Jr. Kindergarten & Pre-K

All programs incorporate our SPROUTS Curriculum which spirals from Preschool through Kindergarten building on learning concepts for a consistent flow from grade level to grade level.  Jr. Kindergarten is a Kindergarten Prep Class that is Theme-Based with an emphasis on nature and agriculture.  All lessons and activities are based off of the literature for the day.  Each week, the students are introduced to new concepts that build on previous lessons to continually develop academic, social, and emotional skills such as letter recognition, science, and math while working on fine and gross motor skills. 

The goal of Jr. Kindergarten is to help instill a love of education and learning while preparing the students for their next steps in their academic development whether that is Kindergarten or 1st Grade.  Our goal is to help develop the whole child - academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. 

Typical general daily schedule:

• 9:00 – 9:40: Arrival, and outside play
• 9:40 – 10:00: Bathrooms, hand wash, snack
• 10:00 – 10:20: Circle – welcome song, jobs, story, learning objective
• Tues: letter of week introduction, Thurs: SHOW & TELL (letter of the week)
• 10: 20 – 11:15: Open play, organized small table work and activities, art, journal work, group songs, etc.
• 11:15-11:30: Clean-up, Half day dismissal
• 11:30- 12:00: Outside play or group activity, hand wash, bathrooms
• 12:00 – 12:30: Lunch
• 12:30 -12:45: Clean up, hand wash
• 12:45 – 2:00: Enrichment class

Letters and Phonics

Letters will be taught in Handwriting without Tears order (straight letters first, then curves, then diagonals). We will start with letter L the week of 9/19, and F the week of 9/26. The children can bring one show & tell item that has the “letter sound” somewhere in it (example L: leaf, pillow, bell – beginning, middle, or end). We will complete an open art each week that incorporates our letter. Example - L: paint with Legos & Duplos. We have a lot of alphabet and

phonic games and activities to help the learning process.

Numbers

The goal of numbers will be to recognize, count 1 by 1, verbally count, and organize sequentially 1-10 by mid-year, and 1-20 by year end. We will also work on simple adding and subtracting as the year goes on.

Note:   In regards to letters & numbers, we fully recognize each children develops and comprehends at their own speed. We will present table activities, games, circle discussions, and limited worksheets to guide their individual learning. Ultimately, they all will all reach these goals.

Literature:

We love reading stories to the class that entertain, educate, and broaden their thinking. We will ask questions as to what was the story about, who was the main character, what did we learn, etc.