Kids 'R' Kids of West Houston receives second accreditation from National Accreditation Association (NAC.) A Leader in Early Childhood Education. https://www.earlylearningleaders.org/
We are now enrolling for our 2021 Kindergarten Program!
As your Pre-Kindergarten student rises to Kindergarten, the choice is clear…Kids ‘R’ Kids is here! Our Kindergarten/Advanced Program is enriched with a standards-based curriculum, wonderful learning stations, and an abundance of creative learning activities students will enjoy. It is based on state standards with weekly units comprised of academic lessons and literature-based activities. Our program’s goal is to meet the needs of each student while implementing positive learning strategies. Independent and small group activities are used to develop and reinforce student understanding of the subject material. These activities also build independent and cooperative learning skills. The following is specific skill sets that we align our instruction with for maximum opportunities for learning as we set our students up for success.
With mind, body and developmental skills growing at a rapid pace, your child is excited to learn more! Our program is designed to keep up with your child’s boundless need to absorb information and develop new skills. We provide your child with the environment, nutrition, safety, and tools they need to keep their active minds growing and learning.
Our most cherished principle, “Hug First, Then Teach”, defines every aspect of who we are at Kids ‘R’ Kids. Unlike many daycare centers or childcare providers, our methodology is a whole child approach. We work to strengthen and encourage every child’s emotional, intellectual, social, and physical well-being through the expertise of our childcare providers and a unique partnership with parents.
MATHEMATICS
Number Sense & Measurement
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Algebraic Thinking
Data Analysis and Probability
READING & LANGUAGE
Phonemic Awareness – Ability to hear, identifies, and manipulate individual sound in spoken words.
Print Concepts
Letter Recognition and Application
High Frequency Words
Decoding Strategies
Writing to Record Ideas
We will be focusing on building foundation for reading success. Our lesson plans reinforce phonemic awareness, listening comprehension, the alphabet, and beginning reading concepts through the balanced literacy program.
SCIENCE
The Kindergarten Science curriculum is designed to nurture the children’s natural sense of wonder in making discoveries about the world and understanding Science as a process of investigation. Daily experiences with objects, plants, or weather provide opportunities to learn about the scientific method. Various skills will be introduced and integrated within the literature chosen for language activities, as well as in a dedicated science lesson. Concepts to be explored include:
SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies include concepts by which children relate to their world, first by immediate experience and then by applying basic concepts to the larger world. Concepts to be explored include:
FINE ARTS
Our art activities will nurture artistic, musical, and dramatic expression and appreciation of the arts. These opportunities will be offered in center time and during structured lessons related to a language arts theme and literature. Art offers the opportunity for imaginative expression through a variety of art materials. Art allows the children to:
MUSIC and DRAMA
The music and theatre arts activities will highlight self expression through music and movement. Our Kindergarten students will take part in these skills in the classroom, as well as additional weekly music and rhythm instruction from Opus One Music.
Creative Drama provides opportunities for children to dramatize stories through dress-up, puppets, staging, and interpretation. Retelling, or dramatizing, parts of a story read aloud will be a weekly activity to enhance listening comprehension abilities.