Academics/Curriculum

Curriculum

Early Learning

Language Arts

Participates in singing, finger plays and short poems
Repeats language patterns
Has a vocabulary of at least 200 words
Able to use compound sentences
Uses adjectives and adverbs
Recounts events of the day

Reading Readiness

Able to listen to a story for ten minutes
Demonstrates understanding of a story
Recounts events of a story
Develops fantasy and begins to play pretend games
Recognizes their own name in the written form

Writing Readiness

Demonstrates prewriting skills with writing utensil (ie. Scribbling, simple shapes and lines)
Thread beads
Trace lines and shapes with index finger

Mathematics

Recognizes colors
Recognizes shapes
Counts to 10
Matches shapes and objects
Classifies and sorts objects by group

Science

Explores the world around them using sensory experiences
Identifies basic body parts
Identifies common animals

Art

Able to use a variety of different media to create a finished product
Able to hold a variety of different art tools
Able to name different types of art tools

Music

Participates in singing
Able to re-enact specific movements and/or words to songs and finger plays
Able to follow a simple rhythmic pattern

Physical Education

Learns to warm up the body
Will be introduced simple stretches
Balances on a hard surface
Balances on a balance beam
Learns how to walk properly
Able to stand on one foot for a short period of time
Follows simple games with one or two rules
Becomes aware of personal and open space
Begins to understand other body movements
Will learn how to throw properly
Introduces how to basket catch
Will learn how to kick a ball

Spanish

Understands simple commands and requests in Spanish
Answers simple questions in using the language
Remembers and sings songs in Spanish
Counts to ten in Spanish
Knows red, blue, yellow, green and orange in Spanish

Chinese

Repeats simple greetings, rhymes, and songs
Demonstrates understanding of story in rhyme and songs by arm and hand gestures, and body language

Computer and Technology

Identifies the simple parts of a computer

Self Help Skills

Uses the toilet
Washes hands
Puts on simple garments
Uses eating utensils
Cleans up after eating or playing
Asks for help
Expresses emotions with increasing control

Social Skills

Asks for assistance
Answers when spoken to
Able to realize that others have rights and privileges
Takes part in joint exploration with peers
Begins to understand cooperation
Identifies self and others by sex
Exhibits more self-regulation in relation to others