Preschool 3 year old

Curriculum

 

  

Spiritual Development –

·        participates in prayers

·        listens to religion lessons and stories

·        introduced to basic prayers – Sign of the cross, Hail Mary, Snack time

         prayer

 

Social and Emotional Development –

·        follows classroom rules and routines

·        treats classmates appropriately

·        shares the classroom materials

·        listens to and follows basic directions

·        exhibits independence and can make own choices

·        separates from parent easily

 

Language Development –

·        speaks clearly enough to be understood

·        expresses thoughts and ideas in complete sentences

·        participates in finger plays and movement to music 

 

Intellectual Development –

·        listens to literature – books, poems, and nursery rhymes

·        recognizes first name in written form

·        shows appropriate book handling skills – book corner

·        draws simple pictures – self portrait

·        writes first name

·        recognizes some colors

·        identifies some basic shapes 

 

Physical Development –

·        grips crayons, pencils and markers correctly

·        colors beyond a simple scribble

·        holds scissors correctly

·        manipulates small objects like puzzle pieces or blocks

·        keeps movement of body parts to his/her self

·        can jump, hop, and march

 

During the school year the children will be working on many skills.

Colors – red, blue, yellow, orange, brown, green, pink, purple

Shapes – circles, squares, triangles, rectangles

Math – sorting objects, classifying objects, rote counting 1-5, graphing, sizes, shapes and positions

Science – weather, food groups, body parts, animal habitats, plants and seasons

 

These holidays are covered throughout the year:

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, St. Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Lent and Easter.

 

Some of the themes we cover are apples, pumpkins, 5 senses, nursery rhymes, penguins, teddy bears, dental health, transportation, eggs/chicks, flowers, farm animals, bugs, and space and food groups.

 

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Preschool 4 year old

Curriculum

 

 

Spiritual development –

·        participates in prayers

·        listens to and participates in religion classes
·        introduced to basic prayers – Sign of the cross, Hail Mary,Our

     Father, Snack time prayer, Angel of God

 

Social and Emotional Development –

·        the child separates from parent easily

·        plays cooperatively with others

·        follows classroom rules and routines

·        displays self confidence

·        shares classroom materials – toys, computers, art supplies

 

Language Development –

·        speaks clearly enough to be understood

·        expresses thoughts  and ideas in complete sentences

·        participates in movement to music and finger plays

 

Reading Readiness Development

·        listens to literature –  stories, poems and books on tape

·        recognizes first and last name

·        identifies parts of a book – front, middle, and back

·        recognizes words that rhyme/opposites

·        introduced to letters of the alphabet

 

Cognitive Development
                  ·       shows a beginning knowledge of calendar concepts – days of the

         week, numbers, and months of the year

·        recognizes similarities and differences

·        names 10 basic colors

·        names 8 basic shapes

·        counts objects (0-5 and 0-10)

·        recognizes numerals (0-5 and 0-10)

·        copies, extends, creates and describes patterns

 

Physical Development –

·        keeps movement of body parts to self

·        able to hop, jump, march, and skip

·        controls pencils, crayons, and markers

·        colors within the lines

·        prints first name

·        controls the scissors – straight line, curvy line, zig/zag line

·        manipulates small objects like puzzle pieces and blocks

·        able to successfully button and zip own coat 

 

During the first half of the school year the preschoolers will be introduced to:

·        the letters A – J

·        recognition of first name

·        writing first name
·        Holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, and the Feast

    day of St. Damian

·        Church symbols – the cross, holy water

·        Recognizes and counts numbers 0 – 5

 

During the second half of the school year the preschoolers will be introduced to:

·        the letters K – Z

·        recognition of both first and last name

·        writing first and last name
·        Holidays – St. Valentines Day, Feast of St. Blasé, St. Patrick’s Day,

     Feast of  Joseph, the Virgin Mary, Lent, and Easter

·        Recognizes and counts numbers 0 – 10

·        Writing numerals 0 – 10

 

 

The children go to library twice a month.

The children go to church to learn about Jesus and the different symbols in church.