K4 Fourth Year Kindergarten

Scripture Study and Spiritual Growth

• Daily prayers should have more ad libbing and less use of memorized prayers.
• Should understand that prayer is talking to Heavenly Father and that we need to thank and praise Him as well as asking Him to help us with our needs.
• Child should be learning some doctrinal truths like "Jesus died on the cross for our sins," "Jesus came back to life after he died".
• The child should also understand the concept of sin and forgiveness.
• Should know many scripture stories and characters and should be able to tell you in his own words simple Bible stories instead of just being able to answer questions about them.
• Should be memorizing longer scripture verses and retaining them longer.
• Should know many Primary songs and choruses from popular hymns.
• Should be actively participating in service.

Language Arts

• The child should accomplish the following phonics skills: 1)Consonant/vowel blends; for example, ba be bi bo bu (beginning blends) at it as op (ending blends) 2)Short vowel words; for example, hat bat sun can top. 3)Double ending consonants that make one sound; for example, bill duck bell tack. 4)Long vowel sounds. 5)Two vowel words with the first vowel being long and the second being silent; for example, boat gate feet name.
• Knows the following sight words: I a the.
• Can read sentences with the above words; for example, Is the cat in the sun? Can the duck get in the mud? His name is Joe. Joe has a red coat.
• Can read beginning readers that cover the above phonics concepts.
• Recognizes ending punctuation; period, question mark and exclamation point.
• Can match a written word to its picture. •Should be able to write all letters from memory.

Arithmetic

• Can count out loud to 100.
• Should recognize written numbers to 100.
• Should be able to add numbers through 10; first with story problems like "Kelly has one apple; if Katie gives Kelly another apple, how many apples will Kelly have?" then equations like 1+1=2.
• Should be able to write numbers to 20 from memory.
• Matches written numbers to corresponding sets of objects.
• Should be able to tell time on the whole hour and on the half hour.

Science/Social Studies/Health

• Should understand the concept of creation.
• Should be familiar with the concept that seeds grow into plants.
• Should be familiar with the concept that babies grow up into adults, whether it be human or animal.
• Should understand the concept of rules and consequences. (Obeying stop signs, not littering etc.)

Basic Readiness

• Can "color in the lines."
• Can draw shapes from memory.
• Can fold papers in half correctly.
• Can draw simple pictures from memory like houses, people, trees, flowers etc. (Good enough to be recognizable)
• Can line up objects in order from smallest to largest and largest to smallest.
• Recognizes patterns; i.e if you put a red lego block then a blue then a yellow then a red then a blue the child should know that yellow would come next.

Arts and Crafts

• More hands on crafts requiring more dexterity and small muscle coordination. (Working with smaller pieces) •Creates less mess when painting etc.
• Uses art/crafts supplies and tools correctly and knows their proper care..

Music

• Increased recognition of contrasts; loud vs. soft, fast vs. slow, high pitch vs. low pitch.
• Increased familiarity with all the different kinds of instruments and the sounds that they make.

Physical Education

• Enjoys outdoor games; duck-duck-goose, ring-around-the-rosy, hide-and-go-seek etc.
• Participates in organized exercise; aerobics, calisthenics.
• Understands taking turns and sportsmanship.
• Increased coordination; hopping in one foot, walking along a balance beam or straight line.
• Increased simple tumbling skills; cartwheels.
• Dances in time/rhythm to music.

Manners and Helping

• More independence accomplishing the K3 skills.
• Helps empty the small trash cans in the house.
• Takes care of the pets. (Feed, water and brushing; mom and dad to help with the bathing and nail clipping.)
• Helps wash the family vehicle.
• Helps out in the yard. (Sweeping sidewalks, helping in the garden, picking up small, fallen branches etc.)
• Answers the telephone correctly.

Personal Care

• Able to take care of all personal hygiene needs without assistance. (However, parents should continue to watch the child brush their teeth until age six to ensure the child consistently brushes correctly). Girls will still need help putting hair up into ponytails.