Preparing Pennsylvania Kids for Kindergarten
Kindergarten, Here We Come
The journey to kindergarten continues in our Pre-K classroom. This engaging, interactive space encourages whole child development. Fun and friendship promote social-emotional skills, as children work closely together to develop their academic skillset.
In this program designed for 4- to 5-year-olds, learning goals include:
Language and Literacy:
- Recognizes all upper and lowercase letters
- Identifies initial sounds, segments onset, and rhyme of words
- Identifies some sight words
- Explores letter-sound associations by writing and spelling words phonetically
Fine Motor:
- Growing ability to write all upper and lowercase letters
- Develops accuracy holding and cutting with scissors
Math:
- Continues to develop rote counting skills
- Compares number of objects with greater than, less than, and equal to
- Understands addition as putting together and subtraction as taking away
- Compares measurable attributes, such as length and weight
Scientific Thinking:
- Names basic parts of living things
- Creates and describes variations of sounds
- Identifies changes in matter
K-Readiness (5 years)
Missed the kindergarten cut-off? Your center may offer this special program of extra prep time for kindergarten. Ask your center director for details.
