Pre-kindergarten Curriculum

• Identify Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
• Develop awareness of consonant and short vowel sounds
• Recognize first and last name in print
•  Spell first name correctly (First letter capital, others lowercase)
• Memorize simple poems and songs
• Retell familiar stories
• Draw pictures and dictate sentences about stories and experiences
• Answer questions about stories
• Concepts of print: left to right, top to bottom,  cover of book
• Expand  vocabulary
• Develop listening skills
• Sequence beginning, middle, and end
• Exposure to a variety of literature

• Count to 20
• Recognize Numerals 1-10 (Exposure 11-20)
• One-to-one correspondence of items to 10
• Sort by simple attributes
• Patterns: AB, AABB, ABC
• Identify Shapes: square, rectangle, circle, triangle, diamond, star, oval
• State More, Less, Same
• Exposure to Money
• Exposure to time: morning, afternoon, night
• Create Simple Graph
• Interpret Data from Simple Graph
• Exposure to Measurement (through cooking)

• Explore science tools: magnets, prisms, magnifying glasses, etc.
• Observe insect and animal life cycles and habitats
• Observe plant growth cycle
• Observe weather changes
• Identify basic colors
• Draw observations

• Participate in art activities in Art Class and in classroom
• Participate in music activities in Music Class and in classroom

• Work cooperatively in groups or with a partner on a variety of projects
• Waits turn
• Share classroom materials with the group
• Practice using manners: please, thank you, excuse me, table manners
• Communicate his/her needs
• Take care of his/her own basic needs: clean up, fasten clothing, put away materials, wash hands, use bathroom
• State personal information: first and last name, age, school
• Exposure to Community Workers
• Participate in projects to help others in need: food drives, making cards, other school projects

• Use a computer mouse: click, click and drag
• Use the Internet web sites which enhance curriculum

• Listen to Old and New Testament Bible stories
• Recognize that plants, animals, and human beings are God’s creations
• Recognize that God created families to love and take care of one another
• Learn about God’s love
• Listen to stories of the life of Jesus
• Learn Jesus’ teachings to love God and love others
• Learn about the Holy Family

• Hold crayon, marker, pencil correctly
• Develop Scissor Use
• Cut with in ¼ inch of Line
• Write Name
• Exposure to Letter and Number Formation
• Develop Coloring in Lines
• Follow Simple Mazes
• Trace Objects