KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

 

Bible

• Old and New Testament themes: God’s creation and Jesus, God’s Son

• Weekly scripture memory

• Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

 

Language Arts

• Phonemic awareness: Recognition of sounds and rhymes

• Orton-Gillingham phonics instruction and spelling of phonetic and non-phonetic words

• Reading fluency, including 100 sight words; read sentences

• Reading comprehension: Recognize sequence, make predictions, identify main idea and characters

• Listening and speaking: Follow directions; share experiences

• Writing:  Letters, numbers, recognize punctuation and capitalization

 

Math

• Numbers and operations: Number sequence to 100, skip counting, introduction to addition and subtraction

• Measurement: Time, money, customary measurement

• Geometry:  Plane and solid figures

• Graphs:  Bar graphs and pictographs

• Estimation

• Algebraic reasoning: Patterns

• Problem solving strategies

 

Social Studies

• Civics:  Families and structure

• Economics:  Community services

• Geography:  Maps and globes

• History:  culture, holidays, and historical figures

 

Science

• Life science:  Plants, animals, personal health

• Earth science: Land and water, weather

• Physical science:  Movement, matter, light

 

Library

• Literature appreciation, story elements, and self-selected reading

 

Technology: One class per week

• Introduction to keyboard, computer graphics, and coding

 

Physical Education:  Two classes per week

• Movement, fitness, group games   

 

Music:  Two classes per week

• Vocal music, listening, rhythm and movement    

 

Foreign Language:  One class per week

• Survey of conversational Spanish and Spanish culture

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