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May-24-2013

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"wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain."
1 Timothy  6:5

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Curriculum - Kindergarten

The Our Lady of Fatima Kindergarten program promotes active learning in an age appropriate environment. Catholic values and teachers are incorporated throughout the curriculum. The teacher’s role is to support and guide students, keeping in mind their skill levels. The program is center-based which allows children the freedom to choose activities that interest them while being accountable for completing certain center activities each day.

Kindergarten Sessions

  • All day Kindergarten from 8:00am - 2:50pm

The kindergarten curriculum includes but is not limited to the following skills/subjects:

Religious Instruction

Reverence during prayer
Reverence during mass
Sign of the Cross
Basic Prayers
Bible Stories
Liturgical Calendar

Reading/Phonics

Phonemic Awareness
Left to Right Recognition
Alphabet Recognition
Alphabet Sounds
Emergent Reading
Emergent Writing

Personal Responsibility

Handling Personal Belongings
Following Classroom Direction
Classroom Chores
Clean up

Mathematics

Patterning
Attribute Awareness
Formulating Sets
Estimating
Number Recognition
Counting
1 to 1 Correspondence
Skip Counting
Writing Numbers

Language Development

Learning Personal Information
Following Directions
Learning New Vocabulary through Literature
Storytelling
Story re-telling

Social/Emotional Development

Playing Cooperatively
Making New Friends
Solving Problems with Words
Speaking to Adults

Cognitive Reasoning/Readiness

Patterning
Matching
Classifying
Colors and Shapes

Aesthetic Expression

Painting Drawing Singing Finger plays Poetry

Fine Motor Control

Pencil Practice
Cutting Practice
Hand Strength Activities (Play dough/tweezers etc.)

Large Motor Development

Ball Skills
Balance Skills
Motion Skills