Kindergarten

The Kindergarten program at Foothills Christian School focuses on reading, writing & phonics with BJU curriculum.  This curriculum makes provisions for individual differences using songs, colorful pictures in charts & workbooks along with practice & review.  Phonemic awareness is emphasized as students identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds.  Decoding words is made easier by focusing on predictable patterns.

BJU Reading for Kindergarten addresses all levels of developmental thinking…

a. LITERAL: young learners/listeners should be able to tell what the speaker said

b. CRITICAL: he/she should give some type of judgment or conclusion

c. INTERPRETIVE: these questions involve thought & the drawing of inferences about what the speaker said

d. APPRECIATIVE: what the listener heard that will help him love learning; why he/she liked the story

BJU Math is the curriculum used to teach & introduce mathematical concepts this year.  Every lesson is taught within a farm framework.  Several lessons are scheduled for home day teaching and parents will be required to teach and make sure their kindergarten student understands the new concepts.  At times directions will be sent home so that BJU guidelines for each lesson can be followed.  Regular checkups will be given which will be used to compile a grade for students on report cards.

Biblical truths are taught through daily devotional studies and weekly memorization of Bible verses.

Kindergarten students are nurtured in a loving, caring enviroment that provides a strong foundation for academics, social and spiritual growth.