Preschool Curriculum at a Glance
Concepts Children Can Learn From Our Preschool Classroom Centers:
RELIGION:
- Experience God's love through stories from the scripture
- Understand the Trinity as God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
- Living as members of Jesus' family (helping and caring for others, good choices, and values)
- Prayers: Sign of the Cross, Hail Mary, Grace before meals, and Angel of God
- Celebrations of the Catholic faith in Liturgical Year
MATH & MANIPULATIVE AREA:
- Number Concepts: One-to-One Correspondence; Counting
- Graphing; Patterning; Ordering
- Estimating
- Measuring
- Promotes Fine Motor Development
LANGUAGE & LITERACY AREA:
- Concepts of Print & Books
- Alphabetic Principles
- Phonemic Awareness; Rhyming
- Reading & Writing
- Comprehension; Vocabulary
ART AREA:
- Art Techniques; Color Concepts; Creativity
- Cause & Effect
- Problem Solving
- Emotional Expression; Self Confidence
- Sharing & Taking Turns
SENSORY AREA:
- Observation Skills; Cause & Effect
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Math, Number, & Science Concepts
- Vocabulary; Verbal Expression
- Sharing & Taking Turns
BLOCK & BUILDING AREA:
- Measurement
- Geometry, Size, & Shape
- Cause & Effect
- Problem Solving
- Sharing & Taking Turns
- Fine & Gross Muscle Control; Hand & Eye Coordination
DRAMATIC PLAY AREA:
- Negotiating; Problem Solving
- Emotional Regulation; Self Confidence
- Sharing & Taking Turns
- Sustained Attention
- Idea Representation; Abstract Thinking