Kindergarten at Chapin follows the natural curiosities of children at this age to form the basis for inquiry and study throughout the year.  With field trips to the Aquarium and Hamilton’s Grounds for Sculpture, children use the world around them to construct meaning and apply emergent skills. 

New experiences in kindergarten teach new skills.  Our traditional kindergarten “High Tea Party" reinforces manners in a charming and fun way.  Our Summer Fun Day, with a Patriotic Bike Parade, where the children decorate their bikes here at school and parade around our blacktop area, teaches patriotic themes and encourages creativity and cooperation.  

The main business of kindergarten, however, is learning to read.  Through traditional phonics instruction, as well as guided reading practices, children learn sight words, phonetic decoding and the conventions of reading in small instructional groups.  Basic math concepts are conveyed through calendar activities called the daily “Number Corner” along with hands-on math games, manipulatives and paper and pencil tasks.  Kindergarten is a year of wonder and excitement as children evolve to see themselves as part of a wonderful community of learners.