Welcome to Kindergarten!

Welcome families! This is an ongoing class in which students will gain knowledge in all age appropriate areas. I am a strong believer that every student matters. Along with the core curriculum, students will be able to form relationships all while working on their communication skills. I think it is important for students to know just how special and amazing they are which is why conversation and expression is encouraged. This will lead to foundation for a great year and a strong sense of self love. We will also be exploring many STEM activities and lessons! This is the same curriculum I use at home with my own children (ages 4&5).

In every meeting time we will start off with a welcome to everyone, and anything they want to share with their classmates and myself (5-6 minutes). The day of the week and month of the year will be reviewed at every meeting time. After that we will dive into our activities. Each week will have a different theme/focus area and activities will be based off of that. Any items that need to be printed will be posted the week before in the classroom. A monthly calendar will also be sent out at the time of enrollment so that you can see the plan for the upcoming month. I would love to have your little one join me in learning site words, CVC words, early math, history, social skills, science, reading, and so much more. This class will be a mixture of PowerPoints, stories, movements, and a lot of hands on activities! The social aspect of kindergarten is so important, and students will be gaining a lot of it in this course. 

Along with the weekly themes, each week there will be a weekly focus. As this is an ongoing class, you may enroll and un-enroll at any point. The class does not build upon each other, and content will be reviewed through out the year. 


****By the end of the kindergarten course students will be able to meet the following****
Write their first and last name
Recognize their letters upper and lower case
Recognize all letter sounds
Identify first, middle, and last sounds
Clap and count syllables
Have the ability to recognize and create rhymes 
Read 30 site words
Can read all CVC words
Sentence punctuation
Vowels
Identify 2D and 3D shapes 
Count by 100's and 10's
More than, less than, equal to
Identify number of objects 1-20
Addition and subtraction
Write numbers 1-20
Add numbers to make it equal to 10
Read short sentences 
Poems 
Liquid, Solid, Gas
Time

And much more!