St. John Vianney School

Comprehensive Formation in an Authentically Catholic Environment

Kindergarten
Curriculum Overview


A Great Beginning Leads to a Wonderful Future

Religion:
Prayers: Our Father & Hail Mary, The World as a Gift from God, God Loves Us, We are Friends of Jesus, We Live as Friends of Jesus & Liturgical Seasons of the Church.

Reading/English:
Nouns, verbs, adjectives basis sentence structure, journal writing, sound blending, sequence, high-frequency words, word families, rhyming, plural words, cause/effect, counting syllables, oral language, main idea, context clues, vocabulary, & drawing conclusions.

Math:
Numbers 1-20, counting to 100, sorting, patterns, skip counting by 5's and 10's, measurement, directional words, shapes, classification, number words, number line, basic time (hour/half hour), basic money, & basic addition and subraction.

Phonics:
Consonants/vowels, letter-sound relationships, and word identification strategies.

Handwriting:
Printing upper/lower case letters and numbers 1-10.

P.E.:
Tuesday/Thursday 1:20-1:50.  Basic large motor skills: hopping, skipping, throwing, etc.  Parachute, tumbling, exercise, and movement games.

Science:
Cause/effect, plants (apples, pumpkins, flowers), life-cycles (eggs), living/non-living, parts of the Earth, healthy habits, motion, safety, human body (5 senses, bones, heart, dental) colors, shadows, seasons, and animals (spiders, turkeys, butterflies).

Social Studies:
Presidents, Native Americans, Pilgrims, holidays, Ireland, Dr. Seuss, and Johnny Appleseed.