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The children in the
four-year old classes are taught basic concepts. Each class will move at a pace
comfortable to the children; children may each move at different rates
as well.
An emphasis will be placed on a basic level of knowledge rather
than mastery of each skill.
 PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Recognizing body parts (emphasis on the routine as well as more
difficult ones,
i.e. elbow, wrist, hips, ankles, etc.)
Cutting with scissors
Knowing phone number, address, birthday, and age
Listening, following directions
Interacting appropriately with respect for classmates and teachers
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LANGUAGE
Reading and telling
stories
Rhyming words
Some sound
recognition
Recognizing the
capital letters.
Introducing the
lower case letters
Making class and
individual books |
WRITING
Introducing name in
capital and lower case letters.
A variety of methods
are used including sand, clay, paint, chalk, yarn, shaving cream,
etc., as well as pencil and paper.
Drawing cooperative
classroom books
Labeling |
Letter
Introduction:
Alpha Land Program
Reading and telling stories
Rhyming words
Some sound recognition Recognizing the capital letters Introducing
the lower case letters Making class and individual books
MATHEMATICS
Counting to 30 Identifying and reproducing triangle, circle,
rectangle, square Recognizing numbers 1-10
Working on recognition of 11-20
Patterning, sequencing, ordering, 1-1 correspondence, etc.
Identifying colors
Recognizing opposites
Understanding location concepts (over, under, on, off, etc. )
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