Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum

PRE-KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM
WORKBOOKS, PRE-PRIMERS AND READERS

…Current material on all levels with child appeal and using phonetic approach
…Computer used for supplementary work
…Individualized attainments – children have different “time-tables” for learning – not all children learn to read in Kindergarten

ACHIEVEMENT GOALS

1. Social, emotional and physical maturity
2. Academic preparedness
(a) counts to 100 by rote for teacher
(b) writes 0-10 without a copy
(c) writes full name in lower case letters without a copy
(d) follows group directions well
(e) recognizes capital and lower case letters
(f) knows initial consonant sounds and blends
(g) good foundation in math

PRE-KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM
BLOCK BUILDING

…Unit block – more elaborate building reflecting knowledge of community
. ..Creative building using block accessories-wooden community helpers, people, animals, vehicles

COOKING AND BAKING

…Increased focus on units of measurement
…Cooking, experiences – making applesauce, cranberry relish, pan cakes, oat meal, soup
…Baking experiences – bread, cupcakes, pretzels, cookies

DRAMATIC PLAY

…Dress up clothes
…Storybook dramatizations
…Puppetry dramatizations

SAND BOX PLAY

…Informal study of units of liquid measurement (pint, quart, gallon), funnels strainers, colanders

SCIENCE

…Scientific thinking—observing, inferring and classifying …Simple experiments with magnets, magnifying glasses, living organisms, floating and sinking materials
…Butter making
…Animal care
…Plant care—planting bulbs, seeds, and plants
…Weather study – seasonal, how climate and weather affect our lives

SOCIAL STUDIES

…Family living – vocations of feather and mother …Community stores and types of buildings
…Accident prevention and courtesy
…Community helpers – postal, police and fire departments …Communication Study
…Transportation study
…Holiday study commemorating past events

LANGUAGE ARTS

…Listening skills training – for directions, instructions, information and enjoyment
…Increased ability to detect rhyming words through poetry …Weekly activity – “Show and Share”
…Verbal descriptions of sensory motor activities, i.e. tasting, feeling

MATHEMATICS Number and Numeration—

…Sort and classify concrete objects
…Introduce term set and one-to-one correspondence …Match number of words and symbols with sets of objects 0-10
…Count by rote to 100
…Teach ordinal numbers first through tenth
…Illustrate conversation (rearrange elements within a set to show cardinal number remains the same)