4's & 5's Learning Goals
All learning objectives are based on the Texas Pre-K Guidelines
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Multiple curriculum's are used but our primary source being the Abraham Learning People
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Examples of some of the things your child will learn:
Personal Information
Full name
Parent’s names
Birthday
Age
Family composition
Phonological Awareness
Rhyming
Beginning and ending sounds
Letters make sound, letters make words, and words make sentences
Book knowledge
Author and Illustrator who they are and what they do
Parts of the book cover, spine, back, pages
Reading 21 sight words
Reading color words (ex pink, green)
Putting sight words into practice and reading simple books
Retell/dictate and predict stories
Plot, setting, characters
Recognize words and spaces in sentences.
Reading/recognizing ending punctuation and what it means
Alphabet knowledge
Recognize capital and lower case letters
Know the sound of all the letters
Early writing
All letters upper and lower case
First Name
Last Name
Sight words
Color words
Understands that writing is a form of communication
Experiments with different writing tools and materials
Represents stories and experience
Mathematics
Patterns
Color- black, brown, grey, white, purple, pink, red, blue, green, yellow, orange
Less and more
Basic addition and subtraction
Counting to 100
Recognizing 1-29
Shapes- circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, star, hexagon, octagon, oval, heart, pentagon, and trapezoid
Graphs and concepts of measurement
Art
Express ideas
Learn creativity and imagination
Science
Weather
Understand the four seasons
Collect and record information
Cause and effect
Color Mixing
Life cycle Butterfly
Days of the week months of the year
Language
Exhibits beginning listening sounds
Follows 3 step directions
Understands more complex vocabulary
Displays listening comprehension
Clearly pronounces words
Express ideas
Responds to questions with complete sentences and more complex vocabulary
Social and Emotional
Displays confidence and independence in a school setting
Expresses feelings and is aware of how actions affect self and others
Follows rules
Uses materials purposefully in cooperative play
Follows adult direction
Interacts appropriately with others by helping, sharing, and discussing
Developing friendships
Demonstates give and take interactions and is able to negotiate conflicts
Demonstrates awareness of community helpers and community environment
Physical Health and Safety
Demonstates hand eye coordination
Shows fine motor dexterity and control
Shows balance and control during loco-motor movements
Uses large muscles to manipulate objects
Demonstates independence in hygiene and nutrition
Understands basic health and safety rules
Approuches to Learning
Participates in a variety of task, completes task, and express curiosity about new activities
Makes independent choices
Willing to try new things
Maintains concentration and interest despite distraction
Excibits problem solveing skills and accepts a variety of answers
Works with others