JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN
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DIRECTOR OF THE JUNIOR K PROGRAM: KATIE KARNER

The Academy Junior Kindergarten class runs Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon.  It is for children 4 to 5 years of age who have either had some prior Preschool or Pre-K experience or otherwise demonstrate an ability to sit and focus on specific lessons for 15 to 20 minute time periods.  Class size is a maximum of 10 students.

The curriculum is based on Core Knowledge and includes:

Language Development

• Emerging literacy skills in reading and writing

• Oral language

• Storybook reading and storytelling

Knowledge Acquisition and Cognitive Development

• Mathematical reasoning and number sense

• Orientation in time

• Orientation in space

• Scientific reasoning and the physical world

• Music

• Art

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development

• Movement and coordination

Social and Emotional Development

• Autonomy and social skills

Approaches to Learning

• Work habits

In addition to Core Knowledge and Junior K curriculum includes:

• Spanish

• Drama

• Dance and Movement

• Library Time

• International Culture

• Ethics/non-competitive games

• Field trips to reinforce drama, art, science and social studies  

 

SENIOR KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM

 

  DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR K PROGRAM:  KRISTIN WILSON

The Academy Senior Kindergarten class is an all day program from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Senior Kindergarten is for five- to six- year-old students who usually have had prior Preschool and/or Pre-Kindergarten experience.  The students should be ready to focus on specific lessons and understand and follow directions from the teachers.  Class size is a maximum of 10 students.

The Kindergarten Core Knowledge curriculum includes:

Language Arts

• Reading and Writing

• Book and Print Awareness
• Phonemic Awareness
• Decoding and Encoding
• Reading and Language Comprehension
• Writing and Spelling

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Sayings and Phrases

Mathematics

• Patterns and Classification

• Numbers and Number Sense

• Money

• Computation

• Measurement

• Geometry

History and Geography

World Geography

American Geography

• Native American Peoples, Past and Present
• Early Exploration and Settlement
• Presidents, Past and Present
• Symbols and Figures

Science

• Plants and Plant Growth

• Animals and Their Needs

• Staying Healthy

• The Human Body

• Introduction to Magnetism

• Seasons and Weather

• Taking Care of the Earth

• Science Biographies

Visual Arts

• Elements of Art

• Color

• Line

• Sculpture

• Looking at and Talking about Works of Art

Music

• Elements of Music

• Listening To and Understanding Musical Works

• Songs

In addition to Core Knowledge the Senior Kindergarten curriculum includes:

• Spanish

• Drama

• Dance and Movement

• Physical Education

• Library Time

• International Culture

• Ethics and Social Development

• Field trips to reinforce drama, art, science and social studies

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