Preschool Age Four Curriculum
| Subject | Text/Materials/Topics | Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Speech: | Careful development of accurate speech. Sounds and words for speech improvement and pronunciation. An emphasis on diction, enunciation, and rhythmic speech in preparation for reading. | |
| Literature: | Runaway Bunny Angus and the Ducks Minniken, Midgie, and Moppet |
Development of perception, vocabulary, mental image, listening skills, memory skills, logical and critical thinking. |
| Language: | Mary's Home Daddy's Garden Learning to Listen |
Group discussion coordinates vocabulary development with science. Listening and observation skills. |
| Reading Preparation: | Getting Ready for School Playnames How to Hold a Pencil |
Sounds and formation of letters, vocabulary, mental image, listening skills, memory skills and development of logical and critical thinking. |
| Poetry: | Under the Window Little Rhymes |
Development of rhythm and song in preparation for reading. Development of memory skills. |
| Science: | Youngsters | Identification and observation. Building discernment skills. |
| Math: | Numbers for the Four-Year-Old Language of the Blocks |
Value of numbers. Number formation, one-to-one correspondence, seriation, ordination and estimation. Development of basic geometric and algebraic concepts. |
| Art: | Experience with various art media. | Experimentation with clay, crayons, and paints. Learning to color and stay within lines. Expression of creativity and individuality. |
| Art Appreciation: | Great Masters − Landseer, Millet, Renouf | Development of an appreciation of beauty, observation and discernment. |
| Music: | Age-appropriate music, musical instruments | Rhythm, tone and pitch, pattern and rhyme. Musicality, creativity, freedom of expression. Performing in a group. |
| Physical Education: | Play involving physical fitness. | Exercise, posture, and physical fitness. Developing the concepts of fair play, waiting for turns. Beginning team sports, rules of the game. |