Pre-K Program

The Pre-k curriculum provides many wonderful learning activities through play in order to help children prepare for kindergarten. The students engage in several “hands-on, child-centered” activities related to the theme for the week. Generally included are activities that help to develop pre-math skills such as sorting, matching, classification, puzzles, and blocks. Pre-reading activities include teacher read books, children “reading” books on their own, letter and word games, as well as labeling for word recognition.

Sensory play often includes play-dough, rice play, shaving cream, and water play. For the development of fine motor skills, students practice cutting with scissors, coloring, lacing, as well as, experimentation with different kinds of writing tools. Included in all of these activities are both group and one-on-one participation, which enable the teacher to monitor progress and assess each child skills and development.

During circle time, the class gathers together to discuss concepts related to the weekly theme. Circle time generally includes music, counting games, name recognition using both upper and lower case letters, and storytelling in which the students help act out the story. The selected activities have proven to be both fun and challenging for the children.

Activities that expose students to the widest range of educational enrichment from academics to art and music & movement- a whole child approach so that each child has at least one area in which they can excel.

Great emphasis is placed on the development of positive self image in each child and to assure that each child learns and develops at his or her own pace. The pre-k program implements age appropriate activities in the lesson plans so that skills are reinforced throughout all of the different learning experiences.

Please feel free to contact a staff member at the above listed number to schedule a time for you to visit and observe the program.

Week	Letter	Poem	Character	Number
09/03/07	A	Apples	Andy Alligator
09/10/07	B	Bumblebee	Betsy Bumblebee
09/17/07	C	Caterpillar	Caitlin Caterpillar
09/24/07	Letter Review			1/2

10/01/07	D	Dinosaurs	Diana Duck
10/08/07	E	The Elephant	Elliot Elephant
10/15/07	F	Funny Feet	Franklin Fish
10/22/07	Letter Review			3/4
10/29/07		Spooky Kooky Halloween

11/05/07	G	My Guitar	Gretel Grasshopper
11/12/07	H	Hippos	Henny Horse
11/19/07		We are Thankful For...
11/26/07	Letter Review			5/6

12/03/07	I	Ice Cream	Ivana Insect
12/10/07	J	Jelly Beans	Joey Jaguar
12/17/07		Gingerbread Extravaganza / Scented Holidays
12/24/07		Family Celebrations

01/02/08	Letter Review			7/8
01/07/08	K	Katarina Kangaroo	Katarina Kangaroo
01/14/08	L	The Lion	Leo Lion
01/21/08	M	Monkeys	Mandy Mouse
01/28/08	Letter Review			9/10

02/04/08	N	The Best Nest	Nathan the Night Crawler
02/11/08		Valentine Fun
02/18/08	O	Oscar the Octopus	Ollie Owl
02/25/08	P	Polly Penguin	Penelope Pig

03/03/08	Q	A Quilt	Queen Quail
03/10/08	R	Little Rabbit	Robbie Rabbit
03/17/08		Bunny Fun	Sorting and Classifying
03/24/08	S	Starfish	Sam Salamander
03/31/08	T	My Teddy Bear	Tony Turtle
04/07/08	U	Little Umbrella	Ursula Unicorn
04/14/08	V	Vegetables	Vinnie Vulture
04/21/08	W	Wild Whales	William The Worm
04/28/08	Letter Review		Fun with Numbers 1-5

05/05/08		Mom's are Special
05/12/08	X
05/19/08	Y
05/26/08	Letter Review		Fun with Numbers 6-10

06/02/08	Z	The Zoo	Zoe Zebra
06/09/08		Dad's are Special

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