The pre-kindergarten (pre-k) curriculum is divided into four areas:
Language, Science, Fine Motor Skills, and Art. Below are some of the objectives your child will be experiencing during the school year.
Language
- Making lists of words for Letter of the Week
- Recites rhymes and sings songs
- Listens to stories
- Looks at book by self
- Identifies letters and numbers
- Recognizes some words
- Copies/writes some owrds
- Can recite days of week and months
Science
- Experiments (growing plants, making ramps, sink or float, science bottles, etc.)
- Graphs (numbers and colors, etc.)
- Predicting, observing, exploring and making conclusions about projects
- Participates in a variety of sensory areas
Fine Motor Skills
- Holds writing tools with correct fingers
- Draws and labels recognizable pictures
- Copies/Traces shapes
- Has developing interest in letters/numbers
- Holds writing tools w/correct fingers
- Completes puzzles
Art Projects
- Open ended projects
- Uses art materials to represent things
- Can trace and cut basic shape using the followong art media:
- Painting
- Playdough
- Drawing
- Glueing
- Cutting
The following is a typical day in the Pre-K program.
A.M. Program
| 7:30 - 8:45 | Greetings & Free Play |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Morning Meeting |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Music & Movement |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Journals |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Snack |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Outdoor Time |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Story Time |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Small Group |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Game Time |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Choice Time |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Wrap-Up |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Lunch |
| 12:30 | Pick-Up |
P.M. Program
| 12:45 - 1:00 | Greetings & Free Play |
| 1:00 - 1:15 | Afternoon Meeting |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Music & Movement |
| 1:30 - 1:50 | Small Group |
| 1:50 - 2:10 | Game Time |
| 2:10 - 2:20 | Snack |
| 2:20 - 2:50 | Choice Time |
| 2:50 - 3:30 | Outdoor Time |
| 3:30 - 3:40 | Story Time |
| 3:40 - 4:00 | Wrap-Up |
| 4:00 | Pick-Up |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Story, Books, Puzzles & Games |