Preschool & Kindergarten
St. Joseph Kindergarten
The St. Joseph Kindergarten program offers a complete academic full-day program. The program provides opportunities in all areas of development – social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical. Every child’s unique development is nurtured, thereby creating independence and a positive self-image. The following is an overview of the SJRCS Kindergarten curriculum.
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Math
- Count to 100
- Counting by 5’s and 10’s to 100
- Identify/write numbers 0 – 20
- Number sequence
- Understand the concept of elements in a set (0 – 20)
- Introduce the concept of elements in a set (0 – 20)
- Introduce the concept of more, less, equal
- Ordinals – first through fifth
- Sequence – first, next, last
- Shapes – identify and copy
- Patterns
- Graphing
- Sorting and classifying
- Time to the hour – standard and digital
- Money – penny, nickel, dime
- Calendar – month, days of the week, year
- Introduction of addition and subtraction
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Reading Readiness
- Exposure to literature through books, poems, storytelling
- Authors and Illustrators
- Nursery Rhymes
- Upper/lower case letter recognition
- Letter formation – upper/lower case
- Matching upper/lower case letters in random order
- Letter sounds
- Left to right progression
- Sequencing
- Rhyming words
- Write first and last name in upper/lower case letters
- Write initials
- Colors and color words
- Sight words
- Word families
- Free writing
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Religion
- God as Creator
- Bible Stories
- Family
- Baptism
- Getting to know the Church
- Peace
- All Saints Day
- Thanksgiving
- Advent
- Christmas
- Ash Wednesday
- Lent
- Easter
- Blessed Mother’s Birthday
- Prayers
- Attend School Liturgies
Music
- Letter songs
- Holiday songs
- Patriotic songs
- Seasonal songs
- Learning songs
- Rhythm
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Science
- Apples and pumpkins
- Seasons
- Weather
- Animals
- Plants
- Hibernation
- Penguins
- Nutrition
- Five Senses
- Dental Health
- Environment – Earth Day
- Frogs
- Pond Life
- Butterflies
- Ocean Life
- Bugs
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Social Studies
- Me – I am special
- My Family
- My School
- My Community
- My Country
- Fire Safety
- Holidays
- Famous People
- Pilgrims and Native Americans
- Presidents
- Voting
Fine Motor Skills
- Handwriting – Letter formation, Numeral formation
- Coloring
- Cutting
- Tracing
- Dot-to-Dots
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Arts and Crafts
- Letter activities
- Holidays
- Seasonal
- Perceptual awareness
- Picture completion
- Free time in the Art Center
Physical Education
- Gross motor activities
- Games
- Relay races
Library
Free Play
Outside Recess
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St. Joseph Preschool
Curriculum
At St. Joseph Preschool, we stress pre-math, pre-reading, and pre-writing skills. Our daily routine includes prayer, alphabet, counting, calendar, weather, patriotism, song, and geography. We also have story time, free play (outside weather permitting), snacks, and lesson of the day. Full day also includes lunch and rest time with another activity at the end of the day. We incorporate such themes as holidays, social studies, religion, geography, and art into our daily lessons.
