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    
               * Make Believe
               * Puppet Shows
               * Dress-Up
               * Building with Blocks
  • Structured Play....involves adult interaction
               * Games
               * 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
              * Children have a set gym time
              * 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
             * Painting with brushes, sponges, and fingers
             * 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
             * Guardian Angel
             * Thanksgiving
             * 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! 

Pre-K 4 Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i5Kjvyc5bl4rjIkPOyoXEHBX1QYEb8Kw/view?usp=sharing​

For more information, please contact our center at 412-819-4050 or e-mail:  [email protected]