Kindergarten Curriculum
Bible
Biblical Choices Kindergarten: The God of Creation is divided into four quarters of emphasis:
- God created the perfect world
- Choices in the family
- God becomes the perfect person
- Jesus is our example
Bible stories are reinforced through dramatic play and songs. Prayer and biblical teachings are intertwined throughout the day.
Phonics/Reading
Kindergarten Beginnings K5, Bob Jones University Press, covers 44 phonetic sounds and their common spellings. It assimilates phonics, listening, reading comprehension, science, Heritage Studies and literature through songs, charts and activities. High frequency words are reinforced in the easy reader class booklets. Hand writing skills are also practiced using pre-cursive strokes.
Writing
Kid Writing Journaling, teaches students the phonemic process of decoding words to learn sound-symbol relationships. Adult underwriting allows children to compare their writing to conventional writing. Young Author books are dictated, illustrated and “published” by the students.
Mathematics
Math Their Way is a hands-on, manipulative based math program. Key concepts include counting, number to object correspondence, patterning, shapes, graphing, money, time, addition and subtraction 10.
Science
FOSS (Full Option Science System) includes two units of study – Animals 2x2 and Wood/Paper.
Animals Two by Two provides young students with close and personal interaction with some common land and water animals. Appropriate classroom habitats are established, and students learn to care for the animal.
Wood and Paper Module- students are introduced to a wide variety of woods and papers in a systematic way. They observe the properties of these materials and discover what happens when they are subjected to a number of tests and interactions with other materials. Students learn that wood and paper can be recycled to create new forms of paper or wood that has new properties. Finally, they use what they know about the properties of these marvelous materials as they change wood and paper into a variety of products.
Computer
Students reinforce basic math, reading/phonic skills using a variety of educational software such as Jump Start Kindergarten and Jump Start Kindergarten Advanced. Students practice mouse control and beginning keyboard usage.
Field Trips/Cultural Experiences
Students go on field trips as they are related to units and learning activities in class.
Pumpkin Patch (fall)
Post Office/Scoops Ice Cream Shop (winter)
Gymnastics for You
Major Thematic Units
Raccoons & Bees (fall)
Polar Bears (winter)
Frogs (spring)