Pre-K

• Learn our school routine and how to sit appropriately with self-control at circle time (with increasing duration as the year progresses)

• Develop our social and friendship skills

• Increase our independence in preparation for kindergarten

• Work on recognizing and writing our own names the kindergarten way through daily attendance, name puzzles and other activities

• Work on utilizing a proper grip when holding a writing utensil

• Practice our cutting skills!

• Utilize a variety of art materials including glue sticks, markers, crayons, dotters, stamps/stamp pads, water colors, paints, etc. 

• Use those art supplies appropriately to make projects that require remembering and following multi-step directions 

• Develop our fine motor skills through writing, cutting with scissors, and playing with toys such as playdoh

• Implement imaginative play

• Introduce all upper and lowercase letters (with an emphasis on writing uppercase)

• Introduce numbers 1-20 (with an emphasis on writing 1-10)

• Introduce seasons, days of the week, and months of the year

• Introduce literature-based units that focus on story elements (who, what, when, where, and why) 

• Go on fieldtrips