Kindergarten Curriculum Guide
KINDERGARTEN AT THE ORCHARD SCHOOL
Reading
Each child learns to read at their own developmental pace. Children are not expected to be fluent readers in kindergarten, but to engage in activities that help them develop a strong foundation of literacy skills. For our students who are more advanced, we continue to emphasize mastery of important foundational skills while challenging them with texts that appropriately match their skill. Attaching sounds to symbols and blending sounds are a primary aspect of our literacy curriculum.
Kindergarteners develop as readers by:
• Tracking text from left to right and top to bottom. • Developing phonemic awareness (using explicit, sequenced instruction). • Identifying upper-and lower-case letters with their sounds. • Recognizing initial and final consonants in words. • Developing a foundational, high- frequency word vocabulary. • Applying decoding strategies to decodable texts. • Understanding story sequence. • Identifying environmental print in the real world
Mathematics
Our math program is a comprehensive, sequential curriculum that includes hands- on, concrete experiences that help students explore and understand math concepts. Kindergartners learn about number sense, graphing, and time-related concepts. They participate in activities that encourage active learning to ensure they develop a well-rounded foundation of math skills.
Kindergartners will grow as mathematicians by exploring these areas:
• Numbers and operations • Counting strategies • Recognizing and creating patterns • Sorting by attributes • Shapes and symmetry • Measuring length and weight • Calendars as a time and graphing tool • Data analysis
THE ORCHARD SCHOOL
Made with FlippingBook Digital Proposal Creator