Kindergarten
Our Kindergarten program provides a warm, welcoming environment where your child can grow from a bundle of joy to a bundle of curiosity. Your child’s primary caregiver is a nurturing child development professional who is focused on creating experiences and opportunities that invite exploration and support the rapid and important development that is occurring in a child’s sixed year.
COMMUNICATION
- The child tells you at least two things about common objects
- The child uses endings of words, such as ,” “-ed,” and “-ing”
- Without giving the child help by pointing or repeating directions, he follows three directions that are unrelated to one another
- The child uses four- and five-word sentences
- When talking about something that already happened, the child use words that end in “-ed,” such as “walked,” “jumped/’ or “played”
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
- The child hops up and down on either the right foot or the left foot at least one time without losing her balance or falling
- While standing, the child throws a ball overhand in the direction of a person standing at least 6 feet away
- The child jumps forward a distance of 20 inches from a standing position, starting with her feet together
- The child catches a larger ball with both hands
- Without holding onto anything, child stands on one foot for at least 5 seconds without losing her balance and putting her foot down
- Child walks on his tiptoes for 15 feet
- Child can unbotton one or more bottons
- Child colors mostly within the lines in a coloring book or within the lines of a 2-inch circle that you draw
- Child traces on a line without going off it more than twice
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
- When shown objects and asked, “What color is this?” the child names five different colors, like red, blue, yellow, orange, black, white, or pink
- Child dress up and “play-act,” pretending to be someone or something else
- If you place five objects in front of the child, she count them by saying, “One, two, three, four, five” in order
- When asked, “Which circle is smallest?” the child points to the smallest circle
- Child counts up to 15 without making mistakes
- Child knows the names of numbers
PERSONAL SOCIAL SKILLS
- Child washes her hands using soap and water and dry off with a towel without help
- Child tells you the names of two or more playmates
- Child serves herself, taking food from one contairier to another using utensils
MUSIC SMART
- Introspection: The child will learn to recognize the lack of coordination between singing, chanting, breathing, and movement.
- Coordination: Child will learn to coordinate singing with breathing and movement.
MATH SKILLS
- Level A continues horizontal addition with larger numbers. Mastering addition ensures a smooth introduction to subtraction in this level. This level aims to develop mental calculations, while strengthening students’ concentration ability and their work skills.
READING SKILLS
- Students continue to develop pre-reading skills by saying words with consonant blends, consonant-controlled vowels, and long vowels produced by the silent e. Students master pre-reading skills by trying to decode wirds with various vowel combinations
KIDOKINETICS
- Badminton, Balloons/Bubbles, Basketball, Bean Bags, Bouncing, Bowling, Football, Frisbee Golf, Hockey, Hula Hoops, Hurdles, Jai Lai/Scoops, Jump Rope, Kickball, Lacrosse, NoodleKinetics, Nutrition, Obstacle
