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Brick House Kinder Online

Exclusive Private Kindergarten!

Accepting Kindergarten Students for January 6, 2025 Spring Semester! 

Only 12 Students Per Group!

Limited Space- Based On Eligibility

Don't Wait to Apply!

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Course Overview

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As parents, it's natural to worry about whether your child will keep up with their peers or struggle with foundational skills. Perhaps you're concerned about the overwhelming statistics on literacy gaps and how they may impact your child's future academic success in a public school setting. Let's make their screen time productive!

 

Rest assured. Brick House Online Kinder provides an evidence-based approach that is tailored to the unique learning needs of Kindergarten learners. The program will build your child's confidence, as they grow into proficient readers, skilled mathematicians and explore interesting topics in science and social studies.

Brick House Online Kinder is a dynamic,  year-long, program designed to establish a strong foundation across the curriculum. We teach all subjects for Kinder, and accept 4, 5 or 6 year olds (Conditions apply).

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​​​​What Your Child Will Learn​​

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​​Your child will receive instruction in reading, writing, oral language, grammar, math, social studies and science. ​​

 

Reading

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The program emphasizes phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, and writing to ensure your child develops essential reading skills. Through the introduction of phonograms, high-frequency and vocabulary words, students will learn to decode and comprehend text independently while, integrating handwriting and spelling to build a well-rounded literacy foundation. In kindergarten, reading instruction emphasizes foundational skills that support early literacy and prepare students for fluent reading. Key strands of reading for kindergarten include:

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1. Phonological Awareness:

   • Recognizing and manipulating sounds in spoken language.

   • Skills include rhyming, segmenting syllables, identifying initial, medial, and final sounds, and blending sounds together.

2. Phonics and Word Recognition:

   • Understanding the relationship between letters and sounds (phonics).

   • Students focus on identifying letter names and sounds, decoding simple consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, recognizing high-frequency sight words, and learning basic spelling patterns.

3. Print Concepts:

   • Understanding how books and print work.

   • This includes recognizing the direction of text (left to right, top to bottom), understanding spaces between words, and knowing the difference between letters, words, and sentences.

4. Fluency:

   • Developing the ability to read simple text with accuracy, appropriate speed, and expression.

   • In kindergarten, fluency focuses on reading short sentences aloud and understanding the meaning behind what is read.

5. Comprehension:

   • Understanding and interpreting texts.

   • Students listen to and discuss both non-fiction (informational texts) and literary texts about fiction and real people and events). They answer questions about key details, identify characters, settings, and events, make simple predictions, identify main idea, sequencing and other reading skills to aid comprehension.

6. Vocabulary Development:

   • Building vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.

   • Students learn new words through read-alouds, discussions, and everyday experiences. They practice using these words in conversations and writing.

 

Writing

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In kindergarten, writing instruction is focused on developing early writing skills that allow students to express their ideas. Writing is integrated with reading instruction to help students connect written and spoken language.

1. Writing Mechanics:

   • Forming letters correctly, with proper spacing between letters and words.

   • Writing their own names and other familiar words.

2. Writing Genres:

   • Non-Fiction: Students begin to explore writing facts about topics they learn about in class, such as animals, plants, or community helpers. They use simple sentences and illustrations to convey information.

   • Personal Narratives: Students write about their own experiences, such as a trip to the park or a family celebration. They learn to use sequencing words like first, next, and last to organize their stories.

   • Opinion Writing: Students are introduced to expressing their preferences by writing sentences such as "I like pizza because it is yummy," and "My favorite animal is a dog because it is friendly."

3. Labeling:

   • Students begin by labeling drawings and pictures, using phonetic spelling to sound out words.

4. Sentence Formation:

   • Students learn to write simple sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end.

5. Creative Writing:

   • Students are encouraged to use their imagination to create their own stories. They may dictate or write simple stories, often using pictures to supplement their words.

 

Grammar

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Grammar instruction in kindergarten lays the groundwork for understanding sentence structure and basic language rules. Here are a few grammar topics covered:

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1. Capitalization:

   • Understanding that the first letter of a sentence is capitalized.

   • Recognizing that names (proper nouns) start with a capital letter.

2. Punctuation:

   • Using periods to end sentences.

   • Being introduced to question marks and exclamation points.

3. Parts of Speech:

   • Nouns: Identifying people, places, animals, and things.

   • Verbs: Recognizing action words (e.g., run, jump, eat).

   • Adjectives: Introducing simple descriptive words (e.g., big, happy, red).

4. Sentence Structure:

   • Learning the basic structure of a sentence (subject and predicate).

   • Encouraging students to write simple sentences such as "The cat runs."

5. Pronouns:

   • Introducing basic pronouns (e.g., I, me, my, he, she, we) to replace nouns.

6. Prepositions:

   • Beginning to recognize and use prepositions (e.g., on, in, under) to describe location.

7. Conjunctions:

   • Introducing simple conjunctions like and and but to combine ideas.

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Math​​

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• Number Sense:

  • Understanding numbers, counting, and basic number relationships.

  • Recognizing numbers, counting objects (up to 20 or beyond), and comparing quantities (greater than, less than, equal to).

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking:

  • Introduction to addition and subtraction, typically with numbers up to 10.

  • Understanding how to represent addition and subtraction through objects, fingers, drawings, and equations.

• Geometry:

  • Recognizing and describing basic shapes (circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, etc.).

  • Understanding spatial relationships (e.g., above, below, beside, in front of, behind).

• Measurement and Data:

  • Comparing lengths, weights, and sizes of objects (e.g., longer, shorter, heavier).

  • Sorting objects by different attributes (e.g., color, size, shape) and understanding the concept of measurement using non-standard units.

• Patterns and Sorting:

  • Identifying, creating, and extending patterns (e.g., AB, AAB, ABB patterns).

  • Sorting objects based on various characteristics.

• Counting and Cardinality:

  • Counting forward and backward, identifying the number of objects in a set (up to 20).

  • Understanding that the last number said when counting represents the total quantity.

Science (Includes Lab Experiments Where Applicable, and Science Club Membership-A subscription with a library of age-appropriate science content on grade-level content).

 

Physical Science

• Properties of Objects

  • Describe objects based on observable properties (color, shape, size, texture).

  • Compare objects by their properties (e.g., heavy/light, rough/smooth).

• Position and Motion

  • Describe how objects move (e.g., straight, zigzag, round).

  • Use position words (above, below, beside) to describe where objects are.

• Exploring Materials

  • Identify materials objects are made of (wood, metal, cloth).

  • Sort objects by the materials they’re made from.

Life Science

• Characteristics of Living Things

  • Identify living vs. nonliving things.

  • Recognize that living things need food, water, air, and shelter.

• Basic Needs of Plants and Animals

  • Describe what plants need to grow (sunlight, water, soil).

  • Describe animal needs for survival (food, water, shelter).

• Growth and Change

  • Observe and describe how plants and animals grow and change over time.

  • Match young animals with adult animals (e.g., puppy to dog).

Earth and Space Science

• Weather and Seasons

  • Identify different types of weather (sunny, cloudy, rainy).

  • Observe and record weather daily (hot, cold, windy).

  • Recognize seasonal changes and weather patterns (summer is hot, winter is cold).

• Earth Materials

  • Identify natural resources (water, rocks, soil).

  • Observe the uses of Earth materials in our environment (soil helps plants grow).

• Day and Night

  • Recognize the difference between day and night.

  • Describe objects seen in the day vs. night (sun, moon, stars).

 

Scientific Inquiry and Practices

• Asking Questions

  • Encourage students to ask questions about the world around them.

  • Discuss simple questions about nature and observations (e.g., “Why do plants need water?”).

• Making Observations

  • Use senses to observe and describe what is happening (what do we see, hear, feel).

  • Practice using simple science tools (magnifying glass, thermometer).

• Recording Data

  • Draw or record simple data (draw the weather, count objects).

  • Use symbols or pictures to represent information.

• Communicating Findings

  • Share findings with classmates (describe what they saw, heard, or learned).

  • Begin using science terms (e.g., observe, investigate, measure).

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Why Choose Brick House?​

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We offer a comprehensive approach to developing an unshakable  literacy foundation. By combining phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency, with handwriting, language and spelling, your child will develop a well-rounded "Brick-House" foundation that will help them soar in first grade.

 

Our Program is the perfect balance of engaging fun, social-emotional development, music and creativity with systematic, explicit teaching that is backed by the "science of reading."

 

Lessons are fun, engaging, interactive and designed to captivate young learners' attention while keeping parents informed on their progress.

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Regular progress updates and scheduled conferences to discuss progress.

 

Ideal For

• Children 4, 5,  or 6 years old who are emergent readers.

• Parents seeking a research-backed, engaging approach to structured literacy.​

• Parents who need flexibility in their schedule

• Children who missed the age eligibility for Kinder, but there's no time to waste!

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