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PreK 4 Curriculum
Social Development: Goal is to help children express themselves through play and school activities
- Separation from parents for transition to school
- Unstructured Play....child is free to choose activities & playmates
* Puppet Shows
* Dress-Up
* Building with Blocks
- Structured Play....involves adult interaction
* Table Activities
* Directed activities, often times with rules
Language Development: Goal is to help children to express their thoughts and feelings and to verbalize their needs
- Circle Time ... prayer, pledge, calendar, weather, Pledge of Allegiance
- Fingerplays & Songs
- Show & Tell
- Felt Board Stories
- Puppetry
- Super Stars
- Storytelling
Motor Development: Goal is to provide activities for whole-body motions that facilitate large muscle development
- Rhythmic movement and exercise
- Playground
- Ball/Bean Bag Games
- School Gym
* Cooperative Play & Team Play
* Coordination Skills
* Exercise
Creative Activities: Goal is to provide a variety of activities to give the children an opportunity to express themselves
- Daily Art Projects...a variety of mediums are used
* Coloring
* Stencils and markers
* Playdough
- Puppets
- Music and Dancing
- Dramatic Play
Technology Integration: Goal is to expand, enrich, implement and individualize the overall curriculum
- Interactive lessons on the Smartboard
- Individual and group lessons on i-Pad minis
Conceptual Development: Goal is to provide learning activities including fine motor & organizational experiences
- Visual Discrimination
- Auditory Discrimination
- Coloring, tracing and cutting skills
- Counting and Sequencing
- Alphabet
- Patterns & Sets
- Following a daily routine
- Matching Games
- Name recognition & writing
- Portfolios...work will be kept confidential
Work Habits: Goal is to work & play independently and cooperatively and stay on task to complete an activity
- Cleaning Up
- Taking Turns
- Listening to & Following directions
- Completing a task
- Problem Solving
Religious Development: Goal is to help the child develop a positive self image & respect for God's creation
- Daily Prayers
- Our mission: "roots to grow ... wings to fly ... with Jesus in our hearts" is alive daily
- Weekly Religion class
- Nature walks to view God's beauty
- Prayer Services
* Thanksgiving
* St. Nicholas Day
* Journey to the Manger
* Valentine's Day
* Easter
Each week the children are involved in enrichment activites. They visit our school library for a fun, hands-on storytime and to "check out" a book.
Each week the children will go to the SSJ Technology Room where they acquire many skills in a fun way to ready them for Kindergarten.
Each month you will receive a snack calendar and a newsletter that will keep you informed of all classroom dates and happenings.
We have "Show & Tell" several times a month to enhance language development. We also feature each child as a "Super Star" sometime during the year.
The children will also participate in many special programs during the year: 4 class parties, Grandparents Day, Thanksgiving Celebrations, Christmas Show, Donuts for Dad, PJ Party, Trike-a-Thon, Beach Day, Mother's Day Tea, Art Show, Sweetheart Dance, Field Trips, Closing Ceremony and Carnival Day.
Our program is child-centered! Each child is special and important and our goal is to let them know just that!
For more information, please contact our center at 412-819-4050 or e-mail: office1625@gmail.com
