Pre-K
Curious, creative and enthusiastic learning drives our students in Pre-K to embrace focused primary school learning experiences. Their classrooms are a combination of open-ended center play and intentionally planned activities, designed to foster cognitive development. The child centered classrooms support the exploration of emergent reading, math, and science concepts. Our program emphasizes the strengthening of fine motor skills and continued development of social and emotional skills. Thematic studies are designed to immerse children in the study of science and social studies topics such as family and community, fall harvest, holiday traditions, owls, China, Japan, insects, and more.
Emergent literacy is fostered through the Storytelling format based upon the Rice School Literacy Project, letter recognition, rhyming, and phoneme activities. Pre-K classrooms operate with the belief that exposure to quality children’s literature is a foundation for all literacy learning and vocabulary development and strive to provide this for the students. Math readiness is developed through center games and puzzles, sorting, counting and classifying activities. Fine motor skills are enhanced through center games, art experiences and early writing instruction.
Pre-K Curriculum
- Reading and Writing
- Math
- Learning Centers
- Outdoor Play
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Enrichment Classes
- Age
Reading and Writing
Math
Learning Centers
Outdoor Play
Social-Emotional Learning
Enrichment Classes
Explorers participate in a modified version of Spanish, Religion, Music and Library classes. They will attend PE class weekly to practice and develop gross motor skills. Seekers participate in Spanish, Library, Religion, Music, and Movement.
In the fall, our Explorers and Seekers will join older students in attending Primary School Chapel.