Curriculum Guide |
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RELIGION |
Religion is an important part of a child’s education. The kindergarten religion program includes the use of Sadlier’s We Believe: God Made the World. Objectives: to understand that each person is special and God gave them special talents to share with others; to provide the children with an experience of belonging to a caring, warm, and welcoming community; to provide opportunities to discover the wonder of God’s creations in the world; to affirm families are God’s gifts to us; to help children express their enjoyments of God’s gifts through prayers and helping others; the children experience prayer, liturgy and Bible stories in class, the seasons of the liturgical year. |
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MATHEMATICS |
Kindergarten Math is based on inquiry, exploration, and discovery of their environment leading to the child’s future development of abstract thought. Through a variety of teaching strategies, the students are exposed to both informal and structured group activities. The children complete many hands-on activities that include various types of manipulatives. The children use the Silver, Burdett & Ginn text: Mathematics: The Path to Math Success. The following lessons are included: Mastering numbers and their value, sorting items by shapes, size and color, master patterning skills, attribute sets, number cubes, balances, number lines, clock dials, math concepts, measuring units, ordinal numbers, count by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s, read the calendar, addition and subtraction, recognition of money values, add various coins, recognize numbers 1-200, graphing activities and interpreting simple charts, recognize place values: hundreds, tens, and ones; recognize and print numbers 1-100, geometric solids and identify the shapes. |
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SCIENCE |
Natural Science enables the children to understand themselves, others, the world in which they live, and their Creator. The children experience the fascination of discovery. They examine daily weather conditions and predict changes. Compare seasonal changes, examine planting materials, observe the actual growth of plants, compare the habitats and food of animals, discuss the color changes observed in leaves, experiment with magnifying glasses and measure with scales and balances. |
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LANGUAGE |
Language Arts is the core of future success of all subjects of curriculum. Language Arts embodies the communication skills of speaking, reading, and writing. The foundation skill of reading is reading readiness. The children use two texts by Scott Foresman within their learning experiences: Reading: My Read, Write & Listen Book and The Phonics Workbook. The following lessons are included: Master sequence of the alphabet, recognition of upper and lower case letters, experience in reading skills, language development, master perception, listening and visual literacy, printing skills, left to right progression, sequencing, eye-hand coordination, rhyming words, enhance creative thinking, increase oral vocabulary, identify nouns and verbs within a sentence, answer in complete sentences, journaling, independent reading, recognize details of a story, retell a story, to be able to do a simple oral book report, to develop an interest in literature, building comprehension skills, poems and readers. |
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SOCIAL |
The Social Studies program includes the use of Scott Foresman Social Studies Extension Workbook. The children are introduced to the people and their customs within our community, country and also the world around them. This includes the recognition of the importance of self and others, appreciation of one’s own family and other families, identify occupations of people in local government, promote feeling of patriotism, respect for our American heritage and that of other cultures, demonstrate fairness, cooperation and courtesy in dealing with others, importance of community helpers, learn about various occupations, importance and use of maps/globe, and holidays celebrated throughout the year. |