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LOWER
SCHOOL
PRESCHOOL
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
PRESCHOOL CONSISTS OF STUDENTS AGES 3 THROUGH
KINDERGARTEN
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LANGUAGE
ARTS
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| READING |
| Oral
communication skills |
| Listening
skills |
| Phonics-based
reading program |
| Pre-reading/reading |
| Visual
discrimination |
| Phonics
and whole language |
| Comprehension |
| Accelerated
Reader Program |
| ENGLISH AND
MECHANICS |
| Pre-writing |
| Handwriting
using the D’Nealian
method |
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Spelling
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| Sentence
structure |
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COMPOSITION
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Dictated
stories
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Written
expression
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Letters,
invitations, journals
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Original
stories
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Participation
in Young Author’s Conference
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| MATH
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| Manipulative-Based
Concept Exploration
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| The math
program used in grades K-4 is designed to meet the
problem-solving needs of the world in
which we live.
Special emphasis is given to concept-development via
hands-on learning materials and thematic
units.
Technology is also an integral part of the overall
curriculum. The concepts in our math
series are introduced using concrete
methods and then expanded as the child
becomes developmentally able to understand
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| SOCIAL STUDIES
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| Awareness,
concept development,
and immersion with
such topics as:
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| +Environment |
+Seasonal
changes |
| +Community
helpers
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+Occupations |
| +Transportation |
+Communication |
| +Manners and
social development |
+One’s
feelings |
| +Safety and
emergency care
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+Patriotism |
| +Rotating
topics such as nursery rhymes, rain
forests, |
+Cultural Awareness |
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international
customs |
+Maps and
globes |
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| SCIENCE |
| Through
Life Science, Physical Science, Earth
Science, and Human Body Units, we
emphasize: |
| Science
Process Skills, Critical Thinking Skills,
Scientific Reasoning Skills |
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themes include: |
| +Systems |
| +Scale |
| +Constancy
and Change |
| +Models |
| Science is
most often integrated with Math, Social
Studies, and Language Arts and might
include topics such as Life Cycle of
Butterfly and Frog, Animals,
Plants, Electricity, Oceans |
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| ENRICHMENT |
| MUSIC |
| Emphasis
is on listening, singing, |
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creating, and moving |
| Periodic
performances |
| Musical terms,
instruments |
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| ART |
| Basic
elements and principles |
| Beginning
media |
| Exposure to various
art forms |
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| FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
| Daily
classes in
Spanish |
| Sounds and
pronunciation |
| Vocabulary
relative to units of study |
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Listening and comprehension
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Occasional performances
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| PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
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| Movement
concepts and motor skills |
| Fitness
activities/education |
| Games
and sports |
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| COMPUTER
SCIENCE |
| Emergent
computer literacy |
| Beginning
keyboard skills |
| Beginning
use of Internet |
| Use of software that integrates |
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curriculum units of study |
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| LIBRARY
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| Emphasis on listening and emergent |
| reading skills |
| Read-aloud stories |
| Centers with activities related to
units of study |
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