Classical Kindergarten

Classical Kindergarten at Good Shepherd School consists of phonics, handwriting and math. In addition, science and history are integrated through classical literature, Five in a Row and nature study.

With the following activities and resources, students learn to Observe, Discover and Explore.

• Five in a Row by Jana Claire Lambert

  • The Story About Ping by Majorie Flack and Kurt Wise

  • Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

  • Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

  • Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

• Phonograms

• The Good and the Beautiful (Language Arts)

• Heggerty-Phonemic Awareness

• Pentime Manuscript, Book 1, by Pentime Publishers

• Horizons Math

• Poetry memorization

• Nature study and science experiments

• Art: watercolors and tracing

• Independent creative work time

Copy work allows the child to learn rules of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Narration encourages children to narrate a sentence for the teacher to write down. The children then copy the written words correctly and neatly.