
- 73 lessons in 5 units
- The books’ pages right in each lesson
- Unit quizzes
- Printable offline study packs
Target audiences
- Kindergarten students
- Homeschool families and co-ops
Requirements
- Nothing to buy — every book is included free
- A parent or teacher to read and talk with younger students
Curriculum
- 10 Sections
- 143 Lessons
- 36 Weeks
- Start here1
- Unit 1: Pushes and Pulls15
- 2.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 2.2Lesson 1.1: Pushing and Pulling30 Minutes
- 2.3Lesson 1.2: Types of Pushes and Pulls30 Minutes
- 2.4Lesson 1.3: Motion Everywhere30 Minutes
- 2.5Lesson 1.4: Changing Direction30 Minutes
- 2.6Lesson 1.5: Lesson 1 Roundup: Different Pushes and Pulls30 Minutes
- 2.7Lesson 2.1: Starting and Stopping30 Minutes
- 2.8Lesson 2.2: Golf Pushes and Pulls30 Minutes
- 2.9Lesson 2.3: Pushes and Pulls Everywhere30 Minutes
- 2.10Lesson 2.4: Lesson 2 Roundup: Tee Time30 Minutes
- 2.11Lesson 3.1: No-Touch Forces30 Minutes
- 2.12Lesson 3.2: Invisible Pushes and Pulls30 Minutes
- 2.13Lesson 3.3: Lesson 3 Roundup: Invisible Tee Time30 Minutes
- 2.14Unit 1 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 2.15Unit 1 words quiz: Pushes and Pulls20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 2: Needs of Plants and Animals17
- 3.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 3.2Lesson 1.1: Places Plants Live30 Minutes
- 3.3Lesson 1.2: Getting Water and Light30 Minutes
- 3.4Lesson 1.3: Different Places Plants Live30 Minutes
- 3.5Lesson 1.4: Plants and Their Needs30 Minutes
- 3.6Lesson 1.5: Lesson 5 Roundup: Mapping a Vacant Lot30 Minutes
- 3.7Lesson 2.1: All Kinds of Animals30 Minutes
- 3.8Lesson 2.2: Animal Needs for Food and Water30 Minutes
- 3.9Lesson 2.3: Places Animals Live30 Minutes
- 3.10Lesson 2.4: Animals and Their Needs30 Minutes
- 3.11Lesson 2.5: Lesson 2 Roundup: Animals in Our Lot30 Minutes
- 3.12Lesson 3.1: Human Needs30 Minutes
- 3.13Lesson 3.2: Materials Humans Use30 Minutes
- 3.14Lesson 3.3: Meeting Human Needs30 Minutes
- 3.15Lesson 3.4: Lesson 3 Roundup: Modeling a System for Living Things30 Minutes
- 3.16Unit 2 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 3.17Unit 2 words quiz: Needs of Plants and Animals20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 3: Changing Environments24
- 4.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 4.2Lesson 1.1: Meeting Needs30 Minutes
- 4.3Lesson 1.2: Seasons30 Minutes
- 4.4Lesson 1.3: Damaging Changes30 Minutes
- 4.5Lesson 1.4: Lesson 1 Roundup: Organisms and Their Environments30 Minutes
- 4.6Lesson 2.1: Plants Get What They Need30 Minutes
- 4.7Lesson 2.2: Roots, Leaves, and Seeds Cause Changes30 Minutes
- 4.8Lesson 2.3: Plants Change Environments30 Minutes
- 4.9Lesson 2.4: Lesson 2 Roundup: Plants Change Other Living Things30 Minutes
- 4.10Lesson 3.1: Animals Get What They Need30 Minutes
- 4.11Lesson 3.2: Animal Behaviors Cause Changes30 Minutes
- 4.12Lesson 3.3: Animals Change Environments30 Minutes
- 4.13Lesson 3.4: Lesson 3 Roundup: Animals Change Other Living Things30 Minutes
- 4.14Lesson 4.1: Humans Get What They Need30 Minutes
- 4.15Lesson 4.2: Human Behaviors Cause Changes30 Minutes
- 4.16Lesson 4.3: People Change Environments30 Minutes
- 4.17Lesson 4.4: Lesson 4 Roundup: People Change Other Living Things30 Minutes
- 4.18Lesson 5.1: Being Eco-friendly30 Minutes
- 4.19Lesson 5.2: Good and Bad Changes30 Minutes
- 4.20Lesson 5.3: Conservation30 Minutes
- 4.21Lesson 5.4: People Can Protect the Environment30 Minutes
- 4.22Lesson 5.5: Environmental Solutions30 Minutes
- 4.23Unit 3 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 4.24Unit 3 words quiz: Changing Environments20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 4: Weather Patterns18
- 5.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 5.2Lesson 1.1: The Sun and Sunlight30 Minutes
- 5.3Lesson 1.2: Investigating Sunlight and Shade on Earth Materials30 Minutes
- 5.4Lesson 1.3: Lesson 1 Roundup: Sunlight on Earth’s Surface30 Minutes
- 5.5Lesson 2.1: Defining the Problem and Brainstorming Solutions30 Minutes
- 5.6Lesson 2.2: Building a Model Structure30 Minutes
- 5.7Lesson 2.3: Testing Student Models30 Minutes
- 5.8Lesson 2.4: Lesson 2 Roundup: Comparing Solutions30 Minutes
- 5.9Lesson 3.1: Observing Temperature Patterns in a Day30 Minutes
- 5.10Lesson 3.2: Organizing Weather Observations30 Minutes
- 5.11Lesson 3.3: Interpreting Seasonal Patterns30 Minutes
- 5.12Lesson 3.4: Lesson 3 Roundup: Predicting the Weather30 Minutes
- 5.13Lesson 4.1: Observing Severe Weather30 Minutes
- 5.14Lesson 4.2: Collecting Information About Severe Weather Patterns30 Minutes
- 5.15Lesson 4.3: How Are Weather Warnings Communicated?30 Minutes
- 5.16Lesson 4.4: Lesson 4 Roundup: Responding to Weather Warnings30 Minutes
- 5.17Unit 4 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 5.18Unit 4 words quiz: Weather Patterns20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 5: Our Five Senses9
- 6.1Lesson 1: The Sensational Carnival!30 Minutes
- 6.2Lesson 2: Your Sense of Sight30 Minutes
- 6.3Lesson 3: Your Sense of Hearing30 Minutes
- 6.4Lesson 4: Your Sense of Smell30 Minutes
- 6.5Lesson 5: Your Sense of Taste30 Minutes
- 6.6Lesson 6: Your Sense of Touch30 Minutes
- 6.7Lesson 7: Science in Action: A Visit to the Eye Doctor30 Minutes
- 6.8Unit 5 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 6.9Unit 5 words quiz: Our Five Senses20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 2: Needs of Plants and Animals17
- 7.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 7.2Lesson 1.1: Places Plants Live30 Minutes
- 7.3Lesson 1.2: Getting Water and Light30 Minutes
- 7.4Lesson 1.3: Different Places Plants Live30 Minutes
- 7.5Lesson 1.4: Plants and Their Needs30 Minutes
- 7.6Lesson 1.5: Lesson 5 Roundup: Mapping a Vacant Lot30 Minutes
- 7.7Lesson 2.1: All Kinds of Animals30 Minutes
- 7.8Lesson 2.2: Animal Needs for Food and Water30 Minutes
- 7.9Lesson 2.3: Places Animals Live30 Minutes
- 7.10Lesson 2.4: Animals and Their Needs30 Minutes
- 7.11Lesson 2.5: Lesson 2 Roundup: Animals in Our Lot30 Minutes
- 7.12Lesson 3.1: Human Needs30 Minutes
- 7.13Lesson 3.2: Materials Humans Use30 Minutes
- 7.14Lesson 3.3: Meeting Human Needs30 Minutes
- 7.15Lesson 3.4: Lesson 3 Roundup: Modeling a System for Living Things30 Minutes
- 7.16Unit 2 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 7.17Unit 2 words quiz: Needs of Plants and Animals20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 3: Changing Environments24
- 8.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 8.2Lesson 1.1: Meeting Needs30 Minutes
- 8.3Lesson 1.2: Seasons30 Minutes
- 8.4Lesson 1.3: Damaging Changes30 Minutes
- 8.5Lesson 1.4: Lesson 1 Roundup: Organisms and Their Environments30 Minutes
- 8.6Lesson 2.1: Plants Get What They Need30 Minutes
- 8.7Lesson 2.2: Roots, Leaves, and Seeds Cause Changes30 Minutes
- 8.8Lesson 2.3: Plants Change Environments30 Minutes
- 8.9Lesson 2.4: Lesson 2 Roundup: Plants Change Other Living Things30 Minutes
- 8.10Lesson 3.1: Animals Get What They Need30 Minutes
- 8.11Lesson 3.2: Animal Behaviors Cause Changes30 Minutes
- 8.12Lesson 3.3: Animals Change Environments30 Minutes
- 8.13Lesson 3.4: Lesson 3 Roundup: Animals Change Other Living Things30 Minutes
- 8.14Lesson 4.1: Humans Get What They Need30 Minutes
- 8.15Lesson 4.2: Human Behaviors Cause Changes30 Minutes
- 8.16Lesson 4.3: People Change Environments30 Minutes
- 8.17Lesson 4.4: Lesson 4 Roundup: People Change Other Living Things30 Minutes
- 8.18Lesson 5.1: Being Eco-friendly30 Minutes
- 8.19Lesson 5.2: Good and Bad Changes30 Minutes
- 8.20Lesson 5.3: Conservation30 Minutes
- 8.21Lesson 5.4: People Can Protect the Environment30 Minutes
- 8.22Lesson 5.5: Environmental Solutions30 Minutes
- 8.23Unit 3 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 8.24Unit 3 words quiz: Changing Environments20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 4: Weather Patterns18
- 9.1Getting started: Meet the Big Question30 Minutes
- 9.2Lesson 1.1: The Sun and Sunlight30 Minutes
- 9.3Lesson 1.2: Investigating Sunlight and Shade on Earth Materials30 Minutes
- 9.4Lesson 1.3: Lesson 1 Roundup: Sunlight on Earth’s Surface30 Minutes
- 9.5Lesson 2.1: Defining the Problem and Brainstorming Solutions30 Minutes
- 9.6Lesson 2.2: Building a Model Structure30 Minutes
- 9.7Lesson 2.3: Testing Student Models30 Minutes
- 9.8Lesson 2.4: Lesson 2 Roundup: Comparing Solutions30 Minutes
- 9.9Lesson 3.1: Observing Temperature Patterns in a Day30 Minutes
- 9.10Lesson 3.2: Organizing Weather Observations30 Minutes
- 9.11Lesson 3.3: Interpreting Seasonal Patterns30 Minutes
- 9.12Lesson 3.4: Lesson 3 Roundup: Predicting the Weather30 Minutes
- 9.13Lesson 4.1: Observing Severe Weather30 Minutes
- 9.14Lesson 4.2: Collecting Information About Severe Weather Patterns30 Minutes
- 9.15Lesson 4.3: How Are Weather Warnings Communicated?30 Minutes
- 9.16Lesson 4.4: Lesson 4 Roundup: Responding to Weather Warnings30 Minutes
- 9.17Unit 4 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 9.18Unit 4 words quiz: Weather Patterns20 Minutes12 Questions
- Unit 5: Our Five Senses9
- 10.1Lesson 1: The Sensational Carnival!30 Minutes
- 10.2Lesson 2: Your Sense of Sight30 Minutes
- 10.3Lesson 3: Your Sense of Hearing30 Minutes
- 10.4Lesson 4: Your Sense of Smell30 Minutes
- 10.5Lesson 5: Your Sense of Taste30 Minutes
- 10.6Lesson 6: Your Sense of Touch30 Minutes
- 10.7Lesson 7: Science in Action: A Visit to the Eye Doctor30 Minutes
- 10.8Unit 5 review and assessment45 Minutes
- 10.9Unit 5 words quiz: Our Five Senses20 Minutes12 Questions
Instructor

Founder and Director of Pentecostal Gospel Assemblies
