Kindergarten Objectives

Language Readiness

• Speaks clearly
• Expresses ideas clearly
• Uses adequate vocabulary
• Speaks in complete sentences
• Tells a story in sequence
• Participates in discussions
• Listens attentively to teachers and others

Readiness

• Knows full name
• Knows address
• Knows phone number
• Knows age and birthday

Reading Readiness

• Recognizes own name
• Recognizes alphabet –upper and lower case
• Participates in letter of the week activities
• Discriminates beginning and ending sounds
• Prints letters correctly
• Prints own name
• Works from left to right
• Comprehends printed material
• Knowledge of days of the week and months of the year
• Understands sound blending and basic words

Mathematics Readiness

• Calendar
• Counts to 100
• Recognizes numerals to 30
• Prints numerals clearly
• Applies knowledge of numbers
• Identifies basic shapes
• Reproduces basic math themes
• Identifies basic money (pennies, nickels, dimes)
• Tells time to the hour
• Recognizes and creates patterns
• Sorting and classifying

The Fine Arts

• Willing to explore art media
• Identifies colors, sizes, and shapes
• Able to draw human figures
• Colors and pastes neatly
• Controls scissors
• Cooperates through singing and dancing
• Responds rhythmically

Gross Motor Skills / Physical Development

• Dresses self: can button, snap, tie shoes
• Controls pencil while writing
• Can run, hop, skip, jump, climb stairs
• Exhibits sufficient stamina

Religious Studies

• Demonstrates knowledge of content
• Participates in prayer
• Knows assigned prayers
• Respects self and others
• Respects the property of others
• Knowledge of the Saints

Social Development

• Observes school rules
• Is courteous
• Displays self control
• Shows self-confidence
• Completes activities
• Cleans up after activities
• Shares and takes turns with others
• Plays and works well with others