Preschool

= PRE-KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM =


 * = ** Program References ** ||
 * ** Framework ** || ** Best Practices ** || ** Instructional Resources ** ||
 * [[file:PK Curriculum_Framework.docx]]

Prekindergarten wiki || [|Creative Curriculum] ||

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Focus on Early Learning
The purpose of having a separate wiki for the Pre-Kindergarten level is to underscore the fact that children at this age have their own specific needs, and therefore curriculum at this stage has its own specific characteristics.

Our Philosophy
We are committed to providing developmentally appropriate practices and programs that match they way children develop and learn.This means that we want to provide children with opportunities to learn and practice newly acquired skills, offereing challenges just beyond their level of mastery. This is accomplished in a classroom and school community in which children are safe and valued, where their physical needs are met, and where they feel secure.

Pre-Kindergarten Framework
· Sense of Self · Responsibility for Self and Others · Prosocial Behavior |||| ** PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ** · Gross Motor · Fine Motor || · Learning and Problem Solving · Logical Thinking · Representation and Symbolic Thinking |||| ** LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ** · Listening and Speaking · Reading and Writing || · Vocabulary and language · Phonological awareness · Letters, words, print · comprehension · books and other texts || ** Mathematics ** · Numbers · Patterns and relationships · Geometry and spatial awareness · Measurement · Data collection, organization, and representation |||| ** Science ** · Physical science · Life science · Earth and the environment || ** Arabic ** L1 for native speakers · Speaking and listening in Arabic · Introducing the letters L2 for Arabic as an additional language · Speaking and listening in Arabic || · Spaces and geography · People and how they live · People and the environment · People and the past || ** The Arts ** · Visual arts · Music · Dance · Drama |||| ** Technology ** · Awareness of technology · Basic operations and concepts · Technological tools · People and technology || ** Islamic Studies ** · The Quran, the Prophet Mohamed, the beliefs of Moslems · Caring, Compassion, Cooperation · Resolving Conflict · Celebrating Diversity ||
 * ** LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ** ||
 * ** 1. ** ** Active Learning ** – Play orientated exploratory activities incorporating materials, manipulation, choice, child language and thought, and adult scaffolding
 * 2. ** ** Adult-child interactions ** – A warm, supportive climate in which children and adults are partners throughout the day.
 * 3. ** ** Daily Routine ** – Provides children and adults with consistency and predictability. Flexibility and student choice is part of the routine.
 * 4. ** ** Learning Centers ** – Contribute to children’s growth in all developmental areas by providing for a wide range of activities and types of play through inviting, developmentally appropriate materials and equipment indoors and outdoors: blocks, dramatic play **, ** toys and games, art, library, discovery, sand and water, music and movement, cooking, computers, outdoors. ||
 * ** LEARNING SKILL AREAS ** ||
 * ** SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT **
 * ** COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT **
 * ** CURRICULUM STRANDS ** ||
 * ** Literacy **
 * ** Social Studies **
 * ** ASSESSMENT ** ||
 * Observation and anecdotal notes will be the primary forms of assessment. Student progress will be measured against developmental continua. ||