PRE-K 4
4 to 5 years

Pre-K IV & VPK & VPK is the beginning stage for kindergarten. In our Pre-K IV & VPK & VPK classroom we give children the opportunity to make choices. This is very important in the development of their own individual personality. Also at this stage they are ready to learn the sound of each letter, distinguish capital letters and lower case letters. They are capable of starting the pre-reading process and recognize numbers and quantities. We provide a friendly and caring atmosphere in which each individual child’s needs are fulfilled.

PRE-READING AND WRITING SKILLS

1. Match spoken words that begin with the same sound.
2. Name letters (spell letters)
3. Recognize sound of each letter).
4. Learn to brake down the sounds and learn how to put sounds together.
5. Sort letters from other symbols.
6. Clap or tap for each syllable of a word.

LANGUAGE ARTS: Expressive and receptive language experiences

1. To describe purpose of objects.
2. To describe and relate events.
3. To respond to questions of relations and objects.
4. To acquire vocabulary for expression and observation.
5. To develop a vocabulary for problem solving.

MATHEMATIC SKILLS

1. Count by note.
2. Name numerals in print.
3. Match and name geometric shapes.
4. Use one to one correspondence in counting.

GROSS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS: Whole body and hand movement experiences

1. To perform balance tasks.
2. To perform hopping and jumping tasks.
3. To move expressively to music
4. To follow walking pattern.
5. To reproduce a rhythm pattern.
6. To remember and perform two or three actions in order.
7. To cut more complex patterns with scissors and use scissors with control.
8. To perform simple paper folding tasks.
9. Hold a writing instrument between thumb and finger.
10. wash hands properly
11. Brush teeth properly

VISUAL DISCRIMINATION

1. To identify missing parts of objects, shapes, letters, and numerals.
2. To match, sort, and name letters and numerals.
3. To reproduce a series of letters or numerals from memory.
4. To reproduce and name a sequence of four items form memory.
5. To sequence objects, pictures and symbols from left to right.

AUDITORY PERCEPTION: Listening experiences

1. To respond to presence and/or absence of location of sound.
2. To use creative expression in recalling poems and role-playing in stories.
3. To remember and tell highlights of a story in sequence.
4. To identify specific works from sentence context.
5. To discriminate texture, shapes, and sizes through touch.

SENSORY-PERCEPTUAL: Visual and tactile experiences
1. To create a sequence of objects according to size.
2. To classify objects by one attribute.
3. To classify pictures by categories.
4. To reproduce 3-dimensional patterns.
5. To identify missing parts of pictures and puzzles.
6. To reproduce and name a sequence of at least 3 objects from memory.

SOCIAL SKILLS
1. Share family experiences and/or traditions
2. Express pride in accomplishments.
3. Show awareness of jobs and their requirements.
4. Set personal goals and follow through.
5. Talk with others to solve problems.
6. Increase self esteem and be confident about their choices.
7. To show respect for others
8. To show a socially acceptable behavior.
9. To stimulate tolerance and control.
10. To understand responsibility for his/her actions and decisions.