Academic Curriculum
Our Benchmark to Success
Language Arts
- Listen to sounds and readings, music
- Introduced to names
- Familiarized with verbal communication and simple directions
Mathematics
- Introduction to spatial movement
- Introduced to three-dimensional shapes, toys, objects
Sciences
- Use the five senses
- Develop movement skills
Music & Fine Arts
- Become alert and familiar with various sounds
- Create sounds with basic percussion instruments
- Exposed to colors and painting
Personal & Social Development
- Acquire habits of sleeping, feeding, diaper changing, playing, listening, and more
- Introduced to peer presence
Physical
- Develop gross motor adaptive skills eating, sitting up, crawling, standing
Language Arts
- Listen to book readings
- Use basic vocabulary and expand it
- Identify main body parts and common objects
Mathematics
- Draw basic shapes
- Foundations of counting
- Create patterns
- Introduction to counting
- Complete puzzles
Sciences
- Introduced to colors
- Use paintbrush
- Familiarized with animals, vegetation, basic shapes
- Move wheeled objects
Music & Fine Arts
- Experience fine arts using a variety of paintbrushes
- Use crayons, markers, and other accessories
- Introduced to shapes, colors, and playdough
Personal & Social Development
- Engage in play and communication with peers
- Aware of personal space and needs
- First steps of attention
- Understand and follow
Physical
- Develop gross motor adaptive skills walk, climb, slide, ride wheeled toys
- Fine motor skills, scribble, paint, play
Language Arts
- Describe pictures & objects
- Practice answering questions
- Retell portions of stories
Mathematics
- Extend repeating patterns
- Draw basic shapes
- Learn the foundations of counting
- Sort objects with similar attributes
Sciences
- Identify colors
- Use accessories and manipulatives to create and investigate
- Familiarized with the weather and calendar
Music & Fine Arts
- Create rhythmic patterns using a variety of percussion instruments
- Use scissors, glue, playdough, clay, and other materials for creative
Personal & Social Development
- Follow complex instructions
- Share and collaborate with peers
Physical
- Develop gross motor adaptive skills run, climb, slide, hop, dance, ride a tricycle, etc.
- Fine motor skills scribble, paint, play clap hands, tap
Language Arts
- Sequence parts of stories
- Identify printed alphabet
- Write letters, sight words
Mathematics
- Identify and write numbers
- Draw basic two-dimensional shapes
- Measure using a ruler
- Add and subtract with manipulatives
Sciences
- Investigate the five senses
- Name the main parts of plants, animals, human
- Experiment with seed planting and growth
Music & Fine Arts
- Experience fine arts using paintbrushes, clay, and recycled materials
- Roleplay (pretend play)
- Sing songs, dance
Personal & Social Development
- Display selfcontrol and a positive attitude
- Collaborate with peers
- Increase attention span
- Engage in group activities
Physical
- Develop gross motor skills, ride a tricycle, use balls, dance, etc.
- Fine motor skills use Lego blocks, magnet blocks, paint, draw, etc.
Language Arts
- Engage in group discussions
- Identify main ideas
- Match voice with prints, first steps of reading
Mathematics
- Count forward to 100
- Identify and draw two-dimensional shapes
- Measure using a ruler
- Add and subtract to 10
- Recognize and count coins
Sciences
- Investigate patterns of everyday life
- Describe and measure size and weight
- Identify elements of architecture and engineering
Music & Fine Arts
- Use different painting styles (modern, abstract, pointillism, etc.)
- Build 3D shapes
- Use a large selection
Personal & Social Development
- Demonstrate responsibility
- Collaborate with peers
- Transition well between activities and schedules
Physical
- Develop gross motor adaptive skills, ride a tricycle, use a hula hoop, trampoline, play ball, run, dance
- Fine motor skills play with puzzles, board games, etc.