Classes
2 Year Classes:
The goals of the 2's classes are as follows:
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To explore their self, family and world
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To promote effective communication and develop listening skills
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To explore simple Math activities
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To develop the child’s awareness of their world
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To explore the environment, inside and out
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To explore different art mediums
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To develop a joy of exercise in all forms
3 Year Classes:
The goals of the 3's classes are as follows:
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To help the child develop a positive attitude toward self and school
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To promote effective communication and speaking skills
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To develop good listening skills
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To provide a variety of Math concepts
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To develop the child’s awareness of his/her world
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To develop fine motor skills (cutting, coloring, pre-writing)
4 Year Classes:
The goals of the 4's classes are as follows:
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To help the child develop a positive attitude about self and school
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To develop reading readiness (alphabet recognition, phonemic awareness, rhyming, opposites, recalling details of a story)
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To provide a variety of math concepts (patterning, number recognition, 1-1 correspondence)
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To develop good writing skills using Handwriting without Tears and other methods
4's Plus Classes:
The 4's Plus classes begin with the basics that were taught in the 4's classes. After the class has met these objectives they will move forward to the following goals:
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Social development (self- confidence, staying on task, following directions, developing relationships)
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Language Development (alphabet recognition of upper and lower case, letter sounds, recognizing rhyming patterns, sight words, beginning reading, book handling)
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Math (two-part patterning, writing and identifying numbers, understanding positional words, more/less/same, measurement, comparing objects, counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s, time)
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Handwriting (able to write a variety of letters and cut out items with ease, print knowledge)
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Science: (Explores a variety of topics such as weather, space, experiments, seasons, and life cycles)
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Social Studies: (Our Government, Patriotism, Our Community, Caring for our Earth)
Stepping Stones to Reading/ Language Development
This is an enrichment class that can be added onto a 4’s or 4’s Plus class to provide an all-day learning experience for Preschoolers. The Goals of this class are as follows:
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Alphabet Awareness (name letters; learn letter sounds; blend letter sounds to build words)
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Reading Vocabulary (read word families; read high frequency words)
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Immergent Reading Skills (track words in simple sentences; guided reading in small groups; read “level appropriate” books)
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Literature Enrichment (author of the month; whole class story writing)
