Kindergarten
Kindergarten is the beginning of a child's academic journey—and we believe it should still feel like childhood.
At Lighthouse, Kindergarten combines intentional academics with movement, exploration, creativity, relationships, and opportunities to build independence. Students develop the foundational skills they need for future learning while growing in confidence as readers, mathematicians, classmates, and learners.
Our goal isn't to rush children through Kindergarten. It's to build the foundation they will need for everything that comes next.
A Gentle Beginning. A Strong Foundation.
Building Strong Early Readers
Early literacy is a major focus of the Kindergarten experience. Students build foundational reading skills through explicit instruction in:
Phonemic Awareness
Letter-Sound Relationships
Decoding
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Students receive systematic phonics instruction while also experiencing books, stories, conversation, and opportunities to develop a genuine love of reading.
Phonics
Kindergarten Math is about more than memorizing numbers.
Students develop number sense and begin understanding how numbers work through explicit instruction, hands-on practice, manipulatives, problem-solving, and repeated opportunities to apply new skills.
Strong foundations now prepare students for increasingly complex mathematical thinking later.
Building Mathematical Foundations
Kindergarten students develop the foundational skills needed to communicate their ideas through writing.
They work on handwriting, letter formation, spelling development, sentence construction, oral language, and expressing their own ideas.
Learning to Write & Communicate
Ask for help
Care for materials
Participate in
a group
Solve problems
Kindergarten students need opportunities to move, create, explore, play, ask questions, and experience the world around them.
Science, social studies, hands-on learning, enrichment, movement, and creative experiences help students connect academic learning to the world beyond the classroom.
More Than Academics
Learning How To Be A Learner
Some of the most important Kindergarten learning isn't found on a worksheet. Students are also learning how to:
Build friendships
Take responsibility
Work independently
Follow routines
Persevere when something
is difficult
These skills create the foundation for future academic independence.
Now, They’re Ready for What Comes Next.
By the end of Kindergarten, our goal is not simply for students to have completed a list of standards.
We want them to have developed stronger academic foundations, increased independence, confidence, curiosity, and excitement about learning.