Pre-K 4 / Kindergarten Prep Goals
- Language and Literacy: Building language fluency, expanding vocabulary, improving listening and speaking skills, and promoting early reading and writing abilities.
- Math Skills: Developing a solid foundation in number recognition, counting, basic addition and subtraction, shape recognition, and patterns.
- Social and Emotional Development: Encouraging empathy, cooperation, conflict resolution, and fostering positive relationships with peers and adults.
- Fine Motor Skills: Strengthening hand-eye coordination, writing skills, and small muscle control through activities like writing, cutting, and drawing.
- Gross Motor Skills: Enhancing physical abilities through activities like running, jumping, skipping, hopping, and balancing.
- Science and Exploration: Encouraging curiosity about the world through hands-on science experiments and exploration of the natural environment.
- Creative Arts: Fostering creativity through various art forms such as painting, drawing, sculpting, and dramatic play.
- Pre-Reading and Pre-Writing Skills: Preparing for reading by introducing phonics, sight words, and practicing writing more complex shapes and letters.
- Social Studies: Introducing concepts about community, geography, history, and different cultures.
- Independent Skills: Cultivating independence in tasks such as self-help skills, following routines, and taking responsibility for personal belongings.
- Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Encouraging children to think critically and solve simple problems through age-appropriate activities and puzzles.