LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Pre-Reading

          Works left-to-right

                Alphabet awareness

                Recognizes letters in first name

                Author and Illustrator awareness

                Understands main idea of story

                Understands concepts of print         

Develops an understanding that print

                carries meaning

                Exposure to nursery rhymes

                Sequences up to 3 events

                Imitates Reading

 

Writing

          Writes first name

                Express ideas through drawing and writing

 

Speaking / Listening

          Enjoy listening to stories

                Clearly expresses themselves verbally

                Retells stories

                Can hear rhyming words

                Sharing in front of group

Distinguish first sounds in words

 

 

 

 

MATHEMATICS

 

                Recognize numbers 0-10

                Counts orally to 30

                Counts items to 15

                Identify shapes

                Patterns - AB ABC

                Sorts like and different objects

                Money awareness

                Measurement (big/small; heavy/light;            more/less)

                Calendar - days of week, months of               year

One-to-one counting

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

                Myself

                Myself and Family

                Myself and School

                Seasonal Topics

                Our Community

               

 

SCIENCE

 

                Our body

                The Five Senses

                Weather and Seasons

                Exploring Science Tools

               

 

 

 

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

                Controls voice volume

                Observes school rules

                Demonstrates self-control

                Plays cooperatively with others

                Respects others’ property, rights and               feelings

                Participates in classroom activities

                Understands non-verbal communication

                Expressing appropriate emotions

 

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

 

Fine Motor Skills

          Uses scissors

                Completes puzzles

                Able to lace

                Strings beads

                Places pegs in pegboard

                Able to trace

                Has appropriate pencil grasp

 

Gross Motor Skills

                Hops on 1 foot

                Hops on 2 feet

                Alternates feet on steps

                Runs with control over speed and direction

                Able to catch, throw and kick a ball

                Able to skip