Language Arts

Reading: concepts about print, phonetic connection between letters and sounds, phonemic awareness, explicit systematic phonics and blending, fluent recognition of all the letters in the alphabet and their sounds, print awareness, sight words, rhyming words, reading simple decodable books, vocabulary, listening comprehension • writing: penmanship, upper and lower case script • Journaling and writing using pictures and creative spelling • listening and speaking: following directions, speaking clearly

Math

Number Sense: counting and writing numbers to 30, addition and subtraction readiness, calendar, fractions, comparison and patterns • Geometry: simple geometric figures • Measurement: inches and centimeters, time, money • Mathematical reasoning: simple problem solving, graphing

Science

Investigation and experimentation • Life Science: gardening, plant and animal life • Earth Science: land and water features, seasons • Physical Science: observable properties, color and light

Social Studies

Values of honesty, courage, determination and individual responsibility • Following rules, sharing, taking turns • recognition of national and state symbols • Jobs in the local community and school community. • Simple geography • Holidays, such as Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day and Presidents’ Day

Prayer

Students explore theological concepts • Students learn several morning prayers, as well as the blessings over various foods, and begin to understand their meaning and importance• Students say the appropriate blessings at lunch and snack times

Hebrew

Students are introduced to the Alef-Bet • Students learn to speak and understand Hebrew phrases and sentences about the calendar, holidays, weather, their bodies, clothing, and counting

Judaic Studies

Students learn to appreciate the beauty and significance of Shabbat through candle lighting, Kabbalat Shabbat programs, blessings, songs, tzedakah, and stories • Students learn about the Chagim (holidays) by performing plays, singing songs, making projects, and building vocabulary to enhance their understanding • Students begin to appreciate the unique nature of the Torah  and become acquainted with the stories in Genesis and Exodus • Students discover the special place Israel holds as a homeland for all Jews • Tzedakah, g’milut hasadim, ethics and value