Upper Kindergarten UKG
Milestones
Language and cognitive checklist
- Five-year-olds have a vocabulary of about 2000 words, and speak in sentences with at least five words.
- They can recount things like their phone number, and the first and last names of their parents.
- They still ask a lot of questions, but they can also answer simple questions.
- They can recognize rhymes, like "hop" and "stop."
- Their speech is more easily understood by others, and they are starting to use the future tense when speaking (“I will go to school tomorrow”).
Physical milestone checklist
- Your 5-year-old should be able to stand on one foot for about 10 seconds.
- They are mastering the art of climbing, swinging, and somersaulting.
- They should be able to use the potty on their own.
- They can hop, and may even be able to skip
Social and emotional checklist
- They have a lot of interesting thoughts and opinions to share.
- They are very capable of participating in conversations and may ask questions to gain information.
- They start to make friends and engage with people outside their immediate family.
- They engage in play that involves directions, expectations and cooperation.
Curriculum
Areas of Development
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Creative arts
- General awareness
- Phonetics
- Conversational skills
- Analytical skills
- Music and dance
- Public speaking
- Social and emotional learning
- Gross motor skills
- Personality development
- Meditation and mindful thinking
