TK

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Ocean Breeze Schools’s Transitional Kindergarten class is for those students who plan on attending Kindergarten the following fall. Our TK program focuses on Kindergarten readiness as well as early academics through play-based and developmentally appropriate practices. The TK classroom dives more into language & literacy, math, science, and art skills. In the TK class your child will be introduced to the Fundations curriculum which is used in local public schools. Fundations is a structured literacy approach to foundational skills grounded in the science of reading. Through Fundations our students work on letter formation, phonological and phonemic awareness, sound mastery, handwriting, print concepts, and more. Our TK program is a great way to set the foundation for our students and their future learning.

What is Kindergarten Readiness?

Kindergarten readiness is so much more than preparing your child academically. It is much more abstract and means your child displays strength in executive function skills, social skills, and self-regulation. 

OBS works with students on the necessary skills they need to have in order to be successful in Kindergarten. 

These skills include:

• Following multi-step directions
• Asking an adult for help
• Trying 2-3 strategies to solving a problem
• Asking questions when more information is needed 
• Sharing and taking turns
• Winning and losing graciously 
• Listening to a story without interrupting 
• Knowing how to fail and try again
• Making decisions 
• Self-regulating their emotions