Kindergarten at Discovery Oaks Academy

Our Kindergarten program provides a full-day experience focusing on enriched reading, language, and math skills. Our curriculum is theme-based and promotes hands-on learning with exciting science and social studies activities. We integrate our core subjects with special classes in art, music, physical education, and foreign language to offer a well-rounded Kindergarten program.

At Discovery Oaks Academy we use the Rigby Literacy program beginning in Kindergarten. It is the latest research-based literacy program founded on guided reading strategies and the tenets of balanced literacy with phonemic awareness and phonics as critical components. The program is designed to help students of varying abilities, backgrounds, and experiences to becoming successful readers and writers. Program materials are flexible enough to be used in a variety of ways with a variety of students.

Our math, science and social studies curriculum goes beyond Loudoun County SOL requirements. Small class size and a full-day program enable your child to have many hands-on experiences and one-on-one time with teachers.

OpenGeneral Overview

In Language Arts, students will learn to:

  • Spell and write their first and last names
  • Recite the alphabet
  • Recognize letters out of sequence
  • Demonstrate the sounds of the letters
  • Write the alphabet using upper and lower case letters
  • Recite the days of the week
  • Recite the months of the year
  • Recite the four seasons
  • Recite their phone number and address
  • Recognize color and number words
  • Recognize simple sight words
  • Write simple sentences

In Math, students will learn to:

  • Count and write 1 to 100
  • Do simple addition and subtraction with the sums up to 10
  • Recognize numbers out of sequence

In Social Studies, students will:

  • Understand that history relates to events and people of other times and places
  • Learn about commemorative holidays, including Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day, President’s Day and Lee/Jackson/King Day
  • Identify traditional patriotic symbols such as the American flag, bald eagle, monuments, etc.
  • Learn the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner

In Science, students will:

  • Identify north, south, east and west while using a map
  • Demonstrate the differences between basic needs and wants
  • Investigate and understand the five senses
  • Conduct investigations with direct observation
  • Investigate and understand the use and effects of magnets
  • Investigate and understand the properties of water
  • Investigate and understand the basic life cycle of plants and animals
  • Investigate and understand weather and how it works
OpenComputer Curriculum

Students will:

  • Log in to the computer using their classroom password
  • Continue to use the proper terminology concerning the computer
  • Locate and play educational games
  • Print documents
  • Type their first and last name using the keyboard
  • Be exposed to Internet searches as a class lesson. The teacher will model and explain how to search for information and student participation will be involved
  • Learn how to maximize, minimize and close the screen
OpenMusic Curriculum

Every class participates in a weekly music class with Mr. Skip. Full of energy, movement, education and fun, this is a chance for students to explore the world through notes and sounds.

The main focus of the music curriculum is to introduce basic music concepts through singing, moving, listening, and playing instruments. Students will gradually develop their singing voices, a repertoire of songs, and a sense of rhythm beginning with the steady beat and continuing toward complex rhythms.

Through these experiences students will have the opportunity to apply and demonstrate an understanding of music concepts. These goals are presented in age-appropriate levels.

OpenForeign Language Curriculum

Discovery Oaks Academy’s Foreign Language curriculum consists of a comprehensive and cumulative Spanish program. Students have Spanish instruction twice a week and great emphasis is placed on vocabulary and the spoken language.

The program introduces the children to basic language skills, including greetings (such as “hello” and “goodbye”), numbers, colors, body parts, family members, school vocabulary and holidays. Vocabulary is reinforced each day through play and learning.

Children will also be introduced to Spanish culture, including holidays, food, dress, traditions, songs and games throughout the year.