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Kindergarten Preview



Kindergarten is an exciting time of transition that is full of new beginnings. It is also your first introduction to your child’s primary schooling in Christian education. At Berean Academy, we will equip you with the information you need to consider sending your child here. We invite you to join us on Friday, February 10 at 8:30 in the morning, to learn more about our Kindergarten program and what Berean has to offer.


Kindergarten Preview will give you information about our program and help you make an informed decision regarding your child’s readiness for school. Our friendly admissions staff will be on-hand to greet you and provide you with helpful information to take home. Our experienced administration team will conduct a brief presentation and will answer any questions that you may have. With all your questions answered, you will have the opportunity to go with our Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Kristen Burkhart, and experience an interactive lesson with your child.


Kindergarten Preview is an excellent way to gain more information about our program and for your child to engage in a hands-on classroom lesson. Once you have experienced the classroom, you will enjoy a small reception prepared with you and your child in mind.


To determine if your child is ready for Kindergarten, please see the link below.


Kindergarten Readiness

Approaches to Learning:

  • Stays with a task for at least 5 minutes

  • Carries out tasks, activities, or chores from beginning to end

  • Remains focused on a task even when frustrated or challenged

  • Anticipates consequences of own behavior and actions

  • Identifies a problem and demonstrates flexibility in solving it


Physical Development:

  • Hops, jumps, and runs with control and direction

  • Demonstrates coordination in using objects during active play

  • Uses scissors to cut out shapes

  • Zips, buttons, and snaps to dress oneself

  • Cleans up after oneself


Social-Emotional Development:

  • Responds appropriately to positive and negative feedback from adults and peers

  • Recognizes the effect of own behavior on others

  • Demonstrates how to care, listen, share ideas, trust, and provide comfort

  • Follows predictable routines and rules

  • Manages emotions, impulses, and behaviors with minimal guidance from adults

  • Recognizes, identifies, and expresses emotions in socially acceptable ways

  • Adjusts behavior to different settings


Literacy Development:

  • Recognizes and names letters of his/her first name

  • Recognizes and names some uppercase and lowercase letters

  • Recognizes and produces rhyming words

  • Writes his/her first name

  • Able to tell another person about what he/she has drawn

  • Speaks understandably

  • Prints some uppercase and lowercase letters


Understanding of Mathematics:

  • Counts to 30

  • Writes numerals 0-12

  • Identifies patterns in the real world and in numbers

  • Describes objects by length, size, shape, and color

  • Names shapes - squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, cubes, cones, cylinders, spheres

  • Completes simple puzzles


If you are interested in seeing what the Berean Kindergarten program is about, RSVP using the link below.


Kindergarten Preview RSVP


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