Pre K
Pre K
Our Pre k program is designed, for ages 4years to 5 years with the idea to promote and prepare children for the next big step of entering Kindergarten. To cultivate positive learning and their problem solving skills, by providing a well structured curriculum. Children grow at different pace and we understand each child is unique. Teachers act as a guide and are qualified in Early Education and exactly understand the child’s growing need.
Cognitive
Pe kinders are expanding their critical thinking; they are developing better memory skills
- They are identifying, classifying, comparing colors, shapes in the activities provided
- Learning to add numbers, using mental math and subtraction word problems
- Understanding the meaning of measurement and concepts big, small, near, far, up, down, in, out etc
- Describing shapes and learning other more dimensional shapes
- Reasoning the sequence of events, order of sequence like first, second, third etc
- Counting in groups of ones, and ten and understanding odds and even
- Reading data and solving problems based upon simple graphs, making them independent problem solvers
Language skills:
- Continuing to learn simple words and rhyming words
- Improving vocabulary of words, with 2 to 3 new words introduced each week
- Sight words to enhance reading skills
- Listening to stories, understanding simple story telling
- Use of more complex and compound sentences and continue to expand vocabulary through reading and comprehension practices
- Practicing writing skills, and understand that writing goes from left to right and top to bottom.
Physical:
They continue to grow and now are developing more control over their fine and gross motor skills.
- Opportunities to develop gross motor skills, while having fun in outdoor play,
- Teachers encourage group activities to build self esteem, while playing with peers
- Children develop skills, like running, jumping, throwing, and climbing etc through play and interaction in school activities
- Encourage improving hand eye coordination abilities in building blocks structures, stringing beads during art and craft
- Plenty of table activities to choose from like play dough and creating art by using crayons, and other materials.
- Skills like pouring sand / water into small containers at play
Emotional and social:
Children are still developing the control over their emotions. They like repetition and feel secure with familiar adults. Teachers build trust by providing structured daily routines and modeling positive reinforcement.
- Reading to children and encourage them to listen, and ask questions
- Participate in songs, and drama activities
- Model good behavior and allow child to express their feelings
- Teaching public speaking to develop self esteem and making them confident communicators
- Yoga for practice and learning skills