Kinder-College (Ages 4-5, Children entering Kindergarten in the Fall)
Kinder-College Curriculum is based on a sequential readiness program designed to expose children to a variety of activities necessary for kindergarten readiness. Age-appropriate, developmental activities are used to help children gain beginning knowledge (not mastery) of the concepts they need for success in kindergarten.
Included below are some of our activities:
Phonics:
Recognition of all letter names and their sounds,Numbers:
Recognizing the numbers and counting through 20, matching numbers to amounts through 10.Science:
Living and non-living things, animals of the wild, children of the world, transportation.Health:
Food groups, cleanliness, oral hygiene, sleeping habits.Safety:
Playground safety, crossing street, phone numbers, avoiding strangers, scissors.
Manners:
Table manners, sharing, thank-you, please, addressing adults.Art:
Continuing painting, coloring, cut and paste, murals, collages, clay.Computer Lab:
Weekly class emphasizing readiness skill games for all KC children.Music & PE:
Developmental activities aimed at promoting a love for music and exercise.
6:30am-8:30 am Arrival time, social play development.
Focus: Socialization
8:30am-9am Breakfast
9am-10am Circle Time.
Focus: Child interaction, cognitive, language, movement, music, multi-sensory
10am-10:30am Snack, bathroom activity
10:30 am-11am Child development activities, centers exclusive, dramatic play, motor skills,
manipulatives, free art form.
Focus: child initiated, social play, problem solving, sharing, creative expression
11am-11:30am Sand, water, wood working play.
Focus: Sensory, discovery
11:30-12pm Gross motor
Focus: Large muscle, movement, coordination - incorporate outdoor
activities.
12pm-12:30pm Lunch.
12:30pm-2:30pm Rest period.
2:30pm-3pm Quiet table top activities.
3pm-3:30pm Snack, bathroom activities.
3:30pm-4:30pm Center theme activities, social play development
4:30pm-5pm Gross motor.
Focus: Large muscle movement
5pm-6:30pm Departure time, social play development.