Kindergarten Ourcurriculumisdevelopmentallyappropriateforyoungchildrenandbasedon IntegratingtheFaith(ConcordiaPublishingHouse),theTexasEssentialKnowledge andSkills(TEKS),andCommonCoreStandards. Classroominstructionofthecoresubjectsfocusedonthefollowing: ReligionTheOneinChristcurriculumfromConcordiaPublishingHousefocuses onBiblestories,Jesusloveforus,andGod'sforgiveness.Biblestoriesare discussedeachdayandbibleversesarepracticedthroughouttheyear. KindergartenstudentsalsoparticipateinaweeklyChapelservice.

Reading InKindergarten,specialattention isgiventothedevelopmentofreading skills, reading comprehension, language and writing skills. Multifaceted approaches are used to ensure that children with different learning styles and developmental rates are consistently motivated to read and write at their highest level. LanguageArtsReading StreetfromScottForesmanisusedtointroducevarious formsofnarrativetextstopromotealifelongloveofreading. Thefocusistoengage students in phonemic awareness(hearing andidentifyingsounds), phonics(looking at lettersandidentifyingsound), vocabulary,fluency, andcomprehension. Students also read from various booksand use the AcceleratedReader program to assess comprehension. Writing Shared and independent writing processes are practiced daily. As capital and lowercase letters, punctuation and story telling skills are being used, independentspellingisimplementedaslearnersprogresstostandardspelling. HandwritingHandwritingWithoutTearsprovidestheskillsforhandwriting readinessandprinting.Multisensorylessonsaresharedindevelopmental sequencethatarefocusedonthethreestagesofwriting(imitation,copying,and independentwriting).Clickhereforadditionalinformation. MathTheEnvisionMathprogramincorporatesavarietyofmanipulativesto facilitatetheexplorationandunderstandingofnumbers,problemsolvingand logisticalreasoning.Thisestablishesastrongfoundationfortheteachingofmore advancedconceptsincludinggraphing,measurement,geometry,timeandmoney skills.ClickhereformoredetailsonEnvisionMath. ScienceScienceintheKindergartenclassroomisexperimentalasstudents discoverbytheuseofhandson,laboratoryexperiences.STEMscopesisa curriculumthatisinvestigationbasedonthefiveEmodelofsciencetechnology, engineeringandmathematics(engage,explore,explain,elaborateandevaluate). Topicsincludescientificinvestigationandreasoning,matterandenergy,force, motionandenergy,earthandspace,andorganismsandenvironments.Clickhere

formoreinformationonSTEMscopes. SocialStudiesKindergartenstudentslearnaboutmapsandglobes,andexplore basicgeographicfeaturesoftheearth.Astheydevelopanawarenessand appreciationforothercultures,studentscometobetterunderstandtheirroleas Christiancitizensintheworld. EnrichmentCurriculum MusicKindergartnerslearntheenjoymentofmusicbothasalisteneranda participant. ArtArtprojectsareapartoftheregularcurriculum.Ageappropriateactivities allowthestudentstoexpressthemselvesusingavarietyofmediums. TechnologyTechnologyeducationsupportstheclassroomcurriculum. PhysicalEducationTheP.E.programemphasizesbasicmotorandsocialskills learningtherulesofteamsportsanddemonstratingChristiansportsmanship. SpanishKindergartenstudentsexpandtheirvocabularyanduseofverbsthrough lessonscenteredaroundchildrensbooks.Spanishinstructionistwiceaweek.