The goal of our comprehensive Pre-Kindergarten curriculum is to prepare our students for Kindergarten! Here is a list of just some of the amazing things that your pre-kindergartener should be able to do by the end of the school year:
- Be able to write first name with first letter upper case and remaining letters lower case.
- Identify most capital and lowercase letters.
- Practice proper letter formation.
- Use appropriate three-finger grasp when using writing instruments (pencils, crayons and scissors)
- Count to at least thirty and tells what number comes before or after a given number to 20.
- Identify basic geometric shapes such as circles, squares and rectangles.
- Know basic colors
- Identify numerals 1-10 in random order.
- Development of understanding of letter/sound correspondence.
- Knows concepts of print (front and back of book, which page comes first, track words left to right).
- Be able to rhyme words.
- Retells simple stories in sequence.
- Increase sight word vocabulary.
Socially Your child should be able to…
- Adjust own clothing before and after using restroom.
- Use restroom independently including washing hands without reminder.
- Take off and put on outer clothing
- Sit for a story for 5-10 minutes
- Clean up after themselves
- Shares materials and toys with other children.
- Attend school with a positive attitude
- Be confident and ready to separate from parent.
- Be able to listen and follow 2-3 step directions.
- Be able to solve problems without aggression.
- Be able to interact with peers appropriately.