Core Curriculum: Memoria Press: Five-Day Junior Kindergarten Curriculum Manual (The Primary Stage)

• Alphabet Book Part One

• Alphabet Book Part Two

• Counting With Numbers

• Numbers & Colors

• The Book of Crafts: Junior Kindergarten

• My Very Own Scissors Book

• Big Thoughts for Little People (Kenneth N. Taylor)

• Prayers for Children

Read-Aloud Literature List:

• The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone

• The House That Jack Built illustrated by J.P. Miller

• Mr. Pine’s Purple House by Leonard Kessler

• Curious George by H.A. Rey

• Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans’

• My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Glenna Lang

• Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola

• Barndance by Bill Martin Kr. & John Archambault

• Tikki Tikki Tembo retold by Arlene Mosel

• Noah’s Ark by Barbara Shook Hazen & Diane Muldrow *

• The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston & Tomie dePaola

• In November by Cynthia Rylant

• The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

• The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats

• The Friendly Beasts by Tomie dePaola

• Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown

• The Mitten by Jan Brett

• Snow by Cynthia Rylant

• Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

• Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

• Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Conder Soule

• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

• The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown

• Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

• Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

• Corduroy by Don Freeman

• One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian

• Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone

• Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty

• Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes

• The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman

• Ten Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle

• The Empty Pot by Demi

• The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

• The Song of Francis by Tomie dePaola

*Music and jingles are integrated throughout the curriculum, and we hope to add PE, music, and art as formal specials when resources are available.

The curriculum plans will be subject to ongoing Board and faculty review and fine-tuning.