Kindergarten Curriculum Guide
KINDERGARTEN AT THE ORCHARD SCHOOL
Social-Emotional Learning
In kindergarten at The Orchard School, we focus on activities that nurture self-esteem, independence, group awareness, and cooperation. We emphasize problem-solving and help children examine how their behavior affects themselves, others, and their community. Through group discussions and community building, kindergarten students build bonds based on trust and companionship that nurture independent skills and social growth.
Writing
Students at The Orchard School are encouraged to embrace the writing process through a variety of literacy experiences. Students practice by writing letters to Orchard community members, making cards for neighbors, writing group and individual stories, and more. Students are empowered to embrace their role as writers. We honor the wide range of developmental skills typically present at this grade level and encourage exploration and experimentation. Proper letter formation skills are nurtured through guided lessons.
Kindergartners develop as writers by:
• Exploring fiction and nonfiction texts • Identifying rich expressive language in read alouds. • Writing and naming all upper and lowercase letters. • Writing their own name with the correct formation of most letters. • Using phonemic awareness and letter identification to independently experiment with the writing process using inventive spelling. • Writing for personal satisfaction and purpose. • Writing labels, signs, and captions for drawings and models. • Dictating and illustrating original stories.
THE ORCHARD SCHOOL
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