DISCOVER LOWER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS SUMMER bds_sharing_assemby_2_09.13.19.jpg Lower School Overview Welcome from Lower School Head Academics Pre-kindergarten Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Physical Education Arts Beyond the Classroom Kindergarten Social Studies The social studies curriculum gives kindergarten students the opportunity to look closely at their classroom community, the school community, and then to look more broadly at the community at large. They develop a curiosity about, and a respect for, the world and its peoples, especially the relationship of people to their immediate and wider environments. Our kindergarten students will: experience cultural observances recognize that families are structured and formed in different ways develop and promote social skills through Responsive Classroom pedagogy develop and strengthen individual social skills: turn-taking, sharing, waiting, accommodation, compromising, appropriately navigating social situations, empathizing develop and strengthen group social skills: listening, communicating, sharing experiences in front of a group, problem-solving, discussing, cooperating participate in the creation of classroom rules and behavioral expectations strive to meet behavioral expectations learn about the work that community members do learn the Belmont Day School values understand that rules make a strong functioning community Kindergarten Subjects Language Arts Math Social Studies Science World Language Visual Arts Music Physical Education Social Competency and Health and Wellness Information Literacy and Technology Home An elementary & middle school | pre-k to grade 8 55 Day School Lane, Belmont, MA 02478 617-484-3078 Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Vimeo Twitter CONTACT Directions Careers Teacher Training Calendar School Store Scoop Sitemap Legal Notices ©2021 Belmont Day School. All rights reserved. Site created by Pop Kitchen , Common Media , Good Design LLC Open Slidebox