Enhanced Transitional Kindergarten Program
Learn and Play Montessori gives the children an opportunity to grow their academic skills in our Enhanced Transitional Kindergarten (ETK) program with a traditional approach to learning.
Our curriculum is designed at a higher learning standard than the average state program. The average transitional kindergarten child will be learning letters and numbers. On the other hand, at Learn And Play, the Montessori work time allows the children to work at their own pace with concrete materials to abstract, which will help their knowledge become permanent. Our children get introduced to worksheets and book reports to enhance their learning in a traditional form to prepare them for the kindergarten year.
California’s Public
Transitional Kindergarten (TK)
- Class Size & Ratio: 20 students per class
- Program Duration: Half-day program minimum required
- Assessments: No required academic assessments unless
enrolled in a California State Preschool Program - Teachers: Assigned based on state credentials and
availability - Enrichment Programs: Basic academic instruction with
minimal STEM integration - Curriculum: Aligned with California Preschool Learning
Foundations, modified kindergarten curriculum - Instruction: Focuses on basic literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development with limited hands-on, individualized
learning experiences - Publicly Funded Program
Learn & Play Montessori’s Enhanced
Transitional Kindergarten (ETK)
- Class Size & Ratio: 1 educator to 12 student ratio for
personalized attention - Program Duration: Full-day program, half-day and after-school care also available to meet family needs
- Assessments: Continuous evaluation to track academic
progress - Teachers: Highly trained educators
- Enrichment Programs: Yoga, music, movement, outdoor
play, and STEM-focused activities - Enhanced Curriculum: Montessori-based, hands-on
learning with individualized academic progress tracking - Enhanced Instruction:
- School Readiness & 1st Grade Preparation: The
program incorporates elements of the 1st grade
curriculum, including advanced math concepts, reading
comprehension, and structured learning activities. - Mathematics: Numbers 1-100, place value, addition &
subtraction, fractions, telling time, money concepts - Language Arts: Phonics, reading, penmanship, writing
practice, book reports - STEM Integration: Hands-on science, technology,
engineering, and math activities - Cultural Studies: Geography, history, social studies,
Spanish, music, and arts - Visual Arts: Drawing, painting, sculpting, and other
hands-on creative activities fostering self-expression and
fine motor skills - Practical Life Skills: Independence, coordination,
confidence, and concentration
- School Readiness & 1st Grade Preparation: The
- Tuition-Based Program with Premium Offerings
Why Choose Learn and Play Montessori?
More Personalized Attention – Smaller class sizes allow individualized learning
Higher Academic Standards – Students advance beyond traditional TK curriculum
Full Enrichment Experience – STEM, cultural studies, music, and movement included
Flexible Scheduling – Accommodates busy families with extended care options
Early Preparation for 1st Grade – Learn & Play Montessori integrates elements of the 1st grade curriculum, ensuring students build strong foundational skills in math, reading, and structured learning, setting them up for long-term academic success.
Prepared for Kindergarten and Beyond!
Physical and Emotional Outcomes
- Order
- Coordination
- Concentration
- Independence
- Gain a sense of community
- Creatively
- Self-directed
- Self-confident
- Love to learn
Study of Penmanship
- Refine the pencil grasp
- Write using only lowercase
- Practice the concept of writing
- Left to right and top to bottom
- Write their own name
Study of Language Arts
- Master the sounds of letters
- Build three letter words
- Read three letter words
- Vocabulary development
- Function of words
Academic Outcomes
- Study of mathematics:
- Numbers 1-100
- Quantities
- Place value
- Mathematical operations:
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Introduction to telling time
- Memorization facts
- Money
- Fractions
Kindergarten Program
Our Kindergarten program is a combination of the Montessori philosophy and the traditional approach to education. One important difference between what Montessori offers to students is that it helps them learn how to learn. Our program will help them learn with hands-on materials of mathematical, language, and sensorial experiences. As you consider Learn And Play Montessori School for kindergarten, your child will be challenged with an enrichment program at a first-grade level.
Study of Mathematics
- Identify which number is more than, less than or equal to
- Recognize name and the order of numbers
- Addition and Subtraction using concrete materials to determine
the answers to equations - Manipulation of concrete materials to understand the concept of
regrouping - The concept of estimation
- The concept of sorting and classification
- Measurements: comparing length,
weight, and capacity of objects - Understand concepts of time: morning, afternoon, and evening
- Introduction to the clock
- Fractions
- Money
Study of Penmanship
- Write using uppercase and lowercase letters
- Write using proper spacing
- Refine the pencil grasp
- Refine concept of writing orientation (from left to right and
top to bottom) - Introduce cursive writing
- Write using proper punctuation
Study of Language Arts
- Recognize and name all uppercase and lower-case letters of the
alphabet - Review Long and Short Vowels
- Master the sounds of letters and blends
- Blend vowel-consonant sounds to make words or syllables
- Understand rhyming words
- Understand opposite words
- Match consonant and short vowel sounds
- Read high frequency
- Describe common objects and events
- Reading comprehension
- Retell stories
- Ask and answer questions after a book reading
- Grammar
