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"THE SUNSHINES"
Kindergarten - 1st Grade
It is in the grade school that skill development in the primary areas of
the curriculum are of major importance. Our language program
emphasises oral, written, listening and reading processes with a strong
phonemic awareness focal point. Instructors incorporate a number of
activities in the classroom to develop these skills.
The mathematics program takes advantage of Mathematics Their
Way, as well as Addison Wesley's I and II programs; Math in
Everyday Life programs. All these resources cover the essential and
developmentally appropriate math concepts of:
The science program id organized in unit or "systems" of study.
In order for children to investigate and comprehend their complex
world we attempt to organize and group our skill/concept learning into
small units. Major concepts studied will include:
Kindergarten - 1st Grade
It is in the grade school that skill development in the primary areas of
the curriculum are of major importance. Our language program
emphasises oral, written, listening and reading processes with a strong
phonemic awareness focal point. Instructors incorporate a number of
activities in the classroom to develop these skills.
- group and individual language experience stories
- daily writing time in journals
- conferences and editors meetings
- publishing parties
- silent and oral reading periods
- shared reading
- games and materials teaching specific concepts and skills
- dictionary study
- library study
- research projects
- oral presentations
- computer literacy
The mathematics program takes advantage of Mathematics Their
Way, as well as Addison Wesley's I and II programs; Math in
Everyday Life programs. All these resources cover the essential and
developmentally appropriate math concepts of:
- patterning
- number writing
- sorting & classifying
- measuring & comparing
- place value (money included)
- time
- adding & subtracting
- division & multiplication (fractions)
The science program id organized in unit or "systems" of study.
In order for children to investigate and comprehend their complex
world we attempt to organize and group our skill/concept learning into
small units. Major concepts studied will include:
- properties of objects and materials
- position and motion of objects
- light, heat, electricity and magnets
- characteristics of organisms
- properties of earth materials
- technology
- personal health
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