Kindergarten Curriculum Click on the heading of each subject area to learn more about each program.
Michael Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. In this program, we work on isolating sounds, manipulating sounds, and blending and segmenting the sounds into spoken and written words.
Jolly Phonics Jolly Phonics is a fun and child-centered approach to teaching literacy. With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers.
Scholastic Guided Reading Guided Reading is an instructional approach that involves a teacher working with a small group of students who demonstrate similar reading behaviors and can all read similar levels of texts. Guided reading gives students the chance to apply reading strategies to new text. The teacher provides support, but the ultimate goal is independent reading.
University of Chicago Everyday Math Everyday Mathematics emphasizes the application of mathematics to real-world situations. Numbers, skills, and concepts are linked to situations and contexts that are relevant to everyday life, using multiple methods and strategies for solving problems and hands-on materials and manipulatives. Concepts are introduced and then built upon throughout the year and future grades.
Schoolwide Reading Mentor texts, shared texts and leveled readers are used to help students make meaning of and interact with texts Schoolwide Writing Interaction that focuses on demonstrating why writers write and how writers communicate their ideas
Daily 5 The Daily Five is a series of literacy tasks (reading to self, reading with someone, writing, word work, and listening to reading) which students complete daily while the teacher meets with small groups or confers with individuals. Explicit modeling, practice, reflecting and refining take place during the launching phase, preparing the foundation for a year of meaningful content instruction tailored to meet the unique needs of each child. The Daily Five is a structure that will help students develop the daily habits of reading, writing, and working with peers that will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy.