Kindergarten
FORGING A FOUNDATION IN WONDER
Kindergarten is part of Madison Christian's Primary School and the beginning of the Grammar Stage of our elementary Classical Christian Education. Kindergarten is a foundational year for our young Eagles. Through our Christian kindergarten program, they will discover God's amazing creation and learn to live in the wonder of who God is in their lives.
The kindergarten program at Madison Christian School is best suited to developmentally mature students, yet takes into consideration the warmth and care needed by beginning kindergartners starting their school experience. We move through typical kindergarten tasks while beginning reading and writing during the first semester. By the end of the school year, students should have a strong foundation and enthusiasm for future learning.
Requirement: 5-years old by August 1st
Meeting Times: Monday through Friday, full-day program
Kindergarten goals are to develop:
- Positive attitude toward school and learning
- Positive self-concept
- Positive social interaction skills
- Good listening skills
- Self-confidence in oral language usage
- Self-control
- Good work habits
- Creativity
- Responsibility
- Fruits of the Spirit
Kindergarten curriculum includes:
- Multi-sensory phonics curriculum that produces strong readers
- Development and enrichment of vocabulary
- Using capital letters and punctuation
- Writing cohesive paragraphs of 3-4 sentences
- Counting to 100 by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s
- Learning how to measure
- Computation skills of adding and subtracting through 10
- Telling time to the half-hour
- Learning how to count money
- Foundations for spelling phonetically
- Art, Library, Physical Education, Music
Is my child ready for kindergarten?
As the foundational year to build their school career, kindergarten students must enter with a readiness to learn. Below are four readiness goals we have for incoming kindergarten students.
Four Kindergarten Readiness Goals:
- Recognize letters and first-letter sounds. Incoming students should know all their letters and the sounds they make.
- Possess basic fine motor skills. Incoming students should be able to write their names and form basic letters and numbers.
- Number identification (1-20) and counting (1-20). Incoming students should be able to identify numbers 1-20 and be able to count from 1-20 on their own.
- Possess basic social and emotional skills. Incoming students should be able to recognize basic feelings and respond to peers and adults with respect.
If your child isn't ready for kindergarten, explore our pre-kindergarten program.
How can I prepare my child for kindergarten?
- Practice letter identification with upper and lower case letters in a mixed up order.
- Practice letter sounds
- Practice counting objects up to 20
- Read, Read, Read to your child
- Have your child practice buttoning their own clothes, opening their own lunches, and zipping their own coats.
