Kindergarten

EXPECTATIONS:

 

Social Skills:

Acquire good etiquette and learn positive interaction with others. Learn to relate to peers.

Handle a full day away from parents. Develop sharing relationships with other peers.

 

ACADEMIC SKILLS:

 

Speech

• Speak fluently and answer in complete sentences.

• Speak clearly and distinctly.

• Clearly express themselves verbally.

• Learn to share ideas with class.

• Share their well-developed thoughts and be understood by their peers and adults.

 

Math

• Introduction to basic addition and subtraction.

 

English

• Sentence structure and punctuation.

• Phonics.

• Write sentences about stories that have been read to them.

• Speak in class about stories that have been read to them.

 

Science

• Understand the four seasons, five senses, plants, animal families, dinosaurs, and the planets.

• Take nature walks.

• Create a garden and grow a root plant.

 

History/Social Science

• Basic understanding of 50 states and directions (North, South, East, and West).

• Basic knowledge of the Pilgrims’ journey on the Mayflower and Native Americans.

 

Reading

• Reading readiness by addressing words phonetically.

• Reading comprehension.

 

Writing

• Writing neatly and focus on forming letters correctly.