Curriculum

Emergent Curriculum

The questions and curiosity that naturally arise from our students’ day-to-day lives will help to guide our theme planning. Teachers will help direct subject matter in a manner that includes both the emergence of student ideas and Kindergarten readiness skills. Our routine activities include: language, math, science, music, art, dramatic play, building, yoga and outdoor exploration. All curriculum presented is based on Nevada State Pre-K Standards.

CURRICULUM – 3 Year Olds

• Develop language skills through learning letter sounds, reading, games, songs, beginning handwriting, and exposure to a print rich environment.
  Develop math and science skills through observation, descriptive language, weather, number recognition, experimentation, comparisons, counting and measuring.
• Develop large motor skills through jumping, running, catching, throwing, yoga, climbing, and balance.
• Develop small motor skills through drawing, painting, working puzzles, pouring, cutting and building.
• Experience music and art activities with open-ended process involved learning.
• Develop social skills through interacting with other children by listening, taking turns, sharing, and learning to make choices.

CURRICULUM – 4 Year Olds

• Language Development – Expanded vocabulary building using letter sounds and letter blends, questions aimed at higher level thinking skills, setting a scene, introducing characters and ideas, and using detail in description.
• Math Development – Graphing, sequencing, pattern recognition, comparisons, grouping, counting, measuring, celebrating 100 days of school, and estimation.
• Science Development – Making predictions, cause and effect, gravity, exploration, investigation, observation, growth, and nature.
• Music & Art – Opportunity to explore and create in both group and individual activities with open-ended process involved learning.
  Develop large motor skills through jumping, running, catching, throwing, yoga, climbing, and balance.
• Refine small motor skills through cutting with control, practice handwriting & proper pencil grip, tracing, lacing, working puzzles, pouring, and building.
• Develop social skills through interacting with other children by listening, taking turns, sharing, and learning to make choices.