Kindergarten Program

80 Skills Kids Should Have Before They Start Kindergarten

Curriculum Map at a Glance (K-5)

Specific Kindergarten Curriculum Map

Kindergarten Program Description

Monday- Thursday Full Day Schedule: Academic Kindergarten
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
  • Cursive instruction
  • Reading groups
  • Math groups
  • Spelling
  • History/Geography
  • Science Exploration
  • Lunch & Recess (11:15 AM-12:00 PM)
  • Regroup & Rest Time: Listening to music and stories
  • Specials: Music, Art, PE (one special per day)
  • Movement / Exercise / Recess
  • Core Knowledge: Literature
  • Learning Centers
  • Vocabulary
Friday Schedule: Early Release (1:30 PM for students)
  • Friday Assembly (All students)
  • Cursive instruction
  • Seatwork
  • Reading groups
  • Specials: Music, Art, PE (one special per day)
  • Vocabulary & Language Exploration
  • Lunch & Recess (11:15 AM-12:00 PM)
  • Regroup & Rest Time: Listening to music and stories
  • Science exploration
  • Movement / Exercise / Recess
Supplemental Program Elements- Description in Detail
  • Vocabulary
  • Study of Nursery Rhymes – Discussing meaning, acting out important scenes
  • Recalling story sequences through use of words (e.g. beginning, middle, and end)
  • Hearing good children’s literature read aloud with questions asked to stimulate thoughtful reflection
  • Conversation skills – speaking in complete sentences using rich vocabulary, using correct word order & grammar
Core Knowledge Science
  • Plants and plant growth
  • Seasons and Weather
  • The Human Body – 5 senses and taking care of your body
  • Animals and their needs
Motor Skills
  • Coloring
  • Craft time: using scissors and gluing to encourage eye-hand coordination and creativity
  • Centers time: imaginative play (with puppets), building blocks, connecting items, phonics and picture reviews,
  • Puzzles, practice tying foam shoes, playdough, sequencing stories, math activities, magnet play
Social Skills
  • Learning to work with all classmates, taking turns, sharing
  • Following simple and multi-step directions
  • Character Pillars and Traits are reinforced

(e.g., what “respect” looks like and sounds like)