The children are offered frequent, meaningful breaks through the day where they may choose to participate in imaginative play, sensory exploration, STEM challenges and gross motor activities. These breaks are a critical component of the children’s day because they provide an opportunity for the children to socialize, encounter authentic problem-solving situations and understand the value of mental breaks. Additionally, these breaks are important to help the children remain focused throughout their academic day.
The kindergarten curriculum is designed to ensure that child will meet beginning 1st grade expectations by
the end of the year. Those expectations include:Social Expectations:
- - Show respect to others, themselves, and their environment
- - Work independently for small increments of time
- - Clean up after themselves in play and work
- - Use materials appropriately
- - Act in a safe and calm manner
- - Advocate for themselves
- - Organize their own materials
- - Problem solve with peers
Academic Expectations:- Reading:
- - Know all uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds
- - Learn sight words
- - Read simple sentences and short paragraphs
- - Retell simple stories
- - Answer comprehension questions
- Writing:
- - Write uppercase and lowercase letters properly
- - Write simple stories using phonetic spelling
- Math:
- - Know, write, and use numbers 1-20
- - Count to 100
- - Skip count by 5’s and 10’s to 100
- - Basic addition and subtraction
- - Label and continue patterns
- - Identify geometric shapes
- - Measure with non-standard units