Kindergarten Curriculum

Religion

  • Creation
  • Thanksgiving
  • Advent, Christmas
  • Lent and Easter
  • Baptism
  • Jesus
  • Feelings, Prayers
  • Saints & Angels
  • Bible stories
  • Prayer Services
  • Christian Attitudes
  • Family of God
  • Attendance at Mass
  • Rosary Stations

Math

  • One-to-One Correspondence
  • Patterns, Sorting, Graphing
  • Comparing Numbers
  • Properties of Shapes
  • Ordinal Position
  • Counting Money - pennies, nickels and dimes
  • Time to the Hour
  • Geoboards (shapes on a geoboard)
  • Acting out Story problems
  • Matching Equivalent Sets
  • Problem Solving

Science

  • Weather, Plants, Seasons
  • Environment Awareness
  • Space, 5 Senses
  • Safety, Dental Health
  • Drug Awareness
  • Ocean Life
  • Dinosaurs
  • Life Cycle of Butterflies
  • Hygiene
  • Caring for the Earth
  • Nutrition
  • Wood, Paper & Fabric Foss Kits

Language

  • Reading - Comprehension Skills, Arts,
  • Picture/Word Association/Word Recognition
  • Literature, Listening Skills
  • Grammar
  • Letters, Words, Sentences, Punctuation, Spoken/Oral Language
  • Phonics
  • Vowels, Consonants
  • Journals
  • Accelerated Reader

Social Studies

  • Holidays and Customs,
  • Careers Cultural Differences
  • Black History Community Helpers
  • Family Life, Native Americans
  • Government (voting and presidents)
  • Current Events Citizenship
  • Geography

Art

  • Experiment with Materials
  • Practice with "tools": Paint Brushes, Scissors, Glue Sticks
  • Activities: patterns, color, texture, line in drawing

Library

  • Book Care
  • Listening skills from storytelling
  • Media - video stories, books on tape, film strips
  • Plots and Main Characters
  • Storybooks and Picture Books
  • Fairy Tales
  • Book Fairs

Music

  • Musical and Christmas Program
  • Nursery Rhymes, Musical Alphabet
  • Counting
  • Musical Games
  • Free Movement
  • Visual and Aural Instrument Recognition, Improvisation
  • Singing, Playing, and Feeling Music
  • Instrument Exploration

Physical Education

  • Striking and Catching
  • Running, Jumping, Skipping, Hopping
  • Dribbling, Rhythm
  • Parachute
  • Simple Games
  • Directional Skills
  • Movement Control
  • Jump Rope, Dodging
  • Sportsmanship
  • Soccer Skills

Computers

  • Computer Use and Care
  • Identification of Special Keys (Space Bar, Enter, Escape, Arrows, Letters)
  • Log On/Off Procedure
  • Run Program

Special Program

  • Henry's Ark Petting Farm
  • Pumpkin Farm Field Trip
  • Dentist Office Visit
  • Fire Safety
  • Blue Apple Players Field Trip
  • Hospital Visit
  • McDonald's Reading Program or Book It
  • Butterfly Garden
  • Jefferson County Public Library and Picnic
  • Mass with Seniors
  • Graduation