Kindergartners spend their first year at school learning how they grow and change and how their families grow and change. They learn how to work in groups and adjust to the school. They learn to raise their hand to ask and answer questions. They contribute to the group by completing assigned tasks. They learn the importance of following rules in the school setting and of respecting people in positions of authority.
Kindergartners learn that they are special and unique.
Kindergartners have opportunities to describe how they are alike as well as different from others. They share their culture and learn about different cultures within the class. Kindergartners learn simple geography and economics. Kindergartners will construct simple maps and drawings of their home, classroom or school, where they can point to familiar places. Science Kindergartners learn to use basic science skills.