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K-4 is a readiness program in a structured classroom, which meets one-half day, five
times per week. The curriculum includes daily Bible lessons, phonics and reading,
writing, numbers, poetry and fun activities. Children learn the alphabet, number
concepts from 1-20 and counting from 1-100. In addition, there are weekly music,
chapel and library times. K-4 children do not receive grades.
Curriculum |
The “A Beka” curriculum which emphasizes phonics and reading skills. |
Class Goals |
- recognize the name and sound of all letters
- write all letters learned plus words and sentences
- count 1-100
- recognize and understand concepts through 20
- learn additional combinations through the sums of 9
- blend letters together
- read one and two vowel words
- read sentences with one and two vowel words
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Additional Subjects/Activities: |
- Gym class – once a week
- Arts/Crafts/Listening
- Music class – once a week Skills/Poems
- Bible: K4 Bible time will consist of daily Bible stories from the Old and New Testament, 26 Bible verses and songs.
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In the regular kindergarten program (K5), students learn to read phonetically. They will
be taught the letters of the alphabet and will be able to read approximately four
hundred fifty words. Subjects include writing, art, music, poetry, science, social
studies, readiness skills, and numbers. The children learn to count from 1 to 100 by
1's, 2's, 5's and 10's.
Curriculum |
The “A Beka” curriculum which emphasizes phonics and reading skills. |
Class Goals |
Phonics: |
- name and sound of each letter of the alphabet
- blending consonants and vowels
- reading one and two vowel words
- sentences, capital, period
- reading groups (beginning in December)
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Number Concepts: |
- recognition and counting 1-100
- before and after numbers
- larger than/smaller than
- counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
- money-pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars
- telling time – o’clock, fifteen, half past
- calendar
- addition combinations through the sums of 10
- subtraction (single digits)
- spelling number words (one-ten)
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Science: |
- God Made Me
- Seeds
- Weather
- Animals
- Seasons
- Seashore
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Printing: | letters, blends, words, and sentences learned in phonics |
Numbers Writing: | 1-100 and by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100 |
Bible: | Bible stories/songs/26 Bible verses – daily |
Additional Subjects/Activities: |
- Readiness skills
- Gym class – once a week
- Listening skills
- Music class – twice a week
- Social Studies
- Arts/Crafts/Poems
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