- Higley Unified School District
- Kindergarten
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Kindergarten sets the foundation for all learning in Higley Unified School District. Our campuses all offer FREE all-day Kindergarten!Higley’s kindergarten programs are designed to improve student’s development in several aspects, including:
- social skills (how to play with other children in a calm, sharing, rewarding manner);
- self-awareness and respect for others;
- emotional skills (understanding others' feelings);
- language, literacy, and numeracy skills, including reading and counting;
- a joy for learning communicating and collaboration;
- ability to make new friends; and
- exposure to new ideas and concepts.
Higley schools help kindergarten students to grow academically. Students' day-to-day schedule includes: workshop centers, reading/ELA, Math, Reading Groups, Social Studies, Science and Thematic Units. Students will also participate in the specials: Music, P.E, Library, Technology and Art.Below is an example of a typical kindergarten schedule:- Attendance / lunch count / pledge
- Classroom work
- Specials
- AM snack and recess
- Reading/ELA
- Math
- Lunch
- Quiet time / water and bathroom break
- Science or Social Studies
- PM Recess
- Pack up/ Free study
For more information on what kindergarten looks like for the different specialty programs in the district, please visit our kindergarten specialty program pages.