Kindergarten Curriculum

Holy Spirit students in Kindergarten will: 

• Understand the Bible is a holy book 
• Retell familiar Bible Stories, i.e. Noah’s Ark, the Good Samaritan, the Nativity Story 
• Identify Church holidays and explain why they are special and important to us 
• Recognize that God is our Father and is a loving creator 
• Participate in family projects to gain awareness of how to be kind and treat others 

• Write numbers in proper format 
• Count and compare sets of numbers 
• Identify shapes in 1D, 2D, and 3D form 
• Add and subtract numbers between 1-10 
• Identify different types of money 
• Measure objects as shorter or taller, longer or shorter

• Review identifying all letters and their specific letter sounds 
• Read 95 sight words 
• Blend sounds together for CVC (consonant/vowel/consonant) words 
• Break down words to spell phonemically 
• Identify and read consonant blends 
• Participate in reader's theatre to explore the genre of plays 

• Write sentences starting with a capital letter, using a finger space between each word, and ending with punctuation 
• Include three sentences as details about a topic 
• Correctly write both first and last names 
• Use correct grip on pencils and crayons 

• List ways to be a good citizen 
• Identify the different communities to which they belong, i.e. their country, neighborhood, church, and school 
• Explain the role and purpose of community workers
• Retell stories about the heroes of our country 

• Discover basic note values: whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note
• Identify the staff, treble clef and bass clef signs
• Sing and play simple songs and put movement to song
• Be encouraged to enjoy singing, expanding their range and confidence to sing in front of others
• Perform in the Advent Program and Spring Sing musical program
• Music class meets once per week for 30 minutes