Kindergarten, with its theme of "Me and Myself," is an especially exciting time in children's lives because it is when we have the opportunity to introduce students to a lifelong love of learning. At The School, we lay the important groundwork for the acquisition of knowledge and skills--a foundation that will serve children well as they become comfortable and confident with learning new things. By focusing on the concepts of Self, Exploration and Nature, we nurture, stimulate, and encourage growth in all areas of a child's development--intellectual, physical, emotional, social, aesthetic, and cognitive--and find pleasure in facilitating their desire to become true learners.
Theme: Me and Myself
Grade/Theme Level Goals:
Develop a deep appreciation of peoples and animals through dramatic play
Communicate ideas using simple sentences and/or stories using dictation and/or invented spelling techniques
Embrace change and challenges
Recognize that ideas and feelings are communicated through art
Concept: Creation
Concept Questions:
How and why do individuals change over time?
How do individuals express themselves?
Unit of Study: Sum of Our Parts (Goals)
Identifies the five senses
Develops the ability to identify feelings and express them while working alongside others
Unit of Study: Sum of Our Parts (Questions)
How do I appreciate differences/similarities in others and in myself?
What do I need to stay healthy?
Topic of Study: Using Good Sense (Learning Objects)
Family Tradition Classbook (collaborative project)
Why do I have a Bellybutton (cdrom)
What?s in the Box (Classroom assignment)
