Math & English Enrichment
Kindergarten Math & English Classes
Every A Grade Ahead program available in Kindergarten — choose a subject to see its month-by-month curriculum.
Ignite an enthusiasm for education.
Building the foundation of math skills necessary for everyday life — 13 progressive fundamentals from counting and addition to shapes and story problems.
A Grade Ahead’s kindergarten math program builds the foundation of math skills necessary for everyday life. The material is also created to increase fundamental skills. The objectives integrated into the kindergarten math curriculum include:
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Numerical proficiency
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Story problems
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Concepts of time
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Mathematical techniques in addition, subtraction and problem solving
Month by Month Kindergarten Curriculum Breakdown
| Curriculum | Numericals Path |
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| June : Month 1 | |
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Counting; Addition; Ordering numbers |
Fundamentals 1 Examples 4 + 1 = ? and 15 + 1 = ? |
| July : Month 2 | |
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Patterns; Number lines; Clock |
Fundamentals 2 Examples: 4 + 2 = ? and 15 + 2 = ? |
| August : Month 3 | |
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Half hour; Shapes; Greater and less than |
Fundamentals 3 Examples: 4 + 3 = ? and 25 + 3 = ? |
| September : Month 4 | |
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Counting by 5's & 10's; Comparing; Calendar |
Fundamentals 4 Examples: 4 + 4 = ? and 12 + 4 = ? |
| October : Month 5 | |
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Subtraction |
Fundamentals 5 Examples: 4 + 5 = ? and 30 + 5 = ? |
| November : Month 6 | |
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Compose and decompose numbers; Story problems (add) |
Fundamentals 6 Examples: 10 + 9 = ? and 20 + 8 = ? |
| December : Month 7 | |
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Story problems (add); Coins |
Fundamentals 7 Examples: 4 - 1 = ? and 12 - 1 = ? |
| January : Month 8 | |
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Story problems (subtract) |
Fundamentals 8 Examples: 4 - 2 = ? and 12 - 2 = ? |
| February : Month 9 | |
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Grade Readiness *Some academies may offer in a month other than February. Check with your local academy. |
Fundamentals 9 Examples: 7 - 3 = ? and 22 - 3 = ? |
| March (Grade Readiness Month) | |
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2D shapes; Compose and decompose 2D shapes |
Fundamentals 10 Examples: 8 + 3 = ? and 7 + 2 = ? |
| April : Month 10 | |
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3D shapes; Odd and even numbers; Ordinal numbers |
Fundamentals 11 Examples: 8 - 3 = ? and 7 - 2 = ? |
| May : Month 11 | |
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Preparing to Move A Grade Ahead |
Fundamentals 12 Examples: 19 + 2 = ? and 16 + 5 = ? |
Ignite an enthusiasm for education.
Igniting an enthusiasm for education through phonics, letter sounds, sight words, and real-life reading connections — building confident early readers from the very start.
A Grade Ahead’s Kindergarten English program promotes reading confidence with an emphasis on letter sounds (phonics). Students learn how to read words phonetically, establishing the essentials of reading. They use leveled readers for comprehension practice. Students should be able to read basic sentences. The Kindergarten English curriculum includes:
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Reading and writing
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Basic comprehension skills
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Basic punctuation
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Phonics patterns
Month by Month Kindergarten English Curriculum Breakdown
| Curriculum Topics |
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| June : Month 1 |
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Upper and lower case letters; Vowels; Consonants |
| July : Month 2 |
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Sight words; Consonant sounds |
| August : Month 3 |
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Digraphs; Real-life connections |
| September : Month 4 |
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Intro to books; Real-life connections |
| October : Month 5 |
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Sight words; Short vowels |
| November : Month 6 |
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Sight words; Review short vowels; Long vowel A |
| December : Month 7 |
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Sight words; Long vowels O and I |
| January : Month 8 |
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Review sight words and long vowels; Vowel pairs |
| February (Test Prep Month) |
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Grade Readiness *Some academies may offer in a month other than February. Check with your local academy. |
| March : Month 9 |
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Review short and long vowels; Beginning consonant blends |
| April : Month 10 |
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Ending consonant blends; Singular vs. plural; Rhyming words |
| May : Month 11 |
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Preparing to Move A Grade Ahead |
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