Kindergarten Program And Curriculum

As children reach school age, our comprehensive full-day kindergarten program helps them explore, communicate, and create – all in a nurturing, small-class setting of 24 students and 2 fully qualified teachers. Our curriculum offers reading, writing, language arts, math, science, social studies, technology, art, music and physical fitness presented in a fun way to encourage a lifelong love of learning.

Standards

Curriculum is aligned with the California Core Standards. You can find these standards online at www.corestandards.org

Language Arts

Phonics is an integral part of the language arts program in kindergarten. We learn/review all the letter sounds and begin using them in our reading and writing program daily.
Reader's and Writer's Workshop is a big component of the language arts program. This program has been developed and guided by the curriculum created at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York. The goal of these workshops is to show children that they are all readers and writers in their everyday lives. Through mini lessons, the children will learn skills and strategies to help them become confident readers and writers. The teacher will have the opportunity to conference with students individually and build upon their specific skills. These workshops are extremely beneficial for them because the objective is to work at the pace of the student, learning and practicing the skills they need to build fluency through continuous exposure to the process of reading and writing.

Math

Math is everywhere! Our daily routine emphasizes many mathematical skills; from analyzing the calendar, tallying our days in school, graphing, and showing computation using real life problems- these are subtle ways that we weave math into our program. In kindergarten our mathematical experience is hands-on, using manipulatives and making math part of our everyday life. We will use a mix of different programs and resources to develop these skills. Due to the program being very hands on, you will not see a lot of work come home that involves math. The areas of concentration are numbers, patterns, geometrical shapes and concepts, sorting, measurement and problem solving. The activities are exciting and challenging and will help provide the foundation that your child needs in order to have a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.

SCIENCE:

The science program follows the Next Generation Science Standards. These are standards that are geared towards the children learning as a group and working as a group. Some areas they will focus on are living and non-living, weather, water cycle, sun, engineering, ecology, safety, nutrition, fitness, and hygiene.

TECHNOLOGY:

Chrome books, iPads, desktops, use input devices e.g. mouse and keyboard, and output devices e.g. monitor, printer with developmentally appropriate learning programs.

ART:

We will learn a variety of art skills based on famous artists’ styles and then mimic these styles creating unique art! There will be opportunities to use glue, stencils, scissors, paper, paints, clay, dough, markers, crayons, chalk, and a variety of other materials to make creative projects.

P.E. & HEALTH:

Taking care of their body as a whole including, but not limited to mindfulness practices, physical exercise, yoga, dental, nutrition, grooming, safety and injury prevention, mental and emotional well being, community and environment.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

citizenship, literature, character development, community helpers, calendar skills, beginning map skills, holidays, and historical events etc.…

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT:

Singing, dancing, instruments, cooperative skills, etc. In addition to developing your kindergartener's academic skills, they will also develop age-appropriate and relevant social, emotional and physical skills which will help your student become a confident, competent learner. Below is a list of some of the skills your student will develop.

Social

• Collaborating with classmates
• Participating in group discussions
• Asking thought-provoking questions

Emotional

• Discussing goals and shared experiences
• Gaining a sense of accomplishment and pride

Physical

• Engaging in team-oriented sports experiences
• Developing motor skills
• Learning about the importance of healthy nutrition
• Health and Hygiene

Intellectual

• Asking questions and forming conclusions
• Solving Problems
• Conflict resolution
• Expressive communication skills
• Learning about geography

All supplies, curriculum, materials, snacks and healthy lunches will be provided to your student at no additional cost!

 

Maroof Mendez

ABC Magic Moments Preschool & Kindergarten
President/Director