Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study

PRE-KINDERGARTEN COURSES 4 Mathematics • Number sight recognition • Number same recognition • Calendar • Ordinal position • Shapes • Sizes 3 Year Olds PRE-KINDERGARTEN PK 4–5 Year Olds PRE-KINDERGARTEN PK Handwriting • Learn correct procedure for handwriting • Apply correct paper placement, pencil position, posture, and writing techniques of top to bottom and left to right • Pre-writing skills development (stroke, ear curves, diagonal lines, circles) Lower School Phonics • Letter-sight recognition • Recognize, name, and say all letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lower-case) Science • Plants & flowers • Classroom rules • Insects • Manners • Birds • Farm • Metamorphosis • Letter-sound recognition • Animal kingdom • Opposites • Colors • Rhyming • Position words Concepts • Classifying • Parts of the body • Seasons • Fine motor development • Friends • Self-concept • Family and homes • Colors • Fall changes • Life in winter • Opposites • Thankfulness • Transportation • Holidays • Spring • Mother’s Day • Occupations • Number sight recognition (1-20) • Number sound recognition (1-20) • Shapes • Sizes • Measurement • Ordinal position • Patterning • Sorting • Fractions • Telling time • Money • Learn correct procedure for handwriting • Apply correct paper placement, pencil position, posture, and writing techniques of top to bottom and left to right • Learn correct formation for handwriting • Fine Motor Development • Letter-sight recognition • Recognize, name, and say all letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lower-case) • Letter-sound recognition • Beginning blends • Opposites • Rhyming • Position words • Word families • Recognize, name, and locate parts of the body • Learn about internal body parts (needs and functions) • Classroom rules • Friends • Manners • Self-concept • Family and homes • Seasons • Fall changes • Color mixing • Children all over the world • Fire safety • Habits for health • Rocks and fossils • Magnets • Animal kingdom • Insects • Metamorphosis • Plant life • Simple machines • Sink and float • Plants & flowers • Birds • Classifying • Seasons • Farm • Life in winter • Dinosaurs • Health safety/ nutrition • Famous people • Holidays • Transportation • Mother’s day • Occupations • Solar system

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