Christ Lutheran Church
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Transitional Kindergarten

Transitional Kindergarten is designed for the child who misses the school cut-off date (August 31st) and for the child who has had a four-year old classroom experience and would benefit from an extra year of growing socially, emotionally, and/or academically. The TK program is a relaxed, fun atmosphere which encourages success. 
 
Here are the basic curriculum components of CLCC’s Transitional Kindergarten:
  • Balanced Literacy Program: Reading skills emerge through developmentally appropriate methods which include shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, being read to, and participation in a variety of interactive language experiences. Writing activities are an important part of reading. Modeled writing, journals, recording data, and written responses to literature are some of the activities performed.  Phonics is taught through literature, cycle words, and sight words which present vowel, consonant, and combination sounds in reading and writing.
  • Math: Children will make use of selected materials to develop concepts of pattern, sorting, sequence, numeration, interpreting graphs, and addition through hands-on activities. Our program employs a wide range of games, manipulative, and kinesthetic explorations. 
  • Social Studies: We study relationships with family, friends, and communities, as well as introduce children to maps and globes. 
  • Science: Science and nature activities will provide opportunities for:  developing concepts and vocabulary related to size, weight, measurement, and classification first-hand experience with nature materials, small living creatures, and inanimate objects manipulation of “adult” instruments of investigation (ex: magnifying glasses, magnets, telescope, balance scales, liquid and dry measuring, etc.) using the senses, questioning, problem-solving, sorting, ordering, and discovering relationships. 
  • Physical Development: Children participate daily in free play. Selection of activity, records, games, and exercise is done with the goal of developing gross and fine motor. 
  • Special Classes: There are weekly music, chapel, and Spanish classes with special instructors for each. 
  • Centers: Children will enjoy playing in the following areas: art, dramatic play, blocks, manipulative/puzzles, music, books, writing, and science with sensory table.