Last updated 8/14/16
- HCS Pre-K Curriculum Overview -
Throughout the year, children will work to accomplish the following goals:
Throughout the year, children will work to accomplish the following goals:
Personal & Social Skills
- Become responsible for own behavior & actions - Choose a center of interest - Develop friendships - Develop independence - Display self-control - Follow school & classroom rules - Learn how to express thoughts & feelings appropriately - Participate in large & small group activities - Play & work well with others - Show respect in self & others - Use manners Math Skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of math concepts such as: greater/fewer, more/less/same, small/medium/large... etc. - Develop 1:1 correspondence - Learn basic colors & shapes - Learn to create various kinds of patterns - Learn to graph items - Measure using non-standard units - Recognize numbers 0-10 - Rote count to 20 - Sequence numbers - Understand how & demonstrate the ability to sort objects - Understand the general concept of time (morning, afternoon, evening) |
Listening, Speaking, & Language Skills
- Create/tell stories using puppets - Learn about questions & how to form them - Learn & repeat: finger-plays, nursery rhymes, & songs - Learn, understand, & use new vocabulary - Listen to & retell: poems & stories - Role play - Use complete sentences when speaking Writing Skills
- Develop the ability to write the following: > First & last name > Letters of the alphabet > Messages (as part of play) > Numbers > Words in own books - Display appropriate pencil grip Reading Skills
- Develop alphabetic awareness - Develop an interest in & motivation to read - Develop phonemic awareness - Increase personal vocabulary - "Read" class sentences & stories - Recognize own name & the names of classmates - Recognize uppercase & lowercase letters - Verbally name & label pictures |
- Pre-K Theme Units -
Health & Science Theme Units
> Animals in Winter > Character Education (kindness, responsibility, respect, honesty, etc) > Colors > Dental Hygiene > Dinosaurs (?) > Food & Nutrition > My 5 Senses > Our Solar System > Plant Life > Weather & Seasons |
World Knowledge Theme Units
> All About Me/Feelings > Community Helpers > Family > Farm Life > Friendship > Holidays & Celebrations > Important People in History > My School Community > Transportation & Bus Safety > U.S.A. |