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PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE
CURRICULUM:
THREE and FOUR-YEAR-OLDS
3 and 4-year-olds interact in small
groups and in learning centers.
The curriculum provides integrated
activities to reinforce concepts
and utilize each child's learning
style.
Interest Centers are for self-directed
play. They include:
- Role play (housekeeping, restaurant,
office, medical clinic, etc.)
- Blocks and building materials
- Writing and reading
- Art
- Music
- Games and puzzles
- Sand and water play
- Listening
Directed group experiences focus
on four areas:
Language:
- Recognizing alphabet
- Listening to stories
- Rhymes
- Books and tapes
- Spelling simple words
Math/Science:
- Calendar and number line
- Patterning and sequencing
- One-to-one matching
- Experimenting and classifying
- Measuring
- Addition and subtraction
Social Studies/Skills:
- Multicultural studies
- Playing table games with rules
- Learning to take turns
Arts:
- Music: singing, dancing, instruments
- Use of variety of media to create
original art
- Field trips to theater, opera,
and symphony
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