Our aim is to create
and maintain a warm and nurturing learning environment. One of the many
challenges four-year-olds face is the transition from being taken care
of to realizing they can do more for themselves. Parent's and teacher's
guidance helps each child build the necessary foundation to be his/her
best self. We encourage sharing, cooperating, hugging, and talking,
to develop self-control and self-esteem. Verbal communication is learned
by expressing feelings, needs, and wants.
As we know, children
are wonderfully inquisitive. We nourish curiosity and offer encouragement
to discover new answers. Each child develops talents and abilities through
play with peers and teachers. Individual rates of progress are encouraged
because process is more important than the product.
SOME
OF OUR FAVORITE THEMES:
| Our
Bodies & Nutrition |
Environmental
Awareness |
| Outer
Space |
Communication |
| Water
Animals |
Plants
& Flowers |
SOME
SKILLS WE WILL PRACTICE:
Self-Help
Skills:
Button & unbutton
clothing
Assist teacher
in classroom maintenance (feed fish, serve snack, etc.)
Exercise self-control
Attend to personal
needs & belongings with minimal assistance
Language Skills:
Use age appropriate
vocabulary
Identify upper
case alphabet letters in random order
Chime with rhyming
pairs
Mention key events
in retelling stories
Participate in
group discussions
Social &
Emotional Skills:
Work independently
without disturbing others
Show a willingness
to try new things
Play and work
cooperatively
Accept teacher's
guidance
Physical
& Artistic Skills:
Use & control
paint brush and crayons
Use scissors to
cut along a line
Control gross
motor movements
Draw simple objects
that are recognizable to adults
Intellectual/Cognitive
Skills:
Understand that
print is read
"Reads"
back what he/she has written
Match sets using
one-to-one correspondence
Counts items in
a set
