Language Program

• Curriculum uses ‘Zoo Phonics’ program
• Begin to explore with different letter sounds
• Recognize first names and letters in name
• Tracing letters in first and last name
• Learning to properly hold and use a pencil
• Tracing objects, lines and letters
• Begin to explore character and story plots
• Focus on listening skills
• Follow a set of directions and two-stage commands (in-out and over-under)
• Locate different objects in a picture
• Program: "Weekly Reader"
• Introduce numbers 1-10 in Spanish
• Alphabet in sign language

Mathematics

• Explore simple number concepts (more or less)
• Comparing, classifying and measuring
• Counting numbers 1-15
• Recognizing numbers 1-10
• Left and right
• Recognize shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, heart and star)

Socialization

• Feels good about self
• Opportunities to follow directions
• Opportunities to take turns
• Develop friendships
• Make choices about preferences and behaviors
• Introduce address and phone number

Music

• Opportunities provided to encourage child to clap hands
• Move to the beat
• Sing songs
• Identify similar sounds
• Use of simple instruments

Art

• Weekly themed projects
• Opportunities to trace and copy simple shapes
• Folding and bending
• Use of scissors- begin cutting
• Use of glue
• Coloring and painting
• Use of clay (modeling)

Science

• Becoming aware of the world around them
• Animals, plants and insects
• Seasons, weather, and days of the week