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2s TWO–YEAR-OLD CLASSES

LANGUAGE
Language development and listening skills that include names of colors, basic shapes, animals, countries, community helpers, transportation, health, safety, manners, as well as science exploration.

NUMBERS
Simple counting 1-25, Number concepts 1-10.

SPANISH
Exploration of a different culture & language through translation of familiar words and numbers.

MUSIC
Social group activity is reinforced through listening to music, learning songs and finger plays. Music is not only for the enjoyment of the students but for friends and family at special performances.

ARTS/CRAFTS
Fine motor skills development using various mediums such as crayons, paints and glue. Basic drawing instruction is taught with an emphasis on individual creativity.

2 ½ years old Supply List:

1 small plastic supply box
2 boxes medium size crayons (Basic colors)
2 two pocket folders
1 bottle white washable Elmers glue
1 box facial tissues
2 boxes baby wipes
1 single sheet & 1 small blanket
Change of clothes (In a zip loc bag)

 

3s THREE–YEAR-OLD CLASSES

LANGUAGE
Recognition of names, sounds and pictures for short vowels and consonants. Formation of vowels and consonants in upper and lower case. Language development and listening skills that include color words, shapes, animals transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety, manners, science.

NUMBERS
Simple counting 1-30, Number concepts 1-15.

SPANISH
Exploration of a different culture and language through translation of familiar words and numbers.

MUSIC
Social group activity is reinforced through listening to music, learning songs and finger plays.

ARTS/CRAFTS
Fine motor skills development using various mediums such as crayons, paints and glue. Using scissors to cut basic shapes and follow outlines. Basic drawing instruction is taught with an emphasis on individual creativity.

3 years old Supply List :

1 small plastic supply box
2 two pocket folders
2 boxes medium size crayons (Basic colors)
2 bottle white washable Elmers glue
1 pair of child’s blunt tipped scissors
(Friskars, if possible)
4 boxes facial tissues
1 box baby wipes
1 single sheet & 1 small blanket
Change of clothes (In a zip loc bag)

 

K4 FOUR-YEAR-OLD CLASSES

PHONICS & READING
Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants. Sounding of blends and one- and two-vowel words. Reading of sentences and stories with one-and two-vowel words.

POETRY
Students will learn twenty-eight poems and finger plays throughout the school year.

LANGUAGE

Language development and listening skills including color words, shapes, animals, transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety manners and science exploration.

NUMBERS
Number recognition and counting from 1-100
Number concepts 1-20
Recognize numbers before and after 1-20
Number order largest and smallest 1-20
Addition facts:
1+1 2+1 3+1 4+1 5+1 6+1 7+1 8+1 9+1

SPANISH
Exploration of a different culture and language through translation of familiar words and numbers.

MUSIC
Social group activity is reinforced through listening to music, learning songs and finger plays.

ARTS & CRAFTS
Fine motor skills development using various mediums and tools to further explore technique and creativity.

SCIENCE & HEALTH
Plants, Animals, Health and Human Biology, Earth and Space Exploration.

K4 Supply List:

1 small plastic supply box (no longer than 6”x9”)
3 two pocket folders
1 box of crayons large size, 8 count
4 glue sticks
1 pair of child’s blunt tipped scissors
(Friskars, if possible)
2 Pencils (large beginner size)
4 boxes tissues
1 box baby wipes
1 single sheet & 1 small blanket
Change of clothes (In a zip loc bag)

k5 FIVE-YEAR-OLD CLASSES

LANGUAGE, PHONICS & READING
Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants. Sounding of blends, one-and two-vowel words and words with special sounds. Beginning phonics rules and special sounds
Reading of sentences and stories from twelve books containing one- and two-vowel words and special sounds. Recognition of sentences by capital letters and punctuation, such as periods.

POETRY
Thirteen poems committed to memory.

SCIENCE

Plants, Animals, Health and Human Biology, Earth and Space.

ARITHMATIC
Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-100
Using number words 1-10 first-tenth
Number concepts 1-100
Value of coins and dollar bill
Numbers before and after 1-100
Numbers largest and smallest 1-100
Using the calendar, Days of the week
Counting and writing by tens to 100
Addition facts through 10
Counting and writing fives to 100
One-step story problems in addition
Counting and writing by twos to 100
Beginning subtraction
Telling time
Number sequences by ones

SOCIAL STUDIES
Community Helpers, Children of the World. America: Our Great Country; map studies, famous Americans, and places.

Kindergarten Supply List:

1 small plastic supply box
2 packs of crayons (24 count only)
2 packs of pencils (#2) (24 with erasers)
4 boxes facial tissue
4 glue sticks
1 package of baby wipes
5 two pocket folders
1 pair of blunt-edged scissors (Fiskars)
1 12 inch/centimeter ruler
Change of clothes (In a zip loc bag)

 

  Before and After

King's Grant Day School offers AFTER SCHOOL care for students through age 12. Transportation is provided from elementary schools in the surrounding neighborhood area. Please call for information on specific schools and transportation details. After school care includes a HOMEWORK HELP session for students who choose to participate. A snack and drink is provided and there is plenty of time for games and socializing with peers in the afternoon. Outside play is included when weather permits, this is not only fun but a good way to encourage exercise and physical activity.

 

1st Grade

 

Language Arts

 
Phonics and Reading
  • Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one and two vowel words, consonant blends.
  • Recognition and use of all phonics, special sounds in reading.
  • Spelling rules, doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i.
  • Oral reading.

Spelling and Poetry

  • Weekly phonics based word list
  • Weekly test with phonics
  • Reinforcement activities
  • Eight poems committed to memory

Cursive Writing

  • Review of letter formation
  • Daily seatwork practice in all academic areas

Language

  • Capitalization of first word in a sentence, proper names, days of the week, and months of the year
  • Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences
  • Recognition of complete sentences
  • Words using suffixes, prefixes, syllables, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same meaning words and contractions
  • Alphabetizing of words
  • Writing complete sentences and short stories
  • Creative writing
 

History and Geography

 
  • This Is My America
  • My America’s Flag
  • My America’s Freedoms
  • Symbols of My America
  • Great People of America
  • My America Grows
  • My America Talks
  • My America Travels
  • My America Is Beautiful
  • My America Sings

This is My World:
Mexico / Peru / Virgin Islands / Puerto Rico /

Bahamas / England / The Netherlands /

Norway / France / Germany / Switzerland /

Italy / Israel / Egypt / India / China /

Australia / Guam / American Samoa

 

Science, Health, Safety, Manners

 

Health and Human Biology
Discovering Myself

Energy
Discovering My Toys

Animals
Discovering Animals
Discovering Insects

Plants
Discovering Plants

Seasons
Discovering Seasons

Health
Eating good foods
Exercising
Rest
Posture
Care of body, clothes, home

Safety
At home and away from home
On streets, playgrounds, water

Manners
At home, school, church, public

 

Arithmetic

 
  • Number recognition, counting and writing 1 – 1000
  • Greatest and least
  • Counting and writing by tens, fives, twos, and threes
  • Number sequences
  • Onlinial numbers
  • Addition facts through 13 and three digit addition with carrying
  • Subtraction facts through 13 and two digit subtraction
  • Story problems
  • Numbers before and after by ones, twos, tens
  • Between numbers
  • Counting and combining coins
  • Telling time to the nearest five minutes
  • Recognizing odd and even numbers
  • English and some metric measures
  • Place value in ones, tens, and hundreds
  • Unit Fractions
  • Reading a thermometer
  • Using a ruler
  • Multiple combinations
  • Concept of multiplication
  • Calendars
  • Reading pictographs and bar graphs
  • Developing listening skills
  • Roman numerals
 

Bible

 

Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul
(includes memory verses, hymns / choruses and Bible doctrine)

 

First Grade Supply List:

1 large plastic supply box
4 boxes facial tissue
2 packs of crayons (24 count only)
1 package of baby wipes
2 packs of pencils (#2) (24 with erasers)
12 pack of colored pencils
4 glue sticks
5 two pocket folders
1 pair of scissors (Fiskars)
1 12 inch/centimeter ruler

 
 

Language Arts

 
Phonics and Reading
  • Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one and two vowel words, consonant blends.
  • Recognition and use of all phonics, special sounds in reading.
  • Spelling rules, doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i.
  • Oral reading.

Spelling and Poetry

  • Weekly phonics based word list
  • Vocabulary words and definitions
    (second semester )
  • Weekly test
  • Reinforcement activities
  • Spelling glossary
  • Seven poems committed to memory

Cursive Writing

  • Review of letter formation
  • Guided creative writing
  • Creative writing journal
  • Daily seatwork practice in all academic areas

Language

  • Capitalization of first word in a sentence, proper names, days of the week, and months of the year
  • Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences
  • Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations
  • Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same-meaning words, singular and plural words, singular possessive words, and contractions
  • Alphabetizing words and other dictionary skills
  • Word usage rules
  • Writing of complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories
  • Writing letters and thank-you notes
  • Creative writing
 

History and Geography

 
  • America, Our Home

  • Our Flag

  • Our Patriotic Holidays

  • Our Songs

The People Who Built America

The Separatists
America’s Indians
The Colonists
America’s Cowboys
The New Americans
Tomorrow’s America

 

Science, Health, Safety, Manners

 

Plants
Enjoying the Plant World
Animals
Enjoying the Animal World
Health and Human Biology
Enjoying Myself and Others
Earth and Space
Enjoying our Earth and Sky
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Energy
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Enjoying Things That Move
Conversation
Enjoying Things That Work Together

Health
Posture, Nutrtion, Exercise, Rest,
Cleanliness, Diseases

Safety
At home and away from home
On Streets
Around water
During bad weather

Manners
Politeness, Kindness, Cheerfulness, Respect,
Thoughtfulness, Thankfulness, Patience
Table and telephone manners

 

Arithmetic

 
  • Number recognition, counting and
    writing 1-10,000 and beyond
  • Numbers greatest and least 1-1,000
  • Counting and writing to hundred thousands, three to 36, fours to 48
  • Ordinal numbers
  • Addition facts through 18, column addition, four-digit addition facts throught 18, column addition, four-digit addition with carrying
  • Subtraction facts through 18, four-digit subtraction with borrowing
  • Multiplication facts 0-5
  • Division fact 1-5
  • Story problems
  • Multiple combinations
  • Estimation
  • Rounding
  • Numbers before and after by ones,
    twos, threes, fours, fives, and tens
  • Counting and combining coins and bills
  • Telling time to the nearest minute
  • English and some metric measures
  • Drawing and measuring lines to one-half inch
  • Developing listening skills
  • Calendars
  • Place value to thousands
  • Unit fractions
  • Making change
  • Reading a thermometer
  • Reading pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
  • Roman numerals
 

Bible

 

Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges,
Ruth, Jonah (includes memory verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible doctrine)

   
 
 

Language Arts

 
Phonics and Reading
  • Review of all phonics rules

  • Oral reading

  • Reading comprehension


Spelling and Poetry

  • Weekly phonics based word list
  • Vocabulary words and definitions
  • Reinforcement activities
  • Nine poems committed to memory

Cursive Writing

  • Review of cursive writing formation ¾-space high

  • Creative writing journal

Language

  • Writing Process
    Complete sentences
    Punctuation and capitalization rules
    Creative writing, friendly letters

  • Grammar
    Recognition of simple nouns,
    subjects, verbs, adjectives
    Word usage
    Forming plurals and common contractions
    Recognition of antonyms, shomonyms, synonyms
    Dictionary skills

 

History and Geography

 
  • Continents and oceans of the world

  • Study of world greography

  • States of the United States

Study of our American heritage through the lives of great people Columbus
John Smith
Pocahontas
Squanto
William Penn
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Boone
Noah Webster
John Greenleaf Whittier
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Clara Barton
U.S. Grant
Louisa May Alcott
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Billy Sunday

 

Science, Health, Safety, Manners

 

Plants
Exploring the Plant World
Animals
Exploring the Word of vertebrates
Exploring the World of Invertebrates
Health and Human Biology
Wonderfully Made
Earth and Space
Exploring the Ocean
Exploring the Weather
Conversation
Exploring the Desert, the Ocean the Pond,The Forest, the Farmer’s Field

 

Health
Posture, Excerise
Nutrition, Diet
Cleanliness
Fighting disease
Safety
Fire, Water safety
Home, Play safety
Street safet
First aid
Manners
Hospitality
Proper introductions
Telephones manners
Courtesy and respect

 

Arithmetic

 
  • Recognition of the place value of numbers
  • Addition facts and checking subtraction problems with borrowing
  • Multiplication table 0-12 and multiplication problem with carrying
  • How to show a multiplication fact six ways
  • Division tables 1-12 and working and checking a division problem
  • Terminology for four processes
  • English and metric measures
  • Telling time
  • Roman numerals 1-1,000
  • Using a ruler
  • Solving story problems with up to four steps
  • Recognizing and solving numbers sentences
  • Converting measure and solving measurement equations
  • Recognizing and working with greater than (>)
    and less than (<)
  • Counting money and solving money problems
    using the decimal point correctly
  • Solving problems containing parentheses
  • Fraction terminology and basic understanding of fractions
  • Averaging numbers
  • Reading a thermometer
  • Recognizing geometric shapes
  • Finding the unknown number in an equation
 

Bible

 

Lessons such as Salvation Series, Parable, Samuel, David, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel,
Ezra/Nehemiah, Esther (including memory verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible doctrine)

 

Fitness Assessments

 

Abdominal Strength & Endurance
Aerobic Capacity
Body Composition
Flexibility
Upper Body Strength & Endurance

 

   
   
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