Header image  
AFFORDABLE EDUCATION IN A
CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT		  
line decor
   Preschool | Early Kinder | Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade
line decor
 
 
 
 
 
 
KINDERGARTEN

CALENDAR | WEB PAGE

Welcome to Kindergarten. This is a very special time in your child's life. Thiis is the time when your child establishes the foundation for future school success, and I look forward to being there for him/her every step of the way.


BEFORE ENTERING KINDERGARTEN

Students are required to know the following before entering Kindergarten:

  • Say and recognize ABC’s
  • Recognize shapes and colors
  • Manipulate beginning sounds of the alphabet
  • Print their name, capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet
  • Count from 1 to 20
  • Distinguish the difference between left and right

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Our program involves non-denominational Biblical teaching and prayer. A Beka text books are used for math, language, spelling, poetry, and science.

Language Arts: Phonics and Reading

  • Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants.
  • Sounding of blends, one and two vowel words, and words with special sounds.
  • Beginning phonics rules and special sounds
  • Reading of sentences and stories from twelve books containing one and two vowel words and special sounds

Language Arts: Writing

  • Letters, blends, words, and sentences

Language Arts: Language

  • Recognition of sentences by capital letters and periods

Language Arts: Poetry

  • Thirteen poems committed to memory

Social Studies

  • Community helpers
  • Children of the world
  • America: Our great country (map studies, famous Americans and places)

Bible

  • Hymns/choruses
  • Memory verses
  • Bible doctrine
  • Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ and many more

Arithmetic

  • Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-100
  • Number concepts 1-100
  • Numbers before and after 1-100
  • Numbers largest and smallest 1-100
  • Counting and writing by tens to 100
  • Counting and writing by fives to 100
  • Counting and writing by twos to 100
  • Number sequences by ones
  • Using number words 1-10 and fist – tenth
  • Value of coins and dollar bill
  • Telling time
  • Using the calendar
  • Days of the week
  • Addition facts through 10
  • One-step story problems in addition
  • Beginning subtraction

Science: Plants

  • God’s plan for seeds

Science: Animals

  • God’s plan for animals
  • God’s plan for the seashore

Science: Health and Human Biology

  • God’s plan for me

Science: Earth and Space

  • God’s plan for the weather
  • God’s plan for the seasons

 
 


CONTACT MS. KIPHUTH
Ms. Kiphuth
Ms. Heidi Kiphuth was born and raised in Minnesota, where she received her Elementary Education Degree at Crown College.  She has been teaching for over 7 years.  This is her first year at Sunnyvale Christian School.  She is a member of Crosswalk Community Church and is currently on the missions team.  She has been on 2 mission trips to the Ukraine and loves working with the orphans there.