2009-2010

Grey Nun Academy

PRE-K PROGRAM

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

PRIMARY GOAL

Our Pre-K program stresses the development of the whole child. While responding to each student’s learning style, it is our goal to help your child grow spiritually, socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Using hands on activities students will build skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, technology, and the arts.

In keeping with the Grey Nun Academy Philosophy, each child will learn decision-making skills, conflict resolutions techniques, and respect for our environment.

Curriculum

Religion- Stories of God’s Love is a religious education program published by RCL, Benzinger. This program introduces pre-school children to the presence of God in the world around them. Through stories, songs, finger plays, games, prayers and sensory activities, children can realize God’s love for them and how they can share that love in their everyday lives. This program includes a weekly leaflet that teaches the children about our liturgical seasons and Biblical stories of Jesus and His love for others.

Math Readiness

Games, activities, and hands on manipulatives allow each child to develop the following skills.

Identifying and classifying objects according to color, shape etc.

Grouping sets

Comparing and patterning objects

Sequencing three pictures

Recognizing and printing numerals 0 to10

Counting from 0 to 20

       Ordering and positioning

Reading Readiness

Reading Readiness is an important part of our program. The teaching of reading is not one of our primary goals. Developing the following prerequisite skills will allow each child to meet with success in future grades.

Auditory Discrimination

              Recognizing gross sounds

              Rhyming words

              Recognizing initial consonant sound

      Visual Discrimination

               Recognizing 6 colors

               Discriminating sizes and shapes

               Recognizing letters

Left to Right Orientation

                Selecting hand dominance for writing

                Using correct pencil grip

                Identifying left to right progression of

                storybook

        Oral Language Development

                Speaking clearly

                Using clear expression when communicating

                ideas

                Following and repeating three commands in

                order.

                Retelling stories with essential elements in

                logical order.

               Using descriptive words

               Telling stories and singing songs.

               Sharing at Show and Tell

Motor Coordination Development

                Large Motor

                          Skipping

                          Jumping forward 10 times  

                          withhout falling      

                         Walking on tiptoes

                         Galloping

                         Throwing and catching a ball.

                         Kicking a ball

                         Participating in simple rhymitic patterns

                         Hopping on one foot

       Fine Motor

                  Cutting with scissors

                   Holding pencils and crayons with proper

                   grip

                  Copying simple shapes

                  Putting small pegs in pegboard

     Lacing beads and performing simple

     sewing tasks

Social and Emotional Development

The development of the whole child is the key to a well-adjusted pre-k student. The following behaviors are characteristic of a four and five year old.

                Functions independently

                Displays self-control

                Enjoys playing with peers rather than alone

                Cooperates with peers

                Cooperates with adults

                Talks about feelings and emotions

                 Accepts responsibility

                  Responds appropriately to small group

                  instruction

The Pre-K curriculum is filled with a multi-sensory approach to learning. The subjects of science, math, reading and social studies are incorporated in each of our lessons. We explore ourselves, and the world around us using inter-disciplinary themes that are introduced during the course of the year.