Kindergarten Overview
Kindergarten
Full Day 5 day program
8:30 am - 3:15 PM
Curriculum Highlights
Religion:
One in Christ by Concordia Publishing House
Bible Stories from Genesis – Revelations
Weekly memory verse to help them remember Jesus in their daily lives
Reading:
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Learning to Write Series.
Letter Books A-Z Students will learn:
Name, sound and formation of each letter
Identify the letter and letter sounds in the initial position
Teach the formation of capital and lowercase letters
Develop word attack skills and blend letter sounds into words
Learn memory words
Develop reading comprehension skills
Discriminate between similar letters
Teach association skills
Spell dictated words
Follow oral directions
Enjoy reading and listening to stories
Math:
Savvas
Numbers 0 to 5
Compare Numbers 0 to 5
Numbers 6 to 10
Compare Numbers 0 to 10
Classify and Count Data
Understand Addition
Understand Subtraction
More Addition and Subtraction
Count Numbers to 20
Compose and Decompose Numbers 11 to 19
Count Numbers to 100
Identify and Describe Shapes
Analyze, Compare, and Create Shapes
Describe and Compare Measurable Attributes
Social Studies:
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Friends and Neighbors
Friends and Family
Where We Live
Working Together
I Am a Citizen
People Work
Things Change
Science:
HMH SCIENCE - Demensions
Engineering and Technology
Forces and Motion
Plants and Animals
Sun Warms Earth
Weather
Earth’s Resources
Thematic Units:
Fire Safety
Dental Health
Historical Events
Holidays
Weekly Specials:
Once a week students will attend a thirty minute sessions in each subject
Art
Computers
Library
Music/Choir
Spanish
STEAM
Other Kindergarten Activities:
Classroom Parties (Halloween, Christmas, & Valentine’s Day)
100th Day of School Celebration
Field Trips
Lutheran Schools Week (January)
Surprise Reader (Parent’s sign up to come in and read a story to the class)