Our kindergarten program at Aletheia is both structured and fun, academic and messy, challenging and noisy, organized and playful.  Time spent singing, listening to stories, painting, sculpting, and playing is equal to the time spent learning how to read, write, count, add, and subtract.   The list below is a basic guideline for parents to assess their child's readiness for kindergarten at Aletheia.  We also encourage prospective students and parents to visit with the headmaster and kindergarten teacher prior to enrolling.

Ž        Count to twenty

Ž        Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects

Ž        Recognize numbers 1-12 in written form

Ž        Listen to stories without interrupting

Ž        Recognize rhyming sounds

Ž        Pay attention for short periods of time to adult-directed tasks

Ž        Understand actions have both causes and effects

Ž        Show understanding of general times of day

Ž        Cut with scissors

Ž        Trace basic shapes

Ž        Begin to share with others

Ž        Start to follow rules

Ž        Be able to recognize and obey those in authority 

Ž        Manage bathroom needs

Ž        Button shirts, pants, coats, and zip up zippers

Ž        Begin to control oneself

Ž        Separate from parents without being upset

Ž        Speak understandably

Ž        Talk in complete sentences of five to six words

Ž        Look at pictures and then tell stories

Ž        Sort similar objects by color, size, and shape

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