Kindergarten

Kindergarten at Kelly Primary is designed to be enriching, fun, and full of learning opportunities. Our goal is to help your child develop essential social, emotional, and academic skills that will set the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Students participate in whole-group and small-group lessons, develop a love of reading and writing, explore math concepts, and engage in hands-on science and social studies activities.

Curriculum Focus Areas

English Language Arts (ELA)

In ELA, your child will develop communication, reading, speaking, and listening skills. Students will:

Learn the alphabet and letter sounds (uppercase and lowercase)
Recognize and use new vocabulary words
Practice reading independently and in small guided groups
Develop comprehension by retelling stories and identifying key details
Explore poems, stories, and short texts
Practice writing and journaling to strengthen creative and critical thinking

Writing

Kindergarteners will learn to express their ideas through writing. They will:

Compose simple sentences with correct capitalization, spacing, and punctuation
Write narratives, informational stories, and opinion pieces
Practice forming letters and words to communicate thoughts clearly

Math

Math lessons combine hands-on activities and problem-solving. Students will:

Count, recognize, and write numbers 0–20
Count objects up to 20 and use one-to-one correspondence
Explore shapes, patterns, measurements, and comparisons
Begin basic addition and subtraction
Use manipulatives like counters, pattern blocks, and number lines to explore concepts

Science

Science introduces children to the world around them. Students will:

Explore motion, living things, and the natural world
Participate in hands-on activities to observe, investigate, and solve problems
Learn to understand themselves, others, and their environment

Social Studies

In social studies, your child will:

Learn about their community, the country, and the world
Explore different occupations and community helpers
Practice cooperation, respect, and teamwork through group activities

Skills Your Child Will Develop

By the end of the year, your child will be able to:

Recognize, name, and write all 26 letters (uppercase and lowercase)
Understand the sounds each letter makes
Read about 100 high-frequency “sight words”
Write simple CVC words (like hat, dog, red) and short sentences (like “The cat ran home.”)
Count to 100, recognize common shapes, and perform basic addition and subtraction with numbers up to 10
Recognize, write, order, and count objects up to 20

Our kindergarten program gives students a strong academic foundation, while also helping them develop important social and emotional skills they will use throughout their school years.