Kindergarten Curriculum

English Language Arts (ELA)

UFLI Foundations

UFLI Foundations is an explicit and systematic program created by the team at the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI—pronounced “you fly”). The program introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading. It follows a carefully developed scope and sequence designed to ensure that students systematically acquire each skill needed and learn to apply each skill with automaticity and confidence. The program is designed to be used for core instruction in the primary grades or for intervention with struggling students in any grade.

Arts & Letters - Language Comprehension

Arts & Letters is a comprehensive English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for grades K–8, developed and released by Great Minds (the same organization behind Wit & Wisdom). It was officially launched in late 2024 and is a next-generation update or evolution of their earlier Wit & Wisdom curriculum, incorporating educator feedback, ongoing research, and stronger alignment with the Science of Reading.

Arts and Letters is explicitly grounded in the Science of Reading and emphasizes knowledge rich content to support comprehension. The program though newly released in 2024 qualifies for ESSA Tier 4 with their published Logic Model and current ongoing efficacy studies. Arts and Letters builds off the success and DNA of Wit and Wisdom which has supporting efficacy data.

Mathematics

JUMP Math

JUMP Math is an innovative, research-informed math resource and teaching approach used by schools to foster a deep understanding and love of math in their students. Our approach is  based on the belief that all children can excel at math and, through early and continued success, can develop the confidence and cognitive abilities required to do well in all subjects. JUMP Math has produced significant improvements in student achievement in a number of studies (including a randomized controlled trial). It is based on a method called structured inquiry. Each lesson is thorough and rigorous, and comes with instructional supports, exercises, assessments, activities, and extension questions that allow students to develop a deeper knowledge by working on incremental variations on the same topic. This allows teachers to focus their time and energy on real-time instruction and differentiation, rather than piecing lessons together from a variety of sources.

JUMP Math is a research-informed math resource and teaching approach used to foster a deep understanding and love of math. Their approach is based on the belief that all children can excel at math and, through early and continued success, can develop the confidence and cognitive abilities required to do well in all subjects. JUMP Math has produced significant improvements in student achievement in a number of studies (including a randomized controlled trial). It is based on a method called structured inquiry (explicit instruction). Each lesson is thorough and rigorous, and comes with instructional support, exercises, assessments, activities, and extension questions that allow students to develop a deeper knowledge by working on incremental variations on the same topic. This allows teachers to focus their time and energy on real-time instruction and differentiation, rather than piecing lessons together from a variety of sources.

Creative Arts & Bible

Kindergarten Creative Arts classes facilitate times for students to develop their fine and gross motor skills as well as their spiritual and social capacities. Students learn about the basics of drawing and sculpting, as well as the importance of ordering our environment and having good manners. Students learn the value of prayer while also learning new songs.

Course Highlight: Creative Arts - Draw This! & Sculpt This!

Draw This! and Sculpt This! classes focus on developing foundational fine motor skills needed for future art classes as well as aiding students in other disciplines such as writing in Language Arts. In these classes, kindergarteners are working on developing their hand strength and pencil control. These introductory art classes serve to teach students how to be responsible with their resources, how to follow step-by-step instructions, and how to be patient with themselves and the art process.

Course Highlight: Creative Arts - Share Time

Share Time class is a favorite in kindergarten. Students bring in a treasured object from home or a skill that they’ve learned and have the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills while sharing observations and stories about their object or giving a presentation on their skill. Their classmates practice their listening skills and enjoy asking questions about their object.