Kindergarten
Kindergarten at Mother Mary Lange Catholic School is a joyful, faith-centered experience where young learners begin their journey in a supportive and engaging environment. Our program nurtures academic growth, spiritual development, and social-emotional learning—all in one vibrant, welcoming classroom.
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Building Strong Academic Foundations
Our kindergarten program is designed to prepare students for a lifetime of learning. Through hands-on activities, centers, and group instruction, children build core skills in reading, writing, and math. We also explore science, social studies, and technology in fun, age-appropriate ways that spark curiosity and creativity. We support each learner’s development through small-group instruction and individualized attention, ensuring that every child is challenged and encouraged at their own pace.
Learning Through Play and Exploration
We believe that young children learn best through play and discovery. Our classroom is a place where students explore, collaborate, and express themselves. Through dramatic play, storytelling, music, and movement, children develop communication, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Recess and physical activity are important parts of the day, giving students time to move, socialize, and recharge.
Enrichment Beyond the Classroom
Kindergarten students have the opportunity to explore their interests and talents through a variety of after-school clubs and enrichment programs. These include:
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Creative Cursive Handwriting Club – A fun way to build fine motor skills and develop early handwriting fluency
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STEM in Aftercare – Hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities that inspire innovation and exploration
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Chess Club – A great way to build critical thinking, concentration, and strategic skills in a supportive environment
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Extended Day Program – Our safe and structured before- and after-care options offer families flexibility and students continued learning and play
These programs are designed to complement the school day while helping each child grow in confidence, creativity, and leadership.
Ready To Learn More About Kindergarten At Mother Mary Lange Catholic School?
We would love to welcome your family into our school community! If you’re looking for a kindergarten program that blends academic excellence with Catholic values, Mother Mary Lange Catholic School is the perfect place to begin your child’s educational journey. Contact us today to schedule a tour or learn more about our admissions process—we can’t wait to meet you!
Kindergarten Subject Areas
Found below is a listing of the areas of study with example content and essential skills
Religion
Released in 2011, “Bringing Good News” is the Archdiocese of Baltimore Religion Curriculum for Elementary Schools. This standards-based curriculum serves as a guide, a road map for both teachers and students as they embark on a journey, which will provide them with the knowledge and understanding of the faith as witnessed in the teachings and the traditions of the Catholic Church. The curriculum is built on the Six Tasks of Catechesis: Promoting Knowledge of the Faith; Liturgical Education; Moral Formation; Teaching to Pray; Education for Community Life; and Missionary Initiation and is aligned with the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education (IFG:ACRE).
By the completion of kindergarten, students will master a variety of skills including:
- Communicate that God is Trinitarian by demonstrating the Sign of the Cross.
- State that God made us to know, love and serve Him and to be happy with Him always.
- Understand that God is always available to us in prayer even when we are afraid.
- Understand that God has entrusted to all human beings responsibility for the world and its creatures.
- Begin to memorize and pray those prayers from the Catholic tradition including the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
- Identify the church as a sacred place where the people of God gather to pray and to worship God.
- Understand that our actions and words in every life situation should reflect that we are followers of Jesus.
Mathematics
Revised in 2013, the curriculum for all elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore include the following units:
- Counting and Cardinality
- Operations and Algebraic Thinking
- Measurement and Data
- Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
- Geometry
- Numbers and Operations
Catholic educators never forget that our schools exist to bring our students to Christ. By continuing to implement new standards that are challenging, we work to fulfill the promise of quality Catholic education that educates the whole child, both mind and soul.
By the completion of kindergarten, students will master a variety of skills including:
- Know number names and the count sequence.
- Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
- Describe and compare measurable attributes.
- Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.
- Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
English Language Arts
Revised in 2014, the English Language Arts Curriculum for the Archdiocese of Baltimore is designed using the Catholic, College and Career Ready clusters as its foundation. Through literature, this course of study fosters students’ Catholic identity, shaping them to be models of Christian living for others. This curriculum is fully integrated with our Catholic faith. We provide students with a curriculum that is rigorous and rich in literature, oral and written language, grammar, writing, vocabulary, informational literature, and multimedia/technology.
By the completion of kindergarten, students will master a variety of skills including:
- Making connections to the text.
- Greater emphasis on the writing process.
- Memorizes and recite address, phone number, and birthday.
- Fine motor control in order to draw, color, and print.
- Ability to hold pencil and crayon properly, control pencil and crayon and scissors, and color within boundaries.
- Ability to sit properly and hold the paper in the correct position for writing.
Additional Subject Areas
The following subject areas are currently under revision across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and if you would like more information regarding these standards and essential skills please contact the school directly.
- Science
- Instructional Technology (PLTW)
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
- Music
- Physical Education/Health
- World Languages
- Library
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