Kindergarten

Kindergarten Curriculum

About Our Kindergarten Program

Concord began as a Kindergarten Center in 1956. We continue to offer a strong academic program that incorporates the academic, social and developmental skills that your child needs to prepare for 1st grade. Our Kindergarten teacher is a degreed teacher with many years of experience, and she has an assistant teacher working with her. Your child will experience low teacher to child ratios as the maximum number of students is 15. For your convenience, we offer FREE before and after care for Kindergarten students. Concord offers you a nurturing environment for your child’s Kindergarten experience.

Kindergarten Curriculum

  • Language Arts / Reading - Letter identification, letter sounds, phonemic blending, high-frequency words, rhymes, stories, dramatization, grammar concepts, printing, and reading
  • Mathematics - Sorting, classification, number identification and counting patterns, positions, shapes, sizes, charts, graphs, money, time, addition, subtraction, problem solving and probability
  • Health - Safety issues, dental care, personal hygiene, nutrition
  • Science - Our senses, the four seasons, trees, animals, insects, habitats, living things, our bodies, gravity, magnetism, seeds, plants, and butterflies
  • Social Studies - Manners, values, community helpers, holidays, our country, people with diverse abilities
  • Art - Diverse opportunities for creating drawings, coloring, painting and paper creations
  • Music - Classroom singing and formal music once a week. There will also be participation in the Thanksgiving Concert, and Spring Musical, Dramatization of the Nativity for Christmas Chapel, and most importantly the Kindergarten Graduation in May
  • Physical Education - Formal Physical Education twice a week; 2 playground recesses every day
  • Chapel - The children attend Chapel once a month. The Director of Children and Youth Ministries, Christina Pressley, teaches lessons about God and reads Bible Stories to the children
  • Other - To enrich lessons, we use Weekly Reader and Ranger Rick publications. In the afternoons, we have group work at our “centers” and independent individual work at our “offices”

Field Trips

The Kindergarten class takes three or four field trips during the school year. These trips include, but are not limited to, the Hagley Museum, The Playhouse Theater, and The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. 
Lunch and Snack

Lunch and Snack

The children will eat lunch in the classroom. Please label their lunch boxes and any containers inside. A drink is provided for lunch, but the children are welcome to pack their own. Kindergarten has an afternoon snack each day. Please make sure your child eats a good breakfast before school since we do not have a morning snack.
Birthdays

Birthdays

We are happy to celebrate your child’s birthday in our class. Please notify Mrs. Slentz ahead of times, so that we can plan accordingly. 
Set of Crayons

Required Materials

  • Complete seasonal change of clothes
  • Backpack or Bookbag
  • One 2 pocket folder
  • Set of Crayons
  • 2 pencils
  • A pack of small index cards
  • Small File box
Contact Concord Preschool and Childcare to learn more about our Kindergarten programs.
Free before and after care for Kindergarten students.
SPECIAL ITEMS

Snack - We provide a snack in the morning for all children and a second snack in the afternoon for the children who stay for childcare; milk and juice are also provided

Arts and Crafts - The children will paint, color and use arts and craft supplies

Music and Physical Education - Your tuition includes a music program and physical education for all of the children enrolled; these classes are conducted by our specialized music and physical education teachers
SPECIAL EVENTS

Halloween Parade – In October all children will participate in the Halloween Parade

Fire Truck – During Fire Prevention Week, the fireman and his fire truck will visit us and talk to the children about fire safety

Performances – Throughout the school year such as puppet shows and plays

Lunch with Santa – In December Santa will come to visit, give gifts, eat lunch and sing songs with us

Traveling Zoo – Every May, the Traveling Zoo will visit and let us see their small animals

SPECIAL OFFERINGS

Concord Preschool offers to children ages 3 and older

Soccer Shots 
Yoga (Petite Yogi)
Spanish (Language University) 

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