TRANSITIONAL
PRESCHOOL

Our PRESCHOOL Curriculum goals are as follows

• Building independence and improving social skills are the primary goals of this program.

• Foster positive identity and a sense of well-being

• Introduce writing: Your child will be able to write letters and their name with our Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum.

• Allow opportunities for children to demonstrate and practice their newly developed self-help skills

• Teachers shall support developing friendships and provide opportunities for children to play alone, with another child, or in small groups

• Encourage children to think, reason, question and experiment

• Provide activities that demonstrate cause and effect

• To plan activities for labeling, classifying, and sorting objects by shape, color and size

• Discuss concepts, such as the seasons of the year

• Introduce number concepts

• Provide for language and literacy development

• Introduce recognition of names, colors and shapes

• Provide a print-rich environment

• Enhance physical development by providing activities that promote physical fitness

• Encourage and demonstrate sound health, safety and nutritional practices

• Provide various cooking activities and introduce nutrition

• Introduce safety practices

• Encourage creative expression, representation and appreciation of art

• Provide musical activities

• Offer art activities that are an exploratory process

• Introduce creative dramatics

• Respect cultural diversity

• Provide materials and activities that reflect diverse cultures that children may not likely see, as well as those that represent their family and culture