Curriculum Highlights

Religion: 

One in Christ by Concordia Publishing House

• Bible Stories from Genesis – Revelations

• Weekly memory verse to help them remember Jesus in their daily lives

Reading: 

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Learning to Write Series. 

Letter Books A-Z Students will learn:

• Name, sound and formation of each letter

• Identify the letter and letter sounds in the initial position

• Teach the formation of capital and lowercase letters

• Develop word attack skills and blend letter sounds into words

• Learn memory words

• Develop reading comprehension skills

• Discriminate between similar letters

• Teach association skills

• Spell dictated words

• Follow oral directions

• Enjoy reading and listening to stories

Math: 

Sadlier-Oxford

• Sorting

• Positions and Patterns

• Comparing Sets, Data, and Graphing

• Represent and Read Numbers 0-9

• Plane Shapes and Fractions

• Solid Shapes

• Represent and Read Numbers 9-20

• Using Numbers 0-12

• Time (to the hour)

• Money (recognize coins)

• Length

• Weight and Capacity

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Story Problems

• Numbers Greater than 20

Social Studies: 

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Friends and Neighbors

• Friends and Family

• Where We Live

• Working Together

• I Am a Citizen

• People Work

• Things Change

Science: 

Evan More - Learning About Series

• Animals

• My Body

• The Earth

• Plants

• Weather

Thematic Units:

• Fire Safety

• Dental Health

• Historical Events

• Holidays

Weekly Specials:

Once a week students will attend a thirty minute sessions in each subject

• Art

• Computers

• Library

• Music/Choir

Other Kindergarten Activities:

• Classroom Parties (Halloween, Christmas, & Valentine’s Day)

• 100th Day of School Celebration

• Field Trips

• Lutheran Schools Week (January)

• Surprise Reader (Parent’s sign up to come in and read a story to the class)

• Woodworking (Children will make 4-5 wood projects with Mr. Wendt throughout the school year for a small fee)