Pre-K Curriculum

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Step Five is the last step before your child takes off to Kindergarten. This class consists of our 4-5-year olds. This is the final step in which we prepare our children to be comfortable to walk in Kindergarten a step ahead of the rest. With an awareness of the child’s developmental needs, our pre-kindergarten program encourages responsibility, cooperation, communication, and self-reliance. Children are not taught in isolation, but rather a solid balance of all areas of learning is offered in an integrated way using instructional themes organized in units. This will allow the child to be prepared for the Kindergarten classroom setting. The Developmental Continuum benchmarks that are addressed during this step includes: Independently completes a familiar activity and offers to help others with a similar activity, Sustains focus for at least five minutes, persisting even if there are problems or distractions, Seeks out opportunities to help others, Tries to solve own social problems, Names some personal feelings and uses strategies to manage behavior, Coordinates multiple movements in simple sequences, Identifies food groups and sorts food. Chooses between two appropriate food options or rest options, follows a straight line when cutting and drawing. Buttons, zips, buckles and laces, Identifies the beginning and ending sounds of words, tells stories and engages in conversations through multiple exchanges, uses a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to express and record an event or idea, solves addition and subtraction problems within ten, Arranges and orders multiple objects by size, length, hue or weight. Recalls a sequence of events. Uses previous knowledge to determine which solution to try first when solving a problem, Explains the meaning and importance of their own traditions and customs. Begins to learn about other cultures, explains how weather and climate changes may affect personal life. Identifies the current season, demonstrates the difference between spontaneous and planned movement. Creates movements based on own ideas, uses artistic tools and media to create intentional designs or images.