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Kindergarten Curriculum
Reading/Language Arts/Writing
In kindergarten, children transition from oral literacy to written literacy as the foundation for a positive attitude toward learning is laid. Our primary goal is to develop successful readers and writers. Kindergarten students begin learning concepts about print— how to hold books, how to track print, and how to distinguish words from pictures and letters from words.
Math
Our mathematics program is the newly adopted Harcourt Math for Georgia. By the end of kindergarten, students will understand small numbers, quantities, and simple shapes in their everyday environment. They will also count, compare, describe and sort objects, and develop a sense of properties and patterns. Students will begin to understand measurement through the direct comparison of objects, money by making fair trades with coins and the concept of time by experiencing a daily schedule.
Science
The performance standards should drive instruction. Hands-on, student-centered, and inquiry-based approaches are the emphases of instruction. This curriculum is intended as a required curriculum that would show proficiency in science, and instruction should extend beyond the curriculum to meet student needs. Safety of the student should always be foremost in science instruction.
Science units of study include: (1) Day and Night, (2) Matter, (3) Gravity, (4) Rocks and Soils, (5) Motion, (6) Living and Non-living, (7) Plants and Animals.
Social Studies
In kindergarten, the students begin to understand the foundations of the social studies strands: history, geography, government, and economics. Students begin their introduction to United States history through the study of important American holidays and symbols. Basic concepts of cultural and physical geography are presented. Civics provides students with an introduction to rules and character traits of good citizens. Basic economic concepts are also introduced.