Preschool - Grade 3
Transitional Kindergarten
Through an interdisciplinary curriculum, the Nashoba Brooks Transitional Kindergarten serves as a developing year for students to build on established skills learned in preschool so they may prepare for their kindergarten year. Transitional Kindergarten students construct meaning and expand their skills and knowledge in the classroom community that bridges the play-based model of our preschool and the academic trajectory of our kindergarten.
- Our teachers embrace the importance of play and create nurturing environments for children to love school, have fun, and grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
- Children develop the ability to engage independently and collaboratively in a supportive classroom setting in which students have a deep sense of belonging and comfort with taking academic risks.
- Students participate in a variety of classes including physical education, art, music, Spanish, science, and library.
- Young children learn well when they have the opportunity to physically explore their environment. We utilize our 30-acre campus which includes large athletic fields, a variety of playgrounds, woods with nature trails, and ponds to run, jump, climb, and explore throughout each day.
- Students have access to resources such as a full-time nurse, counselor, reading specialists, as well as on-campus connections with consulting speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists.
About Transitional Kindergarten
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Language Arts in Transitional Kindergarten
How do I learn to read, write and communicate? How can we use writing to express our ideas?
Topics of Study:
Speaking and listening in a group • Fiction • Nonfiction • Songs • Read-Alouds • Shared reading and writing • Environmental print • Upper and lowercase letter recognition and formation • Sound/symbol relationships
Skills We Teach:
Phonemic awareness • Letter skills • Concepts about print • Listening skills • Beginning punctuation • Recognizing and writing high-frequency words • Recognizing common word families • Comprehending meaning of text • Book handling • Writing for communication • Participating in discussions -
Mathematics in Transitional Kindergarten
How can I use math to understand the world around me?
Topics of Study:
Counting • Grouping • Number formation • Logic • Problem solving • Introduction to addition • 2D and 3D Shapes • Positional words
Skills We Teach:
Sorting • Comparing • Counting • Forming numbers • Recognizing, continuing, and creating patterns • Weighing objects • Geometric shapes • Problem solving and participating in discussions • Strategies for addition -
Social Development in Transitional Kindergarten
How do I perform effectively as an individual? How do I develop a positive self concept? How do I perform effectively in a group?
Topics of Study:
Growing • Community • Passport Around the World (the Arctic, the rainforest, and the desert) • Songbirds
Skills We Teach:
Understanding and appreciating similarities and differences • Promoting inclusivity • Understanding and respecting the natural world • Understanding that individual students can make a difference • Understanding our impact on others and the world around us
In Transitional Kindergarten students develop the following academic skills:
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Foundational literacy skills
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Expression through drawing and writing
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Expanding number sense
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Exploration of shapes
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Discovering an interest in a variety of books
In Transitional Kindergarten students develop the following social and emotional skills:
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Gaining independence with self-help skills
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Participating and sharing during group activities
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Listening and following directions
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Problem-solving
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Building friendships
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Developing self-concept as a learner
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Collaboration with other children
Situated on a beautiful 30-acre campus in historic Concord, Massachusetts, Nashoba Brooks School enrolls all genders in Preschool through Grade 3, and students identifying as girls in Grades 4 through 8. Nashoba Brooks is an independent school designed to build community, character, and confidence in its students.
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