Kindergarten Prep

Reading

Macmillan-McGraw Hill’s “Beginning To Read, Write and Listen” Comprehensive program that encompasses reading, writing, auditory, and oral skills for beginning readers Identification of all consonant letter sounds Introduction to short vowel sounds Introduction to phonic skills to decode and comprehend written words Introduction to reading simple sentences and stories Understanding the difference between a letter, a word, and a sentence Be able to create a series of rhyming words Introduction to high-frequency sight words Develop an awareness of patterns and sounds in language Print rich environment to promote comprehension and vocabulary Read words in familiar surroundings Learn how to recognize beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words Knowledge of letters and sounds through writing and reading Daily reading aloud and story time

Writing

Introduction of writing all letters of the alphabet Work on writing first name legibly Introduction to writing as a form of communication Introduction to writing words and sentences using phonetic spelling Participate in independent and teacher-directed story writing Introduction to sentence structure through creative writing and self-expression Traditional manuscript printing and writing centers

Literacy Information Gathering

Exposure to a variety of literature: fiction, non-fiction, songs, and poems Identify differences between fiction and non-fiction Group discussions about reading material Introduction to gaining information from pictures, stories, and charts Develop ability to retell a short story, with beginning, middle and end Promote independent and critical thinking skills

Science

Introduction to Earth Science, identify and explore different seasons Daily weather and affect it has on plants, animals and people Introduction to plant and animal life Begin to recognize mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts, plants, animals, and insects Introduction of five senses Begin to understand and describe properties of common objects Learning through hands-on experience and field trips

Math

Introduction of classifying and sorting groups of objects Recognize and create patterns Introduction of printing numbers 1-20 Identify and describe simple geometric figures Introduction to graphing skills, money, measurement, and object comparison Introduction between numbers and quantities Introduction of the concept of time, days of the week, months of the year Introduction to prediction and estimation Introduction to spatial organization, begin to use geometric representations (pattern blocks, color tiles, unifix cubes)

Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Creative arts and painting Rhythm and movement Cooking Multicultural awareness and understanding Dramatic play Learning centers Blocks and building manipulative Fine motor development, cutting skills Cooperative and team-building skills Daily reading aloud, essential for reading success

Outdoor Play

Gross motor skills Physical development

Age specific: December, January, February birthdates
Mandatory 5 morning attendance
Highly qualified and caring staff
Teachers certified in CPR and first aid
Open door policy
Daily communication with memo and lesson plans
Annual assessments for growth and development
Annual parent teacher conferences