In each level of learning, Holy Family provides a structured learning environment tailored to enhance the skills of each individual student. The areas of focus for our Kindergarten students include;
Religion
- Learn and recite basic prayers
- God’s creation
- God’s love for us
- Jesus-the Son of God
- The Rosary
Reading
- Emphasize phonics to teach short vowels and consonant sounds
- Identify word beginnings and endings
- Sequencing
- Prediction
- Classifying
- Rhyming’
- Sight word
- Auditory/visual discrimination
- Storia online for skill development
Writing/Composition
- Development of fine motor skills
- Printing letters, words, and simple sentences
- Expression of simple ideas
Grammar
- Construct asking/telling sentences
- Capital letters to start sentences and punctuation
Mathematics
- Count numbers 0–100
- Write numbers to 20
- Sort and classify
- Symmetry
- Patterns, shapes, and understanding data from pictures
- Properties of addition and subtraction
- Problem solving; graphing
- Ordering numbers
- Matching sets
- Calendar, time, money and measurement concepts
Science
- Life cycles
- Seasons
- Five senses
- Weather
- Plants
- Animals habitats
Social Studies
- Natural resources
- Holidays
- Family and Community
Technology
- Smartboard and iPad lessons, activities, and online interactive learning tools are integrated with the curriculum.
Art
- Craft projects
- Drawing
- Painting