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PreK-4 Classrooms
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 & group educational lessons on iPad 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 Family Fun Day.
Our program is CHILD-CENTERED!! Each child is special and important and
our goal is to let them know and feel just that!
