Pre-K

CONCEPTS INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

  • Recognize and name the letters A – Z
  • Develop phonetic skills
  • Number recognition 1 – 20
  • Identify 11 colors – red, yellow, blue, green, orange, black, brown, purple, pink, white and gray
  • Identify shapes – circle, square, triangle, rectangle, heart, diamond, oval, hexagon, octagon and trapezoid
  • Exposure to a wide variety of art media
  • Develop scissor skills
  • Develop visual and auditory memory skills
  • Exposure to various “Language” media; stories, books, songs, poems, fingerplays, puppet activities and fables
  • Develop small muscle control and eye/hand coordination
  • Continuing development of large muscle control, body coordination, balance, spatial relationships and right/left
  • Develop a variety of large motor skills including ball handling, somersaults, hopping, skipping and galloping
  • Readiness skills – matching, sorting, seriation, one to one correspondence, opposites and tactual discrimination
  • Develop self help skills
  • Develop sense of rhythm and music
  • Develop confidence to respond alone and perform in front of peers