Kindergarten (K5) Curriculum

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Learning Phonics

BJU Press phonics teaches students to associate individual letters and sounds, then shows them how to recognize phonics patterns through word families. This two-part approach prepares students to engage more easily with the words they will encounter. This program also builds familiarity with high-frequency words, or service words, which do not follow normal phonics rules.

Shaping Biblical Worldview

Worldview shaping beings early by encouraging students to apply the four key themes addressed throughout the course:

  1. God is great, and God is good.
  2. God created me and all things.
  3. The Bible is God’s word, and it is true.
    and:
  4. I learn in order to serve God and others

Objectives Drive Learning

Each science, heritage studies, phonics, and reading lesson includes learning objective that align with all instruction and assesments.

Student Worktext and Teacher’s Edition

The worktext provides age-appropriate assessments for science, social studies, phonics, reading, and handwriting. It includes weekly evaluation pages and additional pages and the end of each unit to track students’ progress. The teacher’s edition guides the teacher in engaging the students in age and developmentally appropriate activities through 180 lessons. It includes instructions for activities and discussions covering science, social studies, handwriting, and phonics.

Practice Opportunities

In addition to built-in review opportunities, the course includes 34 reading books for reading practice, a phonics practice book, and a Write Now! Handwriting packet.

Visual Learning Materials

The program includes a variety of visual learning opportunities including phonics charts, phonics and review cards, and a visuals packet. These offer both large and smaller-sized formats for use in classrooms and for individual use with students.

Making Sense of Sound

Many units include a sound sense strand, written by a speech pathologist. This strand will help young students learn how to make sounds.

Bible

Guide your students in learning truths from the Bible, beginning with Creation and continuing with a focus on several Old Testament characters, the life of Christ, prayer, and the life of Paul.

Math

Math K5 uses and interactive approach with manipulatives to build a foundation of math concepts. Lessons on numbers, sense, addition and subtraction, time, money, and other skills are introduced.

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