St. Martin’s Episcopal School invites you to look at the details of our Transitional Kindergarten (TK), taught by an experienced state-certified teacher, in a classroom with a low student-to-teacher ratio.
- Reading – students will develop comprehension, print awareness and phonic skills through sight words and leveled texts.
- Writing – students will develop the skills of written conventions, grammar and spelling through simple sentences.
- Speaking and listening – students will continue to broaden their vocabulary and speak clearly in more complex sentences, while developing listening skills.
Curriculum overview: language arts
- Recognize all 26 letters of the alphabet – upper and lower case
- Jolly Phonics sound recognition
- Handwriting – forming uppercase and lower case letters correctly
- Using a 2B pencil to write – working on correct pencil grip
- Developmental writing – understanding the basis of a sentence
- Authentic writing
- Expanding vocabulary
- Recognizing simple words
- Begin to recognize initial and ending sounds in words
- Matching initial sounds to pictures
- Rhyming words
- Oral blending of sounds in words
- Sight word readers
- Understand that print conveys meaning
- Appropriate handling of books
- Understanding the contents of a book
- Responding to stories
- Oral re-telling of a story
Curriculum overview: mathematics
- Recognize numbers to 25
- Count to 100
- 1-1 matching quantities
- Writing numbers 1 -20 independently
- Language – more than less than
- Introduction to add and subtract – 1 more, 1 less (numbers up to 10)
- Patterns – AB, ABBA, AABB
- 2d and 3d shapes – recognize and classify (Build and draw)
- Graphing – reading and creating simple picture and bar graphs
- Measuring – introduction to length and weight
- Sorting and classifying objects
- Positional language
Students will explore citizenship through a deeper understanding of self, home and family. They will explore national identity through American beliefs and traditions. In history, they will examine patriotic holidays, customs and historical individuals. They will begin to develop an understanding of chronology and time. In geography, the students will understand location and physical characteristics of a place. Students will acquire information through both oral and visual sources while practicing problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Curriculum overview: science
- Healthy habits
- Senses
- Stars and planets; space exploration
- Our Earth – landforms and features, conservation
- Seasons and weather and climate; impacts on plants and animals
- Plant and animal life; life cycles; habitats and environments
- Oceans and seas; water life
Curriculum overview: social studies
- Me and my community; community helpers
- Family and school
- Holidays and customs
- Transportation
- American history – events, notable people and their contributions
- Geography and maps
- Texas, our state
Curriculum overview: art and music
- Exploring different media, techniques and tools
- Exploring our imaginations
- 3D art work
- Building objects
- Musical concepts: rhythm, pitch
- Musical instrument exploration
- Songs and school performances
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