Language Arts

• Developing the ability to translate personal thoughts, identify and label items, and articulate in sentences

• Learning to recognize and name the primary colors, basic shapes, days of the week and concepts such as hot and cold, top and bottom, more and less

• Developing listening skills and attention span through listening to books, flannel board stories, puppet shows, etc. (often repeating their favorite books

Socio-emotional Development

• Developing a positive self image and creativity, a wholesome attitude towards one's body and a good start towards reaching one's potential

• Learning to interact, share, and cooperate with a peer group through free and direct play

• Learning to identify feelings in oneself and others

Mathematics

• Learning to sort and classify by shape, size, or color through exploration of tangible objects

• Developing the comprehension and recognition of the values and symbols of the numerals 1-5

• Developing an awareness of the world around them

• Developing the curiosity necessary to wonder why, what, when, where 

 

Art as a Means of Self Expression

• Working with art materials to:

1.  express feelings and ideas

2.  develop creativity

3.  foster an appreciation for the various art forms

Music

• Developing a sense of rhythm Developing the ability for auditory memory and auditory sequence

Fine Motor Development

• Fostering hand/eye coordination and prewriting skills (through experiences with using crayons, chalk, brushes, tearing, pasting, stirring, molding, etc.)

• Developing skills connected with daily practical experiences (such as dressing, buttoning, hanging coats, eating with a spoon or fork, pouring liquid form small pitcher or cup)

Gross Motor Development

• Fostering the ability to run, gallop, jump, hop, skip, and throw through participation in individual and group games, skills and playground activities

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