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This course introduces students to the world of art. Students learn about paintings and sculptures. They see art that looks realistic and art that looks imaginary and discover how artists use lines, shapes, colors, patterns, textures, and forms in artworks. Students discuss portrait, landscape, and still life artworks. They draw, paint, and sculpt their own artworks that are inspired by the artworks they study.

Young students begin to learn the basics about how their bodies grow and work. In this course they learn to keep their bodies healthy, access health help, and make healthy choices. Lessons cover physical health and hygiene, mental health and wellness, nutrition and physical activity, injury and violence prevention, and safety. Students participate in fitness activities in each lesson. Students will practice fundamental movement patterns like skipping, hopping, and leaping, and will have fun learning basic yoga poses and cooperative games. Students learn life skills like how to reduce stress, respect differences and work together.

This course introduces students to fundamental topics within the social studies discipline. These topics include family, home, community and culture, geography, chronology, early U.S. history, civics and the responsibilities of citizenship, and economics.Students begin by locating themselves and their families within a community and culture. They learn about basic physical geography and how to read maps and globes. Students explore what history is and how they study the past. They learn about the first peoples of the Americas and the founding of the United States. Students identify symbols of and celebrations in the United States and investigate the lives of significant historical figures in the context of civic responsibility. They also explore citizenship and basic economics.

The English Language Arts K program comprises two courses, ELA K and Phonics K. The program provides kindergarten students with a complete early literacy learning experience. Students work through structured lessons that emphasize reading readiness, phonics, language skills, literature, writing skills, and handwriting through a combination of teacher-led instruction (either live or via embedded video within the course) and independent practice, both online and offline. The program provides a strong foundation in comprehension and vocabulary to instill a lifelong interest in reading and learning.Phonics prepares students to become independent readers through teacher-led, systematic, multisensory instruction in a developmentally appropriate manner. Students review letter names, practice phonological awareness, and learn decoding skills and sight words. Letter tiles, a variety of interactive games and activities, and decodable readers (brief stories that consist entirely of words students can read independently) support multimodal learning.Read-aloud instruction through a wide variety of texts kindles the imagination and builds knowledge while developing listening skills, comprehension, and vocabulary. Students acquire the critical skills and knowledge required for reading and literacy. Text selections include engaging classic literature, exciting contemporary titles, and informative nonfiction topics in a variety of formats including trade books, magazines, and e-books.Poems and nursery rhymes help students further expand vocabulary and comprehension while developing a love of language. Drawing, and later writing, in students’ My Writing Journal K lays the foundations of the writing process as students brainstorm, discuss, illustrate, and share ideas with others.Targeted handwriting activities provide gentle instruction to help students print letters correctly.

Math K is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in mathematical concepts. Students master content through a combination of teacher-led instruction (either live or via embedded video within the course) and independent practice, both online and offline. Teacher-led instruction engages students using online resources, including virtual manipulatives, videos demonstrating concepts with physical manipulatives, and videos teaching concepts through song. During independent practice, students solve problems online, often working with virtual manipulatives, and offline in an activity book. The Math K curriculum begins with a heavy emphasis on numbers and counting, leading to an understanding of addition and subtraction. Throughout the Math K course, students also explore mathematical concepts found around them in the world, including clocks and calendars, position and patterns, subtilizing, shapes, measurable attributes, and money.

Science K brings science alive by providing students a combination of virtual lab investigations (with options for hands-on learning), interactive lessons that provide opportunities for inquiry, and an array of e-books that capture students’ attention and grow their interest in science.The curriculum begins with an overview of what science is and who scientists are. Students then focus on plant and animal relationships and analyze the weather. In the last half of the course, students explore how the sun affects their world and explore the interactions between different forces.