Below is a breakdown of our curriculum at the Kindergarten Academy. Your child is sure to have many amazing learning experiences this year!

Reading

• Parts of a book

• Concepts of print (punctuation, word/letter, directionality)

• Parts of a story (character, setting, events, problem, solution)

• Comprehension

• Making predictions

• Reading strategies

• Responding to literature

• Reading fluency

• Making connections to books

• Retelling a story

• Visualize/think aloud while reading

• Parts of a non-fiction book

Word Work

• Words with different sounds

• Words with same sounds

• Uppercase/lowercase letter identification

• Sight words

• Beginning sounds

• Rhyming words

• Connect sounds to letters

• Ending sounds

• Blending sounds to make words

• Segmenting sounds

• Word families

• Middle sounds

• Vowels

Writing

• Kid-writing

• Writing process/narrative

• Writing process/informative

• Making alphabet letters

• Conventions of writing (words, spaces, periods, sentences)

• Stretching out words

• Using word wall to enhance writing

• Descriptive words

• Story sequence

• Writing letters, lists and instructions

Math

• Numbers and counting

• Sorting

• Graphing

• Shapes

• Patterns

• Measurement

• Money

• Symmetry

• Addition/subtraction

• Probability

Science

• Fish

• Worms

• Isopods

• Environment

• Five senses

• Trees

• Farms

• Balls and ramps

• Social Skills

• Following directions

• Asking for help

• Being asked to play

• Appropriate voice tone

• Reporting to the teacher

• Sharing

• Making an apology

• Listening

• Showing respect