Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum: Our Pre-K curriculum is aligned to the Rhode Island Early learning Standards.
Physical Health and Motor Development
A. Physical Health and Safety Practices
1. Child can carry objects short distances
2. Child practices kicking, throwing and running
3. Child can follow safety rules
4. Child understands difference between safe and unsafe
5. Child shows independence through getting dressed, using bathroom
6. Child can zip, button and buckle
B. Gross Motor Development
1. Child can jump with two feet
2. Child can bounce ball
3. Child can catch ball
4. Child can aim and throw a ball
5. Child can hop on one foot
6. Child can gallop
7. Child can skip
C. Fine Motor Development
1. Child uses fingers and hands to manipulate objects
2. Child uses writing tools, such as crayons, markers
3. Child can string beads
4. Child can use scissors
5. Child can imitate lines, circles and cross
6. Child can hold pencil with proper grip
7. Child can draw shapes
8. Child can write letters and numbers
9. Child can do puzzle containing at least 10 pieces
Mathematics for Pre-Kindergarten
A. Number Sense and Quantity
1. Child can count beyond 20
2. Child can quantify
3. Child can begin to associate a number of objects with names and symbols for numbers
4. Child can recognize and order numerals up to 10
B. Number Relationships and Operations
1. Child uses one-to-one correspondence when counting objects
2. Child uses words such as more than or less than
3. Child uses objects to solve addition or subtraction problems
C. Classification and Patterning
1. Child experiments with patterns and shapes
2. Child can match, sort and put objects in a group according to characteristic
3. Child can replicate and extend a simple pattern
D. Measurement, Comparison and Ordering
1. Child chooses appropriate tool to measure different items.
2. Child begins to order, compare and describe objects according to size, length, height and weight.
3. Child uses comparative language, such as “shortest” and “biggest”
E. Geometry and Spatial Sense
1. Child can describe and name common shape found in the natural environment
2. Child can use language to understand the position of objects (on top of, next to, on the bottom, underneath, beside and in front of)
3. Child describes and compares shapes using their attributes.
Creative Arts for Pre-Kindergarten
A. Experimentation and Participation in the Creative Arts
1. Child can participate in pretend play with other children
2. Child can act out stories of familiar topic
3. Child explores musical instruments
4. Child can increase the familiarity with various forms of Art and Music
5. Child recognizes their own strengths of artists and musicians
6. Child can appreciate and demonstrate respect for the work of others
7. Child demonstrates care and persistence when involved in art projects
8. Child uses a variety of tools and art media to creatively express their ideas
9. Child uses a sensory table to explore different textures found in their environment
10. Child explores dance and movement
Language Development for PreKindergarten
A. Receptive Language
1. Child can follow two step directions
2. Child can follow directions that involve multiple steps
3. Child comprehends language
4. Child demonstrates and understanding of stories
B. Expressive Language
1. Child communicates clearly so unfamiliar listeners can understand
2. Child is expanding vocabulary
3. Child can create sentences
4. Child asks questions (Who? What? Why? Where?)
5. Child uses plurals correctly
C. Pragmatics
1. Child learns how to use and interpret nonverbal messages accurately
2. Child responds to questions and statements
3. Child takes turns during a conversation
D. Language Development of Dual Language Learners
1. Child can follow one to two step directions using cues
2. Child uses what and why questions in English with little error
3. Child demonstrates an understanding of English words through real and pretend play
Science for PreKindergarten
A. Scientific Inquiry and Application
1. Child investigates changes in materials of cause-effect relationships
2. Child asks and pursues their questions through simple investigations
3. Child can collect, describe and learn to record information through discussion, drawings and charts
B. Knowledge of Science Concepts
1. Child can understand the difference between living and non-living
2. Child develops critical thinking skills and a curiosity about their world
3. Child can identify natural materials
Social Studies for Pre-Kindergarten
A. Self, Family and Community
1. Child talks about family
2. Child engages in dramatic play by acting out family
3. Child demonstrates an awareness of personal characteristics
4. Child understands that “families” involve taking turns and sharing roles
5. Child can notice similarities and difference among people
B. Self, History and Geography
1. Child uses and understands the terms today, tomorrow and next time
2. Child demonstrates awareness of personal history
3. Child can identify familiar landmarks
4. Child demonstrates awareness of a daily routine
Social and Emotional Development for Pre-Kindergarten
A. Relationships with Others
1. Child forms relationships with adults
2. Child shares and takes turns
3. Child solves conflicts with assistance
4. Child can initiate play
5. Child can recognize feelings
B. Sense of Self
1. Child can describe their personal characteristics
2. Child chooses own materials and activities
3. Child differentiates themselves from others based on their abilities
4. Child can finish a task if interrupted
C. Self-Regulation
1. Child can recognize emotions
2. Child can control emotions in appropriate manner
3. Child can follow rules
4. Child can participate in group activities
5. Child can transition with ease
6. Child can ask permission before doing something
Cognitive Development for Pre-Kindergarten
A. Logic and Reasoning
1. Child explores cause-and-effect relationships
2. Child plans attend before attempting a task
3. Child can explain why something worked or did not work.
B. Memory and Working Memory
1. Child sorts objects
2. Child can communicate about past events
3. Child can follow three-step directions
4. Child can retell familiar story in right order
5. Child can answer questions about a story
6. Child can follow multi-step directions
C. Attention and Inhibitory Control
1. Child focuses on project for longer periods
2. Child can return to a task if interrupted
3. Child can complete puzzles
4. Child can wait for desired object
5. Child can build buildings with blocks
6. Child can understand how to keep track of upcoming events
D. Cognitive Flexibility
1. Child can reconstruct patterns
2. Child can continue to count as objects are added
3. Child can transition with ease
4. Child can understand that different situations may require different behaviors
5. Child can sort by different characteristics
Literacy for Pre-Kindergarten
A. Phonological Awareness
1. Child can recognize and generate rhymes
2. Child demonstrates growing awareness of the beginning sounds of words
3. Child begins to associate sounds with written words
B. Alphabet Knowledge
1. Child knows the names of some letters
2. Child can recognize some words.
3. Child can use symbols and forms of early writing to create more complex play
C. Print Knowledge
1. Child handles and cares for books in a respectful manner
2. Child understands that writing carries a message
D. Comprehension and Interest
1. Child begins to dictate ideas, sentences and stories
2. Child attempts to read or tell a story
3. Child tries to guess what happens next when reading a story
4. Child connects information to familiar experience when being read a story
E. Literacy Development for Dual Language Learners
1. Child participates in reading activities
2. Child chooses familiar books written in English
3. Child engages in conversations in English
F. Emergent Writing
1. Child begins to print and recognize letters in their own names
2. Child experiments with a variety of writing tools and materials
3. Child explores the program Handwriting Without Tears to gain an understanding of how letters are formed through the use of songs,wood pieces and chalkboards
4. Child uses scribbles, shapes, letter-like symbols and letters to write or represent words.