Welcome to Kindergarten!

"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn." ~John Cotton Dana

In Kindergarten We Work On:

Mathematics

• Counting numbers
• Writing numbers
• Recognizing numbers
• Ordering numbers
• Recognizing Shapes
• Recognizing Patterns

Reading

• Identifying Letters
• Identifying Letter Sounds
• Guided Reading Groups

Writing

• Writer's Workshop
• Spelling Words
• Our Handwriting

Social Studies

• Learning About Communities
• Identifying the Days of the Week
• Identifying the Months of the Year
• Identifying About Goods and Services 

Science

• Learning About Living Things
• Making Observations 
• Using Our 5 Senses

Additionally we work on:

• Listening and Speaking Skills
• Using Technology
• Hands-on-Activities 
• Building a partnership with our parents

When children play, they:

• Explore the natural and social world
• Develop and practice social and language skills that may be more complex than in everyday activities
• Expand and challenge their physical skills
• Experiment with new ideas including symbolic competence required fo
• r formal learning
• Enhance their self-confidence
• Think and express themselves creatively
• Respond to experiences with or without language
• Develop their sense of self and identity