4 - 5 Year Class
This is our Pre-K & Transitional Kindergarten Class. 4-year-olds are developing more independence in self-care and growing in their social and emotional skills. This class has a daily schedule that includes centers or activities for small group use including dramatic play, book center, block area, manipulative, free art activities, writing, math and science activities. The interest areas are structured to complement our theme for the week. There is also a time for outdoor play and circle time activities. The primary focus of this curriculum is to further develop pre-academic skills in a more structured classroom environment
The primary focus of this curriculum is to develop foundational pre-academic skills for reading, math and writing, in a more structured classroom environment as well as to further develop cooperative interactions with adults and peers. This age group is being prepared to learn the skills to be successful in kindergarten.
KEY LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Children continue to build vocabulary by discussing stories being read and begin to understand simple directions. They continue
to develop fine motor skills and become more independent. They learn to verbalize wants and needs more clearly and build
social skills. Children learn numbers, the alphabet, shapes, colors and basic addition, improve handwriting etc,.