Academics > Lower School > Curriculum > PreK 4&5 and Kindergarten
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LANGUAGE Identifies name, recognizes upper case and lower case letters; beginning to recognize letter sounds; listens to stories; follows directions, beginning to use invented spelling Recognizes uppercase and lowercase letters, letter sounds, capital and lowercase letter formations; follows multi-step directions, invented spelling
MATH Recognizes shapes and numbers 1 - 10; counts to 20; sorts and classifies objects, continues patterns with 3 to 4 repetitions; understands one to one correspondence,beginning simple addition Counts to 50; recognizes numbers 1-20; patterning, sorting and graphing objects; recognizes and draws shapes ; understands one to one correspondence, more than/less than, simple additions
CENTERS Housekeeping; music/listening; blocks; letters; math; games; puzzles; computers; sand; art, books, science, writing Housekeeping; blocks; tubbing; art; sand; books; computers, writing, science, math, language arts, water
UNITS Units vary according to seasons and holidays. Units vary according to letter of the week, holidays, and seasons.
MOTOR COORDINATION Builds with construction sets; manipulates pencil, markers, crayons, scissors, and paint brushes; jumps, hops, skips, and balances on one foot; uses alternate feet on stairs Builds with construction sets; manipulates pencil, markers, crayons, scissors, and paint brushes; jumps, hops, skips, and balances on one foot; uses alternate feet on stairs
SOCIALIZATION Follows 2-3 step directions; works cooperatively in small groups; attentively listens to a story for 10-15 minutes; works and cooperates with adults Follows 2-3 step directions; works cooperatively in small groups; attentively listens to a story for 10-15 minutes; works and cooperates with adults
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Foreign Language, Guidance/Counseling, Library and Music, Art Foreign Language, Guidance/Counseling, Library, Music, and Art
Kindergarten
READING, LITERATURE, and PHONICS Letter/sound correspondence; auditory and visual discrimination; inventive spelling; beginning sight word vocabulary; Open Book program; Wright Group Reading Series; exposure to all types of print; Guided, shared and interactive reading
WRITING Fine motor control;construction of short stories and sentences using inventive spelling; simple punctua- tion; Guided and Interactive Writing; Guided, shared and interactive writing
MATH Investigations, In Number, DATA, and Space curriculum; engages students in making sense of math- ematical ideas; number recognition and understanding, idea of equivalent sets, counting by ones, fives, and tens; sort and classify, graphing; constructing, describing, extending, and repeating patterns; 2-D and 3-D shapes, linear measurement; strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems with small sets, the use of manipulatives.
SCIENCE Apples; pumpkins; spiders; seeds; leaves; wood and paper, five senses; magnets; plants; insects; eggs; ocean life
SOCIAL STUDIES Community, family and self; holidays and traditions; famous Americans in history; rules; cooperation with adults and peers; citizenship and responsibility
COMPUTER Basic computer operations: mouse, icons, word processing, saving work, drawing; computers used to enhance the curriculum and strengthen skills in math, reading and phonics
ART Uses crayons, markers, pastels, paint and clay; collages; art appreciation
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Art, Foreign Language, Guidance/Counseling, Library, Music, Physical Education, Science Lab, and Technology