Curriculum

KINDERGARTEN GUIDELINES

The kindergarten year is a gift of time which enables the young child to experience the joy of being created and uniquely gifted by a loving Father.
Therefore, the Kindergarten Program in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia provides opportunities for:
1. growth in awareness of the Father's love as experienced in family, parish and community.
2. development of a positive self-image.
3. development of a social interdependence with adults and peers.
4. experiences which will enable the child to communicate effectively with others.
5. development of those motor skills which will lead to proficiency and coordination in action and movement.

Religion:

- I Am Special
- Creation - Adam and Eve - Noah
- Life of Jesus
- Mary Our Mother

Communications:

- listening
- speaking
- reading
- writing

Mathematics:

- shapes
- patterns
- one to one
- numerals 1 to 10
- spatial relationships
- classifications; size, shape, color, weight

Reading:

- Alpha Time Program
- letter recognition
- letter sounds

Fine Arts:

- music and art

Science:

- body parts
- our 5 senses
- nutrition
- safety
- weather
- seasons
- light
- Living Things; plants and animals
- Non-Living Things; rocks, water, air

Social Studies

- community helpers
- holidays
- Child's relationship to; family, neighborhood, church, school

Physical Education

- fine and gross motor coordination skills; skipping, hopping, jumping, bouncing

Computer

- literacy
- word processing