Children turning age five on or before December 2nd are eligible to apply for enrollment in our five-year old Kindergarten (K-5) program.
Canterbury may conduct personal interviews with applicants and their families before offering an enrollment opportunity to those who qualify and for whom we have availability.
Language Arts
Phonics and Reading
Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants
Sounding of blends, one and two-vowel words, and words with special sounds
Beginning phonics rules and special sounds
Reading of sentences and stories from thirteen books containing one-and two vowel words and special sounds
Cursive Writing
Letters, blends, words, and sentences
Name
Language
Recognition of sentences by capital letters and periods
Rhyming words
Opposites
Poetry
13 poems committed to memory
Numbers
Number recognition, counting, and writing 1–100
Number concepts 1–100
Numbers before and after 1–100
Numbers largest and smallest 1–100
Counting and writing by tens to 100
Counting and writing by fives to 100
Counting and writing by twos to 100
Number sequences by ones
Using number words 1–10 and first–tenth
Value of coins and dollar bill
Telling time
Using the calendar
Days of the week
Addition facts through 10
One-step story problems in addition
Beginning subtraction
Sequencing Same/different
Basic geometric shapes
Numbers Fractions—one half, one fourth
Arithmetic symbols—plus, minus, equals
Science
Plants
God’s Plan for Seeds
Animals
God’s Plan for Animals
God’s Plan for the Seashore
Health and Human Biology
God’s Plan for Me
Earth and Space
God’s Plan for Weather
God’s Plan for Seasons
Social Studies
Community Helpers
Children of the World
America: Our Great Country (map studies, famous Americans and places)
Bible
Hymns /choruses
Memory verses
Bible doctrine
Lessons: Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Missionary Stories
Music Arts & Crafts
Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
Basic art concepts and techniques (cutting, gluing, painting) and further development of coordination/motor skills
