Kindergarten

English Language Arts

Heggerty (Auditory)

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons are meant to supplement existing literacy curriculum.

Rhyming and onset fluency
Isolating final or medial sounds
Blending and segmenting words, syllables, and phonemes
Adding and deleting words, syllables, and phonemes
Substituting phonemes

Fundations

Fundations is a multisensory and systematic phonics, spelling, and handwriting program.

Concepts discussed throughout units:

Letter formation
Phonological and phonemic awareness
Sound mastery
Phonics, word study, and advanced word study
Irregular (trick) word instruction
Vocabulary
Fluency
Comprehension strategies
Written composition (spelling and handwriting)

Math In Focus

This series is based on the Singapore Math approach. It concentrates on real-world problem solving and different strategies to utilize (there is always more than one way to solve a problem!)
Guided Inquiry
Hands-on Activities

Manipulatives
Math Centers
Math Websites (to reinforce what has been learned)

Pollyanna (Racial Literacy Curriculum)

To encourage kindness, bravery, and empathy when exploring and better understanding the cultural and racial diversity of local and global communities.

To develop a more inclusive and positive perspective of self, others, and the larger world regarding race, ethnicity, and culture.

To analyze history and other social assertions that fabricate myths of innate racial superiority in order to dispel myopic, discriminatory perspectives of race.

To analyze race as a primary institution of the United States.

To critique the biological fallacy of race while simultaneously unpacking its social truths.

The underlying goal of the curriculum is to build bridges and connections––for all students to recognize similarities among their peers along lines of race, while also celebrating perceived differences.

Kindergarten Theme: The Physical World Around Us–A Celebration of Skin Colors

Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.

Students work on a project over an extended period of time – from a week up to a semester – that engages them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience.

As a result, students develop deep content knowledge as well as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills. Project Based Learning unleashes a contagious, creative energy among students and teachers.

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge.