Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness

The most important goals of our preschool curriculum are for children to get along well with others and to become enthusiastic learners ready to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. We want children to become independent, self-confident, curious learners who can work well with others. We’re teaching them how to learn, not just in preschool, but throughout their lives. We do this by creating purposeful and productive experiences that help children grow in all areas.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

  • Write first name
  • Uppercase and lowercase letters
  • Letter sounds
  • Rhyming
  • Identify first sound of a word
  • Clapping and counting syllables
  • Combine syllables to make a word
  • Listen to a story and retell story
  • Illustrate a picture and tell a story that goes with picture
  • Count to 20
  • Write numbers 1-10
  • Tell how many (1-10)
  • Colors
  • Name 2D Shapes
  • Complete patterns
  • Create patterns
  • Learning Centers

EXAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 Outside/Active Play
8:30 – 9:00 Circle Time
9:00 – 9:20 Healthy Snack
9:20 – 10:00 Outside/Active Play
10:00 – 10:40 Art
10:40 – 11:00 Story Time
11:00 – 11:25 Nutritious Lunch
11:25 – 12:30 Learning Centers
12:30 – 1:00 Quiet Time (Books)
1:00 – 3:00 Nap or Interactive Play for Non-nappers
3:00 – 3:25 Healthy Snack
3:30 – 6:00 Free time/Outside/Active Play

CIRCLE TIME

  • Calendar
    • Months of the year
    • Days of the week
    • Yesterday was/ today is/ tomorrow will be
  • Weather
    • What do you see outside?
    • How does it feel outside?
    • What is the season?
    • What clothes do we wear in _________?
  • Overview of what we will learn for the day
    • Learn or review our letter and sound of the week
    • Sing the ABC’s
    • Colors
    • Shapes
    • Number
    • Counting
    • Other
    • Songs/Story
    • Group activity/game

LEARNING CENTERS

Center 1 – Letters or Writing

  • Letter of the week
  • Letter Sound Activity
  • Writing letter of the week
  • Writing names

Center 2 – Math

  • Numbers
  • Counting
  • Shapes

Center 3 – Skills

  • Tracing
  • Cutting
  • Sorting
  • Matching

Center 4 – Play Center

  • Box of toys
  • Puzzle
  • Game
  • Kitchen