Kindergarten Curriculum
In addition to the following Kindergarten curriculum, the children also enjoy Free Play and Outside Recess.
Math
- Count to 100
- Counting by 5’s and 10’s to 100
- Identify/write numbers 0 – 20
- Number sequence
- Understand the concept of elements in a set (0 – 20)
- Introduce the concept of elements in a set (0 – 20)
- Introduce the concept of more, less, equal
- Ordinals – first through fifth
- Sequence – first, next, last
- Shapes – identify and copy
- Patterns
- Graphing
- Sorting and classifying
- Time to the hour – standard and digital
- Money – penny, nickel, dime
- Calendar – month, days of the week, year
- Introduction of addition and subtraction
Science
- Apples and pumpkins
- Seasons
- Weather
- Animals
- Plants
- Hibernation
- Penguins
- Nutrition
- Five Senses
- Dental Health
- Environment – Earth Day
- Frogs
- Pond Life
- Butterflies
- Ocean Life
- Bugs
Arts and Crafts
- Letter activities
- Holidays
- Seasonal
- Perceptual awareness
- Picture completion
- Free time in the Art Center
Library
- Stories
Reading Readiness
- Exposure to literature through books, poems, storytelling
- Authors and Illustrators
- Nursery Rhymes
- Upper/lower case letter recognition
- Letter formation – upper/lower case
- Matching upper/lower case letters in random order
- Letter sounds
- Left to right progression
- Sequencing
- Rhyming words
- Write first and last name in upper/lower case letters
- Write initials
- Colors and color words
- Sight words
- Word families
- Free writing
Social Studies
- Me – I am special
- My Family
- My School
- My Community
- My Country
- Fire Safety
- Holidays
- Famous People
- Pilgrims and Native Americans
- Presidents
- Voting
Music
- Letter songs
- Holiday songs
- Patriotic songs
- Seasonal songs
- Learning songs
- Rhythm
Religion
- God as Creator
- Bible Stories
- Family
- Baptism
- Getting to know the Church
- Peace
- All Saints Day
- Thanksgiving
- Advent
- Christmas
- Ash Wednesday
- Lent
- Easter
- Blessed Mother’s Birthday
- Prayers
- Attend School Liturgies
Fine Motor Skills
- Handwriting – Letter formation, Numeral formation
- Coloring
- Cutting
- Tracing
- Dot-to-Dots
Physical Education
- Gross motor activities
- Games
- Relay races