CONCEPTS INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
- Recognize and name the letters A – H
- Identify 10 colors – red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, brown, white and pink
- Number recognition 1-10
- Shape recognition – circle, square, triangle, heart, star, oval and diamond
- Familiarity with a wide variety of art media
- Develop basic memory skills
- Develop verbal participation skills
- Develop ability to actively listen and attend
- Exposure to various “Language” media; stories, books, songs, poems, fingerplays and puppet activities
- Develop small muscles and fine motor control
- Readiness skills – matching, sorting, seriation and one to one correspondence
- Develop a sense of the natural world
- Growing ability to follow directions
- Develop ball handling skills including tossing, passing, catching, rolling and kicking
- Develop basic skills for a variety of equipment including stairsteps, balance beam, tunnel and mat
- Develop sense of cooperation/community through group games
- Develop sense of rhythm