Florence Unified School District

Florence's kindergarten programs are designed to improve students' development in several ways, 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 collaborating;
• ability to make new friends; and
• exposure to new ideas and concepts.

FUSD schools help kindergarten students grow into academic enrichment programs. Accelerated gifted and talented models are offered at each campus.

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, Physical Education, 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