Curriculum - Transportation (Before and After/Kindergarten)

Transportation (Before and After/Kindergarten)

The Core Knowledge Preschool Curriculum identifies skill and knowledge competencies in all areas—Physical Well-Being and Motor Development, Social and Emotional Development, Approaches to Learning, Language Development and Knowledge Acquisitions & Cognitive Development. 

By specifying definite expectations the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence provides everyone including teachers, parents and children with a clear vision of where they are going.  Knowing these definite goals allows teachers to provide experiences that will lead children towards their acquisition.

Setting clear expectations and standards has repeatedly proven to be the most effective way of ensuring that all children gain the knowledge and skills they need for future learning in school.

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development

    Movement and Coordination

        Physical attention and relaxation

        Gross motor skills

        Eye-hand, eye-foot coordination

        Group games

        Creative movement and expression

Social and Emotional Development

    Autonomy and Social Skills

        Sense of self and personal responsibility

        Working in a group

Approaches to Learning

    Work Habits

        Memory skills

        Following directions

        Task persistence and completion

Language

    Oral Language

    Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Finger plays and Songs

    Storybook Reading and Storytelling

    Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing

Knowledge Acquisition and Cognitive Development

    Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense

        Patterns and classification

        Geometry

        Measurement

        Numbers and number sense

        Addition and subtraction with concrete objects

        Money

    Orientation in Time and Space

        Vocabulary

        Measures of time

        Passage of time (past, present and future)

    Scientific Reasoning

        Human characteristics, needs and development

        Animal characteristics, needs and development

        Plant characteristics, needs and development

        Physical elements (Water, air, light)

        Tools

    The Physical World

        Vocabulary

        Actual and represented space

        Simple maps

        Basic geographical concepts

    Music

        Attention to differences in sound

        Imitate and produce sounds

        Listen and sing

        Listen and move

    Visual Arts

        Attention to visual detail

        Creating art (Painting, drawing, collage and sculpture)

        Looking at and talking about art