Welcome to our Pre-Kindergarten Room!
Welcome to Brookside’s Pre-Kindergarten 1 classroom. All of Brookside’s classrooms are set-up into learning centers that are age appropriate for each age group and designed with child development in mind. In our Pre-Kindergarten classroom, the children will be able to explore their new environment that is enriched in materials that include a Reading Center, Reading Loft Area, Listening Center, Block Center, Dramatic Play Area, Music, and Movement Center, Creative Art and Writing Center, Science and Math Center. Please read below to find out more in detail about what Key experiences your child will be engaging in on a day-to-day basis.
Most of the learning experiences start around 9:30 am after a snack. This learning time is called “Centers.” This is a time when children are involved in learning experiences related to the weekly theme. During this time creative art, reading, writing, science and mathematics skills are worked on through our posted curriculum.
Our Curriculum
Math Curriculum
- Numerals 1-10
- Counting objects to 10
- One-to-one correspondence of objects
- Sorting by various attributes: color, shape, size
- Patterns: AB, AABB, ABC
- Sizes: small, medium, large
- Shapes: square, rectangle, circle, triangle
- Matching: symbols, shapes, patterns, etc.
- Same and Different
- More, Less, Same
- Time: Day and Night
- Money: Explore through educational games, songs, and pretend play
Literacy Curriculum
- Exposure to alphabet: letter names and sounds
- Recognize, spell, write first name
- Hold a pencil, marker, crayon correctly
- Retell familiar stories
- Draw pictures and dictate sentences about stories and experiences
- Answer questions about stories
- Repeat simple nursery rhymes and finger plays
- Concepts of print: left to right direction, holding a book right-side-up
- Build new vocabulary
- Build listening skills
- Strengthen visual discrimination
- Sequencing
- Develop fine motor skills: play dough, scissors, writing utensils, Legos, etc.
Science Curriculum
- Explore science tools: magnets, prisms, magnifying glasses, etc.
- Experience the world through nature walks, gardening & other explorations
- Observe insect life
- Observe plant growth
- Observe weather and plant life during each season
- Measure and mix ingredients in cooking activities
- Identify basic colors and explore color mixing
- Make observational drawings and dictation
- Explore the world with the five senses
- Investigate animals, the homes they live in, the food they eat
Creative Arts Curriculum
- Explore a variety of art processes: painting, drawing, sculpture, weaving, collage, etc.
- Use a variety of art materials: crayons, tempera paint, watercolor paint, colored pencils, markers, art chalk, clay
- Experiment with mixing paint colors
- Sing traditional songs and songs that enhance the curriculum
- Participate in movement songs and dances
- Use scarves, rhythm sticks, and bean bags to practice rhythms
- Use a variety of children’s instruments
- Participate in dramatic play
- Dramatize familiar stories
- Act out the movements and sounds of animals
Social Skills Curriculum
- Practice problem-solving skills in social situations
- Work in groups or with a partner on a variety of projects
- Share classroom materials with the group
- Practice using manners: please, thank you, excuse me, table manners
- Communicate his/her needs
- Take care of his/her own basic needs: clean up, roll up nap things, fasten clothing, use tissue as needed, etc.
- State personal information: first and last name, age, school name, city, state, country
- Explore types of work and workers
- Explore modes of transportation
Technology Curriculum
- Use iPad to enrich curriculum
