Prekindergarten classroom is the bridge leading the Preschoolers to Kindergarten. Special attention is given to Kindergarten Readiness. Our curriculum has a whole-child approach to learning, as it is the most developmentally appropriate way to educate a child. A whole-child approach fosters all areas of children’s development and learning – from social-emotional and cognitive skills to literacy, math, and science understanding – and is a powerful approach as prekindergarten children transition to kindergarten.
Reading
Preschoolers and Pre-kindergarteners develop their literacy skills throughout the day, not only during the scheduled “reading” time. Teachers use read-alouds as well as poems, songs, and rhymes to teach topics across all subjects, and classrooms will be filled with signs and labeled objects which help kids make connections between objects and words, and words and letters.
Writing
Many of preschoolers’ and prekindergarteners’ early writing skills are developed through the various arts and crafts projects they do throughout the day. Our curriculum includes various activities such as painting, drawing, cutting, sticking; thus building strength in their hands and develop fine motor skills required to hold and use pens and pencils and of course, the reading is directly connected to developing writing and literacy skills.
Math
Daily math activities include learning numbers, practicing counting, creating and learning shapes, and working with calendars. In addition, playing with puzzles, building toys, blocks, and games will help preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners’ practice and build math skills as they count, manipulate objects, and work with different shapes, spaces, and sizes.
Science
Children are natural scientists as they play and explore the world around them with their curious minds. They constantly experiment and learn as they play outside, explore natural objects, and play with toys such as clay, sand boxes, and water tables. Through our curriculum, children will learn about a certain topic (for example, water, weather, animals, plants, and nature) through the use of books, demonstrations with actual objects, explorations outside, or interactive activities.
Social-emotional development
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Our curriculum helps children learn to work in groups, sharing and taking turns, clean up and help organize the classroom, practice manners during meal and snack time, develop conflict resolution skills and develop communication and conversation skills.