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At Mesa Grande Academy, we know that Kindergarten is an important first step in the educational development of your child. The learning attitudes and social interactions that are developed here can last throughout your child's education. We also know that each child is developmentally unique and learns in their own way and in their own time. We work with each student to ensure that their individual learning needs are met. Our Kindergarten program provides the strong foundation of loving support and care that will guide your child on their journey through school 

Kindergarten Curriculum

Bible, Science and Social Studies: Kindergarten Stepping Stones

Kindergarten Stepping Stones: A Journey to Excellence through Discovery is an integrated kindergarten curriculum utilizing literature-based themes. As children explore the themes and interact with their teachers and peers, it is the primary purpose of this curriculum to help make the invisible God visible to each child, guiding them into a loving relationship with Jesus sot hat through service they may each uniquely reflect His love to others.

Kindergarten Stepping Stones Curriculum

Math: Big Ideas Learning

Big Ideas Math allows students to grow as independent learners and experience the joy of mathematics. The instructional design guides students through concepts from surface-level to deep-level learning and allows them to transfer these skills for success in higher-level math courses.

Big Ideas Math Curriculum

Phonics: Saxon Phonics

Saxon Phonics combines systematic, explicit instruction with daily practice opportunities and ongoing assessment to ensure prior knowledge sticks and new knowledge accumulates.

Language Arts: Units of Study

The Reading and Writing Project's approach to instruction recognizes that “one size fits all” does not match the realities of the classroom. When you walk into a workshop classroom at any given moment, you'll see instruction that is designed to:

  • help teachers address each child's individual learning.
  • explicitly teach strategies students will use not only the day they are taught, but whenever they need them.
  • support small-group work and conferring, with multiple opportunities for personalizing instruction.
  • tap into the power of a learning community as a way to bring all learners along.
  • build choice and assessment-based learning into the very design of the curriculum.
  • help students work with engagement so that teachers are able to coach individuals and lead small groups. 

The routines and structures of reading and writing workshop are kept simple and predictable so taht tithe teacher can focus on the complex work of teaching in a responsive manner to accelerate achievement for all learners. 

Units of Study Curriculum

 

 

Music, Art and PE

Your child will also receive education in advanced music development classes, structured physical education classes and an introduction to art class. 

Kindergarten Sne